Rally News: 27 March, 2011

Dunfermline Car Club have now got the dates sorted out for this year’’s Hytorc Scottish Tarmack Championship, with the series getting underway in April. And as you will see from the list, this year’’s seres includes three foreign events in Englandshire. The dates are as follows: April 23, D&W Brown […] Read more »

Rally News: 09 March, 2011

Scots Abroad It was a case of good and bad on last weekend’’s Malcolm Wilson Rally for our lot with Kirsty Riddick the highest placed home finisher co-driving for 4th placed Paul Bird. Three times winner of the event, Paul said: “No excuses! I just simply didn’t drive well enough […] Read more »

Rally News: 27 February, 2011

Scots Abroad Ya beauty! David Bogie and Kevin Rae packed their trunks, buckets and spades for a weekend in Bournemouth (that’’s near France by the way) after the Snowman Rally and came home with more than a stick of rock. The duo scored their first ever British Championship round victory […] Read more »

Rally News: 14 February, 2011

Snowman Preview Put it this way, you’’ve got more chance of winning the on-line Bingo than predicting this weekend’’s Snowman winner. Top seed Jock Armstrong has a point to prove this year having come so close last time but David Bogie has just as big a target to hit. He […] Read more »

Rally News: 09 February, 2011

Snowman Excitement Building Regulations are available on-line for the Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally, the first round of the 2011 Scottish Rally Championship on Saturday 19th February – so if you’ve been good to the wife/partner/girlfriend on the 14th (Valentine’s Day ya eedjit) maybe she’’ll let ye oot fur the […] Read more »

Rally News: 27 January, 2011

First Round Regs Available Regulations are now available for next month’’s Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally, the first round of the 2011 Scottish Rally Championship. Highland Car Club’’s traditional season opener will comprise five stages of just under 44 miles with 0.86 miles double usage and 155 road miles. The […] Read more »

Rally News: 03 January 2011

News & Gossip Roundup Crikey, hardly have the bells stopped ringing, the drunks stopped throwing up and the coals burnt down in the grate after New Year and we’re off rallying already. Border Ecosse CC are all set to re-introduce rallying to Knockhill Racing Circuit this Sunday the 9th of […] Read more »

Obituary: Stewart Robertson

Stewart Robertson 1950 -– 2010 Last weekend, Stewart Robertson died suddenly at home near Dalbeattie. The news hit the south west area hard, and it was a particularly cruel blow for Solway Car Club, where he previously served as Committee Member and Chairman, and also the nearby Machars Car Club […] Read more »

Rally News: 24 October, 2010

News & Gossip Roundup Ahead of the Tunnock’s Mull Rally I had a chat with some of the boys. Calum Duffy was telling me his new John Reid engine had 317 bhp and was geared for 147 mph, but he was telling me also that the car really was a […] Read more »

Obituary: William Scott Troughear

William Scott Troughear 1937 –- 2010 Bill Troughear passed away quietly and peacefully at home last Saturday. He had been due to act as Steward at last weekend’’s Rally of Scotland, but had called off on the Tuesday due to feeling unwell. The news was as unwelcome as it was […] Read more »