04 Jul: Scottish Rally Class roundup

… RSAC SCottish Rally, 28 June … … The Classes … Class B2 Scott MacBeth was lucky to finish the Scottish Rally let alone win the 1400 class in his Nova. He drowned out in the watersplash at Heathhall but the engine suffered no lasting damage. Then when a shock […] Read more »

03 Jul: RSAC Scottish Rally report

… Stoormageddon … … RSAc Scottish Rally, Sat 28 June … The 2014 RSAC Scottish Rally. It can be summed up in 3 words. Sun, stoor and stanes. OK, that’s four but ye ken whit I mean. But there was more to it than that. There was one over-riding question […] Read more »

20 Jun: Summer Stages Classes

… Summer Stages Rally, Saturday 14 June 2014 … … Class Roundup … Class 1 Darren Thompson won the 1400 class in his Nova, although he was lucky. The fan stopped working on Stage 6 and as long as he was moving it was OK but waiting at stage starts […] Read more »

20 Jun: Rintoul’s Summer Stages

… Summer Stages Rally, Saturday 14 June 2014 … It’s been nearly five years since John Rintoul last won a rally. And that was at Crail, in November, in the cold, in the wet, in the mist and in the Lancer. This time the sun was shining and he scored […] Read more »

22 May: Sinclair wins Gravel Sprint

… Gravel Sprinters … Shaun Sinclair set the Fastest Time of Day at the Stravaiger’s Lodge Fort Augustus Gravel Sprint in Inchnacardoch Forest driving Brian Watson’s Evo8. After three runs getting familiar with the car he got the time down to 1m 47.8s and then in all innocence enquired: “What […] Read more »

11 May: Thorburn wins Granite

… McCombie Builders Granite City Rally, Saturday 26 April … … Rd03, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Euan Thorbun and Paul Beaton put their 2014 ARR Craib Scottish title hopes back on track after winning the McCombie Builders Granite City Rally. Jock Armstrong and Paula Swinscoe were back on […] Read more »

23 Apr: Feeney Wins at Kames

… April Kames Rally and Junior Rally, Sunday 20 April … Nigel Feeney and Paula Swinscoe won the Kames April Rally at the weekend first time out in Nigel’s new Subaru Impreza. Colin Gemmell and Chris Hunter were leading after two stages, but a spin on the third left them […] Read more »

11 Apr: Ingliston Class roundup

… DCC Stages Rally, Ingliston, Sat. April 5 … Class 1 If anyone could actually feel sorry for a car then up near the top of the list would be that poor wee tortured Nova of Murray Coulthard. Yes, he won the class at Ingliston, but the wee red motor […] Read more »

11 Apr: Edwards wins at Ingliston

DCC Stages Rally, Saturday 5th April … … Rd02, BLUE Scottish Tarmack Championship … You know what? I think Bruce Edwards has a new sponsor. Lord Lucan. At Ingliston last Sunday, he just lit up the Darrian – and disappeared. With Ashleigh Morris co-driving the Millington engined Darrian for the […] Read more »

27 Mar: Border Classes roundup

… B&S Border Counties Class Roundup … Class 2 After winning the class on the Snowman despite finishing with the Nova’s big ends clattering, Scott MacBeth won the 1400 class again. “It’s a new engine but we’ve got a problem,” said MacBeth, “it started well this morning but won’t rev […] Read more »