28 Apr 2013 | autotest, news
The 5th Flying Scotsman Rally visited Forrestburn on Sunday 21 April 2013. Nearly 100 cars made the trip north and the first of these arrivals are shown in the photograph above. The Flying Scotsman entry list brought together a fine collection of pre-war cars. There were many Bentleys and Lagondas as well as more interesting cars like the 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Zagato and the 1938 Chevrolet Fangio Coupe.
Forrestburn was the last test before the crews finished at Gleneagles for a well deserved rest after battling the elements for three days from London with tests and regularity sections. Scottish driver Sue Shoosmith with Navigator Trina Harley driving Bentley YF15 finished 2nd overall.
Monklands Sporting Car Club had an excellent turnout of marshalls for the day which was enjoyed by all. Even the weather was bright and sunny.
26 Apr 2013 | autotest, comment, hillclimbs, news
This is an article from the MSCC Newsletter which members receive on a quarterly basis. It was written by John Miller who is the Editor.
Just when you thought your car wasn’t up to the big speed event of a hill climb along comes an unlikely candidate in the shape of Brian Hopkins! As if that wasn’t enough he casually queued up with the other competitors in his 1929 Austin 7 to have a bash at the hill.
Now you’re thinking if he can do it in that then I’m going to do it too. We always like to encourage a varied grid so what’s stopping you having a go in 2013. If its not a hill climb then try an autotest or the balancing art of traction and torque in a trial. Whatever you choose make sure you come along and see what’s going on, get involved by marshalling or helping out at the work parties.
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8 May 2012 | autotest
Dear Members,
Unfortunately the autotest scheduled for this weekend is cancelled.
We inspected the field over the weekend and due to the unseasonable weather (although for those of you who have marshalled at Forrestburn you’ll probably think the weather is just normal !) the field is unusable.
Please accept our apologies for the cancellation but sometimes these things are just outwith our control.
The next event is the tracknight on Tuesday 15th May – you will have received details already but forms can also be downloaded from the website and sent to Barry to book your space in advance.
Roslyn
26 Apr 2012 | autotest, track night
Monklands Sporting Car Club announces three track night dates at Knockhill for 2012. The first is just weeks away, on Tuesday 15th May, followed by Monday 2nd July and finally Tuesday 14th August. As Knockhill have now been given permission to run events in reverse direction, we have agreed that the August track night will run in reverse direction, giving you a whole new challenge for the evening!
As usual, all nights are open pit lane and run from 6pm till 8pm. Sign on is open from 5pm and there is a mandatory drivers briefing at 5.45pm.
Cost is £70 in advance or £75 on the night for the May track night. The registration details are available here for May and subsequent forms will be on the MSCC website in due course.
Also, the next MSCC event is the annual autotest at Forrestburn on 13 May. Entries are now open via this entry form. As usual we will be looking for marshals so can please let me know if you are planning to marshal. I look forward to receiving your entries and payment before the closing date of 8 May.
It’s a bring your own food day, but there will be barbeques available for those who
want to make use of them. If you have any queries please get in touch with Ros in the usual ways before 9pm.
20 Mar 2012 | autotest, fun night, hillclimbs, news, production car trial
Monklands Sporting Car Club is delighted to announce its calendar of events for 2012. You can download a copy of the programme as a PDF here.
MSCC Events 2012
This table combines the event schedule and the results into one - should be easier to use than in previous years. No need to republish old Entry Forms and Regs but if you are desperate just email me and I will send them on.| Date | Event | Results |
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| Sunday 4 March 2012 | Production Car Trial | download pdf |
| Sunday 1 April 2012 | Production Car Trial | download pdf |
| 7 - 9 April 2012 | Easter Weekend Away | n/a |
| Sunday 15 April 2012 | Season Warm-up (Forrestburn) | n/a |
| Sunday 13 May 2012 | Autotest - CANCELLED due to ground conditions | n/a |
| Tuesday 15 May 2012 | Knockhill Track Night | n/a |
| Sunday 3 June 2012 | Gymkhana | n/a |
| Thursday 14 June 2012 | Fun Night | n/a |
| Saturday 23 June 2012 | Forrestburn Hillclimb | download pdf |
| Saturday 23 June 2012 | Hill Climb Historic Handicap | download pdf |
| Sunday 24 June 2012 | Forrestburn Hillclimb | download pdf
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| Sunday 24 June 2012 | Hill Climb Historic Handicap | download pdf |
| Monday 2 July 2012 | Knockhill Track Night | n/a |
| Tuesday 10 July 2012 | Fun Night | n/a |
| Sunday 22 July 2012 | Grass Autotest | download pdf |
| Thursday 9 August 2012 | Fun Night | n/a |
| Tuesday 14 August 2012 | Knockhill Track Night | n/a |
| Saturday 25 August 2012 | Forrestburn Hillclimb | download pdf |
| Saturday 25 August 2012 | Hill Climb Historic Handicap | download pdf |
| Sunday 26 August 2012 | Forrestburn Hillclimb | download pdf |
| Sunday 26 August 2012 | Hill Climb Historic Handicap | download pdf |
| Sunday 23 September 2012 | Fun Day (Forrestburn) | n/a |
| Sunday 7 October 2012 | Production Car Trial | download pdf |
| Sunday 4 November 2012 | Production Car Trial | download pdf |
15 May 2011 | autotest, news
The results of today’s autotest are available here. The cars have all been moved about to their proper classes and the results are handicap results so depend upon the times of the rest of the people in your class.
Thanks to everybody for coming along and making what I hope you agree to was a great day. Sorry to those of you who couldn’t make it – you did miss out!
There is a great collection of videos from today on our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/mscc.org.uk
