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Thomson Wins Walsh Memorial

Thomson Wins Walsh Memorial

Race Results: Saturday 26th February

Ministox
Heat 1: 84, 42, 7, 647, 178, 050, 170, 68, 165, 145
Heat 2: 42, 84, 178, 170, 68, 858, 145, 88, 954, 6
Final: 3, 178, 170, 84, 42, 145, 167, 68, 165, 88

CC Rods
Heat 1: 750, 98, 289, 232, 337, 171, 170, 56
Heat 2: 232, 750, 56, 289, 337, 170, 171, 98, 8, 69
Final: 750, 289, 232, 171, 170, 56, 337, 69, 8

1300 Stock Cars
Heat 1: 668, 99, 06, 77, 126, 67, 501, 715, 70, 622
Heat 2: 668, 99, 67, 17, 715, 835, 410, 26, 622, 411
Final: 126, 715, 67, 99, 501, 17, 410, 411, 404, 26

UKMC Junior Productions
Heat 1: 924, 49, 352, 10, 555, 9, 307, 50, 687, 441
Heat 2: 352, 900, 555, 924, 10, 49, 35, 9, 899, 307
Final: 924, 352, 35, 555, 10, 49, 9, 112, 127, 687

Scrap A Car Scotland Van Bangers
Shaun Walsh Memorial: 883, 252
Heat 1: 883, 215, 252, 245
Heat 2: 99, 245
DD: 245


It was great to be back at Lochgelly Raceway on Saturday 26th February for our 2022 season opener.

The Shaun Walsh Memorial event headlined the bill for the Van Bangers. Despite a lower turn out of vans than had been hoped for, the Vans provided some excellent entertainment throughout the evening, with lots of on track action, including a rollover onto it’s side from the Andy Nelson van. Chris Thomson took the Walsh Memorial – an event that he rarely misses given that he was a close friend of Shaun, and one that he will have been delighted to have won! Lee Clarke turned out an impressive paint scheme on his van, though ran into bother in the first 2 races, before he got it motoring in the final race of the night, as he swept to a victory – although, it looked at risk at one stage after he ran into the back of another van and it appeared that his van cut out. Lee however, managed to get it going again to claim victory. Zak Murdoch went onto claim the win in the Demolition Derby that rounded off the evening for the Van Bangers.

The CC Rods were in good form, with some excellent racing throughout the pack. A closely matched pack of cars provided some scintillating racing as the drivers duelled in packs throughout the evening, although, it would be Raymond Brown and Andy Nelson that would take the race wins – Brown taking a heat and final double, with Nelson taking the other heat win. The midfield battles throughout though, were the battles to watch as in each of the 3 races, there were several occasions where groups of upto 6 cars were battling it out in no more than a few car lengths distance on track, keeping everyone on their toes and providing some nail biting racing as a consequence. 2021 Points Champion, Kevin Hutchison had a difficult evening battling it from the back of the grid, but scored consistently in all races.

The Ministox, one of the most consistent formula in recent years, yet again provide some superb racing – just over 25 cars took to the track for the opening heat of the night which made for some fast and frantic racing as a result of the star drivers having to battle it through the field. Robbie Armit looks like he has returned with a point to prove having missed out in much of 2021. Armit drove excellently as he stormed to a heat win in the opening race, with a runners up spot in the 2nd as well. Jake Wilson, another driver that was in great form on the night, also took a heat win and runners up spot in the heats, before crossing the line 1st in the final, but upon review, was docked for starting in the wrong grid position in the red grade following his earlier race win. Three English visitors were welcomed in the shape of Mia Batten, Austin King and Bobby Beere-Rees, with Austin King fairing best out of the three. Maddison Gilmour drove superbly in the meeting final and despite crossing the line in 2nd position, was later elevated to 1st following a review of the starting positions for a couple of drivers. There was an entertaining battle between Charlie Hardie and Lewis Burgoyne through much of the races, with both drivers giving each other a fair whack on a couple of occasions!

The Junior Productions are yet again seeing the formula grow considerably, with 17 cars taking to the track on Saturday night, and several more still to make an appearance, the formula looks to be on an upwards spiral. Connie Anderson and Kaitlyn Smart both put in brilliant performances from the lower grades, with both drivers taking away a podium finish on the night – both drivers securing 2nd place in each of the 2 heats, much to the delightment of both girl racers. Callahan Bremner is another driver who looks to have found his feat in the formula, as he raced to a hat-trick of top 5 finishes on the night, which will set him up well for the season ahead. Northern Ireland’s Jack Morrow had some epic battles with Koddi Wright, with both drivers battling side by side or bumper to bumper for much of the night – although, both drivers did fall foul of the steward on the night in separate races. That didn’t detract from what was a super night of racing from the youngsters all in all, with every driver putting in a shift to earn every single point!

