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The final car count is 69!

On sale tomorrow. Only £2. It's a deal. It's a steal. It's the sale of the ... century.

Official booking list, as of this morning. 1 2 Paul Harrison 2 16 Matt Newson 3 21 Mark Gilbank 4 22 Will Yarrow 5 25 Bradley Harrison 6 28 Thomas Boyer 7 34 Mal Brown 8 36 Jordan Falding 9 43 Adam Bamford 10 45 Nigel Harrhy 11 53 John Lund 12 55 Craig Finnikin 13 75 Thomas Stevenson 14 76 Aaron Cozens 15 83 Darren Clark 16 84 Tom Harris 17 94 John Dowson Jnr. 18 103 Richard Masterson 19 105 Chris Bonner 20 108 Peter Hobbs 21 118 Steve Harrison 22 127 Austin Moore 23 150 Mick Sworder 24 158 James Clement 25 166 Bobby Griffin 26 169 Billy Johnson 27 175 Karl Hawkins 28 192 Luke Dennis 29 197 Ryan Harrison 30 207 Ben Hurdman 31 212 Daniel Wainman 32 215 Geoff Nickolls 33 216 Jack France 34 217 Lee Fairhurst 35 220 William Hunter 36 224 Mark Gray 37 231 Daniel van Spijker 38 238 Richard Bryan 39 244 Mick Rogers 40 249 Jonathon Gibson 41 259 Paul Hines 42 276 Mark Poole 43 280 Colin Nairn 44 293 Eliot Smith 45 307 Tim Warwick 46 313 Karl Roberts 47 321 Edward Neachell 48 322 James Neachell 49 326 Mark Sargeant 50 331 Peter Allin 51 332 Isaac Beaumont 52 335 Mark Woodhull 53 337 Dave Willis 54 338 Chris Brocksopp 55 339 Anthony Lee 56 386 Joe Thompson 57 390 Stuart Smith 58 415 Russell Cooper 59 432 Ben Farnell 60 445 Nigel Green 61 446 Joe Booth 62 448 Jason Eaton 63 451 Martin Spiers 64 463 James Morris 65 481 Johnny Painter 66 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr 67 555 Frankie Wainman JJ 68 H92 Remco de Buck 69 H148 Sjeng Smidt Jnr

I did say "Could be". No secrecy, it was just a rumour that came my way, that I thought might create some interest. I didn't want to state it as fact until it was confirmed. Yes, Jacklyn herself has confirmed that, see here

Tom Harris now booked in. Looks like someone else has dropped out though, as it's still 70 in total.

The current booking list. The young lady rumoured to be making her F1 debut isn't on it! 1 2 Paul Harrison 2 16 Matt Newson 3 19 John Home 4 21 Mark Gilbank 5 22 Will Yarrow 6 25 Bradley Harrison 7 28 Thomas Boyer 8 34 Mal Brown 9 36 Jordan Falding 10 43 Adam Bamford 11 45 Nigel Harrhy 12 53 John Lund 13 55 Craig Finnikin 14 75 Thomas Stevenson 15 76 Aaron Cozens 16 83 Darren Clark 17 84 Tom Harris 18 94 John Dowson Jnr. 19 103 Richard Masterson 20 105 Chris Bonner 21 108 Peter Hobbs 22 118 Steve Harrison 23 127 Austin Moore 24 150 Mick Sworder 25 158 James Clement 26 166 Bobby Griffin 27 169 Billy Johnson 28 175 Karl Hawkins 29 192 Luke Dennis 30 197 Ryan Harrison 31 207 Ben Hurdman 32 212 Daniel Wainman 33 215 Geoff Nickolls 34 216 Jack France 35 217 Lee Fairhurst 36 220 William Hunter 37 224 Mark Gray 38 231 Daniel van Spijker 39 238 Richard Bryan 40 244 Mick Rogers 41 249 Jonathon Gibson 42 259 Paul Hines 43 276 Mark Poole 44 280 Colin Nairn 45 293 Eliot Smith 46 307 Tim Warwick 47 313 Karl Roberts 48 321 Edward Neachell 49 322 James Neachell 50 326 Mark Sargeant 51 331 Peter Allin 52 332 Isaac Beaumont 53 335 Mark Woodhull 54 337 Dave Willis 55 338 Chris Brocksopp 56 339 Anthony Lee 57 386 Joe Thompson 58 390 Stuart Smith 59 415 Russell Cooper 60 432 Ben Farnell 61 445 Nigel Green 62 446 Joe Booth 63 448 Jason Eaton 64 451 Martin Spiers 65 463 James Morris 66 481 Johnny Painter 67 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr 68 555 Frankie Wainman JJ 69 H92 Remco de Buck 70 H148 Sjeng Smidt Jnr

Coventry have now release some intitial details, and it's pretty much business as usual. Competitor Gate Opens - 3pm Turnstiles - 5pm Start Time - 6.15pm F1s from 7pm Admissions Adults £20 Concessions £15 (Over 65s / Students with NUS card) Child (11-15) £5 Under 11s FREE No advance tickets, simply pay at the turnstiles. For restaurant bookings email info@coventrystox.com

Could be a new driver making their F1 debut at Coventry. You may have already heard of her.

