2014 Scottish Classic Sports and Saloons

[Malcolm Smith]

The 2014 season for Scottish Classic Sports and Saloons begins on Sunday 6th April, with two races at Knockhill.

Class structures have been changed from last year and now include a category for ‘future classics’:

Class A
Sports and Saloon Cars up to 1500 cc

Class B
Sports and Saloon Cars 1501 cc to 1800cc

Class C
Sports and Saloon Cars 1801cc to 2300cc

Class D
Sports and Saloon Cars 2301cc to 3600cc engines

Class E
Sports and Saloon Cars over 3601cc engines

CLASS F
Future Classics –Sports and Saloon Cars, manufactured between 1st January 1980
and 31st December 1985. Sports cars up to 2000cc, Saloons up to 3500cc,
Normally aspirated and two wheel drive only.

CLASS G
Limited Production Cars - two seat sports cars, specials, kit cars and recreations, engine size up to 2,000cc.
Belt driven camshafts are excluded and two wheel drive only.

Details are available at the Scottish Motor Racing Club website:
http://www.scottishmotorracingclub.co.uk/2013-championships-classic-sport-and-saloons-cup.html

Information regarding previous events can be found at:

2013 Season information http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137224

2012 Season information http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131802

2011 Season information http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126989

2010 Season information http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122126

[datapost61]

Malcolm,

I've been looking forward to you starting this season's thread - see you next weekend.

[Malcolm Smith]

Entry List attached - nineteen, so far.

[Malcolm Smith]

Sixteen drivers contested rounds one and two of the 2014 championship at Knockhill on 6th April.
Damp qualifying conditions proved tricky for some competitors. These improved to almost dry for the first race, won by Tommy Gilmartin, with wet conditions returning for race two, won by John Marshall.

Class winners in both races were

A Steve Uphill
B Tim Reid
C John Marshall
D Raymond Boyd
E Tommy Gilmartin
G Harry Simpson

Several additions to the grid are expected for rounds three and four on May 4th at Knockhill.

Photos from 6th April below :

[Malcolm Smith]

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[datapost61]

At Malcolm's request...

An unusual start as thick fog descended on Knockhill in the morning, visibility was so poor that "qualifying" consisted of 3 laps behind the safety car. Grid positions were determined by championship positions from Round 1 in April.

With John Marshall on holiday Ray Boyd (class D 911) and Harry Simpson (class G Ginetta) took the front row. The unusual circumstances saw me on row 3 with some very fast cars behind including former champion Stan Bernard whose class D 911 had missed round 1.

I can't comment much on the race goings on as I was locked in battle with Grant Allan's 911 (Youtube 'steve#61' https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9y...9KdWzHA/videos)
After George Leitch scampered off in his class A fiesta.
Race 1 finishing order:
1st Ray Boyd (D)
2nd Tommy Gilmartin (E) +3.9s
3rd Stan Bernard (D) +10.4s

Harry Simpson was 4th winning class G, Jimmy Crow 5th (C), Jim Grant 8th (B) and George Leitch 10th (A).

Race 2
I got the better of Grant Allan's 911 off the start and tried in vain to catch George Leitch who took his second class A victory of the day. Further up the road, Gilmartin got the win this time leading Stan Bernard's 911 for most of the race until he dropped behind Ray Boyd's car at the last giving him the class win.
1st Tommy Gilmartin
2nd Ray Boyd +1.7s
3rd Stan Bernard +3.6s

Harry Simpson took 4th and class G, Jimmy Crow 6th (C), Jim Grant 8th (B) and George Leitch 10th (A)

Race highlights on MotorsTV Weds 28/5 at 18:23

Hopefully, Malcolm will return with his usual great pictures next week!