… Kingdom Stages Rally, Sat 17 June … Auld Codgers’ Day Oot … Although there will be a touch of ‘international’ flavour to this weekend’s Kingdom Stages Rally, there will also be something of a musty odour, and not just because this event marks the 40th anniversary of the first […] Read more »
05 Jun: 2017 Jim Clark Award
… 2017 Jim Clark Memorial Award … Now in its 47th year, the 2017 Jim Memorial Clark award presented annually by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers had a new look. Sponsored once again by the Ford Motor Company the award is presented each year to a Scot in recognition […] Read more »
02 Jun: RSAC Rally News & Gossip
… News & Blethers from Lockerbie … There were 4 Scottish drivers in the top ten at the end of the Nat A, RSAC Scottish Rally with David Bogie and Kevin Rae taking a well deserved and overdue victory after trouble on both earlier rounds of the BRC held so […] Read more »
31 May: RSAC Rally – Class Roundup
… RSAC Scottish Rally, Class Roundup … Class 1, 2WD up to 1450cc Just two finishers in the 1400 class with John and Bridget Rowan taking the class win in their Talbot Sunbeam ahead of James Johns and Paul Watkins in their standard looking Skoda Felicia. Expected front runner Neil […] Read more »
25 May: RSAC Rally – Main Report
… RSAC Scottish Stages Rally, Sat 20 May, Rd04, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Who’d have thought it, from stoor to glaur in 24 hours, but then again, this is Scotland. In all its natural majesty and glory. Having tested in dry and stoory conditions on Thursday afternoon and […] Read more »
25 May: RSAC Rally top stage times
… RSAC Scottish Stages Rally, Sat 20 May, Rd04, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Top Six Fastest Times on each Stage: SS3, Twiglees 1 (8.92 miles) 1, Jock Armstrong/Paula Swinscoe (Subaru Impreza) 8m 45s 2, Shaun Sinclair/Jamie Edwards (Subaru Impreza WRC) 8m 50.5s 3, Greg McKnight/Laura Marshall (Mitsubishi Lancer […] Read more »
24 May: Granite Stages Entry List
… Granite Stages at Leuchars, 27 May …. This Saturday, the 3rd round of the Blackwood Plant Hire Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship will take place at Leuchars in Fife behind the closed gates of the military base. That means NO SPECTATORS. That’s because this is still an active military base […] Read more »
16 May: RSAC Entry List & Preview
… RSAC Scottish Rally, Fri/Sat, 19/20 May … With 2 wins from the opening two rounds, BRC points leader Fredrik Ahlin will have a big target on his back as he heads into Scotland this weekend for the Scottish Rally. Osian Pryce ran him close on the Pirelli till brake […] Read more »
12 May: News – Kames and Beyond
… News from the Kames 5 Star weekend and Beyond … Scots Abroad Last weekend while some of Scotland’s rally crews basked in the Muirkirk Riviera sunshine, some of our lot were abroad collecting silverware. Kirsty Riddick co-drove Northern Ireland’s Jonny Greer to victory in his Citroen DS3 on the […] Read more »
10 May: Timo Makinen, 1938 -2017
… Timo Makinen, 1938 -2017 … It was with great sadness that I read this week of the passing of Timo Makinen. If you don’t know who he is there are already many Obituaries on the Internet, but for most rally fans, the man and his reputation need no introduction. […] Read more »