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Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb – June 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 22 and Sunday 23 June 2019. The meetings will be governed by the general regulations of Motor Sport UK...
Autotest: Forrestburn 12 May 2019
Monklands Sporting Car Club will organise a Clubmans Event on Sunday 12 May 2019, at Forrestburn. The event is open to all fully elected members of Monklands Sporting Car Club, MG Car Club, Morgan Sports Car Club, and Bentley Drivers Club. For those of you who have attended before…,
Production Car Trial at Forrestburn: 24 March 2019
Here is a small collection of images from the Production Car Trial held at Forrestburn on Sunday 25 March 2019. Photos from George Dow. The results of the Trial are now available here. It was a rather wet and blustery day so many thanks to the drivers and marshals for braving the weather.
A Sunny Start to 2019 at Forrestburn
The first competitive event of the 2019 season got underway at Forrestburn on Sunday 24 February in beautiful conditions. The Production Car Trial was well attended. We have a video of the event from Scott Clements. We don't have a report on the day yet but more text...
Development Sub-Committee: Progress
This video, presented by Alastair Reynolds, describes the activities of the MSCC Development Group over the last year. The video was shown at the MSCC Annual General Meeting on 17 February 2019. The video describes why the Development Group was set
The 2019 Season starts here!
Hello everyone, Jonathan Neale here - I hope you are all fighting fit and raring to go for the 2019 season. Please download the regulations for the production car trial which is to be held on Sunday 24 February at Forrestburn. If you would like to enter then there are...
Le Jog visits Forrestburn: 10.12.18
On behalf of the Club, a big thank you to all those who braved the very cold conditions to marshal at Forrestburn for the visite of Le Jog 2018. We had a challenge in that this was the first event coming through in the dark but it went surprisingly smoothly…
Le Jog is coming on Monday 10 December!
Le Jog 2018 is visiting Forrestburn on Monday 10 December. The venue will be open at 14:00 and will be set up for 15:10 when the advance car will arrive. The first competitor is due at 15:40 and the closing car due at 17:30. The competitor times may vary. If you are...
Grassroots Motorsport: Gymkhana – 25 November 2018
As a direct result of our collaboration over the last year with Gillian Sefton from Scottish Motor Sports (SMS) we put together a "Grassroots Motorsport Event" held at Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb Track. More than sixty people attended from a range of organisations,...
Student Gymkhana at Forrestburn: 26 November 2018
Monklands Sporting Car Club together with Scottish Motor Sport is running a “taster” event for engineering students from a number of further education colleges on Monday 26 November 2018 at Forrestburn. This will take the form of a Gymkhana
Sunny Silly Hat Day: the PCT on 4.11.2018
We have plenty of images to share from today's event at Forrestburn but absolutely no reports from the event. However, it is possible to say that the 2018 Silly Hat Trial was blessed with good weather but perhaps the quality and originality of the hats were less...
Production Car Trial: Sunday 4 November 2018
Many thanks to those that have already entered the production car trial being held this Sunday at Forrestburn. There is still room for more so please drop me an email if you are planning to attend (otherwise Shonah won’t be able to get you your lunch!) We were very...
Forrestburn’s Freezing Fun: the PCT on 4.10.2018
The day started with the knowledge that wet as it was it was to get worse. However, we had an excellent turnout for the second last event of the year at Forrestburn. Some 16 entries, a mixed bag of old and modernish. As always we were short of marshals…
Forrestburn Drivers and their Cars: Part 3 – 25.08.18
This is the third in a series of three videos featuring drivers at the August 2018 hill climb event at Forrestburn being interviewed by our very own Alistair Reynolds, channelling Alan Whicker. They mostly talk about their cars – but occasionally about themselves…
2018 Speed Championships Finale
The final event of the 2018 Speed season will take place at Kames on Sunday 7 October. Run by the organisers of the Cross Border Speed Championship (XBC) in conjunction with East Ayrshire Car Club, this event is their own Championship closing round, and also the closing event for the Eunos Ecosse MX5…
Production Car Trials: 07.10.18 and 04.11.18
Hi all, It’s that time of year again. After a long hot summer, the nights are drawing in. That means its time for another production car trial at Forrestburn. Please download the regulations for the event on Sunday 7 October and Sunday 4 November. You can enter in a...
Forrestburn Drivers and their Cars: Part 2 – 25.08.18
This is the second in a series of three videos featuring drivers at the August 2018 hill climb event at Forrestburn being interviewed by our very own Alistair Reynolds, channelling Alan Whicker. They mostly talk about their cars – but occasionally about themselves…
Forrestburn Drivers and their Cars: Part 1 – 25.08.18
This is the first in a series of three videos featuring drivers at the August 2018 hill climb event at Forrestburn being interviewed by our very own Alistair Reynolds, channelling Alan Whicker. They mostly talk about their cars – but occasionally about themselves…
Cycling at Forrestburn – 13 August 2018
An event was held on Monday 13 August 2018 to investigate the possibility of using our hill climb track as a future cycling venue. Numerous clubs throughout central Scotland were invited to send someone along to try out the track and give their impression via video…
End of Season Track Day – Graeme Steele on the Hill
I have never driven the hill in the wet. Ever. That changed tonight. Driving through Armadale the wipers couldn't keep up with the utter downpour. I was running late (due to selling a car but giving the new owner a spare key to my new car rather than the one he was...
