… Mach1 Stages Rally, Sat/Sun, 11/12 July … In all the years of rallying at Machrihanish, this was the closest finish yet. After 72 miles of stages, the winners’ margin on this year’s Mach1 Stages Rally was ONE second. Going into the final stage, the Lotus Exige of Alistair and […] Read more »

… Albar Rally and Junior Rallies, 4/5 July, Kames, Muirkirk … Bennett Does the Double … The fourth and fifth rounds of the 2015 Brick & Steel Junior 1000 Ecosse Challenge took place at Kames Motorsport Complex in East Ayrshire on 4th/5th July. The very popular rally Championship which introduces […] Read more »

… RSAC SCottish Rally, Sat 27th June … Class Roundup … Class 1 Andy Struthers was the sole finisher in the 1050cc and Rally First class with his Citroen C2 when Sue Hynd retired her Peugeot 106 on the last road section. Even so, Andy had set himself a target […] Read more »

… RSAC Scottish Rally, Dumfries, Sat 27 June … Bogie Bolts to Victory … David Bogie and Kevin Rae were convincing winners of last weekend’s 70th RSAC Scottish Rally based at Dumfries. Jock Armstrong and Paula Swinscoe were over a minute behind in second place after 40 miles of stages […] Read more »

… Summer Stages Rally, Crail, Sat 13th June … Bruce Edwards and Grum Willcock won the Summer Stages Rally at Crail by 40 seconds from Gary and Gordon Adam who had a similar margin over third placed Colin Gemmell and Chris Hunter which all sounds fairly decisive, but it didn’t […] Read more »

… Reivers Classes Roundup … Class 1 Second time out in the family Peugeot, Sue Hynd drove to class victory in Kelso by over a minute from Andy Struthers in his Citroen C2. The Peugeot suffered a broken exhaust and more worryingly, a burst hose, but the Army and RAF […] Read more »

… Jim Clark Reivers Rally, Sunday 31 May … Rd04, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Kielder’s Kiss of Kindness for Faulkner and Foy The best thing about a good kicking is, when it stops. There have been times over the past four years when Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy […] Read more »

… Granite City Rally – Classes Roundup … Class 1 On her first ever forest stage rally as a driver, Sue Hynd scored a class win. The mere fact that Andy Struthers failed to finish in his wee Citroen should not detract from this magnificent achievement. Co-driven by husband Tom […] Read more »

… Coltel Granite City Rally, Sat 2 May … A Michty Fecht … By goad that wis a duel. You couldn’t have slipped a ten bob note between Dave Weston and David Bogie throughout the duration of the Coltel Granite City Rally. At the end of the final stage, they […] Read more »

… Blackwood Plant Hire DCC Stages, Sat 25 April … Going into the final stage of the Blackwood Plant DCC Stages Rally at Ingliston there were just 2 seconds between the leaders, and 5.8 miles of dry tarmac ahead. 2WD versus 4WD. 2.5 litres ‘au naturelle’ versus 2 litres with […] Read more »