Preview – Jim Clark Rally 2012 Schedule and Stage Times Friday evening, 1st June Rally Start, Duns Square (Internationals line up in Currie St, prior to Start) SS1, Duns – 19.00 Hrs, First car (Historic), 19.43 Hrs, First Car (Int.) SS2, Duns – 19.58 Hrs Saturday, 2nd June SS3, Abbey […] Read more »
Report: MacKay Wins on Home Soil
Stravaigers Lodge Fort Augustus Gravel Sprint, 19th May The Stravaigers Lodge Fort Augustus Gravel Sprint is one of those events where the competition seems incidental to the social side of things. Apparently some folk who should have known better didn’t get to bed until 4.00 am the night before the […] Read more »
Rally News: 13 May, 2012
Accident Update Better news from the north east following the accident on the Granite City. Although Joe is still in hospital, his pelvis is not as badly fractured as originally feared. At least he has been transferred to Wishy General so hes closer to home. It might only be cracked […] Read more »
Car: Class Act by Merc
Mercedes-Benz 220 CDI Executive SE Merc is Still a Class Act The big surprise about the Mercedes-Benz 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Executive SE parked outside my door is the price. Yes, it’s expensive, but only because it had 9 grand’s worth of extras, but in basic spec it was a mere […] Read more »
Rally News: 02 May, 2012
Scots Abroad Ahead of the Jim Clark Rally which will be round 4 in this year’s British Rally Championship young Peter Taylor is lying third equal overall with Keith Cronin. They are 7 points behind Elfyn Evans and 4 points behind second placed Tom Cave. Ruary MacLeod is equal 18th […] Read more »
Car: Grand Tourer in the Old Tradition
Vauxhall Astra GTC SRi I’m no fan of the new Vauxhall Astra shape, much preferring the sharper lines of the previous model. A bit like me perhaps, the once-svelte figure now replaced by a more pie-enriched outline – but still game for a gurry on a quiet stretch of road. […] Read more »