Hillclimbing and Sprinting in Scotland ISSUE 2015/2

Hillclimbing and Sprinting in Scotland ISSUE 2015/2

SPEEDSPORT SCOTLAND Magazine of the Scottish Sprint and Hillclimb Championships Committee Editor: Robert Smith, 25 Ballochmyle View, Catrine, Mauchline, Ayrshire KA5 6EN Tel 01290 550897 E-mail: robert@rsmith4.orangehome.co.uk Northern Editor: Ian C Thomson Issue 2/2015 May 2015 SCOTTISH SPRINT & HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE GENERAL EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Chairman: Steve Marr, 141 Jesmond Avenue, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB22 8UG Tel 001224 706295. Steve.marr@nautronix.com Vice-Chairman: Graeme Bremner, Tigh-an-Iasgair, Ackergill, Wick KW1 4RG 07770 396265. graemebremner170@aol.com Secretary: Leslie-Ann Scoular, Triquerta, 15 Bonnyside Road, Bonnybridge FK4 2AD. Tel 07896 840966. secetaty@sshc.org.uk Treasurer: Mike Murchie, 3 Cyprus Avenue, Elderslie, Renfrewshire Tel 01505 320373 mike@heatherick.orangehome.co.uk Sprint Championship Co-ordinator: Iain Scoular, Triquerta, 15 Bonnyside Road, Bonnybridge FK4 2AD. Tel 0771 713 1596. ian@iwsconsultants.com Hillclimb Championship Co-ordinator: Ian C Thompson, Easter Woodlands, Dalcross, Inverness IV2 7JE Tel 07753 488568. celia.thompson@virgin.net Club Representatives: Aberdeen & DMC: David Baker Caithness CC: Roy Munro: roy@morrich.co.uk East Ayrshire CC: Russell Fair: russell@faircu.plus.com Grampian AC: Trevor Park: trevor.park@plexusplc.com Lothian CC: Tim Thomson: tim@andypriaulx.com Machars CC: Robin Christie: airlour@btinternet Monklands SCC: Colin McLatchie: colin@mclatchie.com Scottish Sporting CC: Stephen Alexander: mobat@madasafish.com Competitor representatives: Ross Napier (Hills) : rossandrewnapier@yahoo.co.uk David Reid (Sprints): d.reids@hotmail.com Eligibility Scrutineer: Rob McKinna: r.mckinna@sky.com CLUB CONTACTS Aberdeen & DMC: Janet Dickson 07949 425195 Caithness CC: secretary@caithnesscarclub.co.uk East Ayrshire CC: Janet Garner 07982 727444 Grampian AC: Peggy Fraser 01467 621 076 Machars CC: Roger Anderson 01988 403 287 or Gavin Campbell: gavinc68@freezone.co.uk Lothian CC: Billy Cater 01555 750 197 Monklands SCC: Marion Hopkins 01236 842 388 Scottish Sporting CC: Alistair Reid 01236 720819 Wigton MC: Graeme Forrester 01900 825642 Cover Photo: It is not often we see British Sprint Champion Colin Calder competing on home turf, even if it is at the opposite end of Scotland from his Thurso home. He doubled with younger daughter Louise in her Jedi at Kames on the opening round of the Guyson Scottish Sprint Championship, losing to her on Saturday but being faster next day. Les Mutch set FTD both days in his Raptor. The opening month of the 2015 season has thrown up more talking points than usual. The Guyson sprint weekend at Kames did not escape the Arctic blasts which swept the West of Scotland for most of April and while the contest itself did not suffer it was a reminder how unreliable the Scottish climate can be in April and October. The following