… 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 (cue for McCartney dirge?), but the man on the move at the moment is the number 6 seed Alan Kirkaldy with 3 wins from 3 events under his belt already.
In between those two are Bruce Edwards with the Darrian which should go well round the flat expanse of the airfield and similarly the Lotus of Alistair Inglis. Shaun Sinclair is a bit of a surprise with the Subaru WRC but Gary Adam should give Alan a run for his money too in his own Mk2.
Young Taylor Gibb should keep the old-timers on their toes and Gordon Morrison is getting awfy rapid these days, seeded down at number 14 with a certain Barry Groundwater right behind him. As for Nigel Feeney, looks like he’s got a new car, so that should be interesting.
Organised by Dunfermline CC, this year’s event has 12 stages totalling 88 miles over 2 days and although spectators are restricted from wandering around the stages under the new MSA rules, the observation areas offer a pretty good view of what’s going on and with this quality of entry, well worth the 5 quid per head.
Spectators from the north should head into Campbeltown on the A83 and then look out for and follow the GREEN arrows which takes them out the B843 to the signposted access to Spectator car parking up the West Park Fergus road. Entry costs £5 per person on Saturday which includes FREE entry on Sunday. On-site catering will be provided by Argyll Bakeries from Friday with hot and cold food, while Coast Coffee will supplement Argyll Bakeries’ full fayre offerings with their speciality Teas and Coffees. Oh, and one more thing, bring your wellies and brollies as well as your shorts and sun cream – be prepared for the Machrihanish micro-climate – but NO midges!
Also look out for the STRC ‘shop’ at Signing-On which will be stocked with motorsport goodies as well as copies of Bob Irvine’s ‘Scottish Rally Scene’ full colour magazine.
Added Extra – on the Friday evening between 6 & 7.30 pm in the large car park at the Campbeltown ferry terminal, DCC will have a number of competition cars on display and hopefully some competitors who will be able to answer any difficult questions from the locals and any other passers-by!
Full Entry List:
1, John Marshall/Scott Crawford (Subaru Impreza) 2000cc, Class 5
2, Bruce Edwards/Jim Smith (Darrian T9 GTR) 2499, 4
3, Alistair Inglis/Colin Inglis (Lotus Exige) 2150, 4
4, Shaun Sinclair/Fred Maclean (Subaru WRC S9) 2000, 5
5, Gary Adam/Gordon Adam (Ford Escort) 2500, 4
6, Alan Kirkaldy/Cameron Fair (Ford Escort) 2499, 4
7, Ian Woodhouse/Paul Rowland (Ford Escort Mk2) 2494, 4
8, Taylor Gibb/Jane Nicol (Mitsubishi Evo 8) 1998, 5
9, Tom Morris/Matt Reid (TBA) 2500, 5
10, Nigel Feeney/Phil Sandham (Mini Countryman JCW WRC) 1600, 5
11, Gareth White/Harry Marchbank (Peugeot 208 R2 Vti) 1598, 2
14, Gordon Morrison/Calum MacPherson (Subaru N11) 2000, 5
15, Barry Groundwater/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) ?, 4
16, Joe McQuillan/Sean Donnelly (Subaru Impreza) 1998, 5
17, Ian Paterson/Heather Grisedale (Subaru Impreza B13) 1995, 5
18, James Gibb/Charley Sayer-Payne (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 2000, 5
19, Colin Gemmell/Derek Keir (Ford Escort Mk2) 2500, 4
20, Brian Watson/Caroline Will (Mitsubishi Evo) 2000, 5
21, Billy McLelland/Helen Brown (Mitsubishi Evo3) 1998, 5
22, Jamie Smith/Andrew Falconer (Citroen DS3) 1598, 5
