… The Jaggy view of progress … It’s now just over two weeks since the Border Counties and just over 2 weeks to the Granite City and some might think that all of the Safety Review Group fears and pre-season hype have peaked and are fading away. Not a bit […] Read more »

Colin’s Cars at Knockhill – May 16th / 17th One of the star attractions at next month’s ‘McRae Rally Challenge’ supported by Beatsons’ Building Supplies and EventScotland will be the display of ‘Colin’s Cars’ – not just competition cars driven by Colin McRae himself, but many other cars associated with […] Read more »

McRae Rally Challenge, Knockhill, 16/17 May … Alongside the McRae Rally Challenge event at May’s motor rallying festival at Knockhill there will be a celebration of the excesses of the 1980s when big power and big wings provided the big spectacle in world rallying. This was a time of “more […] Read more »

… Closed road motor sport steps closer to reality … In a huge boost for British motor sports, new primary legislation facilitating closed road-events on mainland Britain has been approved by the government. The Deregulation Bill achieved Royal Assent yesterday (Thursday 26 March). It contains a framework for running motor […] Read more »

… Kris Meeke confirmed for McRae Rally Challenge … World Rally Championship star Kris Meeke is all set to play a starring role at the ‘McRae Rally Challenge’ supported by Beatsons’ Building Supplies, EventScotland and the events team at VisitScotland, in May at Knockhill. Taking time out from a very […] Read more »

… Bunfight at Bridge of Allan … This is going to upset a few folk. So be it … The Scottish Association of Car Clubs held their AGM and regular meeting last night in central Scotland. For the first two hours it was like watching the slow death of a […] Read more »

… ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Rd03 (of 8) – Border Counties Rally, 21st March … This year’s event will be based Jedburgh Town Hall as usual and the first car will be flagged away from Abbey Place on Saturday morning at 08:01 hrs. After 6 Special Stages, the […] Read more »

… Multiple fields disallowed at multi-venue stage rallies … As part of its ongoing safety drive following the Scottish Motorsport Event Safety Review, the MSA has confirmed that it will no longer give dispensation for multi-venue stage rallies to run multiple/split fields. MSA Regulation R.24.1.4. states that competitors must be […] Read more »

… State of the Nation … Exasperation is too strong a word, but reading between the lines, there does appear to be a widely-held belief that rallying has not done enough to explain what progress the sport has made with regard to safety. In other words, it’s not enough to […] Read more »

… John Cleland (President of the SACC) and John Fife (Press) were invited to a meeting yesterday (11th March) at the Scottish Government’s offices in Leith. It was enlightening, positive and upbeat. It was also decidedly scary! … Be fearful, be very fearful … The sport of rallying in the […] Read more »