weekend saw superb conditions at Doune but a number of incidents, some relating to new wooden barriers on the top half of the hill caused delays which curtailed the programme both days. But it was the problem at one of the top English hillclimbs which attracted most attention, when several leading contestants failed to meet the reduced noise limits imposed after a local complaint. We all have strong feelings on this but it does underline the importance of keeping on the right side of Joe Public, even when there does not appear to be an issue. Back to the sport, here are the National results: The Calder family Gould had to be retired at the opening sprint round of the National championship in Wiltshire, handing victory to Mark Smith in a two litre Reynard he shared with runner-up Craig Sampson. There was a better entry for the second round at Croft where Colin Calder won with daughter Heather in the runner-up spot.. Scott Moran got off to a perfect start in defending his British Hillclimb title with a double win at Prescott. Taking the runner-up spot on both run-offs was his new co-driver Alex Summers, replacing Scott s dad Roger. Wallace Menzies overshot on the first session but later finished sixth equal in the other run-off. SBD Motorsport British Sprint Championship Round 1 Castle Combe March 21 st 1. Mark Smith 2.0 SBD Reynard DB Mk1 117.44s 2. Craig Sampson 2.0 SBD Reynard DB Mk1120.08s 3. Bradley Hobday 1.0 Jedi GSXR K8 Mk 4 122.08s 4. Matt Carter 1.4 Radical PR6 124.62s 5. Steve Miles 2.0 Van Diemen-SBD 126.02s 6. Tony Jarvis 2.0 Dallara F399/00 132.27s Round 2 Croft April 6th 1. Colin Calder (3.5 Gould GR55) 67.01s 2. Heather Calder (3.5 Gould GR55) 68.32s 3. Mark Smith (2.0 Reynard DB Mk1) 70.16s 4. Steve Broughton (2.0 Dallara F3RB01) 71.61s 5. Steve Miles (2.0 Van Diemen RF96mm15) 72.17s 6. Craig Sampson (2.0 Reynard DB Mk1) 72.73s AVON/TTC GROUP MSA BRITISH HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP, PRESCOTT 26/4/15 FTD: Scott Moran (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 36.50s Championship run-off, round 1: 1 Moran 36.75s; 2 Alex Summers (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 37.11s, 3 Tom New (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 38.63s; 4 John Bradburn (3.5 Gould-Cosworth GR55) 38.72s; 5 Alastair Crawford (2.8 Gould-NME GR55) 38.92s; 6 Oliver Tomlin (4.0 Pilbeam- Judd MP97) 39.13s; 7 Ed Hollier (1.6 Empire-Suzuki Evo) 39.16s; 8 Tina Hawkes (1.6 Force-Suzuki PC) 40.79s; 9 Sean Gould (1.6 Gould-Suzuki GR59) 41.44s; 10 Terry Graves (3.5 Gould-Cosworth GR37) 41.78s; 11 Lee Griffiths (1.3s OMS-Suzuki 25) 41.81s; DNF Paul Haimes (1.3t Gould-Suzuki GR59) spin. Championship run-off, round 2: 1 Moran 36.50s; 2 Summers 36.70s; 3 Trevor Willis (3.2 OMS-RPE 28) 36.94s; 4 New 38.56s; 5 Haimes 38.97s; 6= Crawford and Wallace Menzies (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 39.01s; 8 Hollier 39.18s; 9 Tomlin 38.83s; 10 Graham Wynn (1.3t Force- Suzuki PC) 40.75s; Excluded (noise): Bradburn and Simon Fidoe (1.0 Empire-Suzuki Wraith).

