Going to Barbados …. Twice overall runner-up (but winner of the Historic Class each time), Jim McRae will be hoping for a third time lucky outing when he returns to the Barbados Historic Rally Carnival this coming August. Partnered by Ian Grindrod, Jim will be driving a Francis Tuthill Porsche […] Read more »
19 Feb: News Roundup
N E W S SCOTTISH TARMAC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AGM, Sunday 24th February The annual DCC/STRC AGM will be held at Aqua Cure Scotland (courtesy of Bruce Edwards) on Sunday 24th February at 12 noon. Anyone with an interest in the club and/or the Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship will be welcome – […] Read more »
18 Feb: Snowman thoughts
It all started so well. Euan Thorburn and Jock Armstrong were setting the pace on the first round of the Scottish Rally Championship last weekend. Mike Faulkner was having teething troubles with his new car, Paul Benn had smacked the nose of his Focus and David Bogie was already out, […] Read more »
Feature: First Timers!
On this weekend’s Arnold Clark/ Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally there will be a number of first-timer drivers and co-drivers, and since Drivers have the easy job, I thought a wee article to help first time Co-drivers would be a help. Not being intelligent or competent enough to write it myself, […] Read more »
Feature: More Power, or More Grip?
Making your Rally Budget go further …. Here’s a question for you, and think carefully before you answer. If you have a limited budget to spend on your rally car, which would you rather have? More power, or more grip? Since this is mainly a manly sport, the natural gut […] Read more »
08 Feb: News Roundup
The official 2013 Arnold Clark/Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally event programme will be available to buy from 11th February 2013 at the following outlets: Arnold Clark Peugeot, Harbour Road, Inverness Autosave, 8-9 Tyock Industrial Estate, Elgin IV30 1XY Autosave, 35H Harbour Rd, Inverness IV1 1UA Bitz, Balmakeith Park, Nairn IV12 5QW Charlie’s […] Read more »
02 Feb: News Roundup
Mike’s New Motor …. Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy will turn up at the Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally in two weeks time in a new car, but the car will be no stranger to the area! Mike has bought the ex David Wilson Mitsubishi Lancer EVO9 to replace […] Read more »
25 Jan: Scroot’s Corner
The first round of the ARR Craib Scottish Championship isn’t far away now and no doubt, garages and lockups the length and breadth of the country will be hives of activity as the last nuts are tightened and fluid levels topped up. But there is one wee hurdle betwixt Rally […] Read more »
18 Jan: News Roundup
The countdown to the 2013 ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship has begun and what a prospect lies ahead. Reigning Scottish Champion David Bogie is hellbent on claiming a world record five Scottish titles in a row. And as he announced at the end of last season, the Mitsubishi has been […] Read more »
06 Jan: News Roundup
The big story at Knockhill last weekend centred on the exploits surrounding Ross Hunter’s 2 litre Peugeot. When the engine tightened on the 4th of the day’s 8 stages, the crew was faced with retiremend until some bright spark had the idea of replacing the engine. Apparently the old original […] Read more »