25 Feb: News Roundup

Blue is the Colour …. Dunfermline Car Club hosted its AGM in Perth yesterday and the new Committee (no changes from last year’s mob) confirmed that it will continue to organise and promote The MSA Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship in 2013 which is already underway following the Grant Construction Stages […] Read more »

22 Feb: News Roundup

Going to Barbados …. Twice overall runner-up (but winner of the Historic Class each time), Jim McRae will be hoping for a third time lucky outing when he returns to the Barbados Historic Rally Carnival this coming August. Partnered by Ian Grindrod, Jim will be driving a Francis Tuthill Porsche […] Read more »

19 Feb: News Roundup

N E W S SCOTTISH TARMAC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AGM, Sunday 24th February The annual DCC/STRC AGM will be held at Aqua Cure Scotland (courtesy of Bruce Edwards) on Sunday 24th February at 12 noon. Anyone with an interest in the club and/or the Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship will be welcome – […] Read more »

18 Feb: Snowman thoughts

It all started so well. Euan Thorburn and Jock Armstrong were setting the pace on the first round of the Scottish Rally Championship last weekend. Mike Faulkner was having teething troubles with his new car, Paul Benn had smacked the nose of his Focus and David Bogie was already out, […] Read more »

Feature: First Timers!

On this weekend’s Arnold Clark/ Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally there will be a number of first-timer drivers and co-drivers, and since Drivers have the easy job, I thought a wee article to help first time Co-drivers would be a help. Not being intelligent or competent enough to write it myself, […] Read more »

Feature: More Power, or More Grip?

Making your Rally Budget go further …. Here’s a question for you, and think carefully before you answer. If you have a limited budget to spend on your rally car, which would you rather have? More power, or more grip? Since this is mainly a manly sport, the natural gut […] Read more »

08 Feb: News Roundup

The official 2013 Arnold Clark/Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally event programme will be available to buy from 11th February 2013 at the following outlets: Arnold Clark Peugeot, Harbour Road, Inverness Autosave, 8-9 Tyock Industrial Estate, Elgin IV30 1XY Autosave, 35H Harbour Rd, Inverness IV1 1UA Bitz, Balmakeith Park, Nairn IV12 5QW Charlie’s […] Read more »

02 Feb: News Roundup

Mike’s New Motor …. Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy will turn up at the Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally in two weeks time in a new car, but the car will be no stranger to the area! Mike has bought the ex David Wilson Mitsubishi Lancer EVO9 to replace […] Read more »