… They closed the roads and the rally cars came … Once upon a time, Dunoon was a major motor sporting mecca. Some of rallying’s greats walked on these streets, ate in these restaurants and drank in these bars. There was sport of the highest calibre in the surrounding forests […] Read more »
29 Jun: M-Sport Stages Entry List
Looks like quite a few of our lot (see below) are making their way south this weekend for the second M-Sport Stages Rally, both drivers and co-drivers, which will take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July. Competitors will also get the first public chance to see M-Sport’s new state-of-the-art Evaluation […] Read more »
21 Jun: Argyll Rally – Full Entry List
… Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally, 25/26 June … Wow! What an entry for this weekend’s Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally. Can top seed Meirion Evans justify his seeding position and score his first win in the Volkswagen? Under normal circumstances one would think of course he can, but just look at […] Read more »
13 Jun: Obituary – Mike Gascoigne
Michael Neil Clifton Gascoigne, 1949 – 2021 Motor sport needs ‘doers’ every bit as much as it needs participants. Those behind the scenes, often faceless figures, that we all seem to take for granted – until something needs sorted or goes wrong. It is notable that at the conclusion of […] Read more »
08 Jun: Obituary – Gavin Gray
Obituary – Gavin Gray, 1956 – 2021 Another good rally man gone. You may not recall the name but you will recognise the mutton chopped face and the polka dotted car. Gavin Gray was one of those rally drivers who were never likely to threaten the front runners far less […] Read more »
04 May: Virtual Marshal
THE LATEST INNOVATION FROM LEADING VINTAGE & CLASSIC CAR RALLY ORGANISER BESPOKE RALLIES Run by John Brigden, ‘Bespoke Rallies’ was arguably the first rally organiser to augment the role of road books by the introduction of GPS navigation, and the latest version of its Garmin-based system draws much praise from […] Read more »
24 Feb: Forestry England Future
… Forestry England Motorsports Review … JB recently published the full 11 page 3,000 word Forestry England Motorsports Review – Executive Summary document on these pages. And whilst it would appear that forest rallying is safe for the moment it was not exactly fulsome in its support while indicating that […] Read more »
15 Feb: Obituary – Bill Taylor
William Dickson Taylor, 1938 – 2021 Scottish rallying will be saddened to learn of the passing of William Dickson Taylor, better known as Bill to a certain ‘older’ generation of fans and followers. The current generation won’t recognise the name as he wasn’t a flamboyant, outspoken or controversial character. Bill […] Read more »
10 Feb: Obituary – Johnstone Syer
… Johnstone Syer, 1933 – 2021 … One of rallying’s more colourful characters has sadly passed away. Originally a miner and later a photographer with his own studio in Dunfermline, Johnstone Syer was better known as one of the world’s top rally navigators. Note the use of the term ‘navigator’ […] Read more »
26 Jan: View from the Top
Update from the Scottish Association of Motor Sports Clubs … In normal times, early 2021 would have seen Motorsport UK holding the biennial round of seminars for Licenced Officials. But these are not possible in lockdown so instead, there is a week of online seminars. Specialist role specific sessions are […] Read more »