MULLMURMURSMULLMURMURSMULLMURMURS – Chapter 9 – published on the island, during the event by Jaggy Bunnet Once upon a time there was a young prince whose sole desire in life was to emulate the achievements of the great folk hero, Sir Boko the Dark Knight. For many years, the Dark Knight […] Read more »
13 Apr: Motorsport UK & Rallying
Worrying times … It’s not just the current national public health situation which is worrying nor is it just the cessation of our sport in our leisure time, but the longer term future. Last November Motorsport UK published its 2020 Investment Strategy (see Link 1 below), but with one third […] Read more »
11 Apr: 1983 – The Tie-Break Title
… A report from the Sprint Tyres Trossachs Rally, October 1983 … Entitled: A ‘Sprint’ Can Take Long time … Sitting in the Ancaster Arms waiting for results and reports to trickle in from the field, the time stretched interminably, not least for Jimmy Fleming sitting in the bar with […] Read more »
09 Apr: 1987 Galloway Hills Rally
There were some odd sights in Gatehouse of Fleet! All the residents of the Angel Hotel wore their trousers rolled up to the knee while at the other end of the High Street, in the Murray Arms Hotel, a party was in full swing and included one partial, impromptu strip […] Read more »
03 Apr: Obituary – Jim Barclay
Obituary … Jim Barclay, 1936 – 2020 … Another sad loss this week, videographer, film maker and rally enthusiast Jim Barclay passed away on Tuesday after a period of poor health. He was taken into hospital on Monday evening and passed away peacefully during the night. Jim was active in […] Read more »
29 Mar: 1980 Snowman Rally report
… The Ladbroke Mercury Motor Inn Snowman Rally, 16th Feb, 1980 … The No-Snow Snowman … It was cold outside, the clouds were gathering and the sun had a touch of redness about it as it set. He fell asleep with one eye open aimed at the window and the […] Read more »
25 Mar: Mull Hire Classic Rally
Mull Hire Classic Rally, Saturday 14th March 2020. Andy Beaumont and Andrew Fish won what was probably the last rally to be run on British soil for some time when they won the recent Mull Hire Classic Rally on the Isle of Mull. Using their 48 year old Sunbeam Rapier […] Read more »
24 Mar: Snow-balls from Inverness
… Snow balls … from Inverness … Perhaps one of the most encouraging things to come out of the recent Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally was not just the decision to host a Regroup in Dingwall Main Street, but the reaction and response by the local townsfolk. They turned out in […] Read more »
22 Mar: Snowman Classes 2 – 8
… Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally, 07 Mar, 2020 … Classes 2 – 8 Class 2 – 2WD Cars – 1451cc to 1650cc 8v Just two finishers in Class 2 with Donald John and Ross MacLeay taking a pretty convincing win in their Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico from the Peugeot 106 […] Read more »
22 Mar: Snowman Classes 9 – 11
… Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally, 07 Mar, 2020 … Classe 9 – 11 Class 9 – 4WD Cars not in Class 10 or 11 Rally winners Michael Binnie and Claire Mole were obviously Class 9 winners in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 but it was good to see Andy Horne back […] Read more »