In the two rounds being held at the East Fortune race circuit near North Berwick, there were 50 championship points up for grabs.

When the flag dropped and the riders took off Bruce was rapidly demoted to seventh after the first corner tussles.
On lap four, Bruce made his move and took the lead from Torquil Paterson who was then relegated to third by Michael Robertson.

All looked good for the Birnie camp until lap seven when Paterson made contact with Bruce on the brakes at the fast Railway section of the track. This pushed Bruce wide and he was lucky not to take to the grass.

He fought hard to close the four-second gap. At the finish, Bruce was close behind Paterson to grab 20 points.

On Sunday with the bike prepared for the scheduled club race, which is a non-Scottish championship event, the organisers decided to change the programme order and announced that the premiere class was out next for the second round of the Scottish Championship.

This meant that, while the bike was ready to go, the team had a last-minute wheel change to fit new tyres.

Bruce had to play a waiting game before he could really push hard. Again with lap record pace Bruce gave chase to the on-form Paterson and once again the lead was hotly contested over the 10 laps.

Bruce, unfortunately, had Robertson hot on his heels as well and had to use some defensive lines to ensure he didn't end up being relegated to third place and lose vital points.

He crossed the line in second with fellow Birnie Racing team member, Mike Keith, from Arbroath, finishing in a commendable sixth place.