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Scottish Classic Sports and Saloons

If you are interested in Classic Motor Racing in Scotland either as a competitor, spectator or enthusiast please join us at our race meetings at Knockhill. SMRC Scottish Classic Sports & Saloons is the only race series for Classic Cars in Scotland. Follow the links below and you will find our latest news, cars & drivers, race calendar, regulations, entry forms, points standings and results.

Newcomers are always welcome to join the Classic Sports and Saloons - please feel free to speak to any of the contacts on the left for more information on how to start racing in this category.

Championship battle hots up

Another record grid enjoyed very close dicing throughout both races with the addition of Allan Biggar's Morgan+ 8, Tom Wilson's Sunbeam Ti and the two Datsun 240Z's both running in the invitational class and all adding further spice to the mix. Championship front runners Stan Bernard and Olly Ross both suffered mechanical woes, with Stan's Porsche recording a DNF whilst leading in the first race and a DNS in the second and Olly's Europa winning race 1 but recording a DNS in race 2. Good results for Matthew Gordon's bright yellow and orange Porsche and George Leitch's rare Mini Ogle have now brought them into a four way battle for overall honours in the Championship. Enquiries from potential new entrants are flooding in with future runners expected to include a second Lotus Elite, Ginetta, Hillman Imp, BMW and Jaguar E type.

Race Report

3rd August Gallery

 

Scottish Classics at Bo'ness Hillclimb

Entrants from the Scottish Classic Sports and Saloons were present to support the recent meeting held at the Bo'ness hillclimb track. Stan Bernard took FTD with a time of 21.12s whilst Scott Goodfellow won Class 5 for Sports Cars 01/01/46 to 31/12/60 with a time of 22.15.

Kenny Allen and Olly Ross shared Kenny's Elan in Class 8 for Sportscars 01/01/61 to 31/12/73 following Olly's dropped valve at the last Knockhill meeting. Olly finished 2nd in Class with a 22.42s while Kenny came in 4th with 23.38s. Jim Grant had a 23.67s and Alan Biggar also drove his Morgan Plus 8 with a best of 25.74s.

The event was well supported over the two days although Saturday was very wet and the Paddock had to be re-located further up the hill as the original at the bottom became waterlogged. Sunday was a mix of sunshine and showers and the recently resurfaced track was pretty greasy.

The Bo'ness Hillclimb Revival Club have an good website at hwww.bonesshillclimb.org.uk. Some photos from the meeting can be viewed in the Classics Bo'ness Gallery.

 

 

Cars & Drivers

The Championship is split into a number of classes so that each driver is only competing against comparable cars for the class title. Anyone from the 4 classes can become overall Champion. Cars are allocated to each class according to engine size as follows:

A list of Championship contenders is available here.

 


Results

All race results for the Championship will be available to download from SMART Timing and MyLaps.com


Points Standings

The Championship positions and points for the Scottish MRC Classic Sports and Saloons can be viewed in the Championship Standings section of the website.

 

Gallery

The Gallery is to include pictures of the Scottish MRC Classics Sports and Saloons in action during the year. Please feel free to submit any photos for inclusion on the website.

29th June Gallery

7th/8th June Gallery

April 27 2008 Classics Gallery

March 30 2008 Classics Gallery

2007 Classics Gallery

 

Race Calendar

All 14 rounds of the SMRC Classic Sports & Saloons Championship are at Knockhill with 2 races per meeting on the following dates during 2008. The East Fortune Sprint and Bo'ness Hill Climb are invitational and not rounds of the Championship.


Entry Forms

The following Entry Forms are now available for the SMRC's 2008 race meetings. Any further entry forms that may be applicable to the Classics will be added to the website when they become available.

 

 

Invitation to Kirkistown for 2009

The SMRC Classic Sports and Saloon Championship has been invited to compete next year at Kirkistown motor Racing Circuit in Northern Ireland. Further details will be available later this year.

www.kirkistown.com

 

 

New Championship Status for Scottish Classic Sports & Saloons

Regulations

The Championship regulations have been approved by the MSA and are now available for download from the link below. The regulations outline the Championship Classes and the requirements for any cars entering the championship. Further details are also available below.

Scottish MRC Classics Sports and Saloons - Regulations
SMRC Standing Regulations for all classes


Brief Synopsis of the Regs

The SMRC are delighted to announce that the Classic Sports and Saloons have been awarded Championship status for 2008. The new championship will be class based so that anyone in the four classes can become overall champion. Points are awarded to the first fifteen classified finishers in each class at (25 points for class winner, 20 for second then 16, 14 etc) as long as there are four or more cars starting in the class. Where three or less cars start in a class points will be awarded on a reduced basis (12 for class winner, 10 for second place and 8 for third place). Bonus points will be awarded per class for driver setting fastest lap and additionally setting a new lap record during the race.

Cars must be models that were in production up to 31 December 1979. The eligibility scrutineer will consider cars registered up to December 31st 1981 if the same model was in production in 1979 (eg Lotus Sunbeam, Escort Mk 2, Rover SD1,Ford Capri MGB and MG Midget). Engines must be of a type and cubic capacity available for that particular model when in production and from the same manufacturer. Methods of induction for vehicles manufactured after 31 December 1979 are not to be fitted in retrospect. Carburetion type is free.

The new class structure is based upon engine size as follows:

Class A: up to 1,150cc
Class B: from 1,151cc to 1,550cc
Class C: from 1,551 to 2,000cc
Class D: over 2,001cc

Yokohama are sponsoring the championship, and their 048 tyre has been chosen as the control tyre. Competitors may use Yokohama 032 tyres, but only if the 048 is not produced in a suitable size for their car. Proceeds from the sponsorship will reduce the cost of entries and also go into a prize fund. There will be a one meeting waver for newcomers on non-Yokohama tyres. However, they must race on tyres from list 1A or 1B and cannot score points, effectively running as an invitation class. These cars must still comply with all other regulations and be pre-1980. They will not be eligible for podium awards.

Body panels should be original wherever possible. Body panels of a similar material or fibreglass are only allowed for peripheral panels (eg bonnet, boot, front wings). Kevlar and carbon-fibre panels are not permitted.

Cars must be of MOT standard and should be capable of passing a full MOT. All cars must have a working charging and starting system. Front and rear lights must be fitted and in proper working order. Cars must not be lightened excessively and may not weigh less than 90% of their original kerb weight. Interior trim and passenger seats may be removed.

The MSA's guidelines strongly discourage faster cars starting en-masse from the back of the grid so fully reversed grids for race two of the Classics will not return this year. Instead, the MSA has approved that the top six finishers in race one will have their grid positions reversed for race two. The remainder of the grid will line up behind following their finishing positions per results of race one. Non finishers and non starters from race one will start behind.