Scottish Autotest Championship
The 2019 Champion James Morrison (pictured above)
The first round of the championship was the Andy Wilson Memorial at Knockhill on 15th May - see the report below and full results in the Downloads section.
The second round will be at Coneyhatch near Stonehaven on 13th June, run by Stonehaven DMC, full details available in the Downloads section.
After all the cancelled and postponed events recently, I am glad to report that we WILL be able to have a 2021 SAMSC Scottish Autotest Championship, there have been changes - all entries and signing on are online, you have to print off a copy of the test diagrams and you may have to wear a face covering dependant on the COVID 19 guidelines at the time of the event, but looking forward we are now able participate in Motorsport again, we have to adapt to the new normal.
The Championship will consist of a possible 8 rounds spread across the country from May to November, we have a new club supporting the Championship - East Ayrshire Car Club who will be running their counter at Kames on Sunday 14/11/21.
I am really excited to announce that the South of Scotland Car Club round will be held alongside the British Championship event at Lockerbie on Sat. 17/07/21 the tests for the Scottish Championship entrants will be less technical, but I am sure they will be great tests, even if you are not competing it is well worth the trip down to watch the best Autotest drivers from across the UK and Ireland going head to head.
The revised 2021 event list will be published shortly along with the current Championship driver standings
Thanks
Bill
2021 Andy Wilson
Memorial Autotest Report
Glenrothes Motor Sport Club held the annual Andy Wilson Memorial Autotest on Saturday 15th May at Knockhill Racing Circuit – supporting The British Heart Foundation.
With 17 cars, a very good quality entry list and warm dry weather and a good selection of tests, a good day was on the cards.
There were some very close battles across all of the tests and the classes, the closest being between father and son, Jim and James Wilson after 13 runs and 5 tests Jim was faster by 0.2 of a second. The fastest of the MX5s was Daniel Rae from a field of 7.
Gordon Clendinning was on top form with his VW Buggy and gave us a masterclass in Autotest driving. James Morrison in his Mini Special was nipping at Gordon's heels all day but 1 bad test was enough to drop him to 3rd behind Paul Davidson who put on a very impressive drive in his Seat Mi.
In the All Forward Autotest Richard was having his first run in a front wheel drive car
and adapted very quickly to win this discipline.
This was the first event we had been allowed dual occupancy since Lockdown and the well supported PCA was won by Ian Forgan closely followed by his son Kyle, a special mention has to be made of Chloe Grant who finished 3rd in her first PCA in a car with an intermittent misfire.
The abrasive surface took its toll on tyres with many competitors having to change them during the day as they were worn down to the steel braiding.
Gordon Clendinning emerged the winner by 24.7 seconds from Paul Davidson then a gap of 3.9 seconds to James Morrison.
Overall it was a fantastic day, meeting people face to face rather than on a screen, lots of smiling faces, great tests, good weather and a return to Motor Sport in Fife.
Bill Creevy and his team have been running this charity event to support The British Heart Foundations for 19 years and this years contribution of £515.00 is the most we have ever raised, next year will be the 20th Anniversary so we will have to make it a special one.
Finally a huge thanks to Glenrothes Motor Sport Club, Knockhill Racing Circuit, the Wilson family and everyone who has supported this event over the years, all your contributions will have made a significant difference to the BHF.
Award Winners – left to right
Most improved driver – Chloe Grant
1st Overall Andy Wilson Memorial Autotest – Gordon Clendinning
1st All Forward Autotest – Richard Fairlie
1st Production Car Autotest – Ian Forgan
Full results in the Downloads section below.
Scottish Autotest Championship 2021 Events
Still subject to change
The Championship will consist of 6 Classes as follows -
1 Front Wheel Drive Cars
2 Rear Wheel Drive Cars
3 Sports Cars and Sports Kit Cars
4 Production Car not currently taxed or MOT'd
5 Specials
6 Hybrid or Electric Powered Cars – Must be Standard Production Cars
Regulations for 2021 SAMSC Scottish Autotest Championship
including the registration form, are in the Downloads section below.
Autotest/Autosolo Downloads
Scottish Autotest Championship 2019 Results
Award Winners for 2019 SAMSC Scottish Autotest Championship
James Morrison - Scottish Autotest Championship Trophy + an Award
Gary Clark 2nd Overall an Award
Paul Davidson 1st in Class 1 an Award
Gary Clark 1st in Class 3 an Award
James Morrison 1st in Class 5 an Award
Roy Bruce Kemp 1st Novice an Award
Connor Black 1st Junior an Award
Scottish Autotest Championship 2019
2019 Events
Club
Event Date
750 M.C.
March Autotest
10/03/19
Glenrothes M.S.C. Andy
Wilson Memorial Autotest 14/04/19
Highland C.C. May
Autotest
12/05/19
Stonehaven & D.M.C. June
Autotest
16/06/19
63 C.C.
Thainstone Autotest
20/07/19
South of Scot. C.C.
