TV Times, Sunday 13th June The first Hankook Scottish Rally Championship programme of the year is scheduled for BBC2 Scotland next Sunday 13th June at 19:20 hrs, so if you’re not going to be in, get the recorder primed. If you want to see a trailer for the report, it’s […] Read more »
Rally News: 09 May, 2010
Euan Thorburn crashed out on Friday night of the weekend’s Manx Telecom Rally when he and co driver Paul Beaton were caught out on a notoriously bumpy section midway through the third stage on Friday night. Thorburn lost control of his Subaru Impreza at an estimated 125 mph with catastrophic […] Read more »
Obituary: John Allan
John Allan 1943 – 2010 The world of Scottish motor rallying suffered another sad loss last week (27th April) when John Allan lost a long, and at times arduous, struggle with cancer. We mourn his passing not just because he had skill and talent on stage, but because he was […] Read more »
Rally News: 26 April, 2010
Granite Chippings, but first, Malyasia Even further away than Mull is a place called Malaysia and Alister McRae was taking part in the Asia Pacific Rally of Malaysia at the weekend. Before the rally Alister said: “I did three rallies in the PROTON Satria Neo S2000 at the end of […] Read more »
Obituary: Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood 1980-2009 Let’s start on a sad note. Douglas Wood, youngest son of Ken and Jeanette Wood passed away earlier this month after losing his fight with cancer. The family had managed to keep it quiet all year and Douglas’ last run out was on the Granite City where […] Read more »
Car: Ford Focus RS500
Ford Focus RS500 Spawn of Batmobile Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put a hand grenade in your pants and pulled the pin? Or poked a lion in the eye with a sharp stick when you were wearing wellingtons with concrete soles? Or walked up to Mike […] Read more »
Car: Renault Clio 200 Cup
Clio Renaultsport 200 Cup My Cup Runneth Over With Joy There’s a lot to really, really like about the Clio Renaultsport Cup, and really not that much to dislike. The driving position is good, the steering wheel just the right size and shape, and the Recaro seats offer just the […] Read more »
Car: Mazda 3 MPS
Mazda 3 MPS Manic Mazda It was the wife who said it had a smiley face. Well, so did the Joker in Batman. And the Mazda 3 MPS is just as good natured as the laughing-boy in the film. It’s a wicked wee thing, but by heck it’s a dose […] Read more »
Report: Bogie Bags Granite
Station Garage Mitsubishi Granite City Rally, Saturday 17th April Round 3 (of 8) Hankook Scottish Rally Championship Bogie Bags Granite Three different winners on three rounds of Hankook Scottish Rally Championship so far, and not necessarily the names you would expect to see, although it was only a matter […] Read more »
Rally News: 12 April, 2010
First, the Good News There will be a closed road rally on Mull this year over the weekend of 8/9/10 October, so don’t score out that date in your diary yet! Ahead of the recent public meeting at Craignure, Mull Car Club had staged an EGM in Salen the night […] Read more »