New Scottish Champions Crowned
New Scottish Champions Crowned
Race Results: Saturday 17th September
Ministox Heat 1: 167, 14, 388, 7, 172, 79, 484, 339, 145, 6
Heat 2: 480, 484, 388, 14, 42, 7, 172, 167, 84, 339
Final: 84, 484, 388, 6, 7, 68, 60, 145, 172, 42
1300 Stock Cars Heat 1: 411, 188, 833, 710, 916, 502, 88, 169, 112, 153
Heat 2: 715, 668, 111, 411, 188, 502, 833, 638, 916, 88
Craig McNicoll Memorial: 715, 501, 188, 111, 638, 916, 833, 502, 88, 169
CC Rods Heat 1: 171, 98, 71, 28, 337, 289, 91, 63, 252, 125
Heat 2: 289, 337, 125, 71, 171, 170, 91, 207, 11, 76
Scottish Championship: 171, 289, 337, 71, 98, 170, 125, 028, 263, 11
Junior Productions Heat 1: 555, 127, 35, 352, 49, 687, 899, 227, 5, 314
Heat 2: 352, 73, 687, 35, 314, 441, 555, 99, 9, 50
Scottish Championship: 352, 35, 555, 687, 127, 73, 227, 314, 5, 9
Stock Rods Heat 1: 721, 232, 27, 18, 248, 605, 54, 412, 242, 22
Heat 2: 18, 27, 232, 721, 412, 242, 248, 54, 22
Final: 721, 18, 248, 27, 54, 412, 138, 242, 22
There was some fantastic racing on Saturday night at Lochgelly Raceway, as the drivers put on a show, with all formula providing there worth in entertainment.
The Junior Productions and CC Rods battled it out for their 2022 Scottish Championship, and both of these races were excellent to watch. The 1300 Stock Cars raced in their Craig McNicoll Memorial event, whilst the Ministox and Stock Rods both also featured.
The Ministox kicked off the evening’s racing at 5pm, with around 20 cars taking to the track. From the outset, the youngsters did what they do best, and put on a show. Freya Lovett debutised her brand new car, and it was a stunning piece of work, and seemed to go well as well! It was a tough ask for the star graded drivers as they did their best to battle through from the rear of the grid, but with a lot of cars on track, and a lot of fast cars on track it was a difficult race for them. Demi Ritchie broke clear of the reds, and seemed to be the one that looked the most like taking victory from the back of the grid. Sam Cavanagh however, would again see himself in great form, taking the race win ahead of Demi and Cole Ford. A coming together between Jamie Dawson and Hamish Plenderleith in the closing stages of the race would see Dawson disqualified for his part in the incident. Heat 2 would see the immaculate car of Ollie Sime take victory, with Dean Heeps finishing in second place, and Cole Ford again in third place. The meeting final seen Charlie Hardie drop back in the early stages of the race, resulting in him having to charge hard for the remainder of the race to make up positions. A couple of race cautions which would bunch the pack up throughout the race, this allowing some of the star graded drivers to make inroads into the leading pack a little quicker. Robbie Armit would take victory in the race, with Heeps and Ford again taking the further podium positions, in what was an excellent night for each of the two youngsters. Plenderleith and Hardie both had an excellent battle in the closing stages, with the two swapping positions in the closing laps, though Plenderleith would do enough to hang onto fourth position.
The 1300 Stock Cars had around 25 cars take to the track for heat 1, and provided some scintillating race action, with a few stoppages along the way! Heat 1 of the night seen the drivers gifted a keepsake from one of the various sponsors on the night, before the action got underway. Ally Strachan found himself tangle with Duncan Testall mid-way through the race, which seen Ally spin around on the home straight before being collected by the oncoming Darren Rae, with both drivers a little worse for wear and retire to the infield. As the race resumed, it was Cameron Innes and Duncan Testall that were in the mix of it – Cammy shunting Testall wide in turns 1 and 2, before the two cars came together again on the back straight, with Cameron finding his car with some front end damage as a result! Brant West took the race win ahead of the returning Jamie Stewart and Scott Lindsell. Heat 2 seen another excellent race, with Kyle Hegg charging from the back as he looked to make up for his DNF in heat 1. Hegg would take victory ahead of Fraser Clark and the ever improving Regan Watson. The meeting final would see the drivers race for the Craig McNicoll Memorial Shield, with the drivers lining up in graded order – in a closed grid format. As the green flag dropped, the racing got underway, and the bumpers went in and cars were all over the track. Kyle Hegg soon found himself out in front, and led a comfortable race in the end, though the battle for the places behind were harder fought. Ally Strachan managed to get his car sorted out from the damage in the opening heat, and back out on track to take a second place finish ahead of Jamie Stewart in third.
