… 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 »
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 »
26 Mar: DCC Stages preview
… DCC Stages/DCC Junior Stages Rally, Sat/Sun 30/31 March … The tarmac tearaways take to the stages this weekend at Ingliston for the 2nd round of the 2019 Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship. As ever positions at the top of the points table are closer than two coats of […] Read more »
24 Mar: Border Blethers
… Border Blethers … Just for your information, a total of ten crews incurred a 2 minute time penalty on the Border Counties which affected their final scores. A route amendment had been included (and signed for) in their pack when signing-on prior to the rally. This informed the crews […] Read more »
25 Mar: Border Counties Classes
Border Counties Rally, Saturday 16 March 20129 Round 2 (of 7) – KNC Groundworks Motorsport UK Scottish Rally Championship Class Roundup 1 – 2WD cars up to 1450cc Just two cars were entered in the wee class with the MG ZRs of Niall Cowan Jnr and Thomas Bruce up against […] Read more »