… Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally, Feb 20, 2022 … The Entertainers … Donnie MacDonald and Andrew Falconer opened the scoring on this year’s Burnside Piling Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship with what looked like a comfortable victory on the Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally organised by Border Ecosse CC. First […] Read more »
22 Feb: Obituary – Alistair Smith
Alistair Smith, 1951 – 2022 Another shock for Scottish rallying. Alistair Smith passed away last week after a short illness. He had been on a family holiday last November and fell ill shortly after returning home. Diagnosed with a brain tumour, nothing could be done. Alistair was a long time […] Read more »
19 Feb: Brunton wins Kinloss Stages
… Kinloss Stages Rally, Sat 12 Feb … By all accounts the new single venue rally location at Kinloss was a huge success. The former RAF base has a huge network of excellent quality roads with the potential to run an up to ten mile stage without any splits or […] Read more »
18 Feb: Knockhill Stages Entry List
Grant Construction Knockhill Stages, Sunday 20th Feb 2022 The 2022 Burnside Piling Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship gets underway this Sunday the 20th February at Knockhill with the Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally. Ahead lie 10 stages totalling some 40 miles with the first car away at 08:31 Hrs. Heading the […] Read more »
16 Feb: Obituary – Bob Milloy
… Bob Milloy, 1949 – 2022 … The real and original ‘voice of rallying’ has been silenced. Bob Milloy passed away last week. Another tear in the fabric of rallying. Best known perhaps as a commentator at Rally Starts, Finishes and Prizegivings, or MC at Awards ceremonies, Bob was a […] Read more »
08 Feb: Coast 2 Coast Rally Latest
… Three Months and counting … With the end of Covid (hopefully) in sight, anticipation is growing in Stranraer and the south west corner of Scotland. On Friday and Saturday the 6th and 7th of May, this normally peaceful corner of the country will become a centre of national sporting […] Read more »
07 Feb: Kinloss Stages – Preview
The Kinloss Stages Rally will take to the routeways around Kinloss Army Barracks this Saturday the 12th of February but unfortunately due to the nature of the site, this will be a NON-SPECTATOR event. Unfortunately my Big Pal will be unable to attend this event in person so there will […] Read more »
22 Jan: 2022 STRC Dates
… STRC 2022 Dates … The 2022 Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship will have a different look to it this year with new title sponsor Burnside Piling Contractors taking on the role of main supporter. The Championship Supplementary Regulations and Registration Form are now available from here: STRC 2022 Regulations or […] Read more »
15 Jan: Obituary – Gavin Heseltine
Gavin Heseltine, 1956-2021 I’ve only just heard, but sad to report but another good man gone. Gavin Heseltine passed away last month on the 23rd December. A stalwart of North Humberside Motor Club he was better known to us up here as Allan McDowall’s regular co-driver, first in the Opel […] Read more »
30 Dec: Max – the Horse Power
Going metric was supposed to simplify life. And for sure it made counting your money easier even if everyone rounded up rather than down, but in all other respects it made life more difficult. For instance, we now have speedometers with two scales showing speed, one for ‘mph’ and the […] Read more »