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V8s return to Scotland

Meeting Date: Saturday 3rd May

Join Our Facebook Event We move into the exciting month of May with lots of racing to look forward too – and we start off with a cracker – The V8 HotStox return to Scotland for the first time since 2022, with the Superstox, ORCi Ministox, CC Rods and ProStocks all featuring in a fantastic five formula event!

The V8 HotStox made their Scottish debut in 2022 and did not disappoint, arguably being the top formula on that occasion with some fantastic, hard hitting, action packed racing, and we cannot wait to see what the formula has in store for us this Saturday night. With 25 drivers (at time of writing) booked to participate, the action will be relentless as the drivers negotiate one another, and use the front bumper to maximum effect throughout each of the four scheduled races. Two heats, a final and grand national are scheduled for the might V8s. 176 Stephen Young raced to a hat-trick of race wins in 2022 – can he be the one to beat once more, or are there other drivers in contention for success this time around? With the V8s, you’ll certainly feel the roar as the cars race by in a sight to behold!

The Superstox are with us once more as they begin to gear up for the European Championship here over the 14th and 15th June – This weekend we see Martyn Coles make the trip north to join us as they look to get some track time – the drivers will be looking to fend off the high flying Aaron Riddell car. Former Scottish Champion, Ciaran Adams may also be set to make an outing should he have time to get the car ready to race. Bryan Forrest hasn’t taken long to get back on the pace, and once more, has a well presented car at his disposal. Craig Stephen hopes to be with us once more as he continues to learn the craft of Superstox racing.

The ORCi Ministox are always an exciting formula to watch, with lots of competitive racing, and extremely talented youngsters. Bailey Wilson has started the season off excellently, though, we’d expect him to have moved up the grades somewhat after a string of victories early in the season. David Philp Jnr and Stuart Shevill Jnr have both regularly been the front running drivers with little between the pair of them – Philp has shown the pace on lap times, but Shevill has shown that he is a match for the National Points Champion, and won’t move over easily. Jack Jones has been a regular attendee in the formula, and much like he was in the Ninja Kart beforehand, he always appears to be on the pace. His results haven’t always shown this, as he has so far, been a tad unfortunate with being caught up in incidents. Jayden Roff made his Ministox debut about a month ago, and has taken to the formula excellently. Roff claimed victory in the JusBounce race last time out, and will be hoping to get himself into victory lane once more on Saturday. Lucas Whyte and Hallie Wishart are both hoping to make their first outings of the season.

The CC Rods are with us to provide some ‘non contact’ racing – looking to provide skill and resilience to make moves stick around the outside, or find the power to drive past the opposition without the need to push them out the way. Lee Scott has looked the quickest driver so far this season, but has had a bit of bad luck along the way – Alec Cunningham, Ian Christie , Ian Donaldson and Gregor Whyte have all had good results so far this season in the formula. Kevin Donaldson is set to make a return to the formula this week having acquired the Craig Mason car, whilst John Gorman also makes a return to racing.

The ProStocks have been up there as being one of the top performing formula this season with around 20 cars at each event so far – and nearly 25 cars are expected this Saturday as the ‘nudge and spin’ formula look to provide plenty of on track thrills and spills. Grady Ross, Ian Christie, Dean McGill and Ryan Martin have all looked quick this season – with Paul Barron and Dougie Kidd having a few early season challenges. Becki Ritchie got off to a flying start early in the campaign, but having moved back to red, things became a little more challenging. Gavin Ritchie looks to be back to his best after a disappointing 2024 season – Ritchie has been flying of late, setting the quickest lap time of the season last time out.

A reminder, that racing gets underway at 5.00pm this Saturday.

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.

A note from the V8 Hotstox Team –
The hard hitting Brisca V8 Hotstox return to Scotland for the first time since making their debut here in 2022!
If you have never seen the V8 Hotstox before, these cars are a full contact single seater Stock Car formula. Every car is built with a custom-built steel chassis with bumpers on all sides. Wings are mounted to the drivers cab to help add downforce to the rear wheels under acceleration. The Brisca V8 Hotstox have a rich history of some of the very best V8 powered full contact stock car racing in the history of British oval racing!
The formula last raced in Scotland in June of 2022 with the meeting at Lochgelly being the first ever Hotstox meeting in Scotland. The Lochgelly meeting was all about one man as Stephen Young (#176) claimed a sensational two heat wins and the meeting final victory.
World Champion Grant Leather (#1) will be another driver to watch over the weekend in his stunning gold car. Grant won the biggest prize of them all at Bristol in 2024 in a chaotic and breathe taking World Final race. Grant held his nerve and managed to take the chequered flag, could he see it again this weekend? The silver winged car of National Points champion Jon Brown (#288) will also be making the long trip North, if you are a fan of big hitters in stock car racing then you will want to keep an eye out for Jon. Jon has arguably had a frustrating start to his 2025 season and may be looking to release some of his frustrations upon his rivals.
The veteran of the formula Bryan Andrew (#355) will travel to Scotland this weekend. Bryan has been racing in the formula for longer than any other driver in the history of the Hotstox but he still knows how to pick up race wins! On the contrast, some of the formula’s least experienced drivers such as Charlie Portman (#528) and Sam Knight (#202) will be taking to the Scottish tracks for their first experience of racing North of the border.
The Hotstox have a rich history of some of stock car racing’s greatest female drivers and many will be taking to the tracks this weekend. Keep an eye out for drivers such as Dannie Schoales (#137), Abigail Stansfield (#153) and Sophie Maynard (#154) who are more than happy to battle it out with their rival drivers!
The drivers and teams of the Hotstox thoroughly enjoyed their visit here in 2022 and have been eager to return. As you can imagine, a huge amount of time, effort and money goes into making a trip such as this and all of the drivers will appreciate your support. Be sure to make plenty of noise during the victory laps, cheer and wave to the drivers and they will wave back! The drivers and teams of the formula are a friendly group and I’m sure would love to meet many of you in the pits so please come and have a look at the cars.
If you want to know more about the formula, the brand new Hotstox website (www.v8hotstox.co.uk) is now live and the Brisca V8 Hotstox page on Facebook offers live results from race meetings. Several of the formula’s drivers and teams are very active on Social Media and would appreciate a follow. Drivers such as Frankie Burgess, Jon Brown and Guy Jolly produce Yotube vlogs following their racing exploits and these are always a great watch.
Good luck to all of the drivers and teams who are racing this weekend!
Pete Savage

