… Brick and Steel Junior 1000 Ecosse Challenge … One Apiece For Tindall and Retson … Two days, Two rallies, Two different seasons and Two different winners!! That was the Kames Autumn Rally and the Albar Kames Trophy rally weekend on 24th / 25th September organised by East Ayrshire Car […] Read more »
25 Sep: Galloway Hills Classes
… Armstrong Galloway Hills … Class Roundup … Class 1 Andy Struthers won the 1050cc/Rally 1st class in his Citroen C2 after a ‘trouble-free’ day (by his standards!). He had gearbox problems linkage from the start and no 3rd gear for most of the event, then a front left puncture […] Read more »
20 Sep: Armstrong is Champion
… Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, Sat 10th Sept. 2016 … Rd06 (of 6), ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Scotland has a new Rally Champion, or may be not quite ‘new’ as such. A more accurate term might be ‘slightly used’ or ‘second-hand’, since he’s won it before. Last year […] Read more »
30 Aug: Grampian classes roundup
… Coltel Grampian Stages Rally … Class Roundup … Class 2 Relieved to see the finish was 1450cc class winner Grant MacRae in his Peugeot 205 Rallye: “It’s over heating, it’s got ‘play’ in the rear axle and more ‘play’ in the front bushes – and I’ve lost my rear […] Read more »
29 Aug: Weston wins Grampian
… Coltel Grampian Stages Rally, Saturday 13th August 2016 … Rd05, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … If all rallies were like the new Coltel Grampian Stages event, the sport would be in a happier place. Good stages, compact route, excellent facilities and lovely Scottish summer weather. And nae midges! […] Read more »
11 Aug: Solway Classes roundup
… usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally … Class Roundup … Class 1 Brother and sister pairing, Keith Riddick and Mairi Riddick scored the 1400 class win in their MG ZR and were never really challenged on their way to victory. Although Steven Hay was only 3 seconds behind Riddick on the […] Read more »
10 Aug: McCulloch wins in Solway
… usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, Saturday 6th August … It was a case of ‘Catch me if you can’ at last weekend’s ‘usedcarparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally’, as Mark McCulloch and Michael Hendry made it look easy, with Mark scoring his fourth successive victory on this event in four years. Their […] Read more »
18 Jul: Marshall’s Mach 1 Victory
… Mach1 Stages Rally, Machrihanish, 2/3 July … Rd04, Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … John Marshall and David Robson won the Mach1 Stages Rally, but they didn’t realise until they were on their way home! That was down to a kerfuffle at the finish when the rally leader and runner-up […] Read more »
06 Jul: Scottish Rally Class roundup
… RSAC Scottish Rally … The Classes … Class 2 Angus Lawrie was a clear winner in Class 2 finishing top 1450cc driver in his Vauxhall Corsa but it wasn’t quite a clear run. He had one scarey moment when he lost his brakes due to stones rattling along the […] Read more »
05 Jul: Pearson wins ‘Scottish’ crown
… RSAC Scottish Rally, 25th June, 2016 … Garry Pearson and Robbie Mitchell scored top ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship points when they clinched a hard fought victory on the RSAC Scottish Rally at Dumfries. They also finished a damned impressive 8th overall in this joint BRC and SRC event. […] Read more »