… Glendinnings of Prudhoe Tyneside Stages Rally, Sun 5th August … Peter Taylor executed a passable impression of Guy Fawkes at the Glendinnings of Prudhoe Tyneside Stages Rally. He lit the blue touch paper at the start of the first stage and promptly disappeared over the horizon. With Andrew Roughead […] Read more »
16 Aug: Solway Coast Blethers
… News and Blethers from the Solway Coast … Getting quicker in the Skoda Fabia S2000 is Bob Adamson. He finished an excellent 5th o/a, and this despite a problem in the morning: “The handbrake wasn’t working,” said Bob, “we were up bankings and all over the place trying to […] Read more »
09 Aug: Hardie wins Solway Coast
… www.usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally 2018, Sat. 4th Aug … Things that go Dunt in the Day … David Hardie and John McCulloch took the honours on last weekend’s www.usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally. Winners of this event twice before, they were up against hot favourite and 5 times winner, Mark […] Read more »
07 Aug: Grampian Prevu & Entry List
… Grampian Forest Rally, Saturday 11th August … Crikey, it’s that time of year already. This weekend sees the penultimate round of the ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship take to the forests of Aberdeenshire. The fun starts at 9.00am this Saturday morning (11th August) from the Town Centre Car […] Read more »
01 Aug: Solway Coast – Entry List
… usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, Sat/Sun 4/5 Aug … This weekend, the two day rallying extravaganza that is the usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally takes to the roads running through the Military Ranges at Dundrennan in the south west corner of Scotland. On Saturday 4th Aug, the Senior Rally contenders will […] Read more »
31 Jul: Tyneside Stages Entry List
… Glendinnings of Prudhoe/Tyneside Stages Rally, Sun 5th Aug … The second part of an awfy busy weekend for the Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Championship regulars kicks off just over the Border in Englandshire on Sunday 5th August at Otterburn. Those who survive the rigours of the usedcaraparts.co.uk Solway Coast […] Read more »
29 Jul: Mach1 – Look-back
… Mach1 Observations and Opinions … Whilst standing in the sunshine at the start of the Mach1 Stages Rally in the Mull of Kintyre the other weekend, I was reminded of an incident the previous weekend where two drivers at the top of their game clashed. Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari struck […] Read more »
28 Jul: Mach1 – News & Blethers
… News & Blethers from Machrihanish … Although he wasn’t there, previous winner of the Mach1 Stages Rally John Marshall had actually entered the rally, but had to withdraw his entry, following an accident on holiday. For a man of his age, he should have known better. Apparently he had […] Read more »
24 Jul: Mach 1 Stages – The Classes
… Mach 1 Stages Rally, Sat/Sun July 14/15 … Class 0 One starter, and no finishers, with Dean Ross and Peter Beaton retiring their 1 litre Peugeot 107 at close of play on Saturday. Class 1 Having sourced a replacement engine for the unit blown up last time out at […] Read more »
22 Jul: Edwards wins Mach 1 Stages
… Mach 1 Stages Rally, Sat/Sun July 14/15 … Bruce Edwards and Jim Smith avoided disaster by the thickness of a fibreglass body panel on their way to victory on last weekend’s two day Mach 1 Stages Rally in the Mull of Kintyre, the latest round of the Cobble Shop […] Read more »