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Youngsters Look To Shine

Meeting Date: Saturday 2nd March

Join Our Facebook Event After an excellent season opener last weekend, we are looking forward to welcoming five more formula this weekend, as the 2024 season ramps up into action.

The Superstox, CC Rods, 2.0 Hot Rods, Junior Productions and ORCi Ministox all feature on Saturday 2nd March at Lochgelly Raceway.

The Superstox provided some brilliant racing throughout the 2023 season, and we expect that the 2024 campaign will be as equally entertaining. European Champion Dean Johnston will lead the line up starting alongside Scottish Champion, Ciaran Adams. Both drivers stood out in 2023 with some exceptional performances, and both will be hoping to start their 2024 seasons in the best possible manner. It won’t be plain sailing though, with the likes of Kenny McKenzie and the returning Aaron Riddell both looking to become number 1 in the points charts. Last season seen a number of drivers enter the formula, Mirran Adams and Benjamin Erskine are two such drivers, and they will all be looking to get into the point scoring positions on a regular basis throughout the campaign. Early in the season, all drivers will be looking to get points on the board as they look to make it into the major championship events – including the A1 Containers R Us British Championship, here at Lochgelly at the beginning of June. We are pleased to welcome Englishman Adam Longridge with us this Saturday night, before he heads south to race at Aldershot on Sunday afternoon!

The Junior Productions have seen a few drivers move on from the class over the winter months, but we are also expecting to see a number of new drivers come into the class – they may not all make it out this weekend, but some drivers we can expect to see across the season are Jayden Barrie, Bobby Whyte, Harry Mathieson, and Liam Conway. The formula seen some fantastic racing last year, with Aiden McKinnon claiming the points championship at the final event of the season. McKinnon though, won\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t be able to defend that title having reached the upper age limit for the formula. That leaves the door wide open for other drivers to step up, and become the 2024 front runners. William Plenderleith was within touching distance of the points championship last year, and will be one of the drivers looking to challenge in 2024. Lewis Dickson, Jack Baird, Kaitlyn Smart and Connie Anderson likewise will be looking for consistency as they too hope to mount a challenge. Add in some of the more recent newcomers to the formula that have now found their feet such as Calum Ritchie, Aiden and Lewis Duffy, Billie-Summer Glen and Kenzie Kopacz, and the class of 2024 looks set to be both exciting and competitive!

The 2.0 Hot Rod formula will welcome a couple of new drivers into the class across the season – Keiran Johnson makes the switch from the Classic Hot Rods, whilst a number of other drivers are expected to enter the formula later in the campaign. Scottish Champion Keith Brown will be hoping for another successful season and will be looking to get as many points on the board as possible as he challenges for the National Points Championship. Mark Dews was consistently one of the quickest drivers throughout the 2023 season, but seemed to find himself out of luck. The north of England based driver will be hoping that he has used up all his bad luck, and starts off the 2024 campaign in the best possible manner. Frankie Cunningham is no stranger to success, having won in every formula that he has participated in over the years, and he’ll be itching to get some silverware in the 2.0 class this year. Former Superstox star, David Frame has also made the switch into the 2.0 Hot Rod class for the 2024 season, as he looks to re-ignite his racing career following a spell on the sidelines due to injury.

The ORCi Ministox have been a stand out formula for as long as most of us can remember, and the 2024 season will once more be another exciting, action packed campaign from the youngsters. The lack of fear amongst the youngsters, combined with the abundance of talent on track, will always provide action packed, edge of your seat racing. A good number of drivers are set to enter the formula, with a number of those set to make an outing this weekend. This Saturday will see an added incentive with a tyre up for grabs in the meeting final, courtesy of WMH Developments. British Champion, Charlie Hardie currently leads the line up, alongside Scottish Champion Oliver Heron. Starting ahead of these drivers on track though, there is an awful lot of top drivers and up and coming talent. David Philp took the 2023 Hardie Motorsport Novice of the Year award, and will look to kick on from that this year, as he attains to become one of the front running drivers on a regular basis. Ethan Gemmell has proven to have the pace and ability to compete up front, taking a number of race wins throughout the 2023 season for his efforts. Rab Scott enters his final year in the class, and as has been the case with all of the ‘Scotts’ over the years, he finds himself starting the season as one of the front running drivers once more. Nicole Allardyce has shown good promise in practice so far, with a well turned out car. Rhys Kelly always goes well here at Lochgelly Raceway, and if he is able to attend the majority of our events, he should find himself challenging for the track championship come the tail end of the season. Halle Wishart is a newcomer to the class, as she is hoping to make her debut on Saturday all going to plan!

