Managing the Multitudes … I almost didn’t notice the Snowman Rally report in the 32 page sports section of one of Scotland’s leading Sunday newspapers. The total report ran to 20 words. Mind you, it was easier to spot the 177 word ‘news’ item and photograph in the news section. […] Read more »
16 Feb: Q20 – David Bogie
20 Questions with – David Bogie … David Bogie is the most successful Scottish national rally driver – ever. He has won five Scottish titles, the British Rally Championship and the Evo Challenge. So far a ‘works’ drive has eluded him, but then he hasn’t been chasing one. Rallying is […] Read more »
16 Feb: Q20 – Euan Thorburn
20 Questions with: Euan Thorburn … Euan Thorburn is one of Scotland’s top rally drivers and won his first major title last year, the English/Welsh based BTRDA Rally Championship. In doing so he has become the only Scot to win the Gold Star series award in this national championship’s 60 […] Read more »
16 Feb: Snowman Rally Entry List
Arnold Clark Thistle Hotels Snowman Rally … Highland Car club who are organising this year’s Arnold Clark Thistle Hotels Snowman Rally on Saturday 22nd are urging those attending their event to buy a Programme and follow the spectator guides in there. A full list of stockists are published below, so […] Read more »
14 Feb: Albatec’s World Title Bid
World Championship Team to be based in Scotland … Although competing initially on the British, then European and World Rallycross stage for the past five years, Andy Scott isn’t terribly well known back here at home. That’s perhaps got a lot to do with the fact that we don’t really […] Read more »
12 Feb: Your Sport Needs YOU
Support Your Sport … The New Year has barely lurched into life and that’s not the sound of the wind blowing through the trees, it’s the whingers and moaners sighing and getting their gripes in early. I have just one request. Please stop it. Life is for living, get on […] Read more »
28 Jan: Jaggy’s weekend off
A weekend off … Last Thursday’s Paisley start for the 2014 Monte Carlo Historic Rally was a big success by all accounts with over 10,000 folk gathering to see off the gathering of ceremonial classic cars plus those who were actually competing on the rally at the start of the […] Read more »
31 Dec: Knockhill Stages preview
Grant Construction Rally Stages at Knockhill, Sat 4th January … There’s a tantalising mix of cars and crews entered for this Saturday’s Grant Construction Stages Rally at Knockhill. Michael Glendinning (Subaru) won this event two years ago with Ian Paterson (Subaru) running at number two ahead of last year’s third […] Read more »
30 Dec: 2013 SRC Prizewinners
2013 ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship award winners … All the trophy and award winners in this year’s ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship are listed below, but in amongst the silverware were some serious prizes. For instance, Calum Atkinson has won himself the Royal Aero Group Champions Test in an […] Read more »
17 Dec: Reivers Wins Best Event
There was a BIG surprise at Scottish rallying’s end of season gala awards night in Glasgow when the Jim Clark Reivers Rally was awarded the Chairman’s Cup for best event of the national 2013 Scottish Rally Championship. In front of Scottish Rally Champions past and present, and almost 500 guests, […] Read more »