… Wales Rally GB (3-6 October) – Innovations … This autumn’s Wales Rally GB (3-6 October) will be more accessible, more challenging and more exciting than ever before with major innovations adding yet more to one of the UK’s premier sporting events, round 12 of the prestigious 14-round 2019 FIA […] Read more »
15 May: RSAC Scottish preview
… RSAC Scottish Rally Rally, Sat 18 May … Rd3 (of 6) – KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship … In the two rounds of this year’s KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship so far we’ve seen Scotland (and bits of England!) at its worst and at its best, so goodness knows […] Read more »
10 May: Speyside Blethers
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April … With repairs to the Ford Fiesta R5 not quite finished after its Border Rally bump, Mark McCulloch contested the Speyside Stages in a BMW E30. “I actually have a half share in the car with Iain Haining,” said McCulloch, […] Read more »
09 May: Speyside Classes 7 – 11
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 20 April … Classes 7 – 11 Roundup … CLASS 7 – REAR WHEEL DRIVE CARS UP TO 2050CC WITH 16 VALVES Duncan MacDonald and Neil Ross took the class in their Escort Mk2 crossing the finish line with some relief: “There’s […] Read more »
01 May: Granite at Leuchars Preview
… AW Autotech Granite Stages at Leuchars, Sat 4th May … This weekend’s AW Autotech Granite Stages at Leuchars is a counter in both the Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship and the AS Performance North East England Tarmac Rally Championship, hence a number of ‘furrin’ competitors making the trip […] Read more »
26 Apr: Memorial Garden News
… Condor Chatter … Steven Hay’s run of bad luck continued at RM Condor when his gear selector broke, but I found out the reason for his poor finish at Ingliston on the DCC Stages last month. He got a stage Maximum on the 5th test when he went the […] Read more »
16 Apr: Speyside Stages preview
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages, Sat 20th April … Scotland’s dark green forests are calm and peaceful places, ideal for contemplation and relaxation – most of the time. This weekend the forests around Keith and Huntly will come alive to the sounds of rally cars and the spirit of […] Read more »
15 Apr: Lookback at DCC Stages
… Rally Roundup & Blethers … Looking as happy as a two-tailed dug (that had lost both its tails) was Tom Blackwood. The resplendently yellow Escort proved to be as stubborn as its owner on the Saturday morning of the rally when it refused to fire up. Even when they […] Read more »
11 Apr: Obituary – Len Freshwater
… Len Freshwater, 1956 – 2019 … The sport of rallying in Scotland has lost “one of the good guys”. Len Freshwater passed away on Monday evening (8th April) in hospital after a short illness. He had just turned 63 last month. One of the founder members of Border Ecosse […] Read more »
10 Apr: Memorial Garden Rally prevu
… Memorial Garden Stages Rally, Sat 13th April … The 3rd round of the 2019 Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Championship gets under way this weekend at the home of RM Condor near Arbroath. This is the first time the event has been included in the championship so there are likely […] Read more »