… Grampian News & Blethers … Taking dropped scores into account, only two drivers can determine the outcome of the 2018 ARR Craib Scottish Championship driver’s title, Andrew Gallacher (131 Pts) and Donnie MacDonald (128). Although 3 points currently separate them, Gallacher holds a slightly stronger position as he has […] Read more »

… News and Blethers from the Solway Coast … Getting quicker in the Skoda Fabia S2000 is Bob Adamson. He finished an excellent 5th o/a, and this despite a problem in the morning: “The handbrake wasn’t working,” said Bob, “we were up bankings and all over the place trying to […] Read more »

… Grampian Forest Rally, Saturday 11th August … Crikey, it’s that time of year already. This weekend sees the penultimate round of the ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship take to the forests of Aberdeenshire. The fun starts at 9.00am this Saturday morning (11th August) from the Town Centre Car […] Read more »

… usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, Sat/Sun 4/5 Aug … This weekend, the two day rallying extravaganza that is the usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally takes to the roads running through the Military Ranges at Dundrennan in the south west corner of Scotland. On Saturday 4th Aug, the Senior Rally contenders will […] Read more »

… Glendinnings of Prudhoe/Tyneside Stages Rally, Sun 5th Aug … The second part of an awfy busy weekend for the Cobble Shop Scottish Tarmack Championship regulars kicks off just over the Border in Englandshire on Sunday 5th August at Otterburn. Those who survive the rigours of the usedcaraparts.co.uk Solway Coast […] Read more »

… News & Blethers from Machrihanish … Although he wasn’t there, previous winner of the Mach1 Stages Rally John Marshall had actually entered the rally, but had to withdraw his entry, following an accident on holiday. For a man of his age, he should have known better. Apparently he had […] Read more »

… Mach 1 Stages Rally, Sat/Sun 14/15 July … Westward Ho … Let the pilgrimage commence. This weekend, the 5th Mach1 Stages takes to the runways and perimeter roads of the Machrihanish Air Base just outside Campbeltown in the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata. First established by the marauding […] Read more »

… News Roundup from Argyll and Beyond … Saturday’s Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally was one of the first events to formally adopt the split 2WD/4WD format under the new MSA legislation. Almost all drivers reckoned the second run through each of the four tests was better, providing more grip, and […] Read more »

… Dunoon Presents Argyll Stages Rally … Sat 23rd … The ARR Craib Scottish Championship leaderboard could be in for a bit of a shake-up this weekend, given the format of Mull Car Club’s counter in the national series. The 2WD cars will run ahead of the 4WD brigade on […] Read more »

… News & Blethers from the Granite Stages at Leuchars … Although he didn’t finish after a driveshaft failure and a gearbox problem, Alistair Inglis was better pleased with his Lotus Exige at Leuchars. “That’s the first time it has run cleanly since the Mach1 last year,” said Alistair, “we […] Read more »