… Kingdom Stages Rally, Crail, Sat 1 November …
This weekend’s Kingdom Stages will bring the 2014 BLUE Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship to a close and to celebrate the fact that Winter is coming and stage rally withdrawal symptoms will set in fairly soon, the organisers have got a huge entry of 100 cars and crews.
That means a prompt start at 08.30 Hrs on Saturday morning for the first of 8 Special Stages, totalling some 58 miles of ‘fit tae the flair’ action.
And what an entry. It looks like Alistair Inglis is joining the motorised skate board club alongside Bruce Edwards. Winner of the past two Kingdoms, Alistair has got himself a Lotus Exige, only slightly more civilised than Brucie’s V6 powered Darrian frisbee.
John Rintoul is getting the hang of his Hyundai these days and will be a force to be reckoned with this weekend, as will that master of old technology, Tom Morris in the Metro. In fact the whole of the top 20 looks distinctly handy and includes Colin Gemmell’s Subaru which should have the long promised 3 litre flat six in the nose of his Impreza.
Just outside the top 20, Barry Renwick has promised to bring along his VW Polo S2000 and having seen him in that tyre-shredding Millington MkII, this should be worth seeing too. Andrew Gallacher has entered the Ford Escort Cosworth last seen on the Solway Coast Rally – with his sponsor alongside, and by the way, he owns the car. So best behaviour behind the wheel. I think not. Gordon Winning’s toughest task this weekend will be wire brushing the cobwebs out of his oxters and Kieran O’Kane will no doubt leave a trail of burnt rubber and BLUE smoke behind him all the way.
If Graeme Schoneville gets a wee bit of luck this weekend, and keeps it out of the long grass, then the Honda’s 23,000 rpm (approx?) limit will be sore on the ears. And speaking of Honda engines, Ian Shiells whose previous unit did itself a fair impression of an IED at the Mach 1 now has a straight six under the bonnet. All this, and more next Saturday, at Crail, that well kept sunscorched secret on the north eastern tip of the Kingdom of Fife. Bring your sunscreen, dark glasses and flip flops for a day out by the seaside – but no Speedos please, think of the wildlife.
Entry List:
(Note: the figures beside the car make and model denote engine cc)
1, Alistair Inglis/Colin Inglis (Lotus Exige, 2000) 3
2, John Rintoul/Yvonne Armour (Hyundai Accent WRC, 2000) 5
3, Bruce Edwards/Jim Smith (Darrian GTR, 2499) 4
4, Tom Morris/Colin Harkness (MG Metro 6R4, 2500) 5
5, Bob Grant/TBC (Subaru Impreza, 1998) 5
6, Ross Fernie/Craig Simkiss (Subaru Impreza STi, 1994) 5
7, Alan Gardiner/Robin Nicolson (Ford Escort Mk1, 2500) 4
8, Quintin Milne/Lauren Dryburgh (Mitsibushi Evo, 1998) 5
9, Ross Marshall/Dave Robson (Ford Escort, 2000) 3
10, Barry Groundwater/Neil Shanks (Ford Escort MkII, 1800) 3
11, Donnie MacDonald/Ross MacDonald (Mitsubishi Evo 9, 2000) 5
12, Stuart Walker/Julie McGuire (Skoda Fabia, 1900) 3
14, Colin Gemmell/TBC (Subaru Impreza, 2994) 5
15, Billy Cowe/Craig Wallace (Subaru Impreza, 1994) 5
16, Ian Paterson/Helen Brown (Subaru N10, 1999) 5
17, Nigel Feeney/John Frew (Subaru Impreza B13, 1998) 5
18, Shaun Sinclair/Sarah Sinclair (Mitsubishi Evo 9, 2000) 5
19, Lee Hastings/ Drew Sturrock (Subaru Impreza, 2495) 5
20, Ian Forgan/Kathryn Forgan (Ford Ka, 1999) 3
21, Barry Renwick/Steve Dargan (VW Polo S2000, 1998) 3
22, Steven Hogg/Mark McCulloch (Subaru Impreza, 1994) 5
23, John Marshall/Scott Crawford (Ford Escort, 2222) 4
24, Stuart Paterson/Allan W Paterson (Subaru Impreza, 2000) 5
25, Gordon Winning/Robin Laird (Ford Escort Mk2, 2150) 4
26, Andrew Gallacher/Tom Blackwood (Ford Escort Cosworth, 2000) 5
27, Stephen Thompson/David Crosbie (Ford Escort Mk2, 2000) 3
28, Kieran O’Kane/Matt Reid (Opel Ascona, 3000) 4
29, Chris McCallum/Peter McCallum (Ford Escort Mk2, 1998) 3
30, Kevin Monaghan/Neil Thompson (Ford Escort Maxi Kit Car, 2000) 3
