IT was a fast and frantic Friday night of Stock Car action on at Lochgelly Raceway as we raced through 12 races in less than 3 hours, writes Kevin McQueen.
The track conditions were mixed throughout the event as we were hampered by rain showers throughout the afternoon and evening.
The race teams battled with set-up changes as a result of the conditions, and all formulas put in a good display of racing, with the Ministox arguably taking the plaudits.
The youngsters were back to there best with some top notch racing, with the bumpers put to good effect without too much damage.
The ORCi Ministox welcomed several visiting drivers from England and Northern Ireland, and with the bolstered numbers, the racing was exciting as the star graded drivers battled there way through from the back in each of the races.
There were at times, a few drivers a little too keen to get going, with the reds having to reset themselves on more than one occasion.
Corey Mathers continued his good form in his new car, whilst Stuart Shevill Jnr Jnr was back to his best as he raced to a heat and final double, retaining the HRP Marshals Shield in the process.
Southern visitor, 550 Callum Herzig, took a heat win too. Former Ninja Kart driver, Rudi Arcari, made his debut in the Ministox class, and showed improvement in each of the three races throughout the night.
The youngsters in the Junior Productions were also in good form – showing good fast and extremely competitive racing through each of the three races.
Adam Donnelly has shown good improvement of late, and that was once more evident on Friday as he held his own for long periods in each of the races before being overcome in the closing stages of the events.
Callum Ritchie has re-found his form after a spell of DNF’s and car issues, as he raced to a heat and final double, which will see him move swiftly back up to the red grade.
Lee Moore was another driver to shine on Friday. Moore has been there or thereabouts for much of the season so far, but had his best night of the year so far on Friday, winning heat 1, before finishing in 2nd place in the meeting final too.
Connor St Aubyn has been flying under the radar for periods – despite not scoring race wins, he has been consistently amongst the front running drivers, and that was no different on Friday, as he finished 3rd in two out of three races.
The U Pull It 1400 Stock Cars were in action, and we saw some great racing from the formula in all three races. Bumpers were going in through each of the races, with end to end action once more – something that we have become used to here at Lochgelly Raceway from the 1400 formula.
Charlie Henry got back to winning ways as she took the victory in heat 1, before Fraser Clark took a win in heat 2. David McCulloch, in the McGill hire car, took the win in the meeting final, ahead of Dale Sutherland and Fraser Clark.
The 2.0 Hot Rods completed the line up. The formula struggled in the wet conditions as the tyres offered next to no grip, but as the track dried up, the racing speeded up and the drivers battled well.
Charlie Hardie was the driver to beat on the night though, as he took a heat and final win, with William Buller taking the win in heat 2.
Russell Clacher made his debut in the formula, whilst Gary Dean showed massive improvement on his debut a few weeks ago.
We are back in action at Lochgelly Raceway on Saturday with a 5pm start time Looking ahead a little, the 2026 Scrapco Metal and Waste Recycling Ninja Kart World Championship takes place on Saturday June 27 at HRP Lochgelly Raceway.
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