29 Jul: Mach1 Stages News Roundup

… Mach1, News Roundup … Behind the scenes 1 Many of us don’t think about the time and effort put into setting up a single venue tarmac rally. Even at Kames the work schedule is frenetic before, during and after each event so imagine starting from scratch each year at […] Read more »

27 Jul: Sinclair’s Mach1 Victory

… Mach1 Stages Rally, Sat/Sun 15/16 July … Shaun Sinclair made up for last year’s disappointment when he and Fred MacLean won the two day Mach1 Stages Rally at Machrihanish near Campbeltown. Sinclair was leading the rally last year until the crankshaft broke, but ‘Black Magic’ did the business this […] Read more »

13 Jul: Mach 1 Entry & Preview

… Blackwood Plant Hire Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … Rd 5 – Mach 1 Stages, 15/16 July 2017 … Last year’s Mach 1 Stages winner John Marshall will head the entry for this year’s event at the former military airbase at Machrihanish just outside Campbeltown in the Mull of Kintyre […] Read more »

12 Jul: Argyll News & Blethers

… Argyll News & Blethers … Dear Competitors … The value of attending pre-event rally briefings was emphasised in Argyll when some folk reckoned the Route Notes weren’t quite accurate for a couple of stages. But that was because one had been shortened and another had the start moved on […] Read more »

09 Jul: Argyll Rally class roundup

… Dunoon Argyll Rally, Class Roundup … Class 1, 2WD up to 1450cc Neil Coalter was an easy winner in his Suzuki Ignis despite having to use a near standard engine after his Suzuki ‘Sport’ unit blew up on the previous round, but he still had his troubles. Despite being […] Read more »

08 Jul: Argyll Rally main report

… Dunoon Presents Argyll Stages Rally, Sat 24 June … Rd06, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Argyll. An ancient kingdom in its own right with its cathedral at Lismore dating back to the 13th century. A land of pixie glens and exotic gardens. Majestic mountains with forested slopes. A […] Read more »

08 Jul: Argyll fastest stage times

… Dunoon Presents Argyll Stages Rally, Sat 24 June … Rd06, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Top Six Fastest Times on each Stage: SS1, Glenbranter 1 (8.69 miles) 1, Jock Armstrong/Paula Swinscoe (Subaru Impreza) 9m 49s 2, Shaun Sinclair/Jamie Edwards (Subaru Impreza WRC) 10m 01s 3, Mike Faulkner/Peter Foy […] Read more »

02 Jul: Kingdom Stages roundup

… News from the Kingdom … The two-venue format for this year’s 40th Kingdom Stages Rally went down well even though it might have had an impact on entries. Cars had to be road-legal since they had to be driven to Leuchars on the public road, after two stages at […] Read more »