Report: Snowman Classes

Arnold Clark / Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally, Saturday 18th February Round 1 (of 8) – Scottish Rally Championship The Classes Class 2 Alex Pirie won Class 2 in his Vauxhall Corsa by just over 3 minutes fromthe Corsa of Kenny Munro who spun on the third stage and slid off […] Read more »

Report: Bogieman Meets Snowman

Arnold Clark / Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally, Saturday 18th February Round 1 (of 8) – Scottish Rally Championship Bogieman Meets and Melts Snowman Until Saturday the 18th of February it had been a pretty mild Winter compared to the past two years, but the weather Gods made up for it […] Read more »

Rally News: 15 February, 2012

DISAPPOINTMENT IN DECISION NOT TO HOLD A FATAL ACCIDENT ENQUIRY AND CALL TO SEE CO-DRIVER TESTING INTRODUCED STATEMENT FROM FIONA GIRVAN AND FAMILY On 25th September 2010 leading Scottish Rally Driver, Jimmy Girvan, was killed whilst taking part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally in Aberfeldy. This has been […] Read more »

Rally News: 13 February, 2012

Scots Abroad Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy dusted off the Winter cobwebs on the Wyedean Rally last weekend finishing ninth in their Mitsubishi Lancer EVO6. Reigning English rally champions Allan McDowall and Gavin Heseltine were 42nd but 2nd in class in the Opel Kadett. Alister McRae returned to the World […] Read more »

Rally News: 17 January, 2012

Latest News & Gossip Last year the Grant Construction Stages Rally attracted 26 entries, this year it was 42, so that’’s encouraging. Even more encouraging was the number of new faces and ‘old faces’ in different cars. Armstrong Galloway Hills winner Mark McCulloch had a new motor. The Subaru has […] Read more »

Car: Astra does Touring

Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 1.7 CDTi It must be an age thing. I find I am becoming more resistant to and less appreciative of new designs, or is it that I just don’t like change? For instance, I prefer the old model shape Astra to the latest version. When’ Baby […] Read more »

Report: Glendinning’s Firsts

Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally, Sunday 8th January Glendinning’’s Firsts Michael Glendinning and Paul Hughes scored a maiden victory first time out in their ex Cronin/Evans TegSport Impreza and also provided DMack Tyres with a debut victory for their latest WRC spec. tyres which Glendinning was trying out on this […] Read more »

Rally News: 05 January, 2012

Grant Construction Stages Rally, Sunday 8th January The Scottish rallying season gets underway again this coming Sunday the 8th of January when Border Ecosse Car Clubs hosts its Grant Construction Stages Rally at Knockhill. This time last year, the circuit was under two feet of snow and it was a […] Read more »