2020 Season Opener
2020 Season Opener
Race Results: Saturday 29th February
Stock Rods Heat 1: 671, 46, 248, 25, 232, 27, 658, 721, 184
Heat 2: 658, 263, 671, 721, 25, 232, 46, 248, 27, 184
Final: 25, 658, 232, 721, 27, 671, 248, 31, 184
1300 Stock Cars Heat 1: 344, 969, 124, 833, 654, 834, 22, 126, 710, 75
Heat 2: 344, 834, 969, 124, 833, 126, 715, 22, 100, 668
Final: 344, 100, 654, 688, 75, 834, 22, 668, 700, 124
Van Bangers Shaun Walsh Memorial: 159, 226, 3, 74, 209, 883, 46, 217, 253, 245
Heat 1: 226, 255, 245, 159, 152, 883, 579
Heat 2: 226, 125, 209, 46, 74
DD: 74
Entertainer: 209
Ministox Heat 1: 199, 178, 684, 172, 607, 7, 167, 682, 059, 680
Heat 2: 603, 199, 172, 178, 607, 165, 684, 699, 682, 145
Final: 603, 199, 145, 699, 607, 165, 7, 682, 684, 172
Junior Productions Heat 1: 35, 605, 88, 871, 232, 555, 127, 687, 94, 8
Heat 2: 605, 352, 17, 88, 35, 232, 555, 8, 94
Final: 35, 17, 605, 127, 232, 555, 871, 8, 94, 687
A well attended opening meeting of the 2020 season seen 20+ drivers participate in 3 of the 5 formula in action on the night, with 15 races being turned around in 4 hours.
Many thanks to all that joined us and braved the conditions on the night, with a cold wind and heavy rain throughout the evening. Hopefully the on track action was enough to keep you motivated to see out the evening!
The National Big Van Bangers took centre stage as they raced for the Shaun Walsh Memorial and with a record 20 vans attending on the night, the on track action was frantic from start to finish. The Walshy Memorial was the first race of the night for the vans and seen some big hits going in right from the get go. Lee Clark and Mark Morrison were getting stuck in and hitting almost anything they came across, whilst Chris Thomson wasn't shying away from any hits neither, despite being in a smaller van than most! It was Callum Campbell that came out on top and ensure that the Shaun Walsh Memorial Shield will remain with 'The Mob' for another year. Brian Youngson took his van to victory in each of the remaining two races on the night, whilst Jamie Sangster won the Demolition Derby.
The Stock Rods seen a couple of new drivers to the formula in the shape of Ross Graham and Dean McGill. The opening race of the night went the way of Ross Graham, making his debut in the formula as he opened up a healthy advantage over the rest of the grid with Stewart Paterson unable to close the gap in 2nd place. The second heat of the evening seen Chris Lattka show excellent speed from the outset and quickly found himself battling for the lead. Gunner took a comfortable win in the end with McGill and Graham rounding out the top three. The meeting final seen Chris Lattka and Siobhan Martin battle in the early stages of the race with nothing between the pair. It was Siobhan who managed to get the break and opened up a lead of a few car lengths which she maintained for the remainder of the race, with Lattka finishing second and Sneddon third.
The 1300 Stock Cars had in excess of 20 cars take to the track, with several new faces and former World Champion Ross Fisher on the grid. John Whyte showed some excellent pace in each of the three races, battling for the lead for the majority of the two heats, before Ross Fisher moved ahead. Whyte took an excellent 2nd place in the opening race, ahead of Andrew Mathieson. The second race was much the same, but with Declan Lindsell in amongst the battle for the lead. Declan and Whyte had a good battle throughout, with nothing between them for the main part of the race, though again, it was Fisher that took the race win! The meeting final seen an excellent finish to the evening for the 1300 Stock Cars, with a few hits going in around the raceway, and Danny Whyte losing a wheel to bring out a yellow flag, closing the pack up! Ross Fisher, Eddie Corr, and Sean Naismith led the way for the battle for the lead, with Mike Courts and Declan Lindsell also in the reckoning. The lead drivers traded blows, dummied each other and had a scintillating end to the race, with Fisher crossing the line sideways with Naismith attempting a spin on the final straight, with Eddie Corr completing the top three!
