THE ministox and microF2 drivers have been in good form throughout the season with Euan Millar dominating the minis and Jamie Dawson the microf2s. What you have to remember is that the microf2 drivers are aged between 7 to 11 and the ministox drivers 11 to 16!

However, not long into the season came the tragic news that ministox driver Keir Millar lost his life in a racing accident which stunned the drivers and spectators alike.

At the end of each season a disco is staged to mark the achievements of the drivers and as usual it is organised by Nicola and Laura Sharp. The disco is always well attended and this year’s was no exception to the rule.

They would also like to thank the sponsors for their contributions which is greatly appreciated.

On hand to present the trophies etc was Dennis Middler, who had a successful ministox career before he progressed into formula IIs.

Euan Millar won the GA Autos sponsored Disco Series Trophy whilst the Racing Dolls PR sponsored Merit Award ended up in the hands of Gary Paterson.

The most improved male driver was Michael Mitchell whilst the female category went to Teri Linden.

Taylor Borthwick won the Novice of the Year whilst Jamie Connacher claimed the Carry on Regardless Trophy.

Robyn Bruce won the entertainer of the Year – remember her breath taking roll around the pit bend during the British Championship whilst Charlie Folan was without doubt the Roll over Star of the year.

The dedication awards and 2016 complimentary licenses went to Euan Millar and Steven Burgoyne.

In fact such was Millar’s dominance that he won all three of the track points championship and as such will race with the silver roof once again. 2016 will be Millar’s last season before he retires he will be looking for a great start to the year as he tries to retain all his track championships but with Burgoyne as competitive as he then it could well be the latter who tops the charts.

Usually there was very little to separate Millar and Burgoyne and they provided many a close finish with a last bend nudge making the run up to the finish line very exciting. Sometimes Bryan Lindsay and Arran Chidwick were involved and watching four cars race around the oval each separated by the proverbial coat of paint was exciting and belied their age.

Their main race of the season was the British Championship which shared the billing with the stock rod World Championship. Incidentally Michael Bethune who won the World Championship also won the British Championship for the minis the last time it was held at the Racewall!

It is interesting to note that most of the ministox drivers are following their parents into stock car racing with Chidwick, Millar, Burgoyne, Folan and Linden to name but a few making a name for themselves. It’s the same from south of the border with Charlie Lobb. Charlie Morphey, Dan Santry and Warren Darby all having parents who have or are still racing in a senior formula.

The ministox action was excellent which belied their young years as they too looked to score as heavily as possible.

In their opening heat Euan Millar won from Charlie Lobb and Charlie Morphey. The second heat ended with Harrison Bryant winning from Steven Burgoyne and Morphey. Dan Santry then won heat three from Jack Bradburn and Cole Atkins. Lobb was a clear winner of heat four from Warren Darby and Bryant. The last heat of the night saw Morphey win as he led home Santry and Darby.

The ministox British Championship turned out to be a cracking race with the drivers lining up in the points scored order.

When the race started Morphey went straight into the lead from Darby with Burgoyne making it a three way dice for the lead. Dan Santry caught up the pack. From this point onwards the top five places changed on a regular basis as the youngsters fought over the lead.

However, with 11 laps run there was a race stoppage which closed up the field. The restart saw Morphey make a break and was soon clear but another stoppage saw the field again close right up. Morphey again got away well but still had Santry and Burgoyne in close order as they crossed the finish line.

In the GMP microf2s awards Leon Muir was the most improved driver and Hannah Borthwick was the drivers driver whilst the parents vote for the driver was tied with Rebecca Reid and Hannah Borthwick sharing the votes From Crimond, Rebecca Reid was their top driver, Leon Muir the most improved, Jimmy Cartmel received the local hero award and Jamie Dawson the most traveled award and the track champion

Over the start of the season Charlie Auchterlonie was very quick although Jamie Dawson ran him close. Once Auchterlonie retired Dawson dominated although Cartmel, Borthwick and Reid picked up a few wins.

Lewis Burgoyne joined the ranks and showed up well whilst in the hire cars there were wins for Ryder Irvine and Ryan Johnston.

There were quite a few visiting drivers throughout the season but the two day meeting at the end of the year brought up quite a lot of visitors from Ireland and England for the inaugural running of the Scottish Cup.

On the Saturday night the microf2 drivers struggled after a shower just before they started to race played havoc and there were numerous spinners. However Sam Carter and Jamie Dawson stood out with both winning two heats each!

On the Sunday it was dry for their Scottish Cup and whilst Burgoyne led the race he was slowly being caught by Elexie Bertram from the Midlands. She went into the lead with five laps to run and went on to win from Carter with Reid coming through into third place.

The chassis are now being fabricated in Scotland and can be bought in various configurations. There has been quite a lot of interest shown and two of the four chassis have made their way south of the border.