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Scottish Adult MX Rd2, Woodside.
Hi Barry, the weekend was good thanks, i enjoy doing scottish championship rounds. it was nice to have a sunny day and i was impressed with the preparation of the track however i did think the track was too fast early in the day. i was glad to see it rough up real good at the end of the day.
qualifying went as planned for me by gaining the quickest time. i have been very happy with my TWMA Yamaha 250 recently and my speed is getting better every week. i knew i could get the 2stroke up front !
first race i had trouble at the start came off in the first corner but remounted quick enough and started coming back up through the pack. i then spillled off by myself maybe 4 or 5 laps later. i lost a few places again and thought i'd blown my chances but i remounted and started passing again. i wasnt sure how i was doing until Tyler Garrick pit boarded me telling me i was in 1st place. i then cruised home the last few laps for the win.
second race i was determined to show my speed by getting to the front much sooner. i got a better start and managed to open up a more comfortable gap within a few laps. i found a nice rhythm on the track and really enjoyed picking my lines as the track roughened up.
i was confident on the start line for the final race of the day as the track was getting rougher and rougher. i feel really strong on the YZ250, its fun riding the Yamaha 2stroke, and after my fitness training over the winter i can push the whole race with no doubt in my stamina. at the end of the race i had a comfortable lead over jamie duncan who rode a good race in second place.
thanks very much to all my sponsors who are helping me return to full time racing and well done to the club for a good day.
Report thanks to Stuart flockhart.
Round 2 Safe Access Scottish Championship Elgin.
With the sun shining and blue sky all around the scene was set for an excellent days racing at the superbly prepped circuit. It is a credit to the hard working Grampian Club who took the gamble of running a round of the Safe Access supported championship this year and hopefully see the club return with a round again for next season.
The first race seen Craig trew take second pick of the gate from the on-form Stuart Flockhart with a qualifying time that could be split with the finest of hairs. Round 2 saw the return of Tony Craig to take the challenge on a track that can only be described as his back garden, Craig Trew took the lead on the first lap and proceeded to make his getaway from the chasing pack with Moto one/ Safe Access team-mate Graham Riley down in 5th, only to see the race red flagged during the 6th lap with an injured Tony Craig.
The re-run of race one started with an exchange of elbows from a seemingly disgruntled Stuart Flockhart half way down the start straight resulting in the two riders starting near the back of the pack along with Graham Riley who was caught up in the first corner bunching. Craig fought long and hard throughout the moto to a good point scoring finish in 3rd behind Tony and Stuart, with Graham managing 12th after a couple of crashes.
Race 2 started off at a blistering pace with the track starting to get rough due to the packed schedule the club had proffesionally presented. Craig gated well with all the usual suspects banging bars and fighting for their positions with Graham down around 10th place , on lap 2 Craig cartwheeled over the step down as the riders entered back towards the main circuit arena and knocking himself out for a short while, resulting in a trip to the Hospital. Meanwhile Graham had fought hard with his 'take no prisoners' attitude against the bigger 450 pilots saw the young Cumbrian reward the team with a 3rd place aboard his Moto one/ Safe Access Honda. Young Schoolboy sensation Sean MacDonald managed a very creditable 5th place setting him up for the BYMX at Desertmartin this weekend.
With Craig Trew no doubt enjoying the attentions of the Local infirmary nurses the riders lined up for race 3 with the responsibility of a result sitting on the shoulders of the teams young guns. Graham Riley was the man for the challenge this time around as he ripped the pack apart on his Honda 250f with dogged determination he seemed to pass the now tired 450 riders with ease as he set about pulling in the fast starting 2nd placed rider Jamie Duncan by some 25 seconds. On the 2nd last lap Graham made his move on the yamaha rider but unfotunately the move didn't stick and resulted in a soil sample for the hard charging pilot. Graham managed to climb back on and finish in 5th, giving him 4th overall on the day and 2nd spot in the Championship behind leader Flockhart.
The team head to Lyng this weekend for round 3 of the Brittish Maxxis Championship, seeing the return of the 'Beaully Battler' Ricky Mair after his practice crash last week, and hopefully Craig Trew will also make the start gate as the hard working Newton Stewart rider and his equally hard working father don't like to miss any of the action, along with Tony Craig as he continues his return to fitness.
