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Away Points Meetings
Added by kevin_mcqueen on Tuesday 4th February
Following on from our drivers meetings late last year, we can confirm that away points meetings will be re-instated for the 2025 season.
All roof title events will carry national points for Stock Rods, 2.0 Hot Rods and Ninja Karts, whilst the Stock Rods will also score National Points over Easter Weekend - In Northern Ireland, or at Hednesford. We do not anticipate any further additions to this at this time, however, we may add an additional dates, and will inform drivers of these with plenty of notice.
2025 Micro Banger World Cup Series
Added by kevin_mcqueen on Monday 27th January
2025 will see a similar qualifying campaign take place to that in 2024, where drivers will race across several events in a quest to gain direct qualification for the 2025 National Micro Banger World Cup.
As per 2024, there will still be seeded allocations from each ORCi promotion, as well as a last chance event on the night, however, more places will be up for grabs via our World Cup Qualifying Series, with a total of 10 places up for grabs across the events.
Saturday 29th March will see the first of 3 qualifying rounds take place.
Round 2 will take place on Saturday 17th May and
Round 3 will take place on Saturday 28th June.
Each round will see the top point scorer claim a wildcard seeded entry into the World Cup itself. The final round on the 28th June will see the DD winner also claim a wildcard entry into the World Cup. Over the series, points will be awarded to entertainers at each event with 2 further places going the way of the top 2 entertainers at the end of the campaign. A further 4 seeded places will go to the top 4 point scorers at the end of the series, however, to be eligible for a seeded place through the points qualification, drivers must participate in at least 2 of the 3 qualifying events.
Drivers will score points for
- 10 points for booking in and participating at the meeting
- 5 points for turning up without booking in
- 10-1 for each of the 3 races at each meeting
- 5 points for partipating in the DD at each event (Subject to drivers participating in DD, ie, hitting cars)
- 15 points for a DD win at each event (Subject to drivers doing a DD)
Entertainer points will be awarded as follows
- 5 points for the best presented car at each event
- 10 points for entertainer in each of the three races on the night
- 5 points for active participation in the DD
In addition to these wildcard places, seeded allocations will be sent to the ORCi National Banger Promotors in September.
There will also be a last chance race on the night.
A grid draw will be conducted for race starting positions, with the last chance drivers starting at the rear.
The Scottish Open on the Sunday will be open to all available cars.
Mini Series Details
Added by kevin_mcqueen on Friday 3rd January
Following on from the publication of our fixture list, we can confirm the details of each of the sponsored mini series throughout the year.
SP Utilities 1300 Stock Car SeriesSP Utilities have kindly put up 8 tyres to be won across the course of the season. A mini series will be ran, with 4 rounds taking place over the course of the season with points accrued throughout.
At the end of the series,
4 tyres will go to the overall winner + Prize Money
1 tyre will go to top white (at start of series)
1 tyre will go to top yellow (at start of series)
1 tyre will go to top blue (at start of series)
1 tyre will go to top red/champ (at start of series)
- R1 15/3/25
- R2 24/5/25
- R3 21/6/25
- Finale 23/8/25
Whatever grade the driver is at the start of the season will be locked in for the campaign. So if a driver starts as a yellow grade, they will be racing for the yellow grade award throughout the series, even if they move up or down to another grade during the course of the season.
RS Motors (C Riddell) Superstox W/Y EventsRS Motors have kindly put up a few tyres for the Superstox formula. These tyres will be awarded to the top point scoring white or yellow graded driver at the meeting, at each of the 3 meetings.
The dates for these events are 8/3/25, 31/5/25 &16/8/25.
CC Rods British Championship – AC Roads & DrivewaysThe series will consist of 4 qualifying rounds with a tyre being awarded to final winner at each qualifying round. The heats at these events will be pre-drawn based on driver bookings, with the grids reversed for each heat. Throughout the campaign, the points will be tallied from the events with the British Championship grid being determined by the points scored throughout the four qualifying rounds. Drivers must have competed in at least 2 of the qualifying rounds to be eligible to participate in the British Championship race.#
The winner of the British Championship will be permitted to race with a black and white checkered roof until the next staging of the event, and tyres will be given as follows – 4 for winner, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd.
