Tyre Talk …. Around 280 crews will travel to the Scottish Borders this weekend to take part in the 42nd running of the Jim Clark Rally: round two of the Pirelli-supported British Rally Championship which encompasses over six events (31 May-2 June). Based in the rural counties of Berwickshire and […] Read more »
27 May: DundrennaNews
Test Day in the deep south west …. The sun shone on the Solway for last weekend’s Solway Car Club tarmac test overlooking the Firth ahead of this year’s Jim Clark and Reivers Rally. 16 drivers turned up with their cars to take advantage of the sun, the tar and […] Read more »
27 May: Reivers – Full Entry List
Entry List for Jim Clark Reivers Rally: 1 Euan Thorburn (Duns) Paul Beaton (Inverness) Ford Focus WRC 2 David Bogie (Dumfries) Kevin Rae (Jedburgh) Ford Focus WRC 3 Mike Faulkner (Kirtlebridge) Peter Foy (Bingley) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 4 Jock Armstrong (Clarebrand) Kirsty Riddick (Haugh of Urr) Subaru Impreza 5 Quintin […] Read more »
27 May: Jim Clark – Full Entry List
Entry List for Jim Clark Rally: 1 Morris Lubricants DMS Tom Cave (Aberdovey) Ieuan Thomas (Llanelli) Citroën DS3 R3T, Class 5 2 DGM Sport Alastair Fisher (Trillick) Gordon Noble (Omagh) Citroën DS3 R3T, 5 3 Jukka Korhonen (Nilsia) Marko Salminen (Tuorila) Citroën DS3 R3T, 5 4 Jonathan Greer (Belfast) Jonny […] Read more »
26 May: Wyllie’s Reivers Preview
Robin Wyllie’s Jim Clark Reivers Rally Preview …. Strong pack chase Reiver’s Glory …. Competitors in the ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship are readying themselves for the only tarmac event in the eight-round series – the Jim Clark Reivers Rally on Sunday June 2nd. Last year’s winner Euan Thorburn […] Read more »
23 May: Augustus Gossip
Augustus Gossip …. News roundup from the Fort Augustus Gravel Sprint …. Andy Horne didn’t start the Gravel Sprint because the Metro, sorry, DAM, wasn’t ready! “We’ve fitted a new petrol tank to it,” said Andy, “and the job wasn’t finished. Previously the two tanks were either side of the […] Read more »
23 May: Jim Clark Programmes
Programmes are now on sale at a number of locations across Berwickshire and will also be on sale at the Rally Forum in the Tait Hall in Kelso on Thursday evening the 30th. The rally itself is based at Kelso on Friday and Saturday then moves to Duns for the […] Read more »
22 May: Spot the Marshal
Spot the Marshal …. Once upon a time it was easy to spot the Marshal. He/she was the one wearing the reflective tabard/jacket. Now everyone is at it. For forest rally drivers, what once provided a welcoming embrace of conifer green interspersed by the directional flash of an orange arrow […] Read more »
22 May: Jim Clark Rally road signs
Jim Clark Rally meets Beechgrove Garden …. Signs of a rather unique spring growth are sprouting across the verges of the Berwickshire highways and byways, but this ‘seasonal vegetation’ is man-made. As part of the plan to inform local folks and advise visitors of the forthcoming Jim Clark Rally and […] Read more »
21 May: Jim Clark Rally Forum
FREE FORUM NIGHT AT THE JIM CLARK RALLY …. For one night only, rally stars on stage … One upon a time, Rally Forums provided a regular form of pre-rally entertainment, but it was Rothmans who popularised the idea in the 70s, with star names, lots of advertising support and […] Read more »