May 23 Fintray SHC/SSpeedC/HSC Grampian AC May 24 Fintray SHC/HSC Grampian AC May 25 Teeside Sprint CBSC YMC May 30 Pembrey BSC BARC (Wales) May 31 Pembrey BSC BARC (Wales) May 30/31 Jim Clark Reivers Rally STRC Duns June 1 Jim Clark Reivers Rally SRC Duns June 6 Golspie SSprintC/HSC Caithness CC June 7 Golspie SSprintC/SSpeedC/HSC Caithness CC June 13 Anglesey Sprint BSC Chester MC June 14 Anglesey Sprint BSC Chester MC June 6/7 Shelsley Walsh BHC Midland AC June 13/14 Loton Park BHC Hagley & Dist LCC June 13 Barbon Manor Hillclimb CBSC KL MC June 20/21 Doune BHC/SHC/LSC Lothian CC June 27 Forrestburn SHC/SSpeedC/CBSC Monklands SCC June 28 Forrestburn SHC/LSC/ Monklands SCC June 27 RSAC Scottish Rally SRC Dumfries July 4 Barbon Manor BHC Liverpool MC July 4 Boyndie SSprintC/SSpeedC/HSC Aberdeen & Dist MC July 5 Boyndie SSprintC/HSC Aberdeen & Dist MC July 5 Harewood BHC BARC Yorkshire July 12 Alford SSprintC/SSpeedC/HSC Grampian AC July 25 Knockhill Sprint BSC BMSA July 26 Knockhill Sprint BSC BMSA July 16 Bouley Bay BHC Jersey MC & LCC July 18 Val des Terres BHC Guernsey MC & CC July 25 Kames SSprintC/SSpeedC/LSC/CBSC East Ayrshire CC July 26 Kames SSprintC/LSC/CBSC East Ayrshire CC July 25/26 Wiscombe Park BHC Woolbridge MC August 1 Speyside Stages SRC Elgin August 2 Three Sisters Sprint CBSC Chester MC August 8 Golspie SSprintC/SSpeedC/HSC Caithness CC August 9 Golspie SSprintC/HSC Caithness CC August 8 Kirkistown Sprint BSC 500MRCI August 9 Kirkistown Sprint BSC 500MRCI August 15/16 Shelsley Walsh BHC Midland AC August 15 Fintray SHC/HSC Grampian AC August 16 Fintray SHC/SSpeedC/HSC Grampian AC August 29/30 Gurston Down BHC BARC South West August 29 Forrestburn SHC Monklands SCC August 30 Forrestburn SHC/SSpeedC/LSC Monklands SCC Sept 5/6 Prescott BHC Bugatti Owners Club Sept 5 Merrick Forest Stages SRC (Cancelled) Wigtown Sept 5 Anglesey Sprint CBSC Sept 6 Anglesey Sprint CBSC Sept 13 Blyton Park BSC MDA/Longton Sept 19/20 Doune BHC/SHC/LSC Lothian CC Sept 19 Harewood CBSC BARC Sept 20 Harewood CBSC BARC Sept 26 Boyndie SSprintC/HSC Aberdeen & Dist MC Sept 27 Boyndie SSprintC/HSC Aberdeen & Dist MC Sept 26/27 Loton Park BHC Hagley & Dist LCC October 3 Colin McRae Forest Stages SRC Perth October 4 Colin McRae Forest Stages SRC Perth October 3 Anglesey BSC Longton & DMC October 4 Anglesey BSC Longton & DMC October 4 Kames CBSC/LSC Wigton MC October 10/12 Tour of Mull STRC October 26 Galloway Hills Rally Castle Douglas November 15 British Sprint Championship Awards Lea Marston Hotel, Sutton Coldfield November Speed Dance Guyson Awards Aviemore SHC SSprintC SSpeedC BHC BSC Guyson Scottish Hillclimb Championship Guyson Scottish Sprint Championship Guyson Scottish Speed Championship British Hillclimb Championship British Sprint Championship HSC Highland Speed Championship LSC Lowland Speed Championship CBSC Cross Border Speed Championship. (Wigton MC) SRC Scottish Rally Championship MSC Midland Speed Championship