Oakbank Waste Management Ltd. Autotest 25/08/19
Scottish Sport. C.C.
Autumn Autotest
22/09/19
Saltire Rally Club
October Autotest
06/10/19 - Cancelled due to weather
Glenrothes M.S.C.
Autotest 17/11/19
2019 Championship Results
Final 2019 Championship results
Eight rounds ran, four scores count.
| All | Eve- | Best 4 | Class | Overall |
| Name | Pts | nts | Scores | Pos. | Positions |
| James Morrison | 209 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 1st |
| Gary Clark | 236 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 2nd |
| Alan Dalgarno | 139 | 5 | 115 | 2 | 3rd |
| Paul Davidson | 110 | 4 | 110 | 1 | 4th |
| Brian Black | 87 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 5th |
| Roy Kemp | 83 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 6th and Novice |
| Martin Gillespie | 74 | 3 | 74 | 3 | 7th |
| Ronnie Gillespie | 73 | 3 | 73 | 4 | 8th |
| Conner Black | 57 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 9th and Junior |
| James Wilson | 46 | 2 | 46 |
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| William Orr | 28 | 1 | 28 |
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| Richard Crozier | 24 | 1 | 25 |
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| David Wilson | 22 | 1 | 22 |
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| Charlie Brown | 20 | 1 | 20 |
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| Willie Keaning | 0 | 0 |
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Award Winners for 2019 SAMSC Scottish Autotest Championship
James Morrison - Scottish Autotest Championship Trophy + an Award
Gary Clark 2nd Overall an Award
Paul Davidson 1st in Class 1 an Award
Gary Clark 1st in Class 3 an Award
James Morrison 1st in Class 5 an Award
Roy Bruce Kemp 1st Novice an Award
Connor Black 1st Junior an Award
SCOTTISH ROAD CAR SERIES 2019
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Scottish Road Car Series for 2019, but with a few changes from the very successful first year in 2018.
This is intended to act as an accessible new entry point into motorsport in Scotland, and anyone with a valid driving licence can enter the nine rounds at various locations in Scotland, making it accessible to a broad range of people across the country.
The events will be permitted and insured by the UK governing body Motorsport UK, and will be run by experienced Motorsport UK affiliated clubs, listed in the calendar below.
New for this year is the addition of the Street Car Showdown. This class allows competitors to trailer cars to events which is prohibited by Autosolo regulations, so events will run as PCAs (Production Car Autotests). Normally a passenger must be carried in a PCA, but Motorsport UK have agreed, as an experiment, to allow our competitors to run in a PCA with or without a passenger.
This year the Road Car Series will run as a Regional Association Championship, but drivers still do not require a competition licence for these events.
ROUND EVENT DATE VENUE CLUB
1 2nd March Ardeer Scottish Sporting Car Club
2 30th March Grampian Transport Museum Stonehaven DMC
3 26th May TBC 63 Car Club
4 2nd June Knockhill Glenrothes Motor Sports Club
5 9th June Errol Saltire Rally Club
6 17-Aug Leuchars Glenrothes Motor Sports Club
7 22-Sep Ardeer Scottish Sporting Car Club
8 6-Oct Errol Airfield Saltire Rally Club
9 1 Dec Kames East Ayrshire Car Club
The events will be run in line with the MSA’s AutoSolo regulations for the Road Car Series, and Production Car Autotest regulations for the Street Car Challenge.
Competitions will be held at a mixture of tracks and open tarmac spaces, where courses of different configurations will be laid out using markers. Participants will be competing against the clock in these events with the aim of the game being to drive the course in the correct configuration, without hitting any markers. Time penalties will be applied for the length of time completing the course takes plus every time participants hit a marker or take an incorrect turn. The winning competitor is the one who completes the course with the least penalties!
The competition will put emphasis on driver skill.
Certain courses will of course suit some cars better than others but it will not necessarily be an advantage to have a high performance car, so you should be as competitive in a Ford Fiesta as in a Ferrari 458!
Registration for the series – which will include club membership – will be £15 and entry fees to each event will be £20.
Whilst there are 9 rounds in total, series points will only be awarded for participants best 5 event results. This means that whilst participants are welcome to compete in as many events as they like, they have the flexibility to miss some of the rounds and still be competitive in the series.
In short, the Scottish Road Car Series is all about making motorsport accessible, enjoyable and affordable; there will be no need to decipher complex regulations, spend a fortune on a specialist car or pass a test to compete. Instead, you will be able to enter events with a few clicks of a button from your sofa and turn up in your weekly run around to enjoy some friendly but competitive fun, for less than the cost of an average round of golf!
Autotest/Autosolo Downloads 2019