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Charity Track Day – come join the fun!
After last years resounding success we see the return of the Flying Haggis Track and Fun day 4th June. All proceeds to Alzheimer's Scotland and Parkinson's Scotland. Show and Shine £10 per car (open to non members), Track day £35 (members only) where drivers...
Trials (and tribulations?)
Off with the dust sheets - on with the wellies Sunday 26ths sees the return of competition to Forrestburn with the first event of the season - the Production Car Trials. From classic Austin 7s to micro-cars for the weekly shop, whatever you drive (4 wheel drives...
The 2023 season is nearly here!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Our Annual General Meeting of the Monklands Sporting Car Club will be held at 2.00 pm on Sunday 22nd. January 2023 at Summerlee Heritage Park, West Canal Street, Coatbridge. Teas and Cake and a great opportunity to catch up with friends and to...
We’ve had to cancel…sorry
Our apologies to those signed up for this weekend's club events 24th and 25th September. Both the SSCC Autotest and the club track day have been cancelled due to lack of entries. Although a few more entries have come in, we still don't have enough people to safely...
What A Scorcher!
Forrestburn Speed Hillclimb 27th - 28th August 2022 Two new records were set on the hill over the weekend during perfect conditions both on and off track. With an entry of 75 the paddock was buzzing, Forrestburn at its very best. James Stronach as Clerk of Course gave...
What’s on March 2022 MSCC
Hello members, After what feels like a never-ending and dreary winter we are looking forward to getting some events back here at Forrestburn. As you may know Scottish Sporting Car Club will be running an Autosolo/Autotest/PCA at Forrestburn on Saturday 19th of March....
Spectators – Welcome back to Forrestburn!
With the lifting of Covid restrictions we are delighted to be able to welcome spectators back to Forrestburn. As before, entry is free, and you are welcome to (keeping a respectful distance) wander around the paddock, chat to drivers and see the trackside action from...
Work Party 22nd August
Hi Folks, With both the MSCC and Bo’ness Hillclimbs coming up this month, we have a fair bit of work to do! So we are organising a work party this Sunday 22nd Aug, If you can spare a few hours, it would be greatly appreciated! Please use this link to register for the...
Track Day 25th July – Entries Open
You'll need to be quick off the line as entries are limited but this Sunday we are having a track day. Time to dust down your car and brush up your driving ready for the August Hill Climb, or just to enjoy - from single seaters to daily drives, come and give it a go!...
no-spectators-june-hill-climb
Please be aware that due to Covid restrictions and the Current M uk guidelines there will be no spectators allowed at the hill climb 12-13th June. We apologise for not informing you before now. We hope things in August will be different
Entries open for Forrestburn Speed Hillclimb June 12th & 13th
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN! Please fill in our online entry form: https://www.mscc.org.uk/forrestburn-speed-hill-climb-june-2021-entry-form This form includes the scrutineering declaration, and allows you to upload Mot / road fund license / log book / car passport...
Work Party – May 1st – 2nd
Cracking good effort from all of you who came to reclaim the track last weekend. Armed with brushes, spades and strimmers, 1.03km of track has been returned to tip top condition ready for the inaugural track day of the season on Sunday 16th May. Keep an eye on social...
MSCC Member Spotlight No1
As a new feature, we have decided to pick a club member every month throughout the off-season and ask them questions on their experience and past motorsport history. We have kicked this feature off with Ben Jackson from Carluke. Ben is 19 years old and has some track experience already. Ben was spotted at one of our members track day here at Forrestburn Hillclimb…
A great Trackday in excellent weather at Forrestburn
We had a great day in excellent weather at Forrestburn for our Trackday event. A brilliant sunny day (entirely typical of Forrestburn – haha), excellent track conditions and a great effort and organisation by MSCC’s Trackday Team. Participants were able to get maximum track time and …
MSCC Production Car Trial – 11 October 2020
Remember me? Yes, it’s your friendly PCT organiser who has climbed out from under his rock to see what’s going on. More seriously I hope that you are all safe and well. I was worried that we would not be allowed to hold a PCT at Forrestburn this year but I have been very impressed with the safe way that the Trackday
Forrestburn Trackday: 27 September 2020
It’s that time again! We are hoping to run another track day at Forrestburn on Sunday 27 September - Covid-19 permitting. The event will run from 11:00 to 15:00 with a strict gate opening and closing window. No spectators or photographers are allowed. The team has...
Another successful MSCC Trackday
In spite of the weather forecast, there was no rain today although the track was quite wet in places, to begin with. The strong wind quickly dried the wet patches and almost everyone managed to stay on the tarmac. There were a couple of mechanical problems but they...
Forrestburn Trackday: 13 September 2020
We are delighted to say that we will be running a third closed Trackday at Forrestburn Hillclimb on Sunday 13 September 2020. The event will run from 11:00 to 15:00 with a strict gate opening and closing window. No spectators or photographers…
MSCC Trackday: 16 August 2020
Our second trackday under Covid-19 restrictions was a success! Entrants enjoyed a dry day at Forrestburn with only a couple of minor issues that you would expect of machines being rebuilt over the lockdown period. For many, it was an ideal time…
Forrestburn Trackday: 16 August 2020
We are delighted to announce that we will be running a second track day at Forrestburn Hillclimb on 16 August 2020. The event will run from 11:00 to 15:00 with a strict gate opening and closing window.
Forrestburn is back! Trackday 2 August 2020
We are delighted to inform you that we will be resuming track days here at Forrestburn Hillclimb. While this year has seen our hillclimbs cancelled we have not been idle. The team has been working very hard behind the scenes…
Production Car Trial – Sunday 1 March 2020
From Jonathan Neale: Its the start of the 2020 season with Monklands Sporting Car Club’s first Production Car Trial on Sunday 1 March at Forrestburn. I hope to find you all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the season ahead!