Guyson Scottish Sprint Championship KAMES April 11th & 12th 2015 East Ayrshire Car Club All's Well That Ends Well OVERALL - SATURDAY Clockwise Les Mutch 7 5. 2 8 Russell Macfarlane 78.36 Louise Calder 79.04 Colin Calder 7 9. 5 4 Graham Clark 83.73 Mark Purdham 83.73 Bill Lambie Jr 85.52 Billy Lambie Sr 86.20 Wullie Beaton 87.06 Vince Banks 87.57 OVERALL - SUNDAY Anti-clockwise Les Mutch 6 9. 2 4 Colin Calder 7 2. 8 2 Louise Calder 73.34 Graham Clark 76.34 Wullie Beaton 78.17 Craig Beaton 78.84 Bill Lambie Jr 79.16 Vicky Park 80.90 Billy Lambie Sr 8 1. 6 7 Melvyn Hartley 82.06 Photos by John Crae and Robert Smith Les Mutch set the pace throughout the two days in his GWR Raptor William Shakespeare s word s four hundred years ago would sum up this meeting to a T. Most people went home having enjoyed some excellent sport but the Arctic conditions on Saturday morning and the incessant rain which prevailed throughout Sunday practice could so easily have ruined the weekend completely as a contest. Fortunately the surface at Kames dries quickly and by lunchtime both days, spirits began to improve. Pity we have to begin the season so early, though. Aberdonian Les Mutch opened his 2015 account with a convincing double in these first two rounds of the Guyson Scottish Sprint Championship in his 1600cc GWR Raptor. He won outright on Saturday from Russell Macfarlane of Currie in that remarkable one litre Nemesis with third place going to young Louise Anne Calder from Thurso who pushed her dad Colin into fourth place overall in their shared 1,000cc Jedi racing car. No mere feat this as he happens to be the reigning British Sprint Champion, having a break from his National campaign with his 3.5 litre Gould V8. The blizzard conditions on Saturday forenoon made for a treacherous practice, but only Ronnie MacGregor came a cropper, his Honda S2000 sports car ending in the gravel trap, without serious damage to the car. The rain made way at lunchtime for drier conditions but there was still a biting wind which added to the problems of competitors in some of the lighter cars. Sunday morning was even worse, but this time it was the rain, heavy and incessant right up to the lunchbreak making marshalling a miserable experience for those hardy volunteers. But once again, the clouds cleared and the track was mainly dry for the remainder of the meeting there was even a hint of warm sunshine, drawing a light veil over the ordeals of what had gone before. As on the opening day Les Mutch proved a popular and convincing winner and Colin Calder took second spot from Louise. Perth driver Graham Clark was fourth in his Radical sports-racing car. The Stratford bard was not the only ancient celebrity in attendance, I thought I saw Antonio Vivaldi on that opening day writing The Four Seasons. Detailed results are available from Raymond Mann at Scotresults.co.uk PS - Victor Meldrew is back.. RS.

KAMES APRIL 11th & 12th 2015 PART 2 SATURDAY CLASS WINNERS (IGNORING ANY AMALGAMATIONS) (CLOCKWISE COURSE): Class A2 ( Record 92.48 ): Nigel Gavin ( Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 ) 93.60 Class A3 ( Record 87.13 ): Grant McLellan ( Subaru Impreza ) 100.53 Class A4 ( Record 84.24 ): Bill Lambie Jr. ( Westfield Megabusa ) 85.52 Class A6 ( Record 82.09 ): Matt Bridger ( Dax Rush ) 93.69 Class A8 ( Record 88.04 ): Ronnie MacGregor ( Honda S2000 ) 96.58 Class A9 ( Record 97.66 ): Andrew Connell ( Mazda MX5 ) 98.27 Class B2 ( Record 90.43 ): Stuart Reid ( Peugeot 205 GTI 95.47 Class B3 ( Record 85.41 ): Richard Cowie ( Subaru Impreza ) 94.75 Class B4 ( Record 85.41 ): Vicky Park ( Tiger R6 ) 89.13 Class B6 ( Record 80.10 ): Mark Purdham ( MJ Engineering Hosson Bouler ) 83.73 Class C0 ( Record 90.62 ): Cameron Fair ( Peugeot 205 S16 ) 95.05 Class C1 ( Record 78.51 ): Graham Clark ( Radical Prosport ) 83.73 Class C4 ( Record 74.68 ): Russell Macfarlane ( Nemesis ) 78.36 Class C5 ( Record 71.11 ): Les Mutch ( GWR Raptor ) 75.28 Class D1 ( No Record ): Martin Breen ( MGB GT ) 99.83 SUNDAY CLASS WINNERS (IGNORING ANY AMALGAMATIONS) (ANTI-CLOCKWISE COURSE): Class A2 ( Record 84.16 ): Peter Locke ( Mazda RX-8 PZ )90.38 Class A3 ( Record 79.44 ): Kevin Robertson ( Nissan Sunny GTIR ) 93.43 Class A4 ( Record 76.33 ): Bill Lambie Jr. ( Westfield Megabusa ) 79.16 Class A5 ( Record 74.54 ): Les Golding ( Caterham Supersprint ) 89.10 Class A6 ( Record 74.56 ): David McGeachie ( Noble M12 ) 88.32 Class A8 ( Record 80.03 ): Ronnie MacGregor ( Honda S2000 ) 87.50 Class A9 ( Record 87.60 ): Andrew Connell ( Mazda MX5 ) 88.79 Class B2 ( Record 81.14 ): David Dennis ( Renault Clio ) 86.82 Class B3 ( Record 78.18 ): Richard Cowie ( Subaru Impreza ) 87.31 Class B4 ( Record 73.94 ): Vicky Park ( Tiger R6 ) 80.90 Class B6 ( Record 71.98 ): Melvyn Hartley ( Autotune Gemini ) 82.06 Class C0 ( Record 80.85 ): Cameron Fair ( Peugeot 205 S16 ) 88.03 Class C1 ( Record 71.74 ): Graham Clark ( Radical Prosport ) 76.34 Class C4 ( Record 67.10 ): Colin Calder ( Jedi Mk1 ) 72.82 Class C5 ( Record 64.59 ): Les Mutch ( GWR Raptor ) 69.24 Class D1 ( No Record ): Martin Breen ( MGB GT ) 94.76 Peter Marshall Alex Hazlewood Kevin Robertson Alastair Reynolds Nigel Gavin

KAMES APRIL 11th & 12th 2015 PART 3 Ronnie MacGregor Alex Graham Billy Lambie Senr Andrew Connell Leslie-Ann Scoular Graham Clark Ross Glen Colin MacAllister

KAMES APRIL 11th & 12th 2015 PART 4 Walter Hossack Robert Martin Craig Beaton Stuart Reid Russell Macfarlane Vicky Park Vicky Park Barbara Mackenzie Richard Cowie Sean Beverley

Guyson Scottish Hillclimb Championship FOUR IN A ROW FOR LES DOUNE April 18th & 19th 2015 Lothian Car Club OVERALL - SATURDAY Les Mutch 40.37 Jonathan Rarity 40.86 Steve Marr 42.86 Keith Weeks 43.48 Fergus Duncan 43.56 George Emmerson 44.13 John Mackenzie 44.48 Mark Scoular 45.25 Russell Macfarlane 45.27 Nicola Menzies 46.38 OVERALL - SUNDAY Les Mutch 39.46 Jonathan Rarity 40.48 John Mackenzie 40.52 Steve Marr 41.67 Fergus Duncan 42.51 Keith Weeks 43.62 Russell Macfarlane 43.79 Nicola Menzies 44.11 Mark Scoular 44.59 David Seaton 46.03 Les Mutch Photographs by Ian Thompson It is always good to get the first event of the season out of the way particularly as these early competitions can throw up all sorts of unforeseen problems for competitors and organisers alike. Unlike East Ayrshire the previous weekend, Lothian Car Club found favour with the weather gods, but thereafter their luck ran out. The popular Doune hillclimbs always attract huge entries and with no return road, the schedules can be tight even in normal circumstances. But over the winter a long stretch of wooden safety barrier had been erected from Junction to the top of East Brae and this seems to have caught out the odd competitor. As a result of this and the usual incidents elsewhere on the hill the programme was set back to such a degree that drivers got only one competition run each day. That aside, the Championship got off the ground with results not straying too far from expectations, Les Mutch taking his GWR Raptor to a total of four FTDs in eight days and Jonathan Rarity coming second both days. Steve Marr was third on Saturday but lost out next day to a flier from John Mackenzie. Jonathan Rarity Steve Marr

