Rally Report – April 14, 2009 Howford Hydraulics Tarmac Stages Rally, Saturday 11th April Rd 2 (of 8) – Hytorc Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship Thrilling Times at Ingliston The Howford Hydraulics event was a cracker. At the start of the final stage it could have gone either way. One lock-up, […] Read more »
Rally News: 08 April, 2009
Charterhall Chatter There must be a lot of demented Dads around the country these days. Take Ian McRae for instance. The Lanarkshire CC stalwart’s 17 year old son Kenneth McRae has a rally car and an autocross car. This weekend he will be driving his wee Peugeot 205 Rallye on […] Read more »
Rally News: 29 March, 2009
Rally News and Border Bites Bulldog Rally, Wales David Bogie and Kevin Rae finished fifth overall in their Mitsubishi Lancer EVO10 at the weekend on the Bulldog Rally in Wales, but perhaps even more impressive was Dave Weston Jnr and Neil Shanks’ sixth place in the Subaru Impreza N14. Stevie […] Read more »
Rally News: 17 March, 2009
Crail Tales Sandy Loynd was all set for a day’s servicing for Bruce Edwards at Crail last Saturday, but when Tom Morris‘ co-driver had to call off at the last minute, it left Tom looking for a replacement or heading home for an early bath. What a choice, eh? Help […] Read more »
Rally News: 09 March, 2009
Weston on Wilson, MSA decides and BIG Cheque for McRae Dave Weston and Neil Shanks scored a superb 9th overall on last weekend’s Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cumbria (March 7) and they were 3rd in Group N with the Impreza. There was a strong Scottish showing on the event with […] Read more »
Rally News: 08 March, 2009
Rallying in the Dark – or, Things that go Bump in the Night! The introduction of two night stages to the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally will add a pretty unique flavour to this year’s event. Not since the Scottish, Burmah and Border rallies in the 70s and the […] Read more »
Rally News: 22 February, 2009
Snowballs – Gossip from the Snowman Rally, Saturday 14th February Jaggy caught up with David Bogie at the Snowman to ask if his season ahead was now sorted. Given the fact that the motor industry is having a hard time at the moment and with Mitsubishi pulling out of the […] Read more »
Car: Audi Q5 SE, 3.0 TDI quattro
Audi Q5 SE, 3.0 TDI quattro Reminiscent of Reggie I can’t help it, but the first time I saw the vast Audi Q7, it reminded me of Reginald Perrin’s mother-in-law. So when I first clapped eyes on the Q5, I thought it was a baby hippo. The Q7 already provides […] Read more »