The Schoolboy team of Sean MacDonald ( premier ), Ewan McLaren ( bw85 ), and Matthew Fleming ( sw85 ) are heading to Dessertmartin in N.Ireland for the first round of the B.Y.M.X Championship.
GRAMPIAN MCC'S HARE N HOUNDS EVENT GOT OF TO A FLYING START WITH THE 65'S AND 85'S OUT FIRST FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF, THESE GUYS N GALLS, DID WELL TO MASTER THE TRICKY GOING AS IT WAS STILL QUITE FROSTY AS THEIR RACE GOT UNDERWAY.
IN THE 65'S YOUNG GARY STEPHEN FLEW INTO THE LEAD ON HIS RAPID KTM, FINISHING 2 LAPS AHEAD OF DAVID GRIGOR IN SECOND, WITH LOCAL ELGIN LAD DEAN HAMILTON FINISHING IN THIRD AHEAD OF KEIRAN HUNTER FROM FOCHABERS.
GARY STEPHEN @ FULL RACE PACE
THE 85BW RACE WAS DOMINATED BY MR IAN Mckenzie, 2 LAPS AHEAD OF JOHN KIRK WITH BLACK ISLE LOON RUAIRIDH MACARTHUR FINISHING ONE LAP DOWN ON JOHN.
IAN MACKENZIE, IN WINNING FORM.......
THE 85SW RACE SAW FOCHABERS RIDER, GRANT FRASER CLEAR OF INTO THE DISTANCE FINNISHING A FULL 2 LAPS AHEAD OF SECOND PLACED RIDER SEAN SINCLAIR FROM ELGIN (OUT FOR HIS FIRST TIME IN THE 85 CLASS, WELL DONE SEAN).
THIRD WENT TO SCOTT MORRISON FINISHING ON THE SAME LAP AS SEAN.
GRANT FRASER, TO FAST TO FOCUS........
IN THE EXPERTS IT WAS 22 TODAY, SO SAYS RICHARD HAY, TOP SCORER ON THE DAY @ GRAMPIAN MCC'S FINAL EVENT OF 2006.
AS EVERYONE GOT OF TO A COOL START (JACK FROST WAS OUT) IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE TEMPERATURES STARTED TO RISE @ GMCC'S HARE N HOUNDS EVENT USING WOODSIDE'S EXTENSIVE RANGE OF TERRAIN, SAND, WOODLAND, STEEP CLIMBS AND DECENTS THAT DEMANDED RESPECT DUE TO THE TRICKY GOING UNDERFOOT OR TYRE AS THE CASE MAY BE, FINISHING OF EACH LAP ON A SECTION OF THE MOTOX TRACK.
RICHARD HAY AND DEREK LITTLE (OFF ELGIN) WERE THE ONLY 2 RIDERS TO FINISH ON 22 LAPS WITH DEREK TRAILING RICHARD BY JUST OVER ONE MINUTE. RICKY MAIR FINISHED IN 3RD, I LAP DOWN ON THE LEADING PAIR.
IN THE CLUBMAN CLASS, IT WAS JAMES HARVEY WHO SHONE WITH 19 LAPS, 2ND PLACE MAN DUNCAN McCORMACK FINISHED ONE LAP DOWN, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY LOCAL ALLAN DAVIDSON OF NAIRN.
THE LARGEST CLASS WITH 28 RIDERS WAS THE SPORTSMAN , THE TOP THREE RIDERS ON 17, 16 AND 15 LAPS RESPECTAVELY, WITH FERGUS LAMB TAKING THE HONOURS AHEAD OF STEVE BOYD, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER NAIRNITE, DODE FRASER IN THIRD.
THE SCHOOLPERSONS 125/250'S CLASS SAW A RUNAWAY WINNER COMPLETEING 19 LAPS OF THIS TECHNACALLY DEMANDING COURSE, TOP HONOURS TO THAT YOUNG MAN, FRASER NORRIE. FORRES LOON ARRON McCARROLL TOOK SECOND PLACE, FIRST TIME OUT ON HIS NEW KTM250, 2LAPS DOWN IN THIRD WITH 15 LAPS WAS CHRIS RAMSAY.