The Ministox continued from where they left off in the 2020 season with a good grid of cars and competitive racing. A few drivers have now moved on from the formula, with a few newcomers joining in as well. Charlie Henry is in her final year in the formula and sported a new number and colour scheme in memory of her grandad. She was in no mood for being pushed around and put her front bumper to effect throughout the evening. Though she didn't pick up any points on the evening, it certainly wasn't for a lack of effort. Bailey Millar was showing some good pace and was unfortunate not to come away with any points after being disqualified in the opening race and spinning out in the latter two races. Rachel Kidd continues her improvement in the Ministox after graduating from Ninja Karts last year, picking up a couple of confidence boosting results on the night, whilst fellow former Ninja Kart star Charlie Hardie showed good pace, was often in the wrong place at the wrong time being caught up in a few bumps on the night. The opening race of the night seen Brandon Morton cross the line first ahead of Rachel Kidd and Bailey Millar, however, the three drivers removed themselves from their cars before being instructed to do so and as a result, were disqualified from the race, that gave the win to National Points champion Mitchell Gold, with Robbie Armit taking second and Rian Mitchell third. The second heat of the night seen Brandon Morton continue his excellent form as he roared to a second chequered flag of the night, and this time, was awarded the victory, with Mitchell Gold and Rian Mitchell completing the top three. The meeting final seen Morton again take the flag, which could have meant a hat trick of race wins on the night! As it was though, it was only his second official win on the evening, again with Mitchell Gold finishing behind him. Rachel Kidd put in an excellent performance to take third position.
The Junior Productions have seen a solid increase in car numbers over the winter months with a few new drivers taking to the formula, although not all made it out on Saturday night with a few not having cars ready as yet. Jack McLeod faired best of the newcomers on the night, showing good pace and consistency whilst picking up a few decent results on the night. Jase Walle raced to an emphatic win on the opening race of the night, with John Bremner, sporting a new colour scheme for 2020 finishing second and Kyle Rogerson finishing third. Heat 2 of the night seen Bremner go one better and take his first race win of the 2020 season ahead of Koddi Wright and Kyle Rogerson. The meeting final seen Jase Walle take his second race win of the evening, which will see him promoted to blue grade for the next meeting, finishing ahead of Dylan Smart and John Bremner.
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Previous Meeting Results
09/11/24 - Charity Event Success02/11/24 - Barron In Van Banger Joy25/10/24 - Muirhead at the double19/10/24 - Johnston and Dean In Scottish Glory12/10/24 - Cobb Takes World Glory05/10/24 - Brown Retains Hot Rod Scottish28/09/24 - Stewart claims 1300 Scottish21/09/24 - Smith Wins Super2s Scottish14/09/24 - Cunningham Does The Double07/09/24 - Burns Wins JusBounce Shield30/08/24 - Friday Night Results24/08/24 - 24th August Results17/08/24 - Rae On Top of the World10/08/24 - 10th August Results03/08/24 - Croskell In Scottish Delight27/07/24 - Wilson Claims Ninja Scottish20/07/24 - Dickson on top of the World29/06/24 - Bangers Wreak Havoc22/06/24 - York and Hardie In Championship Success15/06/24 - Chaos at Lochgelly Raceway08/06/24 - Saturday 8th June Results01/06/24 - June Speed Weekend Results25/05/24 - Race Report 25th May18/05/24 - Plenderleith In Ministox Success11/05/24 - McMills in Hot Rod Success04/05/24 - Saturday 4th May Results27/04/24 - 27th April Results20/04/24 - Melrose Treble Delight14/04/24 - Maxwell In Euro Triumph06/04/24 - 1300s Entertain30/03/24 - Philp Takes 3 In Ministox23/03/24 - English Dominate In Ninja Season Debut16/03/24 - Wilson at the Double09/03/24 - Clark Takes Final Win in 1300 Stock Cars02/03/24 - Hat Trick For Deano In Wet Conditions24/02/24 - Jarman Wins In Memorial Event11/11/23 - Brant Wins Memorial In Excellent Night of Racing04/11/23 - Barron Takes Van Scottish27/10/23 - Stewart In Form To Win Mr Gunn Event21/10/23 - Chalmers In Autism Awareness Victory14/10/23 - McConnachie and Hardie Take The