The 1300 Stock Cars are likely going to be, the formula of the season in 2022 – with a lot of drivers registered. There were around 25 cars on track on Saturday, and from the outset, the bumpers were going in!! Jacob Roff, visiting from England, was in fantastic form – battling for the lead of all 3 races on the night, though had to settle for runner up in 2 out of 3, and just missing out on the top 3 in the meeting final. Fraser Clark looks to be back to his best, taking 2 heat wins, before failing to finish the meeting final. Craig Haxton was a late booking due to potential work commitments, but was with us and in form as well – taking 2x 3rd place finishes on the night. There were some spectacular moments throughout the night, with 2 shootouts with a couple of yellow flag stoppages in the closing lap(s). The meeting final was the one that will have everyone talking though, as Kyle Hegg looked clear for the win, before a thumbs down from Chloe Baird resulted in a yellow flag as the 715 car was on the last corner. A 1 lap shootout was called for, with back markers removed from play in the top 6 positions. Hegg would lead the pack away and was quickly under pressure from Roff, Haxton and Danny Whyte. Bumpers would go in on turn 1, and then again on turn 3, with Hegg dropping down the places on turn 1 and 2, before a big hit going into 3 and 4 would see him move back up the inside of the cars ahead of him – it was a drag race to the line, with Whyte and Hegg crossing the line just 0.001 seconds apart, with Whyte being awarded the win based on the transponder system result. Haxton would be spun across the line to take 3rd, with Roff taking 4th position! Ally Strachan finished just behind as he took an amicable 5th place finish.

We are back in action on Saturday night, with a 530 start time. Spectator gates will open at 3.30pm. The Superstox, 2.0 Hot Rods, Ninja Karts, National Hot Rods and Stock Rods all feature, and again, we look set to welcome a few visiting drivers! Join us then!


