… Granite City News & Gossip … Aberdeen & District Motor Club put on quite a show for its Coltel Granite City Rally. The Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre hosted two short ‘spectator specials’ in the morning and a glamorous finish venue for the prizegiving later that evening with stage, […] Read more »
29 May: Granite Classes roundup
… Granite City Rally – Classes Roundup … Class 1 On her first ever forest stage rally as a driver, Sue Hynd scored a class win. The mere fact that Andy Struthers failed to finish in his wee Citroen should not detract from this magnificent achievement. Co-driven by husband Tom […] Read more »
28 May: Weston wins Granite
… Coltel Granite City Rally, Sat 2 May … A Michty Fecht … By goad that wis a duel. You couldn’t have slipped a ten bob note between Dave Weston and David Bogie throughout the duration of the Coltel Granite City Rally. At the end of the final stage, they […] Read more »
26 May: Reivers Rally preview
… Reivers at the Ready … This weekend’s Jim Clark Reivers Rally marks the halfway point in the 8 round ARR Craib National Scottish Rally Championship. First run in 1970 this year’s event will return to its roots. Tree roots, that is. Having run as a ‘Closed Public Road’ rally […] Read more »
23 May: Ingliston News & Gossip
… News & Gossip from Ingliston … Serious bit first … The DCC Stages Rally at Ingliston lost two stages in the afternoon. It would appear that on the first one after lunch, some of the front running cars encountered a cyclist who had somehow found his way into the […] Read more »
22 May: Loudon off to China
… Caramel logged-on, in China … Uddingston rally co-driver Stuart Loudon’s world tour continues this week as he heads to China for the first time to compete with Alister McRae. Stuart and Alister will contest the Chenzhou Rally, the opening round of the Chinese Rally Championship, in a Mitsubishi Lancer […] Read more »
14 May: Edwards wins at Ingliston
… Blackwood Plant Hire DCC Stages, Sat 25 April … Going into the final stage of the Blackwood Plant DCC Stages Rally at Ingliston there were just 2 seconds between the leaders, and 5.8 miles of dry tarmac ahead. 2WD versus 4WD. 2.5 litres ‘au naturelle’ versus 2 litres with […] Read more »
13 May: MacCrone up for Challenge
… MacCrone for McRae Challenge … Fingers crossed. Things are looking up for one of Scotland’s brightest young rally stars, John MacCrone . We’ll see him this weekend at the McRae Rally Challenge in his new Ford Fiesta R5. With support from Richard Moore and sponsorship from Colin M Smith, […] Read more »
13 May: Vintage & Classic rally news
… RALLY ROUND APPOINTS FORMER ERA DIRECTOR HEIDI WINTERBOURNE … Vintage and classic rally organiser Rally Round is delighted to announce that Heidi Winterbourne has joined the company as Rally Co-ordinator, taking a pivotal role in business development and event organisation from concept to completion. She will also represent Rally […] Read more »
11 May: FIA Safety Moves
… FIA introduces database to inform safety direction … The FIA will begin sourcing data and information from hundreds of racing accidents around the world, using the information gathered to guide the future of motor sport safety. The FIA World Accident Database (WADB) will be used by the FIA and […] Read more »