Glenrothes Motor Sport Club is a long-established organisation that brings together members who are interested in various motor sports. It has just over 100 members, most of whom are active either as competitors, organisers or safety marshals.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our readers.
No doubt you have all been playing in the snow, getting in the mood for the Snowman.
The new year means that 2010 membership fees are now due.
You can pay online, or download the membership form, print it out and post it in. Click on Members in the top menu to reach both those options.
Except: if you joined as a new member at the end of the year, e.g. at the Kingdom Stages, your first membership lasts until the end of 2010, and 2010 card will be posted to you in January.
More stories from Kingdom 2009
51 Lachlan Cowan / Stuart Bell / Peugeot 106 GTi
One Stage Wonder!
A disappointing end to the season after four rallies and four problems in our new car, I guess luck is sold separately.
After a slow run on stage one with battery problems caused by a loose terminal we set off into stage two chasing time. A lock up under braking send us sliding towards bales rather quickly and despite my best efforts I couldn''t even get the car to swap ends to save the front of the car taking the impact. We drove on slowly, sure that the radiator would have been split, but the temperature gauge stayed down so we picked up the pace. A lap later it came grinding to a halt and would not restart, with the battery the prime suspect.
Not getting towed out after stage two meant we would have to wait another two hours to get the car back to service so we ran back to the car with Stuart carrying a 25kg starter pack in his bag, hoping to run the car off of this to get it into service after stage three. Not even this would keep the car running so back in service despite the best efforts of Gordon Ritchie and Dave MacDonald (thanks again!) we were forced to retire the car, and enjoyed some of the action as spectators.
A massive thanks to the team especially Gordon for 2009, despite winning on points we are not class one champions as we did not compete in enough rounds so we look forward to 2010 and hopefully a more successful year after the steep learning curve that was 2009!
Lacky
57 Will Harley / William Harley / Peugeot 205 GTI 1600
Completed the four morning stages, but failed to finish.
62 Grant Carbry / Ross Carbry / VW Golf Mk2
One of those days. Took a maximum on SS4, then clipped a tyre and rolled at the control tower, ΒΌ of a mile from the end of the rally, all in glorious YouTube techniclour.
65 Iain Donaldson / Sean Macmillan / Escort Mk2 1998
Failed to finish.
82 Gordon McElrath / David Rintoul / Vauxhall Chevette HS 2300
During the week before the rally, the pretty white Sunbeam Stilleto had mysteriously morphed into a Chevette in the classic silver roller-skate and Castrol stripes. This was the first run for Gordons new car, and for his new navigator, yet another Rintoul. (I mean, where does he find them all?) Struggled with an intermittent misfire and completed 5 stages, but failed to finish the last one.
Sean Sinclair rearranging some tyres and lightening the bodywork.
The Kart Nite saw 29 starters take to the course for a mudbath battle in front of a few speccies who turned out on a fairly dry? but chilly night to cheer all of their favourites on. A mini grand prix took place with all drivers taking part in 4 heats of 8 laps to decide the top 10 for THE FINAL ! . Two extra hazards were included for us all, ice patches!. we were warned, but in true fashion didnt enter the helmet !!! . Several quotes like mine handled as if it were a front wheel/engined left hook imp, that was a short quattro !, fu**in Trabant! and such and so had laughter all the way, which included a few minor/major shunts with helmets parting company from heads to fully groan men being winded when a flat in 6th gear hairpin got blocked by another er kart! . Several broken karts l8r the top 10 took to the grid with our 2 xr2 men on the front row! and off it went! NO BUMPING ROOLS in the final eventualy saw the xr2 kids disqualified (it seems they dont quite get no using front bumpers! written on the inside of their visors), and so only 8 bairns finished after a 10 minute delay and a rollin start ably carried out by the safety trainers(thats footwear) entered who ran ahead of the field for 20 yards b4 runnin out of puff (it was uphill tho). a great time was had by all AND WE HAVE BEEN INVITED BACK !!! MAD FOOLS !!!!. SO SAVE UR XMAS CASH and see you there when uncle bill can fit it in his diary to appear ! PS one of our comittee was seen trying to find his car after his driving glasses ran out of tear off visors in the final! however he was overheard trying to purchase a four wheel kart from a fellow competitor in the car park!!! happens there mite be a red scooby goin very very cheap in kircaldy soon ??? LOL . Next event could be a 12 car so watch this page !!!