WELL DONE TO ONE AND ALL, YET AGAIN A VERY WELL RUN EVENT BY GMCC, HERE'S LOOKIN FORWARD TO 2007, FIRST CLUB ROUND WILL BE ON JAN 28TH, C U THERE.
COOL PITS,(bucking freezing), AT WOODSIDE FINAL EVENT OF 2006, HERE'S TO 2007.
Many thanks to Dode for the above report!!!!
Round 9 report from Dode Fraser
"WOODSIDE WONDERS"
TONY CRAIG IN THE ADULT A'S AND SEAN MACDONALD IN THE 125'S, BOTH THESE RIDERS STOOD HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE ALL OTHERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASSES. BOTH RIDERS APPEARED TO HAVE 2 GEARS MORE THAN THEIR COMPETITORS AS THEY CLEARED OFF INTO THE DISTANCE TO TAKE THE HONOURS WITH MAXIMUM POINTS.
TONY OUT IN FRONT AGAIN.........
THE TRACK CONDITION WAS SUPERB, HATS OFF TO THE WORKERS BEHIND GMCC, THE LARGE TURNOUT OF RIDERS EXPERIENCED A FIRST CLASS HIGH SPEED CIRCUIT IN TOP NOTCH CONDITION, NO DUBS IN SITE, ASK JIM STUART !
IN THE THE ADULT A'S PETER MITCHELL OF ABERDEEN WAS LYING IN SECOND PLACE AFTER 2 RACES, HOWEVER , LOSS OF REAR BRAKES IN RACE 3 SAW HIM DROP DOWN TO FORTH ALLOWING RICKY MAIR (INVERNESS) TO SCORE SECOND AND BARRY GRAY (INVERURIE) NIPPED IN FOR 3RD WITH 3 GOOD CONSISTANT RIDES.
FORMATION FLYING AT THE START OF THE A RACE
IN THE B GROUP, ONLY SIX POINTS SEPERATED THE TOP 4 RIDERS, A SHIELDS TOOK 2 RACE WINS, BUT DROPPED WAY DOWN IN RACE THREE. J McMILLAN TOOK THE RACE WIN IN RACE THREE, HOWEVER THIS WAS ONLY GOOD ENOUGH TO HOIST HIM TO FORTH PLACE. A SHIELDS TOOK SECOND OVERALL WITH LOCAL RAY CAMERON SECURING THIRD OVERALL.
KEIGAN MACKENZIE HEADS FOR A B WIN
THE C GROUP SAW RICHARD TURNER TAKE 3 MAXIMUMS, HOWEVER RICHARD NEEDS TO ADJUST HIS OVERTAKING METHODS, SOMEWHAT QUESTIONABLE AT TIMES ? D EDDISON TOOK A CONSISTANT 2ND WITH J STEWART CLOSE BEHIND IN 3RD.
THE SCHOOLBOY ADULTS, ALTHOUGH DOMINATED BY SEAN MACDONALD SAW SOME VERY STRONG PERFORMANCES FROM FRASER NORRIE ON HIS KTM, TAKING 3 2ND PLACES WITH WILLIAM MACKENZIE ROOSTIN TO THREE 3RD PLACES. PAUL SKELTON OF INVERNESS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON HIS 250 HONDA PUT IN THREE STRONG RIDES TO SECURE 5TH PLACE ONLY ONE POINT BEHIND K RAMSAY IN 4TH.
SEAN MACDONALD WIN WIN WIN
THE 85BW'S SAW A BIT OF FORMATION FLYING AS AARON McCARROLL FLEW 2 THREE STRAIGHT WINS WITH AIDAN BRUCE TAKING THREE 2ND'S CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY HANNAH McLEOD WITH A TRIO OF 3RD'S.
THE ONLY VIEW THAT THE 85'S GOT OF AARON
SOME OF THE 85SW'S WERE FINDING THE SAND A BIT TRICKY, AT LEAST IT WAS A SOFT LANDING. JOSH CRAIG MASTERED THE TECHNIQUE AND TOOK 3 STRAIGHT WINS, WELL DONE THAT YOUNG MAN.
