Sir Chris Hoy for Aberfeldy …. Britain and Scotland’s most successful Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy is coming to Aberfeldy next month to participate in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, the penultimate round of the ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship, on Saturday 5th October. Sir Chris will swap pedal power […] Read more »
28 August: Behind the scenes
The Man Behind the Name …. With just over a month to go, Coltness Car Club are now well advanced in their plans for this year’s Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, which starts and finishes in Aberfeldy on Saturday 5th of October. Currently, the organisers are planning six Special Stages […] Read more »
27 August: Anti-Social Media?
This is the full-fat version of the Column which appeared in last week’s (21st Aug) Motor Sports News … I once contributed to an on-line rally forum. Only once. I had submitted what I thought was an insightful, informative clarification about a topic that was obviously causing some hiatus amongst […] Read more »
26 August: Merrick Marshals Prizes
Prize draw for Merrick marshals … The organisers of the GWF Energy Merrick Stages Rally on Saturday September 7th are planning a special prize draw to highlight the hard work and dedication of their team of volunteer marshals. The event, which will be part of the prize-giving ceremony at Wigtown […] Read more »
25 August: Historics for Aberfeldy
Nostalgia in the Forest …. For the third year in succession, this year’s Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally in Aberfeldy on Saturday 5th October, will form part of the Mintex British Historic Rally Championship, as well as our own national ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship. There is one difference this […] Read more »
20 August: AutoCoarse?
The Hartwood Festival of Speed … Coltness Car Club staged their first ever ‘Hartwood Festival of Speed’ at the weekend in Lanarkshire and with due deference to its rather more illustrious southern based namesake, they hosted a competition event headed by a star in a car, one Jim McRae Esq […] Read more »
19 August: McRae Plans underway
Rally Plans Underway for the BIG County …. In two months time, the county of Perthshire will host one of its biggest annual sporting events, the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, which will be run on Saturday 5th October. Attracting up to 12,000 visitors to this one day event, it […] Read more »
19 August: Safety First Merrick
Safety the priority on Merrick Stages Rally … The man in charge of next month’s GWF Energy Merrick Stages Rally says he will not hesitate to cancel part of the event if safety is compromised. Strict measures will be in place on the Wigtown-based event following recent incidents, including the […] Read more »
18 August: Tyneside Tales
Scottish News from the Tyneside Stages … There wasn’t much Scottish interest in last weekend’s Wilkinson Maintenance Tyneside Stages Rally and even though he lives in England shire now, Alex Laffey was top ‘Scot’ in 10th place overall with young Jack Morton on the Notes. They lost a bit of […] Read more »
15 August: Solway News & Gossip
usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, Aug 10 … News … The good news is that both competitors who were hospitalised during Saturday’s Solway Coast Rally were discharged on Sunday. Matt Reid who was co-driving for Kieran O’Kane was airlifted from the event when he took ill in the service area. Also […] Read more »