… Jonathan Osborne … A very personal tribute … Sad news, on a personal note. I just heard that Jonathan Osborne passed away last week on Tuesday the 28th of January. Very few of you will recognise the name, but more than anyone else, Jonathan Osborne was responsible for getting […] Read more »
31 Jan: Obituary – John Morrison
… John Morrison, 1925 – 2014 … A wee bit of sad news. John Morrison passed away last month. Many of you won’t know the name, but old timers will recall the man and his cars. I only found out about this a couple of weeks back, hence this rather […] Read more »
28 Jan: Rally Time Trials 2015
… Scottish Rally Time Trial Championship … The 2015 S. A. C. C. Rally time Trial championship will consist of four Rally Time Trials (or Gravel Sprints, if you like), each round run on a gravel special stage, and open to drivers with National B or above Special Stage licences, […] Read more »
20 Jan: Knockhill Stages report
… Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally, Sunday 4th January … … Glendinning Spins to Victory … Michael Glendinning and Paul Hughes won last week’s Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally but with three stages to go they were dead level with Ian Paterson and Helen Brown. “The last time we did […] Read more »
14 Jan: 2014 Quiz – The Answers
… Answers to the great big, lean mean, non celebrity Pictorial Quiz of 2104 … 01. Who and where, and whit the hell urr they dae-in? Rab MacDonald, Peter Grant and Neil Moir at the Border Counties attempting to establish basic inter-planetary communications for field results between Rally HQ and […] Read more »
31 Dec: The Quiz of the Year
The 2014 Pictorial Quiz of the Year … This is just a bit of fun. I don’t expect anyone to get all the answers, or at least, all the correct answers. Even so, there are no prizes on offer. I would also like to apologise in advance for the poor […] Read more »
17 Dec: Car Clubs Get MSA Rebate
… MSA clubs to receive significant rebate … The Motor Sports Association (MSA) will give a rebate worth £580,000 to event-organising clubs this year, in a move designed to bolster the backbone of UK motor sport. Through continuous careful management of the company’s finances, the MSA Board has been able […] Read more »
10 Dec: Scottish Car of The Year
… Scottish Car of The Year 2014 … Picking a winner from this year’s new car launches was never going to be easy. Over the past 12 months, the members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers must have driven and appraised more than 100 new cars, upgrades and facelifts, […] Read more »
08 Dec: McRae Festival for Knockhill
2015 McRae Rally Festival at Knockhill … Next year, Knockhill Racing Circuit will mark the 20th anniversary of Scotland’s Colin McRae and Derek Ringer winning the 1995 World Rally Championship title. Over two days in May, Saturday and Sunday the 16th and 17th, rally fans can gather at the Fife […] Read more »
28 Nov: Marshals on MSA Council
… Marshals to receive greater Council representation from 2015 … Motor Sports Council, UK motor sport’s rule-making body, will have a dedicated marshals’ representative from 2015 to help ensure that issues affecting volunteers are tabled at the highest levels of motor sports governance. The Council meets three times per year […] Read more »