The Stock Rods found themselves with putting on some good racing, despite fewer cars than hoped for being on track. Darren McAlpine took the win in the opening race of the night, with Stewart Aitken taking the second heat and McAlpine again taking the final win. A few brilliant battles throughout the night, with McAlpine, Brett Sneddon, Gary Dean and David Crichton never far away from each other, whilst Chris Hutchison made his debut in the class and had a brilliant race with Rhys Forrest in the meeting final – with the two racing side by side for the best part of the race.
The CC Rods drew their heats from the hat before the event started, with heat 1 and 2 being reversed grid, with the best overall points scorer being on pole position for the Scottish Championship race. Ian Christie won the race in 2021, and was looking to defend the title on this occasion. Current points champion Kevin Hutchison took victory in the opening heat, leading from flag to flag, and surviving a race caution in the latter part of the race as well, following a coming together with Raymond Brown and Dean McGill. Turn 3 would see Alec Cunningham spin both Emma Muir and Natalie Mason out of the race, and a resulting disqualification, though, as McGill, Brown and Ian Christie battled for second position, they had to squeeze in tighter as they avoided the spinning Natalie Mason car. It appears that the 750 car of Raymond Brown clipped the inside kerb as the cars exited turn 4, and with McGill on his outside, the two cars became entangled and went into the wall on the entrance to the home straight – both cars grinding to a halt to bring out the yellow flags. Christie would survive, though dropped back after the race resumed after an issue appeared to reduce the power in his car as he dropped back through the pack. Callum Elliot brought his car home in second place, with Emma Kirk in third. Heat 2 would see the grid flipped and Kyle Hutchison would take victory on this occasion, with Lee Scott and David Dignan completing the top three. As the grid formed for the Scottish Championship race, Kevin Hutchison found himself on pole position. As the race got underway, it was a brilliant race to watch, with battles throughout the field – up front, Kevin Hutchison led Kyle Hutchison and came under pressure on various occasions throughout the race, as they pair navigated their way through the back marking traffic. It would be Kevin that would take the flag and the 2022 Scottish Championship, with Kyle finishing just behind. Lee Scott brought his car home in third place, whilst Emma Kirk drove well to finish in fourth position.
The Junior Productions, sponsored by Direct Car Care, also competed for their own Scottish Championship. Two reverse grid heats would form the grid for the Scottish Championship race as well – heat wins going the way of Jack MacLeod and Koddi Wright. MacLeod was in excellent form, and back to where he has been for the last few seasons as he led home Lennon Grant in the opening heat, with current champion, Jase Walle finishing in third position. Heat 2 would see Koddi take victory, inheriting the win from the unfortunate James Slater who was deemed to have used contact when passing a back marker and found himself docked down into third position. Declan Dixon moved up into second place in heat 2 as a result of the docking. The Scottish Championship race seen Koddi Wright and Jase Walle line up on the front row of the grid, with Jack MacLeod and James Slater just behind. As the green flag dropped, there was an excellent battle on our hands – Wright, Walle and MacLeod battled it out for the lead of the race, with Slater just behind, keeping tabs with those in front of him, with fire in his belly. With back markers coming thick and fast for the lead quartet, it was a nervous race to watch as the drivers went inside and outside of those around, with a few scary moments as cars moved at the last minute in front of them. Three, four abreast was seen as they negotiated the traffic, but credit must go to every driver on track – they all left room for each other, and showed the utmost respect throughout the race, resulting in one of the best Scottish Championship races we have seen for many a years. The youngsters performed admirably, and it would be Koddi Wright, Jase Walle and Jack MacLeod to take the podium places, with less than 2 seconds separating the top three, and James Slater only a further second behind come the end of the race.
We are back in action this Saturday night, as the Ninja Karts race in their Scottish Championship. The Junior Productions, 1300 Stock Cars, Back 2 Basics Micro Bangers and 2.0 Hot Rods all also feature.
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