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SKANE AGAIN..!!!
FULL NOVICE RACE REPORT>
19/08/99 --
Steve Skane, pole-sitter in Zandvoort raced off the grid with Ian
Robertson and Tony Clarke
in close attendance. A
blistering first lap saw Skane's Lotus lead into Lap 2, just
over two seconds in
front of Tony Clarke who had
got past Ian Robertson's Eagle who was narrowly ahead of John Lach.
Steve Peake a further 4 seconds
adrift ..7 tenths of a second in front of Daniel Pelzer,, ex-Brabham
driver, John Pelzer in the
Ferrari leading Flowers, Rothbart and Magyar through. Skane
continued in
the lead on lap three
with Robertson diving under Clarke, a mere one tenth seperating the pair
with Lach fourth and Daniel Pelzer, four tenths in front of Peake with
John Pelzer, Flowers , Rothbart and Magyar
next. Lap 4 saw
Skane increase his lead over Robertson who was under attack from Clarke
who was
less than 2 seconds in arrears.
John Lach comfortable in fourth with Daniel Pelzer desperately holding
off a persistent Steve Peake. John
Pelzer next with Lynn Flowers following and Lou Magyar now ahead of
Paul Rothbart after a small error by
the Coventry driver. Lap five saw the leading four places
unchanged,
Skane, Robertson. Clarke, Lach
but with Steve Peake in the Honda forcing the Cooper of Daniel Pelzer
to run slightly wide and seizing the
chance to go ahead. John Pelzer still trailed some 7 seconds behind
with Flowers next and Rothbart once
again in front of Magyar, the Cooper driver fighting to keep the
drifting car on the track. Lap
six continued on with no change in positions throughout the field with
most drivers settling into a more
consistent lap time. Lap 7 and Robertson was now only 2
seconds
behind the leader with Clarke 3
seconds behind, Lach still fourth with Peake in front of Daniel Pelzer,
less than a second separating the
pair. John Pelzer, Lynn Flowers and Paul Rothbart and Lou Magyar
still circulating with the leaders
now closing in. Lap 8 saw Skane cross the line for the win
to add to his
pole and fastest race lap with
Robertson second, Clarke close behind in third with Lach holding fourth
and Peake holding off Daniel Pelzer
by just over half a second. John Pelzer, Flowers, Rothbart and
Magyar bringing their respective
machines home.
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