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hooked.
"The ear was responsive, nimble, and so
utterly compelling to drive that I knew* I was
done with just watching racing, it was time to
join in," Colin added. "For the next few years,
as a student, my scant resources limited my rac¬
ing to karts .... Fast-forward a few years and
now I’m living in Atlanta, USA, Life’s changed
a lot since those days in Scotland, but some
things have remained the >•
same.
Colin's unwavering passion for motor racing
and the unchanging desire to drive a racing car
again is still very much alive. He had been driv¬
ing a Miata as his street car, but his love for rac¬
ing, he feared, was going to get him too closely
acquainted with the long arm of the law.
"Therefore, as a ‘grown up,’ I knew I had to
make the decision to go racing now. or put it
behind me. They say you only live once so I fig¬
ured why not?" Colin said.
It was around that'time the phenomenon
known as Spec Miata was becoming increasing¬
ly popular, and it caught his attention.
He already had the car, the tools, and the
mechanical know-how. The cars are reliable,
cheap to build and an absolute hoot to drive.
The class seemed perfect, so he decided to test
the waters at Road Atlanta for a track day.
Colin was paired with an instructor with
many years of Miata racing experience, Rob
Ebersol. Rob took Colin around the track and by
the end of that first flying lap the decision was
made: It was time to go racing.
That winter the car went up on jacks and the
transformation began and, soon, what was once
a street car was now a race car. It was suddenly
February and time for race school.
“In the back of my mind I really didn’t
believe it was happening. I had my own racing
car and I was on my way to, hopefully, acquire
my racing license. Was I dreaming?” he thought.
Colin wasn’t dreaming and, thanks to his
Scottish determination that I had seen in his
eyes at our first meeting and his natural talent,
even with an almost stock Miata. young Colin
MacLean turned the fastest lap for a Miata at the
drivers school at Roebling Road. Then, he went
on to run in the upper third of most of the SCCA
Spec Miata races in the Southeast, and made the
front-runners aware of his presence.
For 2005, Colin will be driving his familiar
No. 68 Miata with a new paint scheme as part of
the LoansQuick.com Racing Team. As I knew
he would, Colin has come a long way in his first
year in SCCA, but the boys and girls up front
better be looking in their mirrors — this Flying
Scot is on his way to the top.
Bill Vanderford has won numerous awards
for his writing and photography and has been
inducted into the National Freshwater
Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Guide.
He can be reached at (770) 289-1543, at
JFish5J@aol.com, or www.fishinglanier.com.
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Bowl Game Comments
Liberty Bowl: Boise State vs. Louisville Petrino’s resume is on the line — Mitch Pike
Peach Bowl: Florida vs. Miami Gators avenge Berlin’s "Chomp” ... chump — Mitch Pike
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Outback Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Georgia No Ron Dayne, but the Badgers are still too slow — Morgan Lee
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Cotton Bowl: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M The Vols are historically bad in Texas games — Tom Spigolon
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Travis M. Chaffin, Sports Editor
1 record 102-52
ft 1) Louisville
;JIk 2) Miami
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4) Tennessee
5) FSU
6) LSU
V. 7) Michigan
8) Utah
1 9) Auburn
3| 10) Southern Cal
Jerry Cauley, Central A.D.
record 104-50
1) Louisville
2) Miami
3) Georgia
4) Texas A&M
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Southern Cal
Mitch Pike, Production Manager
Guest analyst
1) Louisville
2) Florida
3) Georgia
4) Texas A&M
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
i 10) 9) 8) Virginia Pittsburgh Oklahoma Tech
Morgan Lee, Sports Writer
record 106-48
1) Louisville
2) Florida
3) Georgia
r « 4) Texas A&M
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Oklahoma
Greg Little, City Rec and Parks
record 104-50
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1) Louisville
2) Miami
3) Georgia
4) Tennessee
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Southern Ca!
Byron Orr, North A.D.
record 93-61
1) Louisville
2) Miami
r r 3) Georgia
4) Tennessee
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Southern Cal
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Tom Spigolon, Editor
record 91-63
1) Louisville
2) Miami
3) Georgia
4) Texas A&M
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Michigan
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Oklahoma
Johnny Tallent, Retired Coach
record 98-56
1) Boise State
2) Miami
■ 3) Georgia
4) Tennessee
5) FSU
6) LSU
I 7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Oklahoma
Denton Ashway, Columnist
record 101-53
1) Boise State
2) Florida
3) Georgia
mm 4) Tennessee
5) FSU
6) Iowa
7) Michigan
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Oklahoma
Danielle Schramm, NF student
record 93-61
1) Louisville
2) Florida
3) Georgia
4) Texas A&M
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) Southern Cal
Andy Lipscomb, FC student
record 105-49
1) Louisville
2) Florida
3) Georgia
4) Texas A&M
5) FSU
6) LSU
7) Texas
8) Utah
9) Auburn
10) SouthemCal
Michaela McCulfah, SF student
record 92-62
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