Titles07/10/23 - Adams and Dean Claim Scottish Titles30/09/23 - Rae Wins the McNicoll Memorial23/09/23 - Smith Takes Banger Wildcard16/09/23 - Brown Retains Scottish09/09/23 - Cunningham Claims CCR Scottish02/09/23 - Clark Wins 1300 Scottish26/08/23 - World Titles go to Northern Ireland19/08/23 - Wright Retains The Saltire12/08/23 - Shevill Claims Ninja Scottish05/08/23 - Quinn Retains The Scottish29/07/23 - 29th July Results22/07/23 - Green claims the Masters15/07/23 - Murray Takes The British24/06/23 - Unlimiteds Pull The Crowd16/06/23 - Friday 16th June10/06/23 - Livingston at the Treble03/06/23 - 1300s Shine in Euro Championship27/05/23 - Saturday 27th May Results20/05/23 - Carberry On Top of the World12/05/23 - Clark at the Treble06/05/23 - Henry at the double in chaotic 1300 stock cars29/04/23 - 29th April22/04/23 - McDonald In European Glory15/04/23 - Ritchie Takes Hat Trick In Ministox08/04/23 - Results 8th April01/04/23 - Bell Dominates On Final Meeting25/03/23 - Buchan Takes Hat-Trick In Classical Style17/03/23 - Stav Dominates In Wet Conditions11/03/23 - Alexander makes it 2 out of 2 in 202304/03/23 - Cunningham takes a hat-trick25/02/23 - Murdoch Claims Walsh Memorial30/12/22 - Wet and Wild Night12/11/22 - Hegg Claims Freck Memorial05/11/22 - Vans Delight In Destruction Derby28/10/22 - Hegg Retains Gunn Trophy22/10/22 - 22nd Oct Results15/10/22 - Gurney Rocks The World08/10/22 - Brown Takes Hot Rod Scottish01/10/22 - Ina Retains ProStock World24/09/22 - Kidd Takes Glory17/09/22 - New Scottish Champions Crowned10/09/22 - Forrest Retains The Masters03/09/22 - Robertson takes epic Scottish27/08/22 - Johnston Takes the Saltire20/08/22 - Adams takes Gibson Memorial12/08/22 - An Eventful Friday Evening06/08/22 - Korben Takes 1600 Banger Scottish30/07/22 - Rochford takes glory in World Final23/07/22 - Wet and Wild at Lochgelly Raceway16/07/22 - 16th July Results24/06/22 - Friday Night Storms - Results18/06/22 - Eventful Rods 18th June11/06/22 - Roff and Crawford Take Glory03/06/22 - Friday Night Thunder28/05/22 - Bangers Entertain at Lochgelly21/05/22 - Cup Cars Shine at Lochgelly Raceway14/05/22 - 14th May Results30/04/22 - 30th April Results07/05/22 - An Action Packed Evening23/04/22 - Results 23/4/202216/04/22 - Gilmour at the Double 16-0409/04/22 - 9th April 22 - Results02/04/22 - An Epic Weekend of Racing26/03/22 - New Winners In Juniors19/03/22 - Smart Hat Trick12/03/22 - Drama in 1300 Final - 12th March05/03/22 - 5th March Results26/02/22 - Thomson Wins Walsh Memorial13/11/21 - Gilmour Takes Freck Memorial06/11/21 - Huge Crowd Wowed By Van Bangers29/10/21 - English Run Riot In Ministox23/10/21 - Riddell Takes The Scottish16/10/21 - Connor Steals The Show in Ninja Karts09/10/21 - Byram Takes The Glory In World Cup Chaos02/10/21 - Ninja Shine On Drab Night25/09/21 - Walle and Christie Take The Honours10/09/21 - Rae on the double as he returns to action04/09/21 - Pearce Retains Gold In The Race Of The Decade28/08/21 - McAlpine Scoops Scottish21/08/21 - Bomber Wins Memorial14/08/21 - Hegg Dominates As He Claims Scottish Title07/08/21 - Frame Returns To Win Memorial Event30/07/21 - Friday Night Results24/07/21 - Kingsnorth at the Double17/07/21 - McWillam Scoops Hat Trick25/06/21 - Bangers Friday Night Delight19/06/21 - Dillon Wins Shaun Walsh Memorial12/06/21 - Tyson takes dramatic Ninja Euro05/06/21 - Titles Goto Northern Ireland29/05/21 - May Ends With A Bang22/05/21 - Murray Takes Nationals Euro15/05/21 - Ballantine Runs Out Of Luck 15th May 202108/05/21 - Pitcaithly Takes Stock Rod Final01/05/21 - Saturday 1st May Results07/11/20 - Sangster Dominates In Van Scottish31/10/20 - Gourlay Takes CC Scottish With Touching Tribute24/10/20 - Clark Takes The Gunn Trophy17/10/20 - Mackie takes Hot Rod Scottish10/10/20 - Reynolds Takes The Gold03/10/20 - Rapid Racing at Lochgelly26/09/20 - McConnachie Takes The Scottish19/09/20 - Double Scottish Results12/09/20 - Saturday 12th September Results05/09/20 - September Weekend Results29/08/20 - Saturday 29th August Report22/08/20 - Double Rollovers In Stock Car Actions15/08/20 - Bell Takes A Double07/08/20 - Burgoyne Takes The Final As Minis Shine01/08/20 - Kopacz at the double25/07/20 - Back with a Thud!14/03/20 - Ford At The Double In 1300 Stock Cars07/03/20 - Hat Trick of Hat Tricks - 7th March 202029/02/20 - 2020 Season Opener09/11/19 - Van Bangers Delight The Crowd at Season FinaleView Historical Results