A message from Steve Rees. Thank You On behalf of Jackie and myself we would just like to thank ALL drivers, race teams and fans for a fantastic weekend in Scotland - in particular the 'warm' welcome we always receive from our friends North of the Border. We must also thank the Brewsters, Dave and Keith and all the GMP staff who were a pleasure to work with Saturday and Willie, Charlie and all the HRP team who were again most welcoming at the constantly improving Lochgelly Raceway. This all contributed to a relaxed and enjoyable weekend in which it was a pleasure and privilege to be part of. Special mention to Guy and Sophie for their help both days. I could go on for pages thanking everyone involved! Saturday night returned the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end, particularly the Scottish! Both Paul Ford and Rob Speak spent the night in hospital for observation what was more pleasing was both were back with us at Lochgelly yesterday to enjoy the afternoon from the safe side. The Final was brutal however shows great credit to the construction of the cars. The investment in the music rig added in my opinion to creating an atmosphere. Every single driver in my eyes was a 'star' and it hit me travelling South, passing around 20 transporters on the M6 the enormous dedication of our race teams and the distances travelled. [ Not withstanding you begin to realise Gordon Moodie and others commitment regularly doing that journey weekly! ] Personally, I feel very proud of BriSCA Formula One - Our Scottish fans 'deserve' the F1's 'at home' as they are important to us. I must make a 'special' mention of the shale drivers and thankfully the rain levelled it for them occasionally, a young man new to the sport [ Jon Horne 19 ] impressed me with his enthusiasm. My own teeth shook when he hit - and destroyed - the pit gate! He among others returned Sunday, there was a lot of re engineering going on. 35 cars raced Saturday - I think 32 Sunday losing Paul,Rob and Nigel [ due to engine problems ] Despite the atrocious weather at times, despite the Royal Highland Show, despite football, despite Superbikes at Knockhill both venues enjoyed crowds similar to 2014 levels and a great atmosphere. I would like to capture and package the Cowdie atmosphere Saturday and sell it! A pleasurable weekend and great to be part of the BriSCA F1 'family - again our sincerest thanks to all involved in participating whichever side of the fence, we have a great sport, great product, great people and drivers with balls of steel! It becomes even more noticeable when we go 'on tour' to share it with others. Whilst the above is accented on F1, let us not forget the visiting support in terms of the StoxKarts who always add a party atmosphere feel wherever they go and the National Ministox teams, again in good numbers who genuinely did enthral the Scottish crowd. Steve & Jackie

It's the UK Speed Weekend! This is the UK Championship for the Saloons and F2s (I think?) - it's two standard meetings for F1s, not a championship. F2 driver and Lee Fairhurst's much better half, Jacklyn Ellis, has announced that she will be racing both days in a Mat Newson car.

The first Saturday of the month means Coventry! This time, it's the Ministox and the UK Modifieds supporting the F1s.

Not long now...

Just spotted the 217/512/231 convoy heading north on the M6 near Preston.

Latest press release: Only a day to go before the BriSCA F1s thunder into Racewall. Excellent numbers for the two day event, all hoping to become Scottish Champion and pick up some vital WQ points along the way. A special thank you to all our sponsors for this weekend, with their support we have managed to substantially up the prize pot. Please have a look at the sponsors page on the website, maybe they have something to offer you too.

The current booking list. Note that this is for both meetings; there aren't separate lists for each. 1 2 Paul Harrison 2 16 Matt Newson 3 19 Jonathon Horne 4 21 Mark Gilbank 5 24 Mark Adkins 6 25 Bradley Harrison 7 45 Nigel Harrhy 8 55 Craig Finnikin 9 84 Tom Harris 10 127 Austin Moore 11 150 Mick Sworder 12 183 Steve Whittle 13 212 Danny Wainman 14 216 Jack France 15 217 Lee Fairhurst 16 220 William Hunter 17 231 Daniel van Spijker 18 237 Ollie Ives 19 249 Jonathon Gibson 20 267 Graeme Robson 21 268 Richard Woods 22 280 Colin Nairn 23 287 Sean Willis 24 313 Karl Roberts 25 318 Rob Speak 26 337 Dave Willis 27 385 Sam Render 28 388 Paul Ford 29 390 Stuart Smith 30 401 Steven Webster 31 422 Ben Riley 32 443 Richard Dickerson 33 445 Nigel Green 34 446 Joe Booth 35 464 Luke Davidson 36 512 Michael Steward 37 515 Frankie Wainman 38 518 Stuart Shevill Jnr 39 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr Stav posted above that 183 wasn't going, but as yet he has not cancelled his booking. Nige was undecided due to his sore ribs, but he says that he has until 8pm tonight to cancel, or incur the wrath of Sophie.

Advert on Radio Forth this week. Cowdenbeath Racewall B52s 26511.mp3

Garfield on Twitter has mentioned that anyone thinking of going by train should bear in mind that there is industrial action planned this weekend. Details on the ScotRail website.