Race Team Information

The drivers sign in office will open at 13:45, whilst practice will get underway at 14:30. 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 13:45 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.

V8 HOT STOX RACE TEAM INFORMATION
- Staying on site is welcome across the weekend, with gates being open until 9pm on Friday for arrivals. There will be no vehicular access after this time.
- Staying on site Saturday night is permitted – HOWEVER, all race teams MUST move to the main car park (adjacent to the buses and lorrys at the bottom of the ramp from the pits) after the last race. Race teams UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES are permitted to stay in the main pit area over night.
- Any teams planning on returning to Lochgelly on Sunday must be on site for 6pm. Gates will be closed at this time, and there will be no vehicular access to or from the venue after 6pm.
- There is no charge for staying on site.

Spectator Information

The spectator gates will open at 14:30. 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 Ministox Heat 1
2 V8 Hot Stox Heat 1
3 CC Rods Heat 1
4 Superstox Heat 1
5 ProStocks Heat 1
6 Ministox Heat 2
7 V8 Hot Stox Heat 2
8 CC Rods Heat 2
9 Superstox Heat 2
10 ProStocks Heat 2
11 Ministox Final
12 V8 Hot Stox Final
13 CC Rods Final
14 Superstox Final
15 ProStocks Final
16 V8 HotStox Grand National

Practice Schedule
Ministox 14:35 - 14:45 & 15:30 - 15:40
V8 Hotstox 14:45 - 14:55 & 15:40 - 15:50
CC Rods 14:55 - 15:05 & 15:50 - 16:00
Superstox 15:05 - 15:15 & 16:00 - 16:10
ProStocks 15:15 - 15:25 & 16:10 - 16:20

16:35 - Driver Briefings - In tunnell

Please note, running order subject to change.

Booking Lists

V8 Hotstox
1 Grant Leather
10 Gilen Bullock
69 Matt Barnard
82 Joe Cheetham
110 Evan Bullock
137 Dannie Scholes
153 Abigail Stansfield
154 Sophie Maynard
159 Frankie Burgess
165 Jedd Stirk
171 Tom Dunne
176 Stephen Young
202 Sam Knight
222 Guy Jolly
288 Jon Brown
296 Dan Poole
328 Michael Boswell
329 Thomas Brighton
355 Bryan Andrew
369 Ruby Lomax
376 Matthew Young
454 Ethan Pratt
528 Charlie Portman
438 Craig Kellett
439 Jay Kellett

Superstox
28 Mirran Adams
12 Craig Stephen
54 David Lumsden
99 Colin Din
119 Aaron Riddell
126 Danny Whyte
128 Ciaran Adams *
169 Scott Devine
309 Bryan Forrest
319 Benjamin Erskine
426 Mick Taylor
453 Kenny McKenzie
511 Martyn Coles
611 Adam Low
695 Dylan Anderson

ProStocks
31 Ryan Martin
76 Chris Mack
127 Mark Boyle
133 Lee Kopacz
145 Rachel Kidd
146 Abbie Whyte
147 Lewis Gilchrist
170 Ian Christie
192 Robert Marshall
198 Matthew Wilson
213 Gavin Ritchie
214 Becki Ritchie
255 Graham Osborne
263 Dean McGill
271 Jamie George
314 Hollie Ritchie
610 Kai McNulty
694 Grady Ross
755 Paul Barron
760 John Mason
810 Paul McNulty
969 Aaryn Marshall
994 Denver Ross
999 Owen Bonner

ORCi Ministox
16 Jamie Balfour
19 Halle Wishart
29 David Philp
41 Lana Middler
99 Jayden Roff
126 Lucas Whyte
136 Shaun Boyle
176 Jack Jones
480 Ollie Sime
529 Aiden Davidson
618 Stuart Shevill
644 Owen Marshall
651 Shay Page *
696 Bailey Wilson
754 Finlay Gemmell
858 Rhys Anderson
874 Ben McLellan
879 Caitlin Mitchell

CC Rods
06 Gregor Whyte
11 Alun Gregory
61 Brooke McMullan
81 Bailey Glencross
91 Kenny Pitcaithly
157 Michael Moyes
195 John Gorman
207 Alec Cunningham
304 Robert Conway
308 Bryan Thomson
337 Lee Scott
700 Ian Donaldson
701 Robert Conway Sr
900 Kevin Donaldson


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.

Card or cash is accepted at the main reception for admissions, however, our drivers sign in office and food vendors are CASH ONLY.



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