23, Murray Grierson/Mark Grierson (Subaru Impreza) 2000, 5
24, Greg Inglis/Bryan Reid (Citroen C2 R2 Max) 1600, 2
25, Kenny Moore/Richard Wardle (Hillman Avenger) 2000, 3
26, Tom Blackwood/Gordon Winning (Ford Escort) 2499, 4
27, Chris McCallum/Peter McCallum (Ford Escort Mk2) 1998, 3
28, Billy Hamilton/Sara Hamilton (Opel Kadett) 2000, 3
29, Kieran O’Kane/Eamon McCrystal (Opel Ascona) 3000, 4
30, Ross McCallum/James Ralph (MG Maestro) 1998, 3
31, Robert Marshall/Lewis MacDougall (Ford Escort Mk2) 1995, 3
32, Ross Auld/Richard Stewart (Ford Escort) 1998, 3
33, Joe Pringle/Thomas Purvin (Vauxhall Corsa) 1598, 2
34, Stuart Paterson/Allan Paterson (Subaru Impreza) 1998, 5
35, Eddie O’Donnell/Amanda O’Donnell (BMW Compact) 1800, 3
36, Fergus Gray/Kenny More (BMW 130i) 3000, 4
37, Jim Sharp/Shona Hale (Suzuki Swift) 1596, 2
38, Ellya Gold/Jean Hay (Mitsubishi Evo 6) 1997, 5
40, Alan Wallace/Darren Robertson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6) 1998, 5
41, Donald Bowness/Chris Lees (Vauxhall Nova) 1600, 2
42, Simon Proud/Scott Paterson (Subaru GC8) 1998, 5
43, Jamie Miller/Ian McCulloch (Vauxhall Nova) 1400, 1
44, Alistair Dalgliesh/David Dalgliesh (Subaru Impreza) 1998, 5
45, Hamish Grant/Stewart Hurst (Ford Escort Mk2) 2000, 3,
46, Michael Robertson/Murray Milne (Honda Civic) 2000, 3
47, Iain Miller/Matthew Robertson (BMW M3 Coupe) 2990, 4
48, Michael Harbour/Ian McDougal (Citroen C2 R2 Max) 1600, 2
49, Gordon McElrath/Jim Rintoul (Vauxhall Chevette) 1998, 3
50, Kevin Clarke/Gary McDonald (Opel Corsa) 1599, 2
51, John Robertson/Violet Kydd (Ford Escort) 1998, 3
52, Russell Milne/Adam Milne (Ford Escort Cosworth) 1998, 5
53, Hugh Steel/Shannon Turnbull (Subaru Impreza) 1994, 5
54, Willie Beattie/Steven Beattie (Ford Mk2 Escort) 1998, 3
55, Ron Walker/Joan Blackwood (Ford KA) 1600, 2
56, Greg Turner/Dr Ruth Turner (Peugeot 206) 1596, 2
57, ‘Beefy’ Fraser/Fiona Moir (Hillman Avenger Tiger) 1500, 2
58, Geoffrey Gallagher/Lee Gallagher (Mitsubishi Evo 8) 1998, 5
59, Innes Mochrie/Paul Hunter (Rover Metro GTi) 1400, 1
60, George Fell/Lois Fell (Ford Puma) 1600, 2
61, Norman MacPhail/Robert Sherry (Ford Escort Mk2) 1998, 3
62, Steve McGregor/Malcolm Vie (Honda Integra Type R) 1800, 3
64, Ross Chalmers/Steven Chalmers (Subaru Impreza) 2000, 5
65, William Beattie Snr/Taylor Somerville (Ford Mk2 Escort) 1998, 3
66, Scott MacDonald/Drew MacDonald (Vauxhall Nova) 1600, 2
67, Neil McAllister/Stephen Lang (Peugeot 205) 1360, 1
68, Craig Smith/Colin Smith (Vauxhall Astra Mk 3) 1998, 3
69, Greg Stark/Alan Stark (Peugeot 205Gti) 1900, 3
70, Iain Findlay/Ronald Bowie (Vauxhall Astra GTE) 1998, 3
71, Mark Runciman/John Bell (Vauxhall Nova) 1400, 1
72, Ali Galbraith/Del Galbraith (Ford Escort Mk2) 1997, 3
73, Allan Watt/James Strachan (Peugeot 106) 1587, 2
74, Matt Ratcliffe/Steven O’Donnell (Vauxhall Nova) 1600, 2
75, Rhuaridh Campbell/Josh Paterson (Talbot Sunbeam) 1600, 2
76, Robert Cumming/Bob Irvine (Vauxhall Astra) 1998, 3
77, Alan Ross/Ian Parker (Citroen Saxo) 1600, 2
78, John Kean/Malcolm McDonald (Peugeot 205) 1587, 2
79, Gavin Gray/Davie Robertson (Citroen ZX Mi16) 1905, 3
80, Cameron Craig/Ewan Lees (Peugeot 205 XS) 1360, 1
81, Steven Alexander/Christina Jones (Citroen Saxo VTS) 1600, 2
82, Andrew Gray/Robert Wood (Peugeot 206) 1997, 3
83, Marc McCubbin/Andrew Blackwood (Nissan Micra) 998, 0