… 20 (15!) Questions with – Colin McRae … Whilst raiding the archives the other night I came across this chat I had with Colin McRae in 1998, and since you lot seem to like a bit of nostalgia I thought I would reprint the interview here. I chatted to […] Read more »
14 Mar: Q20 – Mike Faulkner
… 20 Questions with – Mike Faulkner … Mike Faulkner is one of the most prolific rallyists in the country, contesting more events and driving more stage miles than just about anyone else currently competing. He won the Scottish Junior Championship in 1994 for which part of the prize was […] Read more »
11 Mar: 60 miles in Kielder for £559
… Pirelli Rally, 3/4 May … The 2014 Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally will ‘Take to the terraces’ this year with a move to Brunton Park, the home of Carlisle United Football Club, bringing the rally much closer to Carlisle City Centre. This year’s event will run over the weekend […] Read more »
07 Mar: Snowman class roundup
..Snowman Rally … The Classes … Class 2 Scott MacBeth took the top prize despite losing over 3 minutes in the first stage when the engine died in a watersplash. Once he got it fired up he finished the stage with the windscreen completely steamed up, but worse was to […] Read more »
06 Mar: Thorburn wins Snowman
… First Blood to Thorburn … Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally, Saturday 22nd February … Rd01, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Such is the way of rallying that the fastest man in the forests didn’t actually win the Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally. Instead maximum points on […] Read more »
05 Mar: Spectator pressure
Managing the Multitudes … I almost didn’t notice the Snowman Rally report in the 32 page sports section of one of Scotland’s leading Sunday newspapers. The total report ran to 20 words. Mind you, it was easier to spot the 177 word ‘news’ item and photograph in the news section. […] Read more »
19 Feb: Rally Wales GB Prize Drive
What do points make? … The winners of the UK’s premier national rally championships will all receive free entries into this year’s Wales Rally GB (13-16 November) as a key component of the on-going ‘Road to Wales’ initiative. Introduced 12 months ago, the innovative and far-reaching Road to Wales scheme […] Read more »
16 Feb: Q20 – David Bogie
20 Questions with – David Bogie … David Bogie is the most successful Scottish national rally driver – ever. He has won five Scottish titles, the British Rally Championship and the Evo Challenge. So far a ‘works’ drive has eluded him, but then he hasn’t been chasing one. Rallying is […] Read more »
16 Feb: Q20 – Euan Thorburn
20 Questions with: Euan Thorburn … Euan Thorburn is one of Scotland’s top rally drivers and won his first major title last year, the English/Welsh based BTRDA Rally Championship. In doing so he has become the only Scot to win the Gold Star series award in this national championship’s 60 […] Read more »
16 Feb: Snowman Spect. Info
Snowman Spectator Info … Highland Car Club has released the following spectator information, but to get a copy of the maps, you’ll need to buy a Programme. And if you can’t make it to Inverness before Saturday, at least this info will get you started. Follow the rally on Twitter […] Read more »