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Production Car Trial 3 November 2013
In a typically brief message to all Club Members following the Production Car Trial on Sunday 3 November 2013, Chairman Gordon McRobbie said, "We had a great day and the weather was kind to us and I hope you all enjoyed it. Many thanks to the marshals and to Shona for...
Go!
This guest post was written by Bruce Davies describing the track night held at Forrestburn on 22 September 2013 - many thanks to Bruce for this. Holding the revs at about 2500 when Gordon said “Go”. Let in the clutch quickly but not roughly, bit of wheel spin, too...
Videos from the August Forrestburn Hill Climb
John Crae has shared some excellent videos from the practice and timed runs on the weekend of 24 and 25 August 2013. Hope you enjoy them. 1) Cresting the Summit 7 min 2) Hairpin to Papperthill 14 min 3) Start to Boulders 11 min 4) Sunday 25th - Practice at the Hairpin...
Images from Forrestburn Part 3
Photographer Paul Scarlett made his first visit to Forrestburn back in June 2013 and loved it. He returned for the August hill climb events and generously shared his atmospheric images with us. If anyone wants a higher resolution version or print they should get in...
Images from Forrestburn Part 2
David Sheridan shared a huge pile of great images with us taken at the hill climb on 25 and 25 August. The first fifty are in the gallery at the bottom of this post – enjoy them. If you want a high resolution version of any of these just ask and I’ll pass the message...
Images from Forrestburn Part 1
Thanks to Alastair Reynolds who shared a huge number of images with us from the weekend's events. Here are the first fifty - enjoy them. If you want a high resolution version of any of these just ask and I'll pass the message on to Alastair. If you are looking for the...
Sunny Sunday at Forrestburn
Forrestburn was unusually sunny and pleasant for the last hill climb of the season. The stovies and soup were excellent, everything worked properly although there were some spectacular off track excursions and thankful no one was hurt. The results are up - you can...
Jonathan Rarity wins again
After a rather chaotic morning beset by technical issues with the timing equipment, the first day of the August double-header progressed well with three practice runs before lunch as the weather cleared into a fine day. There were frequent excursions into the...
Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb: 24-25 August 2013 Update
The Entry List for the August double-header is now available to download together with the Final Instructions for the event. There are some stragglers who applied late who are not on the list at the moment. If you entered, please check that: a) you are on the list b)...
The Dependables
Well as we feared, it was 'The Dependables' who turned out for the work party. How is this for dedication? Trish and Donald McDonald spent their 40th wedding anniversary raking gravel in the run off areas ready for the hillclimb. Now that is above and beyond the call...
Knockhill Track Night 15 August 2013
Round and round and round again! Hurrah! We are pleased to announce an additional track night at Knockhill Circuit on Thursday 15 August 2013. Our first two track nights this year have been better supported than before and there have been several positive comments on...
The Autotest from Hell
A report on the Coulter Grass Autotest held on Sunday 21 July 2013 written by Donald MacDonald (anyone who writes for these pages is a hero of mine - wm). Thanks also to Shonah for the images. For some of the entrants, usually of a certain age, who on occasion have...
Memories of a Forrestburn Track Night
A certain member of MSCC was supposed to write a few words on the great Track Night (Track Night - not Fun Night I've been told) held at Forrestburn on 9 July 2013. He hasn't so I will put something together - even though I wasn't there. Apparently people turned up at...
Eventful: the first hill climbs of 2013
Despite teething troubles with new equipment, wiring, computers, display panels, timing technology and what some would describe as typical Forrestburn weather, the first double-header of the year on 29 and 30 June went reasonably well (once we got started) - a very...
The beast wins again
Ross Napier won day two of the double-header speed hill climb at Forrestburn this afternoon in his 3.5 litre NBR Gould GR37S single seater after a battle with Jonathan Rarity, winner of last August's double header. It was a slightly less chaotic day than yesterday...
Ross Napier wins Forrestburn Part One
Ross Napier set Best Time of Day in his NBR Gould GR37S at Forrestburn this afternoon. We'll have the story later. The results are up - to download the PDF click here.
Forrestburn Speed Hill Climb – 29-30 June 2013 – Update
The Entry List for the June double-header 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 correct c) that you are happy with the class you are in If...
MSCC Fun Night
A contribution from a supportive member by Alastair Reynolds I was asked to write a piece for the web about our fun night on the 13th June from a different perspective from the previous contributions. I am what can be referred to as a fair weather member. I mostly...
Fire!
This was supposed to be a message asking for assistance at our work parties arranged for Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June but it is now a plea for help. We discovered yesterday that vandals have managed to gain access to the old portacabin, where we store...