Le Jog at Lomond Shores
Le Jog visited Loch Lomond Shores on Monday 9 December 2019 where competitors tackled an autotest. This was ably marshalled by Sarah Selman, Lorraine Noble-Thomson, Tony Smith and Derek House from Monklands Sporting Car Club and supported by marshals from Scottish...
Le Jog at the Rest and Be Thankful
As the 25th anniversary of the HERO Le Jog Lands End to John O`Groats rally was passing through our part of the country, I thought there might be a chance of grabbing a few pics of the entrants who had been through some exciting weather before they would reach the test at…
HERO Le Jog Monday 9 December 2019
This year sees the Silver Jubilee running of LE JOG and that means a very special, traditional (and, as always, tough) event is in store. The 25th running will pay homage to the original 1993 event and include numerous locations which have not been visited recently,...
Forrestburn Production Car Trial – 03 November 2019
The results of the PCT are now online here or here. My thanks go as always to the marshals for standing out in the rain and pushing cars stuck in the mud. My thanks also to Marion and Derek for keeping us fed and watered. That’s it for 2019 so have a good festive...
Forrestburn Gymkhana Event – 23 October 2019
Following on from the successful Gymkhana event held last November at Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb Track in collaboration with Gillian Sefton from Scottish Motor Sports (SMS) we ran another Gymkhana event on 23 October 2019. The event was primarily for college...
Production Car Trial at Forrestburn: 6 October 2019
A great big thanks to all the marshalls who had to endure some pretty awful weather today, allowing us to take to the hills for the first of the end of season Production Car Trials today. Also to Marion for taking on the scoring, etc and Shonah feeding us all with her...
August Hill Climb – Road and Modified Cars – Photogallery
Here’s a really standout set of pics from the Sunday event at Forrestburn. We got these from photographer William Stuart and, as always, we are very grateful and pleased to be able to publish them here. The cars and the landscape really shine in the brilliant weather.
Forrestburn Results: 24-25 August 2019
This had to be the best ever weather on a hillclimb weekend at Forrestburn. Warm and sunny with temperatures in the high 20s was an ideal setting for many new class records, general good humour and a lot of sitting around gossiping. What's not to like? The Saturday...
Forrestburn 24-25 August 2019: Entry List and Final Instructions
The Entry List for the August 2019 speed hill climb double-header at Forrestburn is now available to download together with the Final Instructions for the event. If you entered, please check that: a) you are on the list b) your details
Forrestburn’s Floppy Bollards and the MX-5 Trackday
At the forthcoming hill climb events at Forrestburn on 24-25 August, competitors will see that the Club has installed floppy bollards at some corners to limit excursions into the landscape from the track, to prevent damage to track edges and to limit soil and debris...
Dodging Donner und Blitzen
In spite of apocalyptic weather only a few miles to the east, the track night went ahead as planned. The usual regulars were in attendance plus several new faces. Amazingly, not a single drop of rain fell on Forrestburn for the entire evening and the track was in constant use. All participants and their cars survived unscathed
Coulter (nr Biggar) Grass Autotest: 28 July 2019
There’s a fabulous event coming up in a couple of weeks which you simply have to attend so get your entries in now. The Grass Autotest at Coulter near Biggar has been running for a few years now and last year the event was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock…
Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb – August 2019: open for entries
Monklands Sporting Car Club Ltd will promote two National B status Hill Climb Meetings at Forrestburn near Kirk o’Shotts OS Map 65/861649. The dates are Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August 2019.
MSCC Tracknight – 3 July 2019
We had a very successful tracknight on Wednesday evening. In fact, to quote one of the participants, “Good weather, good crowd, good “craic” and ran all the way until 9.00pm!” What’s not to like? Why not try to get involved in the next one – it’s on 7 August. If you are interested get your name down early.
Forrestburn 23 June 2019 – first photos
Here are the first sets of photographs from Sunday’s event including above, a wonderful panorama shot by Dominik Miturski, an unusual photo gallery from Paul Russell and another set from Frazer Tich Prentice. We really appreciate getting these images from people who enjoyed the weekend at Forrestburn.
Forrestburn Results: Sunday 23 June 2019
Not exactly the brilliant weather expected but mostly warm and certainly dry at Forrestburn today. Once again the hill defied the creation of a mass of new records except for one – Stuart Reid broke his own record from yesterday in Class B2 Modified Saloon Cars over 1400cc and up to 2000cc. And yet again, Gary Dickson…
Forrestburn Results: 22 June 2019
The weather was very kind to us at Forrestburn today. There was some sunshine and it was quite warm – most people were happy. Despite the great conditions, there was only one class record broken in the B2 Modified Saloon Cars over 1400cc and up to 2000cc class. Stuart Reid broke the record in his Peugeot 205.
Forrestburn: June 2019 – Entry List and Final Instructions
The Entry List for the 22-23 June 2019 speed hill climb double-header at Forrestburn is now available to download together with the Final Instructions for the event. If you entered, please check that: a) you are on the list b) your details are correct c) you are happy...
Eunos Ecosse MX-5s at Forrestburn
Eunos Ecosse, one of the most active and popular clubs in Scotland, hired Forrestburn for the day on Saturday 8 June in order to give their members an opportunity to get used to the track in advance of the hill climb events on 22-23 June 2019. This was really useful for new drivers…
Some images from the Tracknight – 5 June 2019
A good evening was had by all at the MSCC Tracknight on 5 June 2019. There was a great turnout from the club on this wet ‘summer’ night with lots of cars taking part from road cars to custom built machines. Scottish Motor Sports were there as well and reminded folk on their Facebook Page that if people…