IT was another dry but chilly at the Cowdenbeath Racewall on Saturday evening but there was plenty of action to keep the fans entertained, writes our Racewall reporter Jim Turner.
There was drama in the Saloon practice session with Bradley Fox's car shedding a wheel, but after some hard work in the pits the car was ready when the racing started! Amongst those racing in the Formula IIs was last week’s Final winner, John Hogg, and he was to be joined in the action by brother Brian Jnr who was using the ex-Clacher car.
Making his first visit to the Racewall in a number of years was Jason Ward who had won the Final at Taunton and was now racing from the blue grade. Rebecca Reid got the proceedings underway in Heat 1 but next time around Richard Walden was the new leader. Charlie Folan ran in second for a few laps but then spun.
Reece McIntosh moved into second but had Graeme Leckie in close order. John Hogg was running ahead of Jason McDonald and closing on those ahead. In the end McIntosh won from Leckie and Hogg.
It wasn't until lap three that Folan hit the front in Heat 2 but he had McIntosh reeling him in. Once McIntosh hit the front he was able to open up a lead. Once Wallace appeared in second the gap closed and whilst McIntosh won, Wallace was on his back bumper as they crossed the finish line with Leckie in third spot.
The start to the final was chaotic with Paul Reid being spun and then collected by Peter Watt and Wallace. The grid reformed minus Wallace, Walden and P. Reid.
Reid got the race underway but was soon caught by Folan, who led for a handful of laps before losing out to Leckie. Within a couple of laps McIntosh was in second with Watt third but being caught by McDonald. McIntosh just couldn't reel in Leckie, but the latter was adjudged to have jumped the start handing the win to McIntosh with McDonald just getting ahead of Watt for third.
Leckie then went on to win the Grand National from Wallace and Watt, with McIntosh eighth from his lap handicap. Rian Mitchell and Nicole Russell were having their first Racewall outing of the season although Mitchell had raced south of the border over the Easter weekend.
Russell led the field away when Heat 1 in the Saloons got underway but was delayed behind Jon Hodgson allowing Grady Ross to lead.
Oil then caused havoc as the drivers searched for grip. Hodgson spun but making progress was Gary Paterson although he had Darren Rae and Declan Honeyman for company.
Eck Cunningham took over the lead and went on to win, but Paterson was closing the gap with Rae finishing third.
Russell was the early leader in Heat 2 but lost out to Mitchell who had Duncan Welsh in close order.
Cunningham was clipped into a spin and somehow missed the following cars. In the end Mitchell held on to win from Ross and Paterson. Another fast and furious Saloon Final was led away by Russell but within a couple of laps Welsh was ahead.
In a couple of laps, he had Cunningham for company with the lead to change hands just before the half distance. Making progress from the back of the grid though was Paterson and he picked off those ahead till he hit the front.
Once there he eased away to win from the chasing Honeyman and Rae. The Ministox drivers return to the scene with their first race a "Dash for a Tyre" with those on the grid having raised money for the Ministox funds. Bailey Wilson is one of the form drivers but he would have Stuart Shevill Jnr Jnr giving him a hard time.
Their first race was the Dash for the Tyre and was led from start to finish by Oakley Grief, but at the line Cody Wilson was almost alongside with Shaun Boyle third. The first Ministox race was an absorbing one with Grief and Wilson running nose to tail and swapping places. In the end Grief was the winner from Boyle, who claimed second from Stuart Shevill Jnr Jnr although there were a group of five cars dicing for the runner-up spot, crossing the line nose to tail.
Wilson was the first to show at the start to Heat 2 with Grief tucking in behind. Middler was third but she was beginning to be reeled in by the dicing Boyle and Howe.
Over the closing stages Boyle moved into second and then caught the leader. On the last bend Boyle slipped inside to win from Wilson and Finlay Gemmell. The final was another exciting race with Wilson leading Grief away with Middler in third.
However, she was to be caught up with the dicing Boyle, Howe, McLellan and Shevill Jnr Jnr. At half distance Grief took the lead and he went on to win from Wilson with Shevill Jnr Jnr finishing just ahead of Boyle for third. The fourth formula racing were the Prostock and as usual they were in good form.
Making his debut was Lochgelly's Ryder Irvine. Arryn Marshall was the first to show when Heat 1 started from Irvine but by the end of the lap Mark Boyle was ahead.
Ryan Martin was clipped into a spin but was missed by the pack. In the end Boyle scored easy win over Paul Barron and Kai McNulty.
Although Marshall was the first to show by the end of the lap Boyle was ahead in Heat 2.
John Mason was chasing but he then lost out to Barron. Over the remainder of the race Barron set about closing the gap to Boyle, diving inside as the laps dwindled to win from Boyle and Martin. The final had hardly started when Barron was spun on the main straight. Boyle was by this time leading and he went on to win from Martin and Kai McNulty.
The meeting this Saturday brings the Formula 2s and Saloons back to the Racewall and they will be joined by the ORCi Stock Rods and Micro F2s. As usual it’s a 6pm start.
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