… DCC Stages 2014, Sat. Apr. 5 … … Rd 2 – BLUE Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … The entry list for this weekend’s second round of the BLUE Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship was full just a few days after it opened and that is reflected in a full-house of […] Read more »
28 Mar: Border Counties tales
… News and Gossip … I had to miss out on the Test Day ahead of the Brick & Steel Border Counties and didn’t make it to Signing-On either, so the news and gossip this time is a bit sparse. I’ll try and do better at the Granite! Iain ‘Bert’ […] Read more »
27 Mar: Border Classes roundup
… B&S Border Counties Class Roundup … Class 2 After winning the class on the Snowman despite finishing with the Nova’s big ends clattering, Scott MacBeth won the 1400 class again. “It’s a new engine but we’ve got a problem,” said MacBeth, “it started well this morning but won’t rev […] Read more »
26 Mar: Bogie Wins Border
… Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Saturday 22nd March … … Rd02 (of 8), ARR Craib Scottish Championship .. . Last year’s Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally was a one-off, or so we thought. This year, it started snowing on Friday night before the rally and it was […] Read more »
20 Mar: 2014 Budget Review
… 2014 Budget Review … Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his fifth Budget speech on Wednesday, and I’m grateful to Newspress (an automotive service for journalists) for this comprehensive review of how it will affect private and company motorists and van drivers. Company car tax The Budget papers […] Read more »
16 Mar: Border Counties spect. info
… Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Saturday 22nd March 2014 … Round 2 (of 8) ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Rally Start – 1st Car: 08.31 Hrs Abbey Place, Jedburgh SS1 – Riccarton. 1st Car: 09.01 Hrs Enter from B6357 Bonchester Bridge to Newcastleton at Hells Hole road […] Read more »
14 Mar: Q15 – Colin McRae
… 20 (15!) Questions with – Colin McRae … Whilst raiding the archives the other night I came across this chat I had with Colin McRae in 1998, and since you lot seem to like a bit of nostalgia I thought I would reprint the interview here. I chatted to […] Read more »
14 Mar: Q20 – Mike Faulkner
… 20 Questions with – Mike Faulkner … Mike Faulkner is one of the most prolific rallyists in the country, contesting more events and driving more stage miles than just about anyone else currently competing. He won the Scottish Junior Championship in 1994 for which part of the prize was […] Read more »
07 Mar: Snowman class roundup
..Snowman Rally … The Classes … Class 2 Scott MacBeth took the top prize despite losing over 3 minutes in the first stage when the engine died in a watersplash. Once he got it fired up he finished the stage with the windscreen completely steamed up, but worse was to […] Read more »
06 Mar: Thorburn wins Snowman
… First Blood to Thorburn … Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally, Saturday 22nd February … Rd01, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Such is the way of rallying that the fastest man in the forests didn’t actually win the Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally. Instead maximum points on […] Read more »