- R1 15/3/25
- R2 12/4/25
- R3 17/5/25
- R4 28/6/25
- British 26/7/25
Junior Productions GNR Signs SeriesThree events over the course of the season - 15/3/24, 21/6/25 & 20/9/25.
There will be a tyre for final winner at each event + a tyre for the best place finishing white / yellow graded driver at each event as well.
At the end of the series, the prizes as follows will go to the top 3 in the series –
1st £200 GNR Signs / Teamwear Voucher
2nd £75 McGill Voucher
3rd £30 McGill Voucher
APEX Garden Buildings Stock Rods Mini SeriesAPEX Garden Buildings have kindly put up 4 tyres to be won through a mini series during the season.
At the end of the series,
1 tyre will go to top white (at start of series)
1 tyre will go to top yellow (at start of series)
1 tyre will go to top blue (at start of series)
1 tyre will go to top red/champ (at start of series)
- R1 1/3/25
- R2 26/4/25
- R3 31/5/25
- Finale 27/9/25
Whatever grade the driver is at the start of the season will be locked in for the campaign. So if a driver starts as a yellow grade, they will be racing for the yellow grade award throughout the series, even if they move up or down to another grade during the course of the season.
2025 Fixtures
Added by Kevin on Wednesday 25th December
Hardie Race Promotions are delighted to reveal the 2025 season fixture list, one that we’ve taken time to compile, with the aim of bringing many spectacular meetings throughout the course of the season.
We are eternally grateful for all that have supported us in ensuring that we can deliver an exciting fixture list with lots to look forward too in 2025 – Spedeworth Motorsports for allocating some of the biggest championships to us once more, and to our sponsors that have come on board to support these events.
- DPC Commercials National Hot Rod European Championship, taking place over the course of the 10/11th May weekend.
- Scrapco Metal Recycling Ninja Kart European Championship, taking place over the weekend of the 14/15th June.
- 1300 Stock Cars British Championship, taking place over the weekend of the 10th and 11th May.
- The Superstox European Championship – taking place over the weekend of the 14+15th June.
- Spedeworth TV Stock Rods British Championship, taking place over the weekend of 10th and 11th May, and finally,
- Fife Medical Group 2.0 Hot Rod Championship of the World, taking place over the weekend of 14th and 15th June.
- U Pull It have once more came on board and will be the title sponsors of the 1300 Stock Cars at Lochgelly Raceway throughout the season.
- Scrapco Metal Recycling will be the headline sponsors of the Ninja Karts throughout the 2025 season.
In addition to these headline sponsors, we are delighted to reveal that across the course of the season, we’ve several others that have came onboard supporting our events and our drivers.
- SP Utilities 1300 Stock Car Series. SP Utilities have kindly sponsored 4 events throughout the year, with 8 tyres up for grabs come the end of the series. 4 tyres + prize money will go the way to the overall top point scorer in the series, whilst the top white, yellow, blue and red/championship graded driver will also receive a tyre. Grades will be as per the start of season grades.
- RS Motors Superstox W/Y Events. RS Motors (Colin Riddell) have kindly donated 3 tyres to give away throughout the season. The top scoring white or yellow graded driver at each of the three meetings will receive a tyre courtesy of RS Motors.
- GNR Signs Junior Production Series. GNR Signs have kindly donated 6 tyres plus a prizes to be given away over three meetings throughout the year. Each event will see 2 tyres given away – 1 to the meeting final winner, and 1 to the top white / yellow graded finisher in the meeting final. At the end of the three meetings, the points will be tallied up, with 1st place receiving a £200 GNR Signs / Teamwear voucher, 2nd place a £75 McGill voucher, and 3rd place a £30 McGill voucher.
