News and Gossip …. Gordon Boyd missed out on the Granite City because he was in Italy helping Callum Guy and Peter Martin who had entered the Memorial Conrero Historic Rally in Callum’s Group 4 Escort MkII. After 120 kms of stages, Callum finished 5 seconds behind the Talbot Sunbeam […] Read more »
30 April: Anderson wins Ingliston
2013 Blue Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship …. Rd03 – DCC Stages Rally, Saturday 27th April …. The Count of Monte Chris-Two …. At the conclusion of Saturday’s DCC Stages Rally at Ingliston, Chris Anderson was delighted, and surprised: “I really didn’t expect this today when I saw the entry with […] Read more »
29 April: From Down Under to Duns
Aussies head to Scotland …. With 4 weeks to go, the entries are now starting to roll in for the biggest and most prestigious motor rally in Scotland, and one of the most unique motor sporting events on the British mainland. Over the weekend of May 31st to June 2nd, […] Read more »
28 April: Granite Gossip
News and Gossip from the Granite …. Ollie Mellors confirmed that he intends to do the full Scottish Rally Championship series in the ex-works Proton Satria Neo S2000 car this year: “It’s not just David Bogie and Euan Thorburn,” he said, “there’s five or six more drivers up here all […] Read more »
26 April: Ingliston entry list
DCC Stages Rally, Saturday 27th April …. Round 3 (of 11) – BLUE Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship …. Going into the third round of this year’s Blue Scottish Tarmack Championship, Stuart Baillie leads on 47 points from Ian Forgan. Colin Gemmell has 38 pts and Lee Hastings shares 36 with […] Read more »
24 April: Granite Class Report
The Classes …. Owing to circumstances outwith and beyond my control this month’s ‘Class Roundup’ is not as comprehensive as regular readers would expect. This was down to the fact that it was sometimes difficult to get access to crews due to the fact that journalists and photographers were not […] Read more »
24 April: Bogie wins Granite
Coltel Granite City Rally, Saturday 20th April …. Round 2 (of 8) – ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship …. Well, that was a belter. The winner’s 1m 24s margin may sound very much like a one-sided fight, but after three stages David Bogie had taken two fastest times and Jock […] Read more »
18 April: Latest event news
Old Stagers – Kames – Pirelli – JC/Reivers …. Old Stagers I don’t know if Richard knows this, but I got a note from his very caring and thoughtful offspring, Peter, who sent me the enclosed copy of a mounted photograph showing his faither Richard Stewart competing on the 1971 […] Read more »
11 April: Granite Entry List
Coltel Granite City Rally …. Over 115 cars and crews will gather in Aberdeen for the Coltel Granite City Rally on Saturday 20th April, and there are a few surprises amongst them. In addition to the expected front runners comprising Davie Bogie, Euan Thorburn, Quicksilver Milne, Jock Armstrong and Mike […] Read more »
04 April: Charterhall Chatter
Charterhall Chatter …. Rallying can be such an uplifting sport one minute and then downright disheartening the next. Like Steven Hay’s debut for instance. He had owned his Vauxhall Corsa for five years and over the past 18 months had converted it into a rally car. During this time he […] Read more »