IT was Gordon Moodie time at the Cowdenbeath Racewall on Saturday night when he took his formula II car to two heat wins and then the final to chalk up his 400th final win. Only Billy Batten is ahead of him in final wins – he has been credited with 462 but the gap is narrowing and quickly, writes our Racewall scribe Jim Turner.

Moodie was racing down at Skegness on Thursday past where he won both his heats as well as the final.

Whilst Moodie dominated the formula IIs, Glen Heeps proved to be the driver to catch in the saloons - something no one could do and he ended up winning all four of the races he took part in.

The ministox drivers were racing for the Cowdenbeath Civic Week Cup and it developed into a hard fought affair with Steven Burgoyne going through to win

Mark Somerville was sent crashing along the main straight wall by Chrissy Dearn Jnr in heat two and then repaid the compliment during the final. No doubt a Board of Control meeting is to be scheduled.

With the formula II British Championship being held over in Northern Ireland next week it came as no surprise that there were a few drivers posted missing. However, after his spectacular rollover last week Dennis Middler was back in action along with regulars Kieran Howie (Dunfermline), Paul and Craig Reid (Cowdenbeath), Simon Cranson (Cowdenbeath) and Gordon Moodie (Windygates).

Moodie has a substantial lead in the National Points which he is hoping to win for the eleventh time whilst Cranson has moved from yellow to blue but Howie has dropped to white and P. Reid to yellow.

Their first race of the night was another of the white/yellow challenge series races with Holly Glen going into an immediate lead and despite the attentions of Howie held on for another win with Howie a close second and Cranson with C. Reid sixth.

The opening heat saw Moodie take his car through the field where he went on to win from Glen and Craig Wallace with P. Reid in tenth place.

Moodie went on to repeat his win when he again dominated the second heat, this time winning from Daniel Scrimgeour and Wallace with Howie in tenth after being spun on the last bend and crossed the line backwards!

Glen was the first to show when the final started but had Howie in close order. On lap three Scrimgeour was ahead with Adam Blacklock moving into second and running just ahead of P. Reid.

Moodie had quickly moved ahead of Robbie Dawson, Wallace and Dennis Middler as he set his sights on another win. Moodie went into second on lap11 and a couple of laps later went into the lead.

Cranson got ahead of P. Reid but had John Hogg on his back bumper as they diced for fourth. Moodie reeled off the remaining laps to win his 400th final and he led home yellow graders Scrimgeour, Blacklock and Cranson with P. Reid in ninth place.

Scrimgeour then went on to win the Grand National where he led home Hogg, Wallace, Cranson, Moodie and Howie with P. Reid in tenth place.

There was smaller than hoped for field of 2 litre saloons resulting from some late driver call-offs. Local drivers in action were Kyle Irvine (Glenrothes), Ross Watters (Leven) and Dave Sturrock (Saline)

The opening heat was another of their white/yellow challenge series races with Ryan Muirhead and Jamie Connacher tangling on the back straight. On the re start Glen Heeps was the leader but there had been an oil spill with quite a few drivers bouncing off the wall as a result. Heeps though remained in control and he went through to win from Robin Copland and Sturrock.

In heat one Heeps was through into the lead within a couple of laps before winning from Luke Grief, Marc Honeyman and Watters whilst Irvine ended up in eighth after tangling with another car. Heeps then made it a hat trick of wins when he won heat two from Grief, Irvine and Watters.

It was basically a repeat during the final with Heeps building up a big lead and then going on to make it a clean sweep this time winning from Grief, Irvine and Watters although the last three were involved in swapping places on a couple of occasions.

There lightning rod drivers were dominated by Ormond Dearn who won all three races whilst the local drivers were Sean Farrell (Glenrothes), Mark Somerville (Kirkcaldy) and Gordon Brown (Leven)

O. Dearn won the opening heat from Somerville and Chrissy Dearn Jnr, Brown with Farrell down in sixth place. O. Dearn then came out on top during heat two where he was followed home by Brown and Farrell but Somerville and C. Dearn Jnr tangled on the main straight resulting in the Somerville car trying to clamber the wall and shedding a wheel in the process. The final ended with O. Dearn making it three in a row when he led Farrell and Brown to the chequer.

However, C. Dearn Jnr was suffering from fuel starvation and he was caught on the back straight by Somerville and crashed into the wall. Somerville too had suffered damage and he came to rest against a marker tyre.

The ministox drivers were again in good form with some close racing and a few nudges and spins along the way. Local drivers were Gary Paterson (Saline), Danny Whyte (Lochgelly), Mitch Gold (Leven) and Michael Mitchell (Lochgelly).

Heat one was won by Euan Millar who led home Steven Burgoyne and Paterson with Mitchell fifth. Burgoyne then won heat two and he was ahead of Sean Naismith and Bryan Lindsay at the flag with Paterson this time fourth whilst Gold was ninth and Mitchell tenth.

Burgoyne was soon clear not long after the final started and had built up a useful lead when Naismith’s car shed a wheel and suspend the race. Burgoyne’s lead had disappeared and when the race restarted he had Millar looking for a way through. However Burgoyne fended him off to win from Millar and Taylor Borthwick with a fast closing Paterson in fourth, Mitchell seventh, Whyte ninth and Gold tenth.

The microf2s were again in good form with the local drivers being Leon Muir (Thornton) and Rebecca Reid (Cowdenbeath) in action.

Heat one saw Jamie Dawson go through to win from Ross McLaughlin, Muir and Reid. McLaughlin then won heat two where he fended off Dawson and Muir. However, Dawson then won heat three where he led home McLaughlin, Hannah Borthwick and Reid with Muir sixth.

Next week the 2 litre saloons take top billing and they are joined in the fray by the 1300cc saloons, prostox and Rookie Bangers with the meeting starting at 6pm as usual.