- APEX Garden Buildings have agreed to sponsor a mini series for the stock rod formula, with the top point scorer from each grade at the end of the series gaining a tyre.
- AC Roads andDriveways CC Rods British Championship – AC Driveways have sponsored the CC Rod BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP. There will be four qualifying rounds across the course of the season with a tyre going to the final winner at each of the four rounds. The British Championship event itself will see four tyres go to the race winner, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd.
Other headline events over the course of the season will see the V8s return to Lochgelly Raceway on Saturday 3rd May. The V8s provided superb racing a few years ago when they were last in Scotland and we can’t wait to hear them roar around Lochgelly Raceway once more. The Super 2s made there debut in 2024, and we’re delighted to welcome them back for two days in 2025, taking to the track over the weekend of the 30th and 31st August. Joining them that weekend will also be the American Cup Cars as both formula make guest appearances.
The Unlimited Banger Scottish Championship, Rookie Banger Scottish Championship, Ministox National Championship and Junior Production British Championship will all feature at a headline busting event over the weekend of the 30th and 31st August.
The Micro Banger World Cup will take place over the weekend of the 11th and 12th October, where the Junior Bangers will feature once more alongside the Junior Productions and 1300 Stock Cars.
The Classic Hot Rods will contest for there 2nd biggest title on the calendar – the Best in Britain on Saturday 4th October.
The Van Bangers will see three ‘Cash Chaser’ events take place with a healthy prize fund at each, whilst the top point scorer over the three rounds will walk away with £1000! It isn’t just about racing though – DD participation points will be awarded, with additional bonus points going the way of the DD winner and meeting entertainer at each event too!
Our full 2025 fixture list will be online at 10.30am!
Driver Meeting Notes
Added by kevin_mcqueen on Friday 20th December
At the beginning of December, we held driver meetings across the formula, with various questions asked, comments raised and feedback passed on.
A summary of the notes for each formula can be seen below.
Superstox
- Bigger gaps between grades
- Single file restarts - keep it yellow if start becomes messy or pushing throughout the field
2.0 Hot Rods
- Re-introduction of away meeting points – Roof titles + Easter W/E Hed BHol
- No major issues within the formula
Stock Rods
- Re-introduction of away meeting points – Roof titles + Easter W/E Hed BHol
- Look into people not turning up at away meetings when booked in. This is being considered and looked into.
- Raise a query with Spedeworth / Tam about alternators and update rules on roof fins
Bangers
- Vans – Fuel tanks to be moved inside if using original tank
- Van events - teams to ensure that the vans are adequately stripped of trimmings (bumpers off, trim off, etc)
- 1600s – DD to be held at all events with participation points given for those participating in the DD.
- A few more 1600 events to be run
- Look to see if we can get drivers booked into the gold rush meetings (BH @ Hed). Feedback received on this that we should get bookings.
ProStocks
- Ask to permit Corsa D / E, with outlawing any newbuild Corsa C.
- Add Vauxhall Adam to list of permitted cars.
- Drivers agreed to race for one Silver roof between two tracks from 2025. 2024 National Points Champions can run with Silver.
- Clarify a grade for track champions to run.
- Ask to goto control tyre – Toyo Comfort, Toyo TR2 or Kumo only. Any tyre permitted inside rear.
- Ask about front bumper bars.
o To permit use of alternative crash bar, so long as it can fit on car from manufacturers range + permit use of VW Golf MK5.
o Clarify if 2x1” box is 2” high or 1” high, or if driver choice
- Tyre buffing – permit due to unable to police. Rasp only.
- Ask if Volvo C30 can be added to permitted car list
- Ask if Tigra permitted
- (all above emailed to GMP 4/12/24)
- Look to see if can give another weekend event. Unable to do so, however the formula will feature on at least one speed weekend.
1300s
- Seek clarification on engine timing – what is top pulley to look like and where to line it up. Can the tension belt off water pump be used to adjust timing.. What tolerance is acceptable as they can move during races.