THE 65 S/B'S WERE DOMINATED BY GREG QUEEN, 3 STRAIGHT WINS, DEAN Mcleod TOOK 2ND O/A WITH ELGIN CHAP SHAWN SINCLAIR TAKING A SECOND AND 2 FORTH'S TO SECURE 3RD O/A.
LOCAL RIDERS DOMINATED THE AUTO'S, BEN EDWARDS OF ELGIN TAKING 3 STRAIGHT WINS WITH DANIEL DEY OF FORRES A TRIO OF SECONDS ON HIS TRUSTY KTM, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY KTM TEAM MATE CHLOIE SINCLAIR OF ELGIN TAKING A WELL DESERVED 3RD O/A.
ALL N ALL A MOST EXCELLENT DAYS RACING PROVIDED BY GMCC'S HARDWORKING BAND OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, HELPERS, FIRSTAID, MARSHALLS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE OUR SPORT MOST ENJOYABLE.
PS, GMCC AGM 2MORO NIGHT IN THE CATS WHISKERS ELGIN, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE CLUB'S PRESENTATION NIGHT AND DOO ON SATURDAY 11TH OF THE 11TH , AGAIN IN THE CAT'S WHISKERS, ELGIN.
THE ADULT C'S STARTED OF THE DAYS RACING WITH THE HOLESHOT KID, DODE FRASER LEADING FOR THE FIRST LAP B4 DROPPIN IT IN THE SAND SECTION LEAVING THE DOOR WIDE OPEN FOR YOUNG RICHARD TURNER TO DISSAPPEAR OFF INTO THE DISTANCE, TAKING THE FIRST OF THREE CONSISTANT WINS.
THIS YOUNG RIDER HAS DOMINATED THE C'S THROUGHOUT 2006, SO WATCH OUT U B RIDERS, THIS GUY IS ON THE WAY UP !
ADULT B'S WERE NEXT OFF THE LINE WITH G GOURLAY STARTING AS HE MEANT TO CONTINUE, WITH A FINE FINE, RACE 2 SAW HIM TAKE 2ND BEHIND A HUMFRIES, RACE 3 WENT TO GOURLAY, GIVING HIM THE O/A RESULT.
SECOND IN THE B'S WENT TO LOCAL RAY CAMERON WITH 3 CONSISTANT RIDES, A HUMPHRIES LOST OUT ON 2ND BY ONE POINT TO RAY DUE TO HIS OFF IN RACE ONE, HE WON RACE 2 AND TOOK A FINE 2ND IN RACE 3.
NOW ONTO THE BIG GUNS, IT WAS JAMIE DUNCAN'S DAY WITH 2 WINS IN RACE 2 AND 3, HOWEVER HE ALONG WITH QUITE A FEW OTHERS FELL FOWL OF THE TRICKY/SLIPPY CONDITIONS IN RACE ONE, HOWEVER, HE STILL MANAGED 2 GRAB THE OVERALL SLOT FROM PETER MITCHELL WITH FELLOW ABERDONIAN BARRY GRAY TALING 3RD O/A. BOTH PETER AND BARRY STRUGGLED WITH RACE 3.
THE 3RD A RACE WAS WHERE LOCAL LAD GEORGE STEWART SHOWED HIS FITNESS AND TRUE PACE BY TAKING HIS KAWASAKI TO AN EXCELLENT 2ND GIVING HIM 4TH O/A.
THE S/B AUTO'S WERE NEXT AND THE RACE PRECEDINGS WERE DOMINATED BY ELGIN LAD BEN EDWARDS WITH 3 STRAIGHT WINS. A CAMPBELL TOOK 2ND O/A WITH CHLOIE SINCLAIR OF ELGIN TAKING A MOST EXCELLENT 3RD O/A ON HER KTM SHOWING THE BOYS A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS (METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING OF COURSE).
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN,,,,,,,,,,,,
THE S/B 65'S WERE DOMINATED BY 3 RIDERS, 3 FIRSTS TO F POHLEN, 3 SECONDS TO SEAN SINCLAIR OF ELGIN & 3 THIRDS TO R SMITH.
