Matty is bang in form!

The ministox drivers were in good form with plenty of action, although some of the drivers had to tread lightly after an engine blew coating the track in oil. Quite a few spun out but most were able to carry on.

In the saloons Graeme Shevill was in top form but just managed to fend off a late challenge and whilst he bounced off the wall, he made it to the finish line to win by the narrowest of margins. Robin Copland all but rolled when he was spun on the back straight and whilst the car was almost at right angles to the track, it dropped back down onto all four wheels!

The 2 litre hot rods saw Ballingry’s Billy Bonnar win both of the heats but have to settle for the runners-up spot during the final.

With the Superbowl coming up there weren’t as many saloons around as usual although Matty Stirling, from Northern Ireland, was back whilst Stevie Honeyman was having a run in Paul’s car. Local drivers in action were Kyle Hegg (Leslie), Alex Cunningham (Leven) and Ross Watters (Leven).

Yellow grader, Keith Mitchell, was soon in the lead when heat one started and even although he was being caught during the closing stages, he held on to win from G. Shevill and S. Honeyman with Cunningham in fourth place. In heat two G. Shevill picked up his first win of the night when he came out on top to win from S. Honeyman and Watters with Hegg in seventh place.

When the final started Ryan Muirhead led the cars away but next time around Barry Russell was through and into the lead. Cunningham was shunted wide allowing the cars in close order to overtake. Marc Honeyman took up the chase although he was soon to be joined by Stirling.

S. Honeyman, Shevill and Watters were running in close order and changing places on a regular basis. Luke Grief was sent spinning but whilst the leader was going well his bonnet was beginning to flap and eventually fell off.

This handed the lead to Shevill but try as he might he couldn’t shake off the attentions of S. Honeyman and as they started the last lap they were nose to tail.

Going into the pit bend Honeyman made contact with Shevill and sent him wide but Watters made contact with the Honeyman car sending him wide as well.

The tail of Shevill’s car was scraping the wall as he fought to keep control and Watters forced his car alongside, but Shevill just held on to win the final as well as the Turner Trophy, from Watters and S. Honeyman.

The 2 litre hot rod drivers provided some close and fast racing with the local drivers being Billy Bonnar (Ballingry), Gordon Hendry (Kingseat) and Paul Carruthers (Kirkcaldy).

Bonnar went on to win the opening heat from Keith Chesher and Kenny Purdie with Hendry sixth and Carruthers in eighth place. Bonnar came out on top in heat two crossing the line ahead of Purdie and Robbie Burgoyne.

Hendry got the final started but was soon caught and overtaken by Burgoyne who immediately scampered away from the pack.

Bonnar was soon leading the chase although he had Gordon Alexander and Purdie in close order. However, Burgoyne was in command and he charged through to win the final from Bonnar and Alexander, with Hendry seventh.

Amongst the ministox drivers in action were locals Michael Mitchell (Lochgelly) and John Crawford (Cowdenbeath).

The opening heat saw Euan Millar go through to win from Aaran Chidwick and Steven Burgoyne with Mitchell fifth and Crawford in eighth place.

During heat two the drivers struggled on a wet and slippery track which saw quite a few spin although in most cases the drivers were able to restart. This time Burgoyne made the better of the moves and he won from Chidwick and Arran Riddell with Mitchell in sixth.

When the final started Crawford led the field away but on lap three Mitchell moved to the front of the pack. Millar and Riddell spun with Millar retiring but Riddell restarted before Craig Murray’s engine blew coating the track with oil and suspending the race.

On the restart Chidwick and Burgoyne dived through on the inside of Mitchell but a couple of laps later Burgoyne was in the lead. Once there he drove away to retain the Turner Trophy from Chidwick and Mitchell.

Millar sent Burgoyne wide during the Allcomers before going on to win from Chidwick and Riddell with Crawford in fifth and Mitchell sixth.

There weren’t too many bangers about for their Scottish Championship and their grid was determined by a drawn situation which paired Mark Delgarno and Neil Naismith on the front row.

Richard Swallow went straight into the lead but Delgarno was back in the lead next time around with Threlkeld in second. Zander Brown was spun as was Swallow who clattered off Brown when he restarted, Steve Allan then retired when his gearbox blew and then up front Delgarno spun on oil and in a flash Threlkeld was the new leader.

Once clear Threlkeld drove away to win from Delgarno and Willie Brown. Threlkeld went on to win both of the banger heats with ease.

This weekend brings the season to a close and again it is going to be a cracker of a meeting.

The formula II drivers will contest their Champion of Champions final and the James Clarke Cochrane Memorial Trophy but it is the saloons who will take top billing as the race for their Superbowl and World ranking points. On Sunday the saloons have their Gordon Barclay Memorial Trophy to race for. The 1300cc saloons will be racing both days with the minis and lightning rods appearing on Sunday.

Amongst those in action will be the saloon World Champion David Aldous who won the Superbowl last year and there will be a host of English drivers looking to become the Superbowl champion. We can expect to see Danny Colliver and Dean Mayes amongst the visitors whilst from Northern Ireland we should see Ross Houston, Ryan Wright, Kieran and Anthony McIvor and Matty Stirling.

The Scottish challenge will be led by Stuart Shevill Jnr but he will be backed by Graeme Shevill, Luke Grief, Stuart Drobinski and Ross Watters.