It’s a new hill climb season
The 2013 Hill Climb Season is now under way and we have been gearing up for our events this year. The Supplementary Regulations and Entry Form are now available for the Forrestburn events. These will consist of two double-headers on 29-30 June and 24-25 August 2013....
Annual Forrestburn Autotest
After the track night on the 9th May, the next Monklands Sporting Car Club Event is the annual autotest at Forrestburn on 12 May. Entries are now open via the entry form which you can download from here. As usual we will be looking for marshals so can please let me...
Flying Scotsman Rally at Forrestburn
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...
Hillbillyclimb
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...
Knockhill Track Nights 2013
Monklands Sporting Car Club is pleased to announce that we have two Knockhill Track nights booked for this year, those being: Thursday 11th April and Thursday 9th May They follow the usual 2 hours open pit lane format running from 6pm till 8pm. The direction of...
First events of the season
Regs and Entry Forms are now available for the Production Car Trials at Forrestburn on 3 March and 7 April 2013. The entry fee is still only £15 and for that you get a day of motorsport plus barbeque - fantastic value!!! Look forward to seeing an excellent entry and...
MSCC Easter Break – Lindisfarne
Monklands Sporting Car Club Easter Break - Sat 30th, Sun 31st Mar and Mon 1st April 2013 The Holy Island of Lindisfarne and Northumbria (Only a few ‘Doubles’ left now– then its ‘Twins’) The tides are just right for us to meet on the Holy Island of...
SSHC 2013 Regulations
The start of the hill climb season may seem like a long way off - somewhere on the other side of the torrential rain, storms, floods and snow that will eventuate over the next few months - but the Scottish Sprint and Hillclimb Championship Club General Executive...
Annual General Meeting
A quick reminder to all members that the AGM will be held on Sunday 3 February 2013, 1.30pm at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Heritage Way, Coatbridge. There will also be the Annual Prize Giving Ceremony and afternoon tea - okay it may not be as...
Beetle Mania hits Forrestburn
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. When Sam and John Miller turned up at the October Production Car Trial in their '63 Beetle they had expected a quiet unassuming...
Last Fun Day of the year
Hi Members - I just wanted to remind you that this Sunday the 23 September is the last fun day of 2012 so come along and enjoy yourselves at Forrestburn. The gate will be open at 12 o'clock and the track open at 12.30 until 3.00. Please remember that helmets...
Hill Climb Historic Handicap Results
The results of the Historic Handicap Results are now available on the results page or directly from here for Saturday or here for Sunday. It took Ros ages to make these up so I hope you are all very grateful.
It’s Jonathan Rarity again!
Jonathan Rarity was the fastest driver at Forrestburn for the second day running, winning the Sunday event under dark skies in a time of 41.50 seconds on his first and only timed run. The track was very wet and slippery after heavy overnight rain and never really...
Jonathan Rarity wins Saturday event
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Entry List for August Hillclimb
The entry list for the Forrestburn Speed Hillclimb double header on 25 and 26 August 2012 is now available. It's a wonderful entry list with many interesting and exciting cars competing (with their eccentric drivers). Sorry these are images - just about readable and...
Forrestburn Hill Climb – a better Sunday
Sunday 24 June 2012. 08.30. Not raining! The track is basically dry apart for a slight problem with a small river at the bottom hairpin. Practice starts at 10.00 and so do the visits to the scenery ! Soon the sun is shining and after 3...
Forrestburn Hill Climb – a wet Saturday
Saturday 23 June 2012. 08.30. It is raining. It has been raining for much of the last week, or should that be months. The Track looks like a river in many places and the paddock is filling up with expectant competitors. No doubt the paddock would be...
Entry List for June Hillclimb
The entry list for the June Hillclimb Double-Header on 23-24 June 2012 is now available as a pdf (201KB). You can download it here.
A busy period coming up…
The MSCC calendar has a busy period coming up and we'd love to see you at some or all of these events. Thursday 14 June is our next Fun Night at Forrestburn, entry forms are available here. Thursday 14 June is also the closing date for hillclimb...
13 May Autotest Cancelled
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...
Forrestburn Hillclimbs in 2012
Monklands Sporting Car Club announce that Entry Forms and Supplementary Regulations are now available for the 2012 Hillclimb events at Forrestburn - you can download them here. There are two double-header events taking place on 23 and 24 June 2012 and on 25-26...
MSCC Track Nights at Knockhill – first on 15 May 2012
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...
Trophy Winners 2011
We've published a Photo Album on our Facebook Page of the Trophy Winners for 2011. The club Champion is Handy Andy-Baillie. This comes from years of experience at top level competitions all over Britain. Well sorted cars and sheer skill do the rest. If you want to...