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After making the long trip down to
Lydden in Kent at the weekend, Northallerton motorsport journalist
and broadcaster Larry 'Scoop' Carter didn't enjoy the best of luck
on his saloon car race debut.
Driving the www.cartersport.com
-sponsored Peugeot 206 which had been
fully rebuilt since his accident during February's Riponian Rally,
the British Superbike Championship pit lane reporter was contesting
the SEMSEC meeting at the 1.0 mile track and was looking forward to
his first race having passed his ARDS test at his local Croft
Circuit over winter.
However, after just ten laps of qualifying, a
problem with the gearbox selector caused it to lock up and as a
result, the car couldn't be fixed so it was an early trip home for
the team.
"It's very disappointing but these things
happen and it's unfortunate that we've come all this way and not got
a race. The MSR Motorsport team have done a great job in rebuilding
the car and it's typical of our luck as we didn't have a problem
when we did thirty laps locally in testing prior to Lydden! We'll
get the gearbox stripped and see what the problem is and hopefully
we can get back out on track soon" said Carter.
Carter's busy schedule of running his own
motorsport PR company as well as other broadcasting and journalistic
roles within the industry, means he is limited to very few weekends
off, hence the decision to make the nine hour, 600 mile round trip
to the Kent circuit.
"It was the only race meeting that I was
eligible to compete at on one of my few weekends off" explained
the Yorkshireman who also is Editor of Motorcycle Racer Magazine.
"The next weekend off is when there is one of the Darlington
& District Motor Club-organised Northern Sports & Saloon Car
Championship races at Croft in late August so hopefully we can have
a good showing there. In the meantime we have a series of BSB races
at Oulton, Knockhill and Cadwell as well as the World Superbikes at
Brands and an odd rally to cover for ANCRO as well so I'll be ready
to let off some steam by then!"
Thanks to our sponsors www.cartersport.com, Shark
Helmets, Alpinestars and Dunlop Tyres. Special thanks also to Mark
Robson of MSR Motorsport, RWS Bodyworks (Thirsk) and Croft
Circuit.
Picture attached (supplied by www.snappyracers.com) 'Scoop'
Carter in action at Lydden.
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