… Condor Chatter … Steven Hay’s run of bad luck continued at RM Condor when his gear selector broke, but I found out the reason for his poor finish at Ingliston on the DCC Stages last month. He got a stage Maximum on the 5th test when he went the […] Read more »
25 Apr: Memorial Garden Juniors
… Memorial Garden Junior Rally, 13 April … Condor is a special place to be on a rally day. As it is an active military base there is always an element of nervousness as anything could happen. Going into the event, the sun was shining, the wind was cold, and […] Read more »
23 Apr: Gemmell wins at Condor
… Memorial Garden Stages, Sat 13th April … It makes you wonder if it’s a phenomenon known only in Scotland – cold sunshine. Where other countries and holiday destinations promise sunshine and warmth, all we get is the sunshine. Whatever happened to the bluidy heat we’re supposed to get with […] Read more »
16 Apr: Speyside Stages preview
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages, Sat 20th April … Scotland’s dark green forests are calm and peaceful places, ideal for contemplation and relaxation – most of the time. This weekend the forests around Keith and Huntly will come alive to the sounds of rally cars and the spirit of […] Read more »
15 Apr: Lookback at DCC Stages
… Rally Roundup & Blethers … Looking as happy as a two-tailed dug (that had lost both its tails) was Tom Blackwood. The resplendently yellow Escort proved to be as stubborn as its owner on the Saturday morning of the rally when it refused to fire up. Even when they […] Read more »
11 Apr: Obituary – Len Freshwater
… Len Freshwater, 1956 – 2019 … The sport of rallying in Scotland has lost “one of the good guys”. Len Freshwater passed away on Monday evening (8th April) in hospital after a short illness. He had just turned 63 last month. One of the founder members of Border Ecosse […] Read more »
10 Apr: Memorial Garden Rally prevu
… Memorial Garden Stages Rally, Sat 13th April … The 3rd round of the 2019 Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Championship gets under way this weekend at the home of RM Condor near Arbroath. This is the first time the event has been included in the championship so there are likely […] Read more »
05 Apr: DCC Junior Stages Report
… DCC Junior Stages, Sun 31st March … Many tall tales start with the phrase, “There was a Scotsman, an Englishman and a Welshman (or an Irishman) …..”. Well, on 31st March 2019 at the DCC Junior Stages Rally at Ingliston, Edinburgh this was very much the pattern in the […] Read more »
04 Apr: DCC Stages Rally Report
… DCC Stages Rally, Sat 30 March … Last year, Gordon Morrison won the DCC Stages by 11 seconds, this year he won it again, by just 2 seconds. Initially, the rally was very much a four horse race but all the leaders had a problem or two during the […] Read more »
04 Apr: Flying Scotsman Rally
… Flying Scotsman Rally, Fri/Sat/Sun, 5/6/7 April … Starting from Lake Windermere on Friday morning (5th April), this year’s Flying Scotsman Rally will already have been underway for a day by the time it reaches the Slaley Hall overnight halt on Friday evening just to the south of Hexham. From […] Read more »