IN THE 85 S/W'S JOSH CRAIG NEARLY MADE IT 3 IN A ROW BUT HAD TO SETTLE FOR SECOND BEHIND GRANT FRASER OF FOCHABERS IN RACE 3.
THIRD O/A WAS TAKIN BY J KIRK WHO STEADILY IMPROVED HIS PACE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE 85 B/W RACES SAW THE 3 TOP PLACES FILLED BY C SMITH, K COULL AND RUAIRIDH MACARTHUR OF AVOCH, WELL DONE LADS.
FINALLY, WE HAVE THE S/B 125'S WHICH SAW S MACDONALD TAKE 3 DOMINATING WINS AS HE CLEARED OFF INTO THE DISTANCE IN EACH RACE AS IF THERE WERE NO RUTS, NO WOOPS, NO DEEP SAND, THIS GUY IS FAST AND FOOTSURE, ONE TO BE WATCHED FOR THE FUTURE.
2ND O/A WENT TO DANIEL BODDINGTON OF INVERGORDON ON HIS CRF 250 HONDA, A PERSONAL BEST AS HE MASTERED THE TRICKY GOING WITH 3 EXCELLENT RIDES, WELL DONE THAT MAN. IN 3RD, ONLY 2 POINTS BEHIND WAS S TAYLOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, DURING RACE 2 ,LOSSIE LAD DANIEL BOWIE TOOK A TUMBLE RESULTING IN A SUSPECTED ANKLE FRACTURE AND A FREE RIDE IN THE AMBULANCE, HOPEFULLY NO SERIOUS DAMAGE AND DANIEL WILL BE BACK RACING SOON.
A WEE WOBBLE FAE R SHAW
AGAIN A BIG THANKU TO ALL THE WORKERS BEHIND GMCC FOR AN EXCELLENT, IF SLIGHTLY DEMANDING EVENT COMPLETE WITH A DAY OF SUNSHINE ON AN EVER IMPROVING TRACK. WELL DONE MARSHALLS AND FIRST AIDERS ETC ETC. REMEMBER, C U ALL ON THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
TTFN
TEAMTOAD,,,,,,,,,,
Round 7 Report and pics from Dode Fraser.
PETER MITCHELL FROM ABERDEEN NEVER PUT A FOOT WRONG ALL DAY, SHOWING A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS TO THE REST OF THE A GROUP. HE WAS FOLLOWED HOME BY JASON MOIR, HIS FIRST TIME BACK AT WOODSIDE SINCE A NASTY OFF, LEFT HIM WITH A SHORT STAY IN HOSPITAL, THESE MX BOYS JUST BOUNCE BACK .
THE TRACK STARTED OFF AS A MOTORWAY SURFACE, GIVING MOTORWAY SPEEDS, WITH NO 77 D STEWART SHOWING WITHOUT A DOUBT HE WAS THE LONG JUMP KING AND ALSO GAINING THE MOST ALTITUDE OF THE SUPERB JUMPS.
THE B GROUP SAW VARIOUS RIDERS VIEING FOR TOP SPOT, WITH NO 41 J McMILLAN TAKING THE OVERALL WIN, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE EVER CONSISTANT BRIAN FRASER ON HIS TRUSTY KTM.
GROUP C SAW THE TOP FIVE RIDERS TURN IN SOME VERY CONSISTANT RIDES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH KTM MACHINES TAKING THE TOP THREE SLOTS. THE TOP THREE RIDERS, R TURNER, M WILSON AND G MCLEOD HAD TO WORK THEIR WAY THRU SOME FAST STARTERS BEFORE THEY CLEARED OF INTO THE DISTANCE, OH TO BE YOUNG AND FIT,,,,,,,,,,,
THE 125CC CLASS WAS DOMINATED YET AGAIN BY KEVIN MACDONALD OF NAIRN, BEST THE ADULTS LOOKOUT FOR THIS YOUNG MAN WHEN HE MOVES UP. SECOND AND THIRD PLACES WERE CLOSELY CONTESTED BY W MACKENZIE AND D GORDON, NOT A LOT BETWEEN THEM.