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02/11/24 - Barron In Van Banger Joy
25/10/24 - Muirhead at the double
19/10/24 - Johnston and Dean In Scottish Glory
12/10/24 - Cobb Takes World Glory
05/10/24 - Brown Retains Hot Rod Scottish
28/09/24 - Stewart claims 1300 Scottish
21/09/24 - Smith Wins Super2s Scottish
14/09/24 - Cunningham Does The Double
07/09/24 - Burns Wins JusBounce Shield
30/08/24 - Friday Night Results
24/08/24 - 24th August Results
17/08/24 - Rae On Top of the World
10/08/24 - 10th August Results
03/08/24 - Croskell In Scottish Delight
27/07/24 - Wilson Claims Ninja Scottish
20/07/24 - Dickson on top of the World
29/06/24 - Bangers Wreak Havoc
22/06/24 - York and Hardie In Championship Success
15/06/24 - Chaos at Lochgelly Raceway
08/06/24 - Saturday 8th June Results
01/06/24 - June Speed Weekend Results
25/05/24 - Race Report 25th May
18/05/24 - Plenderleith In Ministox Success
11/05/24 - McMills in Hot Rod Success
04/05/24 - Saturday 4th May Results
27/04/24 - 27th April Results
20/04/24 - Melrose Treble Delight
14/04/24 - Maxwell In Euro Triumph
06/04/24 - 1300s Entertain
30/03/24 - Philp Takes 3 In Ministox
23/03/24 - English Dominate In Ninja Season Debut
16/03/24 - Wilson at the Double
09/03/24 - Clark Takes Final Win in 1300 Stock Cars
02/03/24 - Hat Trick For Deano In Wet Conditions
24/02/24 - Jarman Wins In Memorial Event
11/11/23 - Brant Wins Memorial In Excellent Night of Racing
04/11/23 - Barron Takes Van Scottish
27/10/23 - Stewart In Form To Win Mr Gunn Event
21/10/23 - Chalmers In Autism Awareness Victory
14/10/23 - McConnachie and Hardie Take The Titles
07/10/23 - Adams and Dean Claim Scottish Titles
30/09/23 - Rae Wins the McNicoll Memorial
23/09/23 - Smith Takes Banger Wildcard
16/09/23 - Brown Retains Scottish
09/09/23 - Cunningham Claims CCR Scottish
02/09/23 - Clark Wins 1300 Scottish
26/08/23 - World Titles go to Northern Ireland
19/08/23 - Wright Retains The Saltire
12/08/23 - Shevill Claims Ninja Scottish
05/08/23 - Quinn Retains The Scottish
29/07/23 - 29th July Results
22/07/23 - Green claims the Masters
15/07/23 - Murray Takes The British
24/06/23 - Unlimiteds Pull The Crowd
16/06/23 - Friday 16th June
10/06/23 - Livingston at the Treble
03/06/23 - 1300s Shine in Euro Championship
27/05/23 - Saturday 27th May Results
20/05/23 - Carberry On Top of the World
12/05/23 - Clark at the Treble
06/05/23 - Henry at the double in chaotic 1300 stock cars
29/04/23 - 29th April
22/04/23 - McDonald In European Glory
15/04/23 - Ritchie Takes Hat Trick In Ministox
08/04/23 - Results 8th April
01/04/23 - Bell Dominates On Final Meeting
25/03/23 - Buchan Takes Hat-Trick In Classical Style
17/03/23 - Stav Dominates In Wet Conditions
11/03/23 - Alexander makes it 2 out of 2 in 2023
04/03/23 - Cunningham takes a hat-trick
25/02/23 - Murdoch Claims Walsh Memorial
30/12/22 - Wet and Wild Night
12/11/22 - Hegg Claims Freck Memorial
05/11/22 - Vans Delight In Destruction Derby
28/10/22 - Hegg Retains Gunn Trophy
22/10/22 - 22nd Oct Results
15/10/22 - Gurney Rocks The World
08/10/22 - Brown Takes Hot Rod Scottish
01/10/22 - Ina Retains ProStock World
24/09/22 - Kidd Takes Glory
17/09/22 - New Scottish Champions Crowned
10/09/22 - Forrest Retains The Masters
03/09/22 - Robertson takes epic Scottish
27/08/22 - Johnston Takes the Saltire
20/08/22 - Adams takes Gibson Memorial
12/08/22 - An Eventful Friday Evening
06/08/22 - Korben Takes 1600 Banger Scottish
30/07/22 - Rochford takes glory in World Final
23/07/22 - Wet and Wild at Lochgelly Raceway
16/07/22 - 16th July Results
24/06/22 - Friday Night Storms - Results
18/06/22 - Eventful Rods 18th June
11/06/22 - Roff and Crawford Take Glory
03/06/22 - Friday Night Thunder
28/05/22 - Bangers Entertain at Lochgelly
21/05/22 - Cup Cars Shine at Lochgelly Raceway
14/05/22 - 14th May Results
30/04/22 - 30th April Results
07/05/22 - An Action Packed Evening
23/04/22 - Results 23/4/2022
16/04/22 - Gilmour at the Double 16-04
09/04/22 - 9th April 22 - Results
02/04/22 - An Epic Weekend of Racing
26/03/22 - New Winners In Juniors
19/03/22 - Smart Hat Trick
12/03/22 - Drama in 1300 Final - 12th March
05/03/22 - 5th March Results
26/02/22 - Thomson Wins Walsh Memorial
13/11/21 - Gilmour Takes Freck Memorial
06/11/21 - Huge Crowd Wowed By Van Bangers
29/10/21 - English Run Riot In Ministox
23/10/21 - Riddell Takes The Scottish
16/10/21 - Connor Steals The Show in Ninja Karts
09/10/21 - Byram Takes The Glory In World Cup Chaos
02/10/21 - Ninja Shine On Drab Night
25/09/21 - Walle and Christie Take The Honours
10/09/21 - Rae on the double as he returns to action
04/09/21 - Pearce Retains Gold In The Race Of The Decade
28/08/21 - McAlpine Scoops Scottish
21/08/21 - Bomber Wins Memorial
14/08/21 - Hegg Dominates As He Claims Scottish Title
07/08/21 - Frame Returns To Win Memorial Event
30/07/21 - Friday Night Results
24/07/21 - Kingsnorth at the Double
17/07/21 - McWillam Scoops Hat Trick
25/06/21 - Bangers Friday Night Delight
19/06/21 - Dillon Wins Shaun Walsh Memorial
12/06/21 - Tyson takes dramatic Ninja Euro
05/06/21 - Titles Goto Northern Ireland
29/05/21 - May Ends With A Bang
22/05/21 - Murray Takes Nationals Euro
15/05/21 - Ballantine Runs Out Of Luck 15th May 2021
08/05/21 - Pitcaithly Takes Stock Rod Final
01/05/21 - Saturday 1st May Results
07/11/20 - Sangster Dominates In Van Scottish
31/10/20 - Gourlay Takes CC Scottish With Touching Tribute
24/10/20 - Clark Takes The Gunn Trophy
17/10/20 - Mackie takes Hot Rod Scottish
10/10/20 - Reynolds Takes The Gold
03/10/20 - Rapid Racing at Lochgelly
26/09/20 - McConnachie Takes The Scottish
19/09/20 - Double Scottish Results
12/09/20 - Saturday 12th September Results
05/09/20 - September Weekend Results
29/08/20 - Saturday 29th August Report
22/08/20 - Double Rollovers In Stock Car Actions
15/08/20 - Bell Takes A Double
07/08/20 - Burgoyne Takes The Final As Minis Shine
01/08/20 - Kopacz at the double
25/07/20 - Back with a Thud!
14/03/20 - Ford At The Double In 1300 Stock Cars
07/03/20 - Hat Trick of Hat Tricks - 7th March 2020
29/02/20 - 2020 Season Opener
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