THE second half of the stock car season at the Cowdenbeath Racewall is fast approaching, and with some great events lined up, there are sure to be more memories made at the home of Scottish stock car racing, writes our Racewall reporter Jack Watson.
The action gets back underway on Wednesday July 29, with the final Summer Series fixture at Knockhill.
The BriSCA F2 and Saloon Stock Cars race in Scotland for the first time since a championship-laden July, the Prostock Basics return after their hectic meeting in May, and the ORCi Ministox complete the programme.
Then it's back to the Racewall where a large crowd is expected for the annual Caravan Carnage meeting on Saturday August 1.
There is racing from the Saloon Stock Cars, Micro F2s, Prostocks and Van Bangers prior to the last event of the night, which will feature Van Bangers towing caravans around the track - expect chaos and plenty of spectacular crashing as many of the caravans are smashed to smithereens!
Last year, the grid of vans and caravans stretched down the entire back straight which made for some sight before the mayhem even got underway!
The following week, the American Cup Cars return to the Racewall for the first time since the summer of 2019. These cars are scaled down versions of NASCARs, imported from America and powered by motorbike engines. They can get up to an impressive speed at the Racewall, which is a track that shows the formula at its best - the size of it helping to mimic the experience of being at a NASCAR event in the USA, albeit on a smaller scale.
The meeting also sees the first of the Turner Trophies being contested, for the ORCi Stock Rods and ORCi Ministox. Jordan Dignan and Ben McLellan will be trying to defend the titles they won last year.
It is set to be a night of nostalgia on August 15 as the Classic Hot Rods make their season debut at the Racewall, while there is also a first-ever competitive visit to the track for the Old Skool Superstox - the date coinciding with the 50th anniversary of GMP founder Gordon McDougall's Superstox World Championship win at Cowdenbeath.
As if that wasn't enough, the Prostock Basics Turner Trophy will be up for grabs - last year's winner Kai Chisholm hasn't raced so far in 2026 so there is a good chance the trophy will be off to a new home.
The BriSCA F2, Saloon Stock Cars and Micro F2 drivers contest their Turner Trophies the following week. Peter Watt and Kyle Rogerson are eager to keep a hold of the shields after last year's successes, while the Micro F2 class will have a new winner with 2025's successful racer, Oakley Grief, having since moved up to the Ministox.
The Heritage F2 Stock Cars make their annual trip north for their Scottish Championship at the end of August. Andy Kaye took the win last year in something of a destructive race, but the likes of Gold Top, Will Yarrow; British Champion Kevan Woollas; and grandfather-and-grandson team of Alan Nicholson and Daniel Nicholson-Howden, will be among the drivers looking to lift the title.
The first week of September features the headline event of the season for the Prostock Basics, as they battle it out for their Scottish Championship.
Martin Joy will face stiff competition to defend his title from the likes of Liam Boyle, Callum Rennie, and Joanne Hilditch, while some of the class of 2026, such as Norman Moore, Mark Bartleman and Greg Fraser cannot be discounted.
Hopefully there will be a strong turnout of cars, with over fifty drivers having raced in the formula already this season.
There is also the last National Points Series Championship meeting for the BriSCA F2 Stock Cars that evening, which has the Brian Cuthill Memorial Trophy as the prize for the Final winner in memory of a much-missed member of the Racewall team.
After a week off for the BriSCA F2 and Saloon Stock Car World Championships at Northampton, the Racewall resumes with the ORCi Ministox East of Scotland Championship and Prostocks Scottish Championship on Saturday September 19.
David Philp has won the Ministox East of Scotland for the past two seasons, so there will be a new name on the trophy with David now racing in the Stock Rods.
The Prostocks 'Scottish' has always been a keenly contested affair, with Dougie Kidd looking to defend his crown.
September closes with the ORCi Stock Rod Scottish Championship. Michael Bethune defends the title but will face tough competition from the likes of Jamie Dawson, Cameron Doak and Ross Graham.
The last month of the season features a number of domestic meetings, although the climax of the various track championships will keep the drivers on their toes.
The ORCi Stock Rod and Prostock Basics charts have been particularly close throughout the season and look likely to go down to the last races of the year.
There are also the finals of the 'Whites and Yellows Series' for the BriSCA F2 and Saloon Stock Cars to look forward to. Paul Reid and Dale Robertson were last year's winners.
The Bangers close out their season on October 17 with the 2L Scottish (Open) Championship. Ryan Martin was the winner last year but as usual with Banger championships, it will be difficult to pick a winner from hopefully a strong grid of drivers from around the country.
The last weekend of the year is, as is tradition, the Saloon Stock Car UK Superbowl weekend.
On Saturday October 31, the Saloon drivers will battle it out for their Superbowl title, won last year by Gary Paterson, who has been one of the top performers at the Racewall during the 2026 season.
The Classic Hot Rods have their usual array of trophies to contest, including the Jim Purdie Memorial and Turner Trophy, while the ORCi Ministox complete the line-up.
The Racewall season comes to a close on Sunday November 1 with the Saloon Stock Cars' Gordon Barclay Memorial Trophy the headline event. The ORCi Ministox contest their Sharpies' Shield, and the BriSCA F2 and Classic Hot Rods complete the programme.
There are now under ten days to wait for the next dose of stock car racing from GMP with the final Summer Series meeting at Knockhil on the 29thl featuring BriSCA F2, Saloon Stock Cars, ORCi Ministox and Prostock Basics. The action then moves on to the Racewall on Saturday August 1 with the annual Caravan Carnage taking place alongside the return of the Van Bangers. Also in action will be the Saloon Stock Cars, Micro F2 and Prostocks. Both meetings start at 6pm.
History was made at Grimley Oval Raceway, in Worcestershire, on Sunday afternoon as the BriSCA F2 and Saloon Stock Cars raced there for the very first time in conjunction with the Autospeed promotion from the South West of England.
Paul Ford and Racewall favourite, Gordon Moodie, represented Scotland in the BriSCA F2s, with Ford managing a third place in the meeting Final which went the way of Charlie Lobb.
In the Saloon Stock Cars, Lochgelly's Grady Ross and Graeme Shevill made the journey south to race and while Shevill picked up some decent results, the Ross' afternoon came to an early end after mechanical issues forced him into retirement in the second race - Ross was the ninth place finisher in the opening heat.
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