Busy night of action at Racewall

The early evening rain didn’t come to much allowing the track to dry out for Saturday’s stock car meeting at Cowdenbeath Racewall.

The Junior and Senior American Cup Cars made their first visit to the track since 2019, and were quite a sight. The Turner Trophies were up for grabs for the ORCi Stock Rods and ORCi Ministox, while the Saloon Stock Cars raced for the first time since the summer break.

Rhys Anderson was back in action in his Saloon Stock Car, and picked up his first points of the season. (Pic: Jack Watson)

placeholder image — Rhys Anderson was back in action in his Saloon Stock Car, and picked up his first points of the season. (Pic: Jack Watson)

In the ORCi Ministox, Stuart Shevill came out on top in the Turner Trophy after a battle with Caitlin Mitchell, who had won both heats.

Lewis Dickson took an impressive win in the ORCi Stock Rod Turner Trophy final. Dickson, only in his second year in the formula, was racing from the star grade for the first time during the meeting.

Stratton Mackay and Abigail Chalmers became the Scottish Champions in the American Cup Car classes – Chalmers the first Scottish driver to win the title after taking a commanding win in the Junior race.

Rhys Anderson (Laurencekirk) was back in action in his Saloon Stock Car, and picked up his first points of the season. Anderson was ninth place in all three races.

Lana Middler (Carnoustie) and Jamie Balfour (Forfar) were among the ORCi Ministox drivers. Middler had a successful evening, finishing second in the first heat, seventh in the second heat and fifth in the final.

Balfour had a more mixed time of it. After finishing fifth in heat one, Balfour rolled his car in heat two. Some hard work in the pits got Balfour back out for the final, where he finished ninth.

Kielan Ogilvie (Laurencekirk) raced his ORCi Stock Rod at the Racewall for the first time. After being involved in a number of battles in the first heat, where he finished outside of the top ten, Ogilvie's night ended in a cloud of smoke on the back straight towards the end of heat two.

This Saturday, it's another five formula feast as the 50th anniversary of Gordon McDougall's Superstox World Championship win at the Racewall is celebrated with the first-ever visit to the track from the Old Skool Superstox. The Prostock Basics compete for their Turner Trophy, the Classic Hot Rods make their season debut, with action also coming from the BriSCA F2 and ORCi Stock Rod drivers. The meeting starts at 6pm.