… Postcard from the Solway Coast … As for the planned appearance of Jim McRae in Harry Marchbank’s 1300cc Micra, that didn’t happen. Jim turned up bright eyed and bushy tailed on Sunday morning, but the car was already on a trailer home. ‘The Boy’ Harry explained why later, but […] Read more »
16 Aug: Vassallo wins Jnr Solway
… usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Junior Rally … In his final year of Junior 1000 rallying, Alex Vassallo dominated last weekend’s www.usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Junior Rally. With Michael Gilbey alongside in the Citroen C1, the were fastest over each of the day’s ten stages, winning by damn close to 2 minutes […] Read more »
14 Aug: McCulloch wins Solway
… Second Solway Victory for McCulloch … Mark McCulloch, the winner of the www.usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally last year did it again this year and provided new co-driver Jim Haugh with his first ever rally victory, but it was a close run thing. Although he was the fastest driver over […] Read more »
08 Aug: Speyside News & Blethers
… Speyside News and Nonsense … Although entered in a Ford Focus WRC, Quintin Milne appeared at the Speyside with a Ford Escort MkII. “I’ve sold the Focus,” he said, “it wasn’t for me. I couldn’t relax and drive it as hard as I wanted to because I kept thinking […] Read more »
07 Aug: Speyside Classes roundup
… Speyside Classes … Class 2 Things were even closer in the 1450cc class battle as they were overall, with Scott Macbeth beating Angus Lawrie by 3 seconds at the Elgin finish. Both had their troubles too. Scott’s Nova punctured a rear tyre on the penultimate test, but Angus was […] Read more »
06 Aug: Speyside Rally main report
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Saturday 2nd August 2014 … … Rd05 (of 8) – ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Fordomination After five stages on last weekend’s McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, David Bogie and Euan Thorburn were level pegging on identical total times. There was […] Read more »
05 Aug: Solway Spec info/Entry
Quality Entry for Solway Coast … The organisers of this weekend’s two day festival of rallying on the sun-kissed Costa del Solway are delighted with the quality and quantity of entries. Over 60 top club crews for the senior usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally on Saturday and nearly 30 Juniors (14 […] Read more »
30 Jul: Speyside Spec Info/Entry List
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Saturday 2 August … Programmes are available to buy from the following local outlets: McDonald & Munro, 4 Moycroft Industrial Estate, Elgin MacRae & Dick, East Road, Elgin Autosave, Tyock Industrial Estate, Elgin Matheson Stores, Batchen Street, Elgin Esso Service Station, West Road, […] Read more »
30 Jul: JC Award for Doc Harrington
… Jim Clark Memorial Award for Dr John Harrington … Doctor John Harrington was presented with the 2014 Jim Clark Memorial Award at the weekend in recognition of his contribution to raising medical standards and improving safety at special stage rallies throughout Scotland. This award also recognised his ongoing commitment […] Read more »
25 Jul: Rally SOS
… What Price British Justice? … British justice is the envy of the world, so it has been said. But if this is truly the case, then the rest of the world must be in a dire legal mess. Recent experience has led me to believe that real ‘justice’ is […] Read more »