MikT

Hi there, been thinking about taking my son along to the Saturday night meets. Anyone gone and have any opinions on it?

TIA
Paul

P1Kart

Hi Paul

I usually go every second saturday night and is quite good fun.
Wrap up warm though. It was near white out on Saturday night for a bit and cold

Cheers Stu

Dougster

Superb night out.

Take a cushion and loads of blankets.

TRUST me, all the locals do!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MikT

Cheers for the replies!

Will defo head over with the wee fella this Saturday night!

Paul

skscooby

Any more info on this. I used to go up there years ago. Do they stilll have the events on a Sundy afternoon like the banger racing, hot rods etc?

Dougster

Cowdenbeath Racewall

skscooby

Thanks

oobster

I used to go to this nearly every week and the actual racing was good (as well as the odd fight!) but i got sick of gordon mcdougall's running of the place - it got so disorganised that it ended up a joke. The 'Grand National' for the F2's at the end of the night was so rushed, so they could get finished for the 10pm curfew.
Main annoyance was the sometimes 30 minutes gap inbetween the races - no-one seemed to have any sense of urgency about them.

I was even a volunteer yellow-flag waver for a while!

Ministox provided the best entertainment. I was there for the horrific accident with Chalky White when his F2 overturned and the petrol ignited. My favourite was Graham Kelly from Ellon, F2 no. 721 - me and the ex went down to see him in the so-called 'World' finals a few times - Crewe and somewhere in the West Country - Taunton maybe?

Was up at Cowden to see him Cantona kick that lanky streak of p!sh (canny mind his name - yellow car - him and his brother used to race - came from up dundee way i think) punted Kelly up the wall after Kelly beat him on an absolutely rain-soaked night. Kelly had just got a new Higman chassis too, his car never seemed as fast after that race.

Might go up again this summer and see if anything has changed.

Ah the good ol' days eh?

Stephen Pope

I remember my Dad taking me there about 25 years ago in his MK2 Escort (to travel in!!!) Very entertaining indeed - full of the dregs of the earth though (without wanting to sound like a snob!!!)