31, Paul Ballantyne/Graham Bruce (Renault Clio Sport, 1998) 3
32, Graeme Schoneville/Michael Hendry (Honda Civic Type R, 2000) 3
33, Iain Wilson/Keith Riddick (Vauxhall Nova, 1600) 2
34, Gerry Gaffney/Jane McNicol (Mitsubishi EVO3, 1998) 5
35, James Gibb/William Gower (Subaru Impreza, 1993) 5
36, Bill Hamilton/Matt Fletcher (Opel Kadett, 2000) 3
37, Donald Campbell/Ruth Campbell (Subaru Impreza, 2000) 5
38, Russell Mann/Dan Forsyth (Subaru Impreza, 2000) 5
39, Jim McDowall/Jamie McDowall (Subaru Impreza, 1995) 5
40, Graeme Rintoul/Jim Rintoul (Ford Fiesta, 1998) 3
41, Guy Halley/William Halley (Ford Escort Mk2, 1998) 3
42, Craig Rutherford/Chris Hamill (Honda Civic, 1998) 3
43, Brian Watson/Jason MacPhail (Ford Escort Mk2, 2400) 4
44, Fergus Gray/James McDiarmid (BMW 130, 2997) 4
45, Peter Garrow/TBA (Audi TT RWD, 3000) 4
46, Ross McSkimming/Michael Cruickshank (Ford Fiesta ST, 1998) 3
47, Alan Wallace/Darren Robertson (Mitsubishi Evo 6, 1998) 5
48, Tom Middlemiss/Richard Stewart (Vauxhall Nova, 1998) 3
49, Scott Morrison/Craig Sim (Vauxhall Corsa, 1796) 3
50, Derek Connell/Laura Marshall (Vauxhall Corsa, 1388) 1
51, Craig Stewart/Lewis MacDougall (Subaru Impreza, 2000) 5
52, Roy Millar/Gary Voss (Vauxhall Astra, 1998) 3
53, Greg Inglis/Cammy Reid (Citroen Saxo, 1600) 2
54, Nick Rintoul/Tom Hynd (Skoda Fabia R2, 1598) 2
55, Alan Cowan/Kelly Howe (Vauxhall Astra, 1998) 3
56, Erle Strachan/Nick Young (Mitsubishi Evo 6, 1998) 5
57, Stuart Bannatyne/Peter Weall (Renault Clio, 2000) 4
58, Hamish Grant/Stewart Hurst (Ford Escort Mk2, 1998) 3
59, Ross Pringle/Thomas Purvin (Vauxhall Corsa, 1598) 2
60, Adrian Stewart/Paul Cummins (Peugeot 205 GTI, 1580) 2
61, Kevin Clarke/Steven Ogston (tba, 1598) 3
62, Gordon Halley/Mike McDiarmid (Ford Escort Mk2, 1988) 3
63, Beefy Fraser/Fiona Moir (Hillman Avenger Tiger, 1500) 2
64, Gregg Lithgow/Gordon Clark (Talbot Sunbeam, 1998) 3
65, Scott McMinn/Charlie Shaw (Citroen Saxo, 1598) 2
66, Linzi Henderson/Sue Hynd (Subaru Impreza, 1998) 5
67, Ian Logan/Carin Logan (Ford Escort Mk 2, 1998) 3
68, Scott Russell/Adam Russell (Vauxhall Corsa, 1598) 2
69, Gordon McElrath/Colin Smith (Vauxhall Chevette, 1998) 3
70, John Robertson/Violet Kydd (Ford Escort Mk2, 1998) 3
71, Alan Kirkaldy/Garry Muir (Ford Escort Mk2, 1998) 3
72, Graham MacDonald/Peter MacInnes (Ford Fiesta Mk1, 1700) 3
73, Robert Marshall/Ken Bills (Ford Escort, 2000) 3
74, Stuart Millar/Alex Burns (Vauxhall Astra, 1998) 3
75, Dave Cranston/Steve Cranston (Opel Astra, 1998) 3
76, Gavin Lloyd/Ewan Leeming (Vauxhall Nova, 1598) 2
77, Alex Adams/tbc (Ford Escort, 2000) 3
78, David Connell/Stuart McBride (Vauxhall Corsa, 1400) 1
79, Ross Carbry/Kyle Livingstone (Vauxhall Corsa, 1400) 1
80, John Paterson/Scott Paterson (Vauxhall Nova, 1398) 1
81, Alistair Haw/Chris Lees (Peugeot 205, 1905) 3
82, Graham Wright/Michael Hyrons (Peugeot 205 Gti, 1598) 2
83, Ian Shiells/Nicola Ritchie (BMW 318 Compact, 2800) 4
84, Norman McLaughlin/David Law (Subaru Impreza, 1978) 5
85, Eamonn Kilmurray/Derek Cassells (Suzuki Swift GTi, 1298) 1
86, Keith Meins/Graeme Meins (Proton Satria, 1834) 3
87, Darren Littlejohn/Dean Ross (Vauxhall Nova, 1600) 2
88, Colvin Howie/Tom Howie (Hillman Mopar Avenger, 1498) 2
89, Thaarique Fazal/tbc (Peugeot 205 Gti, 1598) 2
90, Thomas Gray/Calum MacDonald (Toyota Yaris, 1300) 1
91, Sean Donnelly/Caroline Will (Subaru Impreza, 2000) 5
92, Robert Cumming/Robert Irvine (Vauxhall Astra, 1998) 3
93, Fred MacLean/Cathanne MacLean (Subaru Impreza, 2000) 5
94, Iain Findlay/Ronnie Bowie (Vauxhall Astra, 2000) 3
95, Jock McFarlane/George Donaldson (Ford Fiesta ST, 1999) 3
96, Scott MacDonald/Allan Williamson (Peugeot 306, 1998) 3
97, Michelle Rugg/Douglas Rugg (Ford Fiesta Mk1, 1598) 2
98, Stephen McClory/David Hood (Ford Fiesta, 1599) 2
99, Kevin Burns/Gordon Finnie (Peugeot 106 GTi, 1598) 2
100, Robbie Daly/Martin Glendinning (Peugeot 106, 1587) 2
101, William Paul/Roger Alcorn (Vauxhall Nova, 1398) 1
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