David Baxter in the Paddock – on the sunny Saturday
It's been a while since photographer David Baxter came to a hill climb event. On a previous occasion, he focused on people in the paddock and around the track and has done the same again this time. Hope you enjoy these - thanks David. Here are the images: [ngg_images...
Welcome to a couple of new photographers
Here is the first set of images from our event on Saturday 25 August 2018 taken by William Stuart and Jim Flynn. We are always grateful to all the photographers who allow us to use their images of events - they all have a different take on the track, the cars and the...
Forrestburn Results: 26 August 2018
Well, that was exactly as predicted yesterday - a thoroughly dismal day in pouring rain with plenty of red flags, trips into the landscape and murky weather. Ross Napier took BTD again on 47.51 seconds in his NBR Force PC and second BTD was set by a very familiar face...
Forrestburn Results: 25 August 2018
Today the Ross Duology continued from the June events with Ross Glen breaking his own Class Record for A9 in the first timed run (52.46s) and then again in the second run (52.08s). Ross Napier again set BTD but was 0.65 seconds off breaking the Class Record
Forrestburn: August 2018 – Entry List and Final Instructions
The Entry List for the August 2018 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 you are on the list…
Coulter Grass Autotest – 22 July 2018
Our very own Alfred Hitchcock, aka Alastair Reynolds, put together this amazing video of today's happenings at Coulter. As the camera doesn't lie, this must be a fair representation of the event. I hope that the heavy rock soundtrack was added later. Not exactly...
Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb August 2018: open for entries
Entries have closed for this event - sorry but you are too late to enter. 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 25 and 26 August 2018. The meetings will...
Forrestburn: June Record Breakers
Two weeks ago, after a depressingly windy and cold Saturday at Forrestburn, the weather cleared up on Sunday, the track dried out and two Class Records fell, together with the outright Hill Record. The new Class Records are: A9 Scottish MX5 Hillclimb and Sprint...
A tale of Ross and Ross: Forrestburn – 17 June 2018
We had a great day of motorsport at Forrestburn today. The weather was reasonable but hardly what you would expect a few days from mid-summer. Some, rain, wind and cold but the track dried out fairly quickly. The first practice runs gave us some clue…
Forrestburn being Forrestburn – Results for 16 June 2018
Forrestburn lived up to its reputation today with a dismal morning, lunchtime and early afternoon of torrential driving rain and wind. Consequently, there was no new Hill Record or new Class Records. Surprisingly there were few technical…
Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb: June 2018 double header update
The Entry List for the June 2018 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) that your details are
6 June 2018 – Forrestburn Track Night
It was another successful track night this evening at Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb. A mixed bag of cars attended the event, ranging from a Noble to an Austin 7 single seater including the familiar Subaru, Mazda, Audi, Renault, Toyota and classic Mini.
Motor Trend visits Forrestburn
On Thursday 17 May, Forrestburn hosted a film crew from across the United States. They were the media journalists for Motor Trend one of the largest motoring video magazines in the US, testing the new Aston Martin Vantage and Audi R8 V10
16 May 2018: a very fine evening at Forrestburn
Folk apparently had a lovely track night on Wednesday evening. There were lovely Minis, a great single-seater, a very loud and black Subaru and a Suzuki Swift – and many more. The weather was fantastic by Forrestburn standards. That’s all.
Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb June 2018: open for entries
Monklands Sporting Car Club Ltd will promote four National B status Hill Climb Meetings at Forrestburn near Kirk o’Shotts OS Map 65/861649. The dates are 16 and 17 June and 25 and 26 August 2018. The meetings will be governed…
Season Warm-Up: 8 April 2018
Graeme Delargy kindly sent in these photos from the Season Warm-Up which took place at Forrestburn on Sunday. I don’t have any commentary on what took place but I’m sure you can all imagine what happened. Clues = #cars, #hill, #round-and-round, #gossip
Righteous Rompers
The sun again shone on the righteous as competitors in the 25 March trial at Forrestburn enjoyed a sunny Spring day. Competition was close and it was good to see a couple of entrants in Class 1 (FWD saloon cars) in contrast to some previous trials.
A bright start to the Season
MSCC PCT Forrestburn – February 2018
Our normal reporter, Donald MacDonald was competing today so we only have the briefest of notes. The start was delayed due to the traditional problems with the fork lift truck! The weather was great. The entry was poor…
Happy New PCT
Hi all, I hope that you are all well and raring to go for the new season. The plan is that all the snow will have disappeared by Sunday 25th February when we are holding the first production car trial of the year at Forrestburn, however I will be bringing at least...
The sun has got his hat on…
In spite of another small conflagration on the fork truck immediately under Keith’s seat en route to opening up at Forrestburn, the day was a great success. Many entered into the spirit of the now traditional silly hat competition and the weather was amazingly good
It was a trial – but a sort of sunny one
Our trusty correspondent Donald McDonald was absent at the trial today so there are no words to describe what happened. A dog drove a car, the Blue Book was consulted, the jury is still out. Luckily Shonah was there […]
It’s the Trials Season again
While Hurricane Irma batters the USA, it’s time to focus our attention on production car trials once more. The regs and entry form for the trials on Sunday 8 October and Sunday 5 November 2017 are now available here and on the events page. […]