Current booking list, as of lunch time today. 1 2 Paul Harrison Rotherham, South Yorkshire 2 16 Mat Newson Norwich, Norfolk 3 19 Jonathon Horne Nuneaton, Warwicks 4 21 Mark Gilbank Rotherham, South Yorks 5 25 Bradley Harrison Rotherham, South Yorkshire. 6 45 Nigel Harrhy Solihull, West Midlands. 7 55 Craig Finnikin Leek, Stafforshire 8 84 Tom Harris Winderton, Banbury 9 127 Austin Moore Blackburn, Lancs 10 150 Mick Sworder Molesworth, Cambs 11 183 Steve Whittle Winsford, Cheshire 12 212 Danny Wainman Silsden, West Yorkshire 13 216 Jack France Liversedge, West Yorks 14 217 Lee Fairhurst Bolton, Lancashire 15 220 William Hunter Preston, Lancashire 16 231 Daniel van Spijker Dordrecht, The Netherlands 17 237 Ollie Ives Cleakheaton, West Yorks 18 249 Jonathon Gibson Bury, Lancs 19 267 Graeme Robson Co Durham 20 268 Richard Woods Newark Notts 21 280 Colin Nairn South Wigston, Leics 22 287 Sean Willis Scunthorpe, North Lincs 23 313 Karl Roberts Rochdale, Lancashire 24 318 Rob Speak Tyldesley, Manchester 25 337 Dave Willis Wetherby, North Yorks 26 385 Sam Render Scunthorpe, North Lincs 27 388 Paul Ford St Boswells, Scotland 28 390 Stuart Smith Rochdale, Lancashire 29 401 Steven Webster Sheffield 30 422 Ben Riley Manchester 31 443 Richard Dickerson Dereham, Norfolk 32 445 Nigel Green Gilmorton, Leicestershire 33 446 Joe Booth Huddersfield, West Yorks 34 464 Luke Davidson Altrincham, Cheshire 35 512 Michael Steward Radcliffe, Manchester 36 515 Frankie Wainman Silsden, Keighley, West Yorks 37 518 Stuart Shevill Jnr Motherwell, Scotland 38 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr Keighley, West Yorkshire

Tomorrow is the last day that the 2 day discounted advance tickets can be bought. 
Adults £35 
Concessions £30
 Child (5-14) £12
 Available from Startrax 01253 713754

Certainly is! The F1s currently have the highest car count. There's also just over 30 Ministox, and the F2s, the National Saloons, and the 1300 saloons are in the mid 20s.

Current booking list: 16 Mat Newson 19 Jonathon Horne 21 Mark Gilbank 24 Mark Adkins 48 Shaun Webster 55 Craig Finnikin 127 Austin Moore 172 Micky Randell 183 Steve Whittle 186 Todd Jones 196 Murray Jones 212 Danny Wainman 217 Lee Fairhurst 231 Daniel van Spijker 237 Ollie Ives 249 Jonathon Gibson 268 Richard Woods 280 Colin Nairn 287 Sean Willis 318 Rob Speak 337 Dave Willis 361 Steve Reedman 372 Colin Goodswen 385 Sam Render 388 Paul Ford 390 Stuart Smith 401 Steven Webster 422 Ben Riley 443 Richard Dickerson 464 Luke Davidson 512 Michael Steward 515 Frankie Wainman 518 Stuart Shevill Jnr 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr Note that there might be some cancellations due to damage at Ipswich/Northampton.

Latest info: Cowdenbeath Pit gate opens 12 Noon Turnstiles open 1pm 2.30.pm – 4.30.pm Stox Karts 4.45.pm BriSCA Ministox F1 5pm OVERNIGHT CAMPING / BAR / PARTY WILL AT LOCHGELLY which will accept transporters straight from Cowdenbeath. Facilities will be available from 8.30.am Sunday. Lochgelly Pit gate opens 8.30am 10.15am – 12.20.pm StoxKarts Meeting starts 12.30pm

Booked in:- 16 Matt Newson 19 Jonathon Horne 21 Mark Gilbank 24 Mark Adkins 48 Shaun Webster 55 Craig Finnikin 127 Austin Moore 172 Micky Randell 183 Steve Whittle 186 Todd Jones 196 Murray Jones 212 Danny Wainman 217 Lee Fairhurst 231 Daniel van Spijker 237 Ollie Ives 249 Jonathon Gibson 268 Richard Woods 280 Colin Nairn 287 Sean Willis 318 Rob Speak 337 Dave Willis 361 Steve Reedman 372 Colin Goodswen 385 Sam Render 388 Paul Ford 390 Stuart Smith 401 Steven Webster 422 Ben Riley 443 Richard Dickerson 464 Luke Davidson 512 Michael Steward 515 Frankie Wainman 518 Stuart Shevill Jnr 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr To be confirmed:- 2 Paul Harrison 25 Bradley Harrison 446 Joe Booth

Over a week to go and there are already 34 cars on the booking list, plus another 3 that are going but haven't officially booked in yet.

The promoter has confirmed via Twitter that turnstiles open 5.30pm and racing starts at 6.45pm.