STOCK CARS
The first of the stock car practice meetings was held at the Cowdenbeath Racewall on a blustery Sunday afternoon with a number of West Lothian racers in action, writes Jim Turner.
The track was wet at the start and not conducive to fast lap times but by the end of practice the track was dry and lap times tumbled. There were a few spins initially and then towards the end as drivers tried maybe a bit too hard to get the best out of their cars.
Prior to the meeting, Micro F2 drivers Caitlin Mitchell (East Calder) and Ben Armit (Bathgate) were put through their paces.
Caitlin is the daughter of Saloon driver Willie Mitchell whilst Ben is the son of Hot Rod driver Steven, who is in semiretirement at present.
Both proved to be fast for the first time that they have been in action taking into account the wet and greasy track when they were in action.
Meanwhile, Taylor Borthwick (Armadale) was having her first taste of
Stock Rod racing.
With the ORCi Stock Rod European Championship at Knockhill and the World at the Racewall it wasn’t surprising to see over double figures of cars take to the track.
Borthwick used the time to get in as many laps as she could on a track that dried out over the session.
There weren’t too many Ministox about but Robbie Armit (Livingston) put in a lot of quick laps before he was caught out on a wet patch and spun his car.
Owen Marshall ( Blackridge) was consistent throughout the sessions and will be looking towards moving up the grades and hopes to head into the winner’s circle from time to time.
It is not easy for the youngsters in the Micro F2 when you consider that they are racing in fields of over 20 cars and are between the ages of seven to 11 years old.
There is another practice session this weekend so hopefully the weather will be dry and this will entice a few more drivers to take to the track.