… AW Autotech Granite Stages at Leuchars, Sat 4th May … By goad it wis cauld at Leuchars for the AW Autotech Granite Stages Rally. It was fine in the sun and if you had some shelter, but when exposed to the east coast breeze coming off the North Sea […] Read more »
15 May: RSAC Scottish preview
… RSAC Scottish Rally Rally, Sat 18 May … Rd3 (of 6) – KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship … In the two rounds of this year’s KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship so far we’ve seen Scotland (and bits of England!) at its worst and at its best, so goodness knows […] Read more »
10 May: Speyside Blethers
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April … With repairs to the Ford Fiesta R5 not quite finished after its Border Rally bump, Mark McCulloch contested the Speyside Stages in a BMW E30. “I actually have a half share in the car with Iain Haining,” said McCulloch, […] Read more »
09 May: Speyside Classes 7 – 11
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April … Classes 7 – 11 Roundup … CLASS 7 – REAR WHEEL DRIVE CARS UP TO 2050CC WITH 16 VALVES Duncan MacDonald and Neil Ross took the class in their Escort Mk2 crossing the finish line with some relief: “There’s […] Read more »
09 May: Speyside Classes 1 – 6
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April … Classes 1- 6 Roundup … CLASS 1 – 2WD CARS UP TO 1450CC On emerging from Stage 8, the gear lever on the Scott Peacock and Robin Neil MG ZR “fell off!” They managed to reach management service where […] Read more »
07 May: Speyside Stage Times
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April 2019 … Top Six Fastest Stage Times SS1, Cooper Park 1 (0.6 miles – tarmac) 1, David Bogie/John Rowan (Skoda Fabia R5) 0:45 2, Euan Thorburn/Paul Beaton (Ford Focus WRC) 0:46 3= Jock Armstrong/Cameron Fair (Subaru Impreza) 0:47 3= Donnie […] Read more »
07 May: Thorburn wins on Speyside
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April … Round 3 (of 7) – KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship … After the rain, sleet, snow, hail and even more rain on the Border Counties, not to mention the freezing bluidy temperatures, sodden socks and footrot, the McDonald & […] Read more »
06 May: The future is electric?
… Opinion, based on a Column written for the weekly ‘Motorsport News’ … There was a feeling at the end of the recent McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally that this year’s KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship was now properly underway, at last. The disappointment of the cancellation of the […] Read more »
01 May: Granite at Leuchars Preview
… AW Autotech Granite Stages at Leuchars, Sat 4th May … This weekend’s AW Autotech Granite Stages at Leuchars is a counter in both the Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship and the AS Performance North East England Tarmac Rally Championship, hence a number of ‘furrin’ competitors making the trip […] Read more »
26 Apr: Memorial Garden News
… 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 »