… Mull Hire Classic Rally, Sat 14th March … The Mull Hire Classic Rally takes place this Saturday on the Isle of Mull with over 40 entries having been received by the enthusiastic organising team. These ‘targa style’ events provide great fun for those taking part consisting of a series […] Read more »
10 Mar: Knockhill Notes
… Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally, Feb 23 … Knockhill Notes First off. A stern word. A lot of people went to a lot of effort spending much time and resources preparing the Knockhill stages for the rally. The least some folk could do is stay for the prizegiving, especially […] Read more »
08 Mar: Binnie Wins Snowman
… Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally, 07 Mar, 2020 … On his 32nd rally start, Michael Binnie scored a long overdue first outright rally victory on the weekend’s Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally. Emotional? He could have driven the car past faither Binnie’s eyes and it would have been pressure washed cleaner […] Read more »
08 Mar: Snowman Stage Times
... Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally, 07 Mar, 2020 ... Fastest Stage Times SS1, Lochletter 1 (11.35 miles) 1, Bruce McCombie/Michael Coutts (Ford Focus WRC) 12m 44s 2, Scott Beattie/Paula Swinscoe (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo7) 12m 45s 3, Michael Binnie/Claire Mole (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9) 12m 47s 4, Jock Armstrong/Cameron Fair […] Read more »
01 Mar: Knockhill Rally Report
… Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally, Feb 23 … From the southern approach to Knockhill, the distant Ochil Hills looked like a Baker’s tray of Christmas puds with an icing sugar dusting. Fortunately the threatening snow didn’t come to much although it was cold. Bitter cold. Still, the 2020 Scottish […] Read more »
29 Feb: Snowman Entry List/Prevu
… Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally, Sat 7th March … The 2020 KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship gets underway next weekend when the Coogie Urquhart Snowman Rally is flagged of from Fairways Leisure, Castle Heather, Inverness, at 09.00 Hrs on Saturday morning 7th March. Ahead of the 90 plus crews will […] Read more »
20 Feb: Knockhill Stages Preview
Grant Construction Knockhill Stages, 23rd Feb … The 2020 Marshall Construction Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship gets under way this Sunday with Border Ecosse Car Club’s Grant Construction stages Rally at Knockhill. Eight stages are planned with the first cars getting underway at 08.31 Hrs. Last year’s winner John Marshall will […] Read more »
20 Jan: Obituary – John Cowan
… John Cowan, 1940 – 2020 … Sadly, John Cowan passed away last week. Not a name that will be familiar to many of you but a sad loss to Scottish motor sport, particularly to rallying. He may not have been known personally to many of you, but his was […] Read more »
15 Dec: Rallying – The Future?
Motor sport … The Future … Does it have one? … The world as we know it didn’t change the other night (12 Dec). We all got up and went to work as usual the next morning or took the weans to school (13 Dec). Even the weather didn’t offer […] Read more »
12 Dec: JCR – The Blethers
On a lighter note … Winner in 2011, David Bogie was the only previous JCR winner who contested this year’s event. At 2pm on Friday, Donnie MacDonald landed at Edinburgh Airport – and the rally in Duns started at 3pm. “I had been in Rome for the Celtic/Lazio game,” he […] Read more »