- Update rules with ‘V’ cut out back information
- Update iron work illustrations
- Ask for communication on changes / updates as they happen
- Ensure all drivers running with roof grades as per the rules - full roof coloured. Start at back otherwise (consider exception if a hire / borrowed car)
- Racing to grade to be cut out – no going to tunnel more than 1 race before due out on track / look into rotating grids.
- Shocks – can they be checked
- Chassis – add / clarify if can be stepped or must be level
- Skin – how much of the skin can be removed from roof down the A pillar
- Look into mini series for formula
(All rule clarification questions have been emailed to Spedeworth to consider)
CC Rods
- Contact
o Remove penalty point system and use SW DQ system instead.
- Remove 2x1 backing.
- Check if twinport blacktop engine can be used / what can be done to implement it. (This is currently being looked into)
Ninja Karts
- See if any additional events can be added to proposed fixtures. A couple of extra events have been added, though, there is also more away championships.
- Points to be awarded at roof carrying championship events.
- Potentially introduce grid for w/y race too. This will be done for the 2025 season.
- Ninja Kart Dyno Sheet with engine? This query has been sent to Spedeworth.
- Grid positions at away meetings / English off the back as per in England for Scot drivers. Have emailed DMC and Spedeworth to see if a set procedure can be introduced.
- Look to get dyno checks done as a group to see where engine is at.
- Pre – Race – option to sit next to scrutineering, but no adults permitted in tunell.
- Put responsibility on kids for starting in correct positions, or dock them to save time on lining up karts.
Ministox
- Social Media Tolerances. Any confirmed abuse to carry penalties.
- Look to improve communication and consistency between the tracks.
- Look to remove pit lane racing and see if an alternative way can be brought in across tracks.
(Raised with ministox committee)
Junior Productions
- Contact - decided to maintain penalty points system
- Social Media Tolerances
- Give responsibility to drivers to start in correct positions
General
- More checks to be conducted across the formula on a regular basis
- Mid week practice to be considered for the 2025 season.
- A few asked about a white line re-introduction, though, it was felt that this would ultimately be different for each formula, and it is easier to leave to the steward to determine racing room.
Whilst not all proposals or suggestions have been finalised or confirmed as yet, once any confirmation or clarity emerges, we will confirm with the driver groups.
A number of suggestions were also raised about mini series or whites and yellow series. We are looking into acquriing sponsors for any such events.
News Archive
Driver Meetings -
Added 29th November 2024 16:31Hot Rod Drivers Meeting -
Added 15th November 2024 09:362024 Charity Event -
Added 18th October 2024 16:17Points Champions -
Added 17th July 2024 12:17Upcoming Events -
Added 12th July 2024 12:08Rule Clarifications -
Added 10th June 2024 16:14June Speed Weekend -
Added 8th May 2024 13:12Office closure -
Added 16th April 2024 17:36Booking In Timescales -
Added 18th March 2024 09:50Points Update -
Added 13th March 2024 12:26Vandemonium -
Added 4th March 2024 15:50Drivers Update and Join The Team -
Added 20th February 2024 13:28Classic Hot Rod Age Limit -
Added 14th February 2024 15:14Superstox Rules News -
Added 14th February 2024 15:052024 Season -
Added 13th February 2024 16:21Office Closed -
Added 8th February 2024 11:04Bookings, Practice and Join The Team -
Added 18th January 2024 12:43New For 2024 -
Added 11th January 2024 10:10Fixture Update -
Added 29th December 2023 16:26Whatsapp Communications -
Added 12th December 2023 13:542024 Licencing -
Added 20th November 2023 11:54Season Finale Info -
Added 26th October 2023 13:34Micro Banger World Cup -
Added 5th September 2023 14:24Micro Banger World Cup Info -
Added 7th August 2023 16:49End of Season Awards Night -
Added 25th July 2023 12:25