IN THE 85 BIG WHEEL CLASS ARRON MCCARROLL LOST OUT IN RACE ONE TO F NORRIE, BUT TOOK THE OVERALL WITH TWO STRAIGHT WINS IN RACE TWO AND THREE WITH NORRIE TAKING SECOND OVERALL WITH CONSISTANT SECOND PLACES IN RACE TWO AND THREE.
85 SMALL WHEELS WERE DOMINATED BY J CRAIG WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS, HOWEVER, THE FRASER CLAN WAS IN THERE AGAIN WITH A CONSISTANT SECOND OVERALL, TO QUOTE DAD BRIAN (THAT’S MY BOY).
THE 65'S WERE DOMINATED BY NO 20 S SINCLAIR, WITH 3 STRAIGHT WINS, WITH J TAYLOR TAKING THREE STRAIGHT SECONDS WITH AN EVER IMPROVING K McCARROLL NOT THAT FAR BEHIND.
AUTO DOMINATION WAS BY B EDWARDS ON HIS LEM, I WOULD SAY THIS VERY YOUNG CHAP IS WORTH THE WATCHING FOR THE FUTURE. IN SECOND IT WAS D DEY TAKING SECOND WITH THREE STRAIGHT SECOND PLACES, DAD KENNY WISHED HE COULD DO THE SAME IN THE B GROUP. (NEXT TIME MAYBE KENNY).
TOP MAN PETER MITCHELL (ROB WOULD BE PROUD)
GEORGE STEWART CUTS UNDER D SCOTT IN RACE THREE FOR THE A GROUP.
RYAN JUST MANAGES TO KEEP AHEAD OF CHLOE IN THE AUTOS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
A BIG THANKU TO ALL THE HARD WORKERS AT GMCC FOR STAGING YET ANOTHER EXCELLENT EVENT, MOST APPRECIATED BY ALL RIDERS AND SPECTATORS ALIKE.
Round 6 Report and pics from Dode Fraser.
A WALK IN PARK FOR TONY CRAIG.
NOT A SOUL IN SITE AS TONY ROMPS TO WIN NUMBER 3 IN THE A'S AT GMCC'S WOODSIDE SCRAMBLE.
HOWEVER ROY MCONNACHIE AND PETER MITCHELL FOUGHT IT OUT ALL DAY, FINALLY TAKING 2ND AND 3RD OVERALL.
ADULT B'S SAW JORDON MCWILLIAM TAKE 3 STRAIGHT WINS, LOCAL LAD BRIAN FRASER, WAS REWARDED FOR HIS CONSISTANCY TAKING 4TH OVERALL, WELL DONE BRIAN.
ALLAN THAIN WAS FLYING IN RACE 1 WITH A THIRD & THEN A SECOND IN RACE 2, UNFORTUNATELY MISSING OUT ON OVERALL RESULTS BY FAILING 2 START RACE 3.
ADULT C'S WERE CLOSELY CONTESTED WITH MARK WILSON JUST PIPPING RICHARD TURNER FOR THE OVERALL WIN, WITH LEE SHEPARD, MR CONSISTANCY TAKING 3 THIRDS 2 TAKE THE NUMBER 3 SLOT .
AND GUESS WHAT, YEP, JIM STUART IS STILL PLUGGING AWAY WITH A SMOOTH AND WELL DESERVED 6TH OVERALL.
THE TRACK WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION DUE TO THE LABOURS OF THE MACHINE OPERATORS, CLUB WORKPARTY AND THE INVALUABLE WORK DONE BY THE WATER BOWSER & DRIVER, A BIG THANK U FROM ALL THE RIDERS AND SPECTATORS.
THREE STRAIGHT WINS IN THE AUTO'S FOR T MACLEOD NO11 SEEN BELOW
LEADING 3RD PLACE RIDER C MCBAIN WITH 2ND PLACE B EDWARDS BEHIND HIM (BUT NOT FOR LONG)
85 BIG WHEELS SAW MR MACARROL TAKE TOP PLACE AND IN THE 85 SMALL WHEELS AIDEN BRUCE DID THE SAME.
