… Speyside Blethers … Billy Miller had gone the extra mile to entertain the punters at the Speyside. His yard and workshop in Elgin were used for Scrutineering and he had laid on entertainment. He had opened up one of his curtainsider 40 foot trailers and invited local band ‘Dougal’s […] Read more »

… Rally Future II … Ahead of last weekend’s Pirelli Rally at Carlisle, the Association of North Eastern Car Clubs (ANECC) hosted the latest in a series of Rally Future seminars that the MSA is conducting around the country. Around 100 folk turned up, but I couldn’t help feeling a […] Read more »

… Roger J Reed, 1942 – 2016 … Scottish motor sport lost another true friend and stubborn stalwart last week when Roger Reed passed away after giving lung cancer a run for its money, and all the while keeping an eye on what was going on in the world of […] Read more »

… CITROËN RACING COMPLETES INITIAL TESTING OF ITS 2017 WORLD RALLY CAR … On schedule, Citroën Racing has completed initial testing of the car that will be entered by the brand in the World Rally Championship from next season. On the gravel roads around the Château de Lastours and then […] Read more »

… Speyside Stages, Spectator Info … Programmes with full info and diagrams on sale here: Elgin: Autosave, Tyock Industrial Estate, Elgin Mathesons Stores – Batchen Street Esso East Road Filling Station Keith: Keith Motorist DIY – Mid Street Huntly: Autospares of Huntly – Duke Street Huntly Autoservices – Steven Road […] Read more »

… McDonald and Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 23rd April … Euan Thorburn heads a full-house entry (see below) for this weekend’s McDonald and Munro Speyside Stages Rally. Jock Armstrong runs at two followed by a whole host of front runners including Garry Pearson, Mike Faulkner, Shaun Sinclair, Donnie MacDonald, […] Read more »

… DCC Stages … News & Blethers … Jamie Smith’s Ford Fiesta attracted a lot of attention at Ingliston. Not just the quality of the build but because of the Nissan 3 litre V6 under the bonnet. The car had been scheduled to appear at the Knockhill Stages earlier in […] Read more »

… Annabelle Tennant, 1957 – 2016 … Another sad loss for Scottish motor sport this week when Annabelle Tennant lost her long and hard fight with cancer. She was only 59. Better known as ‘the Gravel Granny’ Annabelle launched her competition career in the mid 80s competing in autotests, autocross […] Read more »

… Blackwood Plant Hire DCC Stages, Sat. 2nd April … Rd02, Blackwood Plant Hire Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … Dunfermline Car Club have got a corker of an entry for this weekend’s second round of the 2016 Blackwood Plant Hire Scottish Tarmack series on Saturday, plus reserves! There are no […] Read more »

… Border Blethers … The barter system is alive and well in rallying. Apparently, Barrie Lochhead did a deal with Jordan Black in the run up to the Border Counties Rally. Jordan was needing a hand with some jobs on his Citroen C2 and Barrie had a problem with his […] Read more »