This is the full-fat version of the Column which appeared in last week’s (21st Aug) Motor Sports News … I once contributed to an on-line rally forum. Only once. I had submitted what I thought was an insightful, informative clarification about a topic that was obviously causing some hiatus amongst […] Read more »
25 August: Historics for Aberfeldy
Nostalgia in the Forest …. For the third year in succession, this year’s Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally in Aberfeldy on Saturday 5th October, will form part of the Mintex British Historic Rally Championship, as well as our own national ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship. There is one difference this […] Read more »
20 August: AutoCoarse?
The Hartwood Festival of Speed … Coltness Car Club staged their first ever ‘Hartwood Festival of Speed’ at the weekend in Lanarkshire and with due deference to its rather more illustrious southern based namesake, they hosted a competition event headed by a star in a car, one Jim McRae Esq […] Read more »
19 August: McRae Plans underway
Rally Plans Underway for the BIG County …. In two months time, the county of Perthshire will host one of its biggest annual sporting events, the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, which will be run on Saturday 5th October. Attracting up to 12,000 visitors to this one day event, it […] Read more »
18 August: Tyneside Tales
Scottish News from the Tyneside Stages … There wasn’t much Scottish interest in last weekend’s Wilkinson Maintenance Tyneside Stages Rally and even though he lives in England shire now, Alex Laffey was top ‘Scot’ in 10th place overall with young Jack Morton on the Notes. They lost a bit of […] Read more »
15 August: Solway News & Gossip
usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, Aug 10 … News … The good news is that both competitors who were hospitalised during Saturday’s Solway Coast Rally were discharged on Sunday. Matt Reid who was co-driving for Kieran O’Kane was airlifted from the event when he took ill in the service area. Also […] Read more »
14 August: Solway Coast report
usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, Sat 10 August … Re-Mark-able … It’s been a while since Mark McCulloch scored his first outright rally victory, and that was on the Galloway Hills two years ago, but he made up for it at the weekend with a hard fought win on the usedcarparts.co.uk […] Read more »
13 August: Speyside News & Gossip
Speyside News & Gossip … Dave Weston Snr made a surprise decision immediately after the test day, before Saturday’s McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, and duly registered for the ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship later that evening. He did four runs in the Paul Benn prepared Ford Focus WRC02 […] Read more »
09 August: Speyside Class roundup
McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Saturday 3rd August … The Classes … Class 2 Alex Pirie spent the day coming from behind to win Class 2 in his Toyota Yaris. Having set the class pace on the opening test he emerged from the second over half a minute down […] Read more »
08 August: Speyside main report
McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Saturday 3rd August … Duel in the Sun … David Bogie and Kevin Rae sped to their third victory in this year’s ARR Craib Scottish Championship as the duo look towards a record-topping fifth consecutive national championship title. Or maybe not. Only 17 seconds […] Read more »