March 15th Preview
Meeting Date: Saturday 15th March
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It’s another adrenaline fuelled night of high octane action at Lochgelly Raceway on Saturday 15th March, with five exciting formula taking to the track, with plenty to race for as well with prizes and points on offer throughout the event.
The Rookie Bangers make their first outing of the 2025 season, and following a strong 2024 season for the formula, we hope to once more, see some great on track action from the 1600 class. With the likes of Darren and Dayle Linton set to be in attendance, there will be plenty of entertainment with the Linton clan renowned for hard hitting action! We may also see a return to action for Craig Royal, a former points champion who sat out the 2024 season, should he get time to get a car ready for Saturday. Scottish Champion Daniel Croskell and points champion, Gavin Taylor are both set to join us once more, as is Danny McMullan. Ryan Martin and Douglas McConnachie are also booked to race, whilst Kai Johnson is set to make his second Rookie Banger outing having came out in a car last season. Charles Harrison, Lewis Walker, Billy Wilson and William Hardie should all also be on track – whilst Dylan Ward may also make an appearance. The rookies will see points scored for booking in and racing, in addition to points for each race, 20 entertainer points to the most entertaining driver over the course of the three races, DD participation points and a DD winner points!
The U-Pull-It 1300 Stock Cars are back with us once more, and a few of the drivers are back racing on home tar having raced at Ipswich last weekend in the Best in Britain Championship. We had Jamie Stewart, Brant West, Charlie Henry and Joshua Machin head south, with all of them set to join us on Saturday night too. Fraser Clark and Darren Rae had some excellent battles last time out with the pair switching places and trading blows throughout the event ensuring many eyes were focused on their intriguing battles. Kai McNulty showed good pace last time out, and will be hoping for another strong performance on Saturday, whilst Craig Haxton looks to get his campaign underway. This event doubles up as round 1 of the SP Utilities series for the 1300 Stock Car, with the points tallied up from these meetings and the grades locked in for the purposes of series grade awards. With prizes on offer for the series, the drivers will be keen to get points on the board.
The CC Rods formula make their first outing of the season, with a the formula looking to make a strong start to the year with a good turnout of cars expected. The non-contact class have adopted the Spedeworth black flag rule for 2025, with any driver deemed to be worthy of a disqualification, missing out on the next race. Stewart Fleming and James Dickie are set to add to the ranks this weekend, with the majority of regular drivers from 2024 also set to be in attendance. Scottish Champion Alec Cunningham will be looking to start the season off quickly, whilst getting good points on the board in the battle to claim the first CC Rod British Championship. Ian Christie, Lee Scott, Robert Conway and the likes of Craig Mason will all also fancy there chances in this series, and will all be drivers to look out for! AC Roads and Driveways have sponsored the 2025 CC Rod British Championship, and have kindly put up a number of tyres as well – with a tyre going to the meeting final winner at each British Championship Qualifying Round, starting this Saturday. The CC Rods always provide exciting, yet unpredictable racing, and is a formula that promises to provide many close battles and exciting racing.
The 2.0 Hot Rods join us for the first event this season, and we welcome Andy Best and Jason Secker who are both joining us on Saturday as they look to get some valuable track time ahead of the World Championship in June. Keith Brown and Charlie Hardie are in a close fought battle as they both chase the National Points, which concludes 1 month before the World Final date, and it’s going to go right to the wire! Mark Dews makes a welcome return to the formula, whilst David Frame, Craig Mason and Jack MacLeod are all set to be in attendance – MacLeod having made the switch from the Stock Rod formula. Former Superstox driver Mark Brady might also have his car ready in time and is putting in a late push to do so. Olivia Krzyzanowska and her team are also putting in the hours to try and get her car ready for the first outing of the season on Saturday night.
The Junior Productions are the final formula in attendance, and are racing in round 1 of the GNR sponsored series. A tyre will be awarded to the meeting final winner and the top white or yellow graded driver courtesy of GNR Signs, with the points from the meeting accrued into a points chart too. Last time out for the Junior Productions, Scottish and Points Champion, Lewis Dickson made a perfect start to the season, racing to a hat-trick of race wins. There were other notable performances on the night too though, with Lee Moore, Caden Wotherspoon, Kenzie Kopacz and Nicole Innes all scoring well from the lower grades. The youngsters look set to produce a season worth of excellent racing with little between many of the drivers.
A reminder, we have
50 50 TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THE MAIN RECEPTION FOR JUST £1 PER STRIP, WITH HALF THE TAKINGS GOING TO THE WINNER.
A reminder, motorsport can be dangerous. Please stay clear of the catch fence during racing, be observant throughout the event and keep all children accompanied at all times. The promotors do our utmost to ensure a safe environment for all, however, given the nature of the sport, risks cannot be fully eradicated.
