Ayrshire Post

British champion Stewart is in a hurry

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Competitor­s in the Scottish Sprint Championsh­ip events at Kames Motorsport Complex, Muirkirk , encountere­d varied weather conditions.

Saturday’s action was held on a wet course while a drier track next day providing excellent sport enjoyed by an appreciati­ve audience.

Entrants came from as far away as Thurso, Aberdeen and Yorkshire.

Results were similar on both occasions, twice British Sprint champion Stewart Robb from Doune taking his powerful Pilbeam MP88 to a double outright victory.

His nearest rival was Stephen Alexander from Uplawmoor in a two litre Gibson Nemesis who shared the car with David Loomes from Broughty Ferry who finished third overall.

Another remarkable performanc­e came from Louise Calder, from Caithness, securing fourth place in the smallest car in the entry list, a one litre Jedi racing car.

In the same car, she became the 2016 British Junior Sprint Champion.

Leading Ayrshire driver was Graham Hutchison from Pinwherry, who was eleventh overall in his smart Ford Sierra Cosworth.

Best of the Lanarkshir­e drivers was Henry Simmons from Wishaw coming home fifth in a class of 13 in the Mazda MX5 category.

Jim Robinson from Leadhills was tenth in the same class.

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