… Grant Construction Knockhill Stages Rally, Feb 23 … From the southern approach to Knockhill, the distant Ochil Hills looked like a Baker’s tray of Christmas puds with an icing sugar dusting. Fortunately the threatening snow didn’t come to much although it was cold. Bitter cold. Still, the 2020 Scottish […] Read more »

On a lighter note … Winner in 2011, David Bogie was the only previous JCR winner who contested this year’s event. At 2pm on Friday, Donnie MacDonald landed at Edinburgh Airport – and the rally in Duns started at 3pm. “I had been in Rome for the Celtic/Lazio game,” he […] Read more »

Jim Clark Rally, 8/9 Nov. 2019 Class Roundup … With Mum Louise in London for the weekend, there was no ‘parental constraint’ on Gina Walker’s pace as she sped to victory in the 1400cc Class 1 in a borrowed Vauxhall Astra. “I’m loving it,” she said, “we were off into […] Read more »

Knockhill Stages Rally, Sun 8th Dec … Frank Bird and Jack Morton proved uncatchable at the Knockhill Stages Rally where a number of end of season Scottish crews joined the regulars from the Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship for this 3rd round of the English based series and final thrash […] Read more »

Jim Clark Rally, Duns, 8/9 November 2019 It may have been cold and drizzly at the finish of last month’s Jim Clark Rally, but there were smiles all round at the finish, and not just from the winners Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes. The crowds in Duns Square were smiling […] Read more »

Jim Clark Rally, Duns, 8/9 November 2019   Top Six Fastest Stage Times   SS1, Abbey St Bathans 1 (7.88 miles) 1, David Bogie/Kevin Rae (Ford Escort Mk2) 7:34.0 2= Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta R5) 7:39.1 2= Dale Robertson/Stuart Loudon (Ford Fiesta R5) 7:39.1 4, Hugh Hunter/Calvin Cooledge (Ford […] Read more »

Kingdom capers at Crail, 02 Nov. Alan Wallace has been watching too many old ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ videos if his performance at the Kingdom Stages was any indication. OK, so it might not have been deliberate but it was spectacular. Running early on the road, there was a huge puddle […] Read more »

Jaggy’s visit to the Roger Albert Clark Rally My big pal was released from domestic care last weekend into the tender mercy of a very experienced ‘Care in the Community’ volunteer – as Chief Bear of Coltness CC is sometimes known, indeed a role to which he is well accustomed. […] Read more »

… Kingdom Stages Rally, 02 Nov … Although Andrew Kirkaldy and Peter Carstairs won a wet, slippery and treacherous Kingdom Stages Rally at Crail from Joe McKeand and Callum Shanks in the runner-up spot, it was a superb third place overall that earned Greg Inglis the 2019 Cobble Shop Scottish […] Read more »

… Beatson’s Mull Rally, 11/12/13 October 2019 … “Good to be back” – so said a sticker on Jim McDowall’s Subaru. His was the only car that carried the sticker because he got them made up himself. In the grand scheme of things that was a tiny wee gesture, but […] Read more »