All attendee’s are requested to drive with care whilst arriving and leaving the venue. Pedestrians and horse riders are a regular feature on the access road. Please give them room and respect.Race Team Information
The drivers sign in office will open at 14:00, whilst practice will get underway at 15:10. Drivers must be ready for their practice slot. The sign in office will close at 17:15. Thereafter, drivers must sign in from the main reception.
Scrutineering will be open from 14:00
Drivers must be signed in before being scrutineered. Drivers cannot practice until they have been signed in and scrutineered.All drivers MUST attend their drivers briefing at the designated time as shown further down this page.
Drivers are reminded that they are responsible for leaving a tidy pit area, utilizing the bins provided, or taking rubbish away with them. Any teams found to be leaving their pit area untidy, will be fined and possibly banned from attending race meetings.All drivers must ensure that they have read the Drivers Briefing Notes. HRP will not be held accountable for a driver failing to read / understand these. Upon signing in, it will be presumed that you have read and understood these notes.Spectator Information
The spectator gates will open at 15:00. Trackside parking only available on a first come first served basis and cannot be pre-booked. High sided vehicles are requested to park on the upper level, and the far end of the middle level, so not to obstruct views of those behind them. A maximum of 1m should be left between parked vehicles.
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Provisional Running Order
1 U-Pull-It 1300 Stock Cars Heat 1
2 2.0 Hot Rods Heat 1
3 Junior Productions Heat 1
4 CC Rods Heat 1
5 Rookie Bangers Heat 1
6 U-Pull-It 1300 Stock Cars Heat 2
7 2.0 Hot Rods Heat 2
8 Junior Productions Heat 2
9 CC Rods Heat 2
10 Rookie Bangers Heat 2
11 U-Pull-It 1300 Stock Cars Final
12 2.0 Hot Rods Final
13 Junior Productions Final
14 CC Rods Final
15 Rookie Bangers Final > DD (TBC)
Practice Schedule2.0 Hot Rods 15:10 - 15:20 & 15:50 - 16:00
Junior Productions 15:20 - 15:30 & 16:00 - 16:10
U-Pull-It 1300 Stock Cars 15:30 - 15:40 & 16:10 - 16:20
CC Rods 15:40 - 15:50 & 16:20 - 16:30
Driver Briefings - Ensure Attendance to collect your briefing wristband
17:00 All Formula In Tunnel
Bangers Stay Back
Please note, running order subject to change.
Booking Lists
U-Pull-It 1300 Stock Cars14 William Wallace
20 Joshua Machin
36 Charlie Henry
38 Stuart Hall
67 Craig Haxton
113 Dean Sievwright
176 Gary Nicholls
188 Jamie Stewart
410 Callum Sturrock
411 Brant West
610 Kai McNulty
638 Darren Rae
639 Connor Jones
648 Ryan Muirhead
668 Fraser Clark
710 Martin McCaffery
808 Bobby Gold
Junior Productions9 William Plenderleith
49 Connie Anderson
57 Mia Cross
65 Lee Moore
74 Aiden Duffy
112 Jack Baird
126 Bobby Whyte
133 Kenzie Kopacz
167 Liam Conway
232 Nicole Innes
245 Jayden Barrie
259 Marley Montgomery
307 Lewis Dickson
313 Callum Ritchie
321 Billie-Summer Glen
359 Adam Donnelly
636 Lewis Duffy
878 Leeland Dearn
900 Candice Smart
999 Caden Wotherspoon
2.0 Hot Rods7 Charlie Hardie
53 David Frame
82 Keith Brown
178 Mark Dews
529 Jason Secker
555 Jack MacLeod
703 Craig Mason
949 Andy Best
Rookie Bangers21 Kai Johnson
22 Douglas McConnachie
27 Danny McMullan
31 Ryan Martin
42 Billy Wilson
60 Daniel Croskell
72 William Hardie *
167 Lewis Walker
227 Gav Taylor
246 Dylan Ward *
397 Darren Linton
448 Jay Byram
478 Craig Royal
711 Charles Harrison
999 Dayle Linton
CC Rods06 Gregor Whyte
11 Alun Gregory
26 James Dickie
61 Brooke McMUllan
76 Natalie Mason
81 Baillie Glencross
91 Kenny Pitcaithly
157 Michael Moyes *
170 Ian Christie
195 John Gorman
207 Alec Cunningham
304 Robert Conway
306 Stewart Fleming
337 Lee Scott
506 John Downs
700 Ian Donaldson
703 Craig Mason
953 Garry Roberts
Whilst care is taken to compile booking lists, Hardie Race Promotions cannot be held responsible for any drivers failing to fulfil bookings.
Admission Costs
Adults: £15
Concessions: £12
10-15yrs: £7
Under 10s GO FREE with paying adult
Trackside parking available subject to availability at £5 per car.
Large free onsite car park available, with overflow on the drift track if required.
Wristbands cannot be purchased from the drivers sign in office.
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