2300 Club presents: The John Easson Award 2013 … The 2300 Club is proud to announce the details of the 2013 John Easson Award for young rally drivers. First run in 2004, the Award is named after rally driver John Easson, a regular rally competitor and a generous supporter of […] Read more »
01 Sept: Merrick Preview
Bogie aims to seal fifth title on Merrick Stages … Last year’s winner David Bogie is going into next weekend’s GWF Energy Merrick Stages Rally with the aim of clinching an unprecedented fifth successive Scottish title. The 26-year-old from Dumfries, co-driven by Hawick’s Kevin Rae, will be targeting a fourth […] Read more »
01 Sept: Merrick Spect Info & Entry
GWF Energy Merrick Stages … Spectator Information and Full Entry List … Friday 6th September 17:00 Hrs to 22:00 Hrs. Scrutineering in front of Wigtown Town Hall with Documentation & Help Desk inside the Town Hall. The organisers will also be giving away FREE Spectator Maps and Timetables which are […] Read more »
30 August: Sir Chris Hoy for McRae
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 »