The CC Rods are the final formula in attendance, and with a few drivers having moved on from the class into other formulas, the door is open for others to step up, gain confidence and become the next front running driver in the budget feeder class. Scottish Champion Alex Cunningham is expected to be in attendance alongside 2023 Points Champion Ian Christie. Brandon Gourlay, Lee Scott and Gregor Whyte will start the season as the names on everyone’s lips to challenge the current champions for silverware, however, the formula is known to throw up a surprise. Natalie Mason, Garry Roberts, John Gorman, Alun Gregory, Graham Pow and the likes of Rhys Easton, will all be hoping to become regular front runners, challenging for podium positions on a regular basis.


The drivers sign in office will open at 2pm, whilst practice will get underway just after 3.00pm. 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.


The spectator gates will open at 3pm, with trackside parking only available on a first come first served basis. High sided vehicles are encouraged to park on the upper level, and the far end of the middle level, so not to obstruct views of those behind them.

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Hardie Race Promotions would like to thanks our 2024 season sponsors
U-Pull-it, David Philp Commercials, A1 Containers R Us, Spedeworth TV, Fife Medical Group, Direct Car Car, APEX Garden Buildings, WUL Enterprises, Specialist Roofing and WMH Developments.

Provisional Running Order

1 Junior Productions Heat 1
2 2.0 Hot Rods Heat 1
3 Ministox Heat 1
4 Superstox Heat 1
5 CC Rods Heat 1
6 Junior Productions Heat 2
7 2.0 Hot Rods Heat 2
8 Ministox Heat 2
9 Superstox Heat 2
10 CC Rods Heat 2
11 Junior Productions Final
12 2.0 Hot Rods Final
13 Ministox Final
14 Superstox Final
15 CC Rods Final

Practice Schedule
15:10 - 15:20 & 15:50 - 1600 2.0 HR / CC Rods
15:20 - 15:30 & 16:00 - 16:10 Junior Productions
15:30 - 15:40 & 16:10 - 16:20 Ministox
15:40 - 15:50 & 16:20 - 16:30 Superstox

Driver Briefings
17:00 2.0 HR / CCR In Tunnel
17:05 Superstox In Tunnel
17:10 Junior Productions In Tunnel
17:15 Ministox In Tunnel

Please note, running order subject to change.

Booking Lists

Superstox
028 Mirran Adams
34 Campbell Scott
54 David Lumsden
99 Colin Din
119 Aaron Riddell
128 Ciaran Adams
219 Paul Mackie
319 Benjamin Erskine
426 Michael Taylor
446 Dean Johnston
453 Kenny McKenzie
469 Bradley Brooker
569 Adam Langridge
886 Chris Bradbury

Ministox
7 Charlie Hardie
19 Halle Wishart *
27 Rab Scott
29 David Philp
050 Ethan Gemmell
051 Finlay Gemmell
60 Bailey Millar
73 Declan Dixon
78 Nicole Allardyce
136 Shaun Boyle
145 Rachel Kidd
249 Kevin Graham
306 Oliver Heron
339 Rhys Kelly
480 Ollie Sime
484 Dean Heeps
629 Kerr Paterson *
644 Owen Marshall
651 Shay Page
680 Bobby Brandon
879 Caitlin Mitchell

CC Rods
06 Gregor Whyte
11 Alun Gregory
76 Natalie Mason
170 Ian Christie
195 John Gorman
207 Alec Cunningham
337 Lee Scott
369 Graham Pow
410 Rhys Easton
671 Brandon Gourlay
953 Garry Roberts

Junior Productions
5 Connor St Aubyn
49 Connie Anderson
61 Brooke McMullan
74 Aiden Duffy
90 Candice Smart
112 Jack Baird
133 Kenzie Kopacz
156 Dale Sutherland
167 Liam Conway
232 Nicole Innes
245 Jayden Barrie
307 Lewis Dickson
313 Callum Ritchie
321 Billie-Summer Glen
576 Abe Adams
636 Lewis Duffy
900 Kaitlyn Smart

2.0 Hot Rods
13 Scott Pratt
53 David Frame
67 Frankie Cunningham
82 Keith Brown
327 Keiran Johnson


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

Cash or card payment accepted, however our food vendors are cash only.

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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