DOUNE APRIL 18th & 19th 2015 CLASS WINNERS SATURDAY Class A2 ( Record 49.43 ) : Peter Marshall ( Renault Clio ) 52.80 Class A3 ( Record 48.12 ) : Chris Randell ( Mitsubishi ) 51.30 Class A4 ( Record 48.28 ) : Charlie Fleming ( Westfield NBR ) 50.76 Class A5 ( Record 50.66 ) : Jonathan Neale ( Caterham 7 ) 50.76 Class A6 ( Record 44.54 ) : William Millard ( Lotus 2 Eleven ) 55.19 Class A8 ( Record 48.52 ) : Ross Glen ( Mazda MX5 ) 55.22 Class B1 ( Record 51.81 ) : John Ramsay ( Vauxhall Nova ) 54.39 Class B2 ( Record 47.36 ) : Jock Ramsay ( Opel Manta ) 50.75 Class B3 ( Record 45.49 ) : Donald McCaskill ( Mitsubishi Evo ) 47.30 Class B4 ( Record 47.15 ) : Stuart Dow ( Caterham ) 47.00 New Record Class B6 ( Record 43.80 ) : Melvyn Hartley ( Autotune Gemini ) 49.85 Class C0 ( Record 48.53 ) : Scott Beattie ( Ford Fiesta ) 47.69 New Record Class C1 ( Record 44.03 ) : Graham Clark ( Radical Prosport ) 47.49 Class C2 ( Record 43.86 ) : Richard Matossian ( OMS C1 ) 52.71 Class C3 ( Record 43.93 ) : David Seaton ( Pilbeam MP43 ) 46.93 Class C4 ( Record 41.00 ) : Steve Marr ( PCD Saxon ) 42.86 Class C5 ( Record 37.45 ) : Les Mutch ( GWR Raptor ) 40.37 Class C6 ( Record 39.01 ) : George Emmerson ( Dallara ) 44.13 Class D1 ( No Record ) : Alex Graham ( Vauxhall Firenza ) 56.42 Class D2 ( No Record ) : Douglas Anderson ( Austin 7 Special ) 64.08 Class D3 ( No Record ) : Malcolm Wishart ( Lotus 41C ) 52.12 Detailed results available online at The Scottish Sprint and Hillclimb Championship 2015 CLASS WINNERS SUNDAY Class A2 ( Record 49.43 ) : Peter Marshall ( Renault Clio ) 52.42 Class A3 ( Record 48.12 ) : Chris Randell ( Mitsubishi ) 49.65 Class A4 ( Record 48.28 ) : Charlie Fleming ( Westfield NBR ) 48.77 Class A5 ( Record 50.66 ) : Jonathan Neale ( Caterham 7 ) 50.07 New Record Class A6 ( Record 44.54 ) : William Millard ( Lotus 2 Eleven ) 52.03 Class A8 ( Record 48.52 ) : Ronnie MacGregor ( Honda S2000 ) 53.60 Class B1 ( Record 51.81 ) : John Ramsay ( Vauxhall Nova ) 53.18 Class B2 ( Record 47.36 ) : Jock Ramsay ( Opel Manta ) 50.21 Class B3 ( Record 45.49 ) : John Stevenson ( Subaru Impreza ) 51.38 Class B4 ( Record 47.00 ) : Stuart Dow ( Caterham ) 46.32 New Record Class B6 ( Record 43.80 ) : Mark Purdham ( MJ Bouler ) 47.16 Class C0 ( Record 47.69 ) : Scott Beattie ( Ford Fiesta ) 47.69 Class C1 ( Record 44.03 ) : Graham Clark ( Radical Prosport ) 46.50 Class C2 ( Record 43.86 ) : Richard Matossian ( OMS C1 ) 54.48 Class C3 ( Record 43.93 ) : David Seaton ( Pilbeam MP43 ) 46.03 Class C4 ( Record 41.00 ) : Steve Marr ( PCD Saxon ) 44.67 Class C5 ( Record 37.45 ) : Les Mutch ( GWR Raptor ) 39.46 Class C6 ( Record 39.01 ) : Nicola Menzies ( Force PC ) 44.11 Class D1 ( Record 56.42 ) : Mike Stewart ( Vauxhall Firenza ) 53.19 New Record Class D2 ( Record 64.08 ) : Douglas Anderson ( Austin 7 Special ) 63.72 New Record Class D3 ( Record 52.12 ) : Malcolm Wishart ( Lotus 41C ) 49.89 New Record DETAILED RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE Gordon Forbes Felix Sear

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