Jock Armstrong scored his fourth victory on the Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally when he and Kirsty Riddick brought the 2012 Scottish forest rallying season to a close. And had it not been for a costly half minute ‘off’ in the third test, Dave Weston Jnr and Kevin Rae might just […] Read more »
Rally News: 21 October, 2012
Tall Tales from Mull …. It’s 26 years since Assistant Clerk of the Course, Andrew Kellitt was last on the island, when he competed as a co-driver, but when he walked into the MacDonald Arms on Thursday night, he looked around the room, saw who was leaning on the bar, […] Read more »
Feature: Mull Reflections
Damp dykes and cold bums …. Well, there I was sitting on the cemetery wall above Dervaig village. Dangling my legs and sooking a soor ploom, just waiting for the lights to appear over the skyline. It’s at times like this, with dead punters behind, odd noises oozing from the […] Read more »
Report: Duffy’s 7th Mull Win
There were no shock results at the end of the Tunnock’s Mull Rally, but there were a few surprises. Calum and Iain Duffy were widely tipped to do the business, but Duffy wasn’t so convinced: “It’s got a new axle and diff in it since Ireland, we hope that’s cured […] Read more »
Rally News: 12 October, 2012
McRae Musings …. There was a touch of old-style rallying on the McRae this year when the organisers had no choice but to use two separate service areas. In other words, crews couldn’t park up for the day as they had to set up first in Aberfeldy then de-camp and […] Read more »
Report: McRae Classes
Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, Saturday 6 October …. Round 8 (of 8) – Scottish Rally Championship …. The Classes Class 2 Alex Pirie was a lucky finisher and Class 2 winner when the Corsa cracked its sump in the final stage and after topping it up at the stage […] Read more »
Report: Milne wins McRae
Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, Saturday 6 October …. Round 8 (of 8) – Scottish Rally Championship …. You can always tell when Quintin Milne is happy. He’s about as quiet and emotional as a Meerkat in a butcher’s shop, so there was no disguising his and Martin Forrest’s delight […] Read more »
Rally News: 01 October, 2012
Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, 06 October …. Preview …. Although David Bogie (Dumfries) has already clinched a record-breaking, fourth consecutive Scottish Championship title, the race to be runner-up has yet to be decided. Mike Faulkner (from Aspatria in Cumbria) currently holds the position, but Euan Thorburn (Duns) has been […] Read more »