New Clio Renaultsport R3T … With Citroen and Ford dominating the R3 class in rallying, it looks as though Renault will be aiming to give them a run for their money next year with the announcement of a new Clio. Although popular in the French championships and many other European […] Read more »
25 Nov: Stuart Loudon on WRC
Stuart Loudon looks back on 2013 World Championship … At the conclusion of his 2013 World Rally Championship season, Stuart Loudon spoke to Iain Campbell. As Scotland’s only representative on the world rally stage, Stuart has a tough act to follow with Derek Ringer and Robert Reid both having won […] Read more »
20 Nov: Wales Rally GB – An apology
Wales Rally GB National Timing – a statement from International Motor Sports Ltd … International Motor Sports Ltd. who organise Wales Rally GB have issued a letter of apology to all of the national entries for the delay in delivering the final results to last weekend’s event. IMS will be […] Read more »
20 Nov: RSAC Scottish 2014 plans
RSAC Scottish Rally Announces Plans For 2014 … It may only be November, but the organisers of the RSAC Scottish Rally are already planning ahead for their event on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 2014. To accommodate the needs of the various Championships for which the rally counts, the […] Read more »
19 Nov: Tunnocks in Wales
Tunnocks Goes to Wales … A cracked gearbox in the Tunnock’s World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 cost Robert Barrable and Uddingston’s Stuart Loudon a competitive result on Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB. The gearbox cooler cracked on Friday and with only a ‘remote service’; […] Read more »
12 Nov. Nat. Dev. Officer role
National Development Officer, Scottish Motor Sports … I didn’t think the appointment of a new Motor Sports Development Officer for Scotland would have aroused quite so much interest and curiosity, but it would appear that it has, going by the questions and emails received since the appointment was publicised here. […] Read more »
11 Nov: Toyota returns to WRC?
TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) could make a return to the World Rally Championship in 2015 with plans for a rallying version of its GT86 sports car. The rear wheel drive TMG GT86 CS-R3, will be built to R3 regulations, with a six-speed sequential gearbox, limited slip differential, modified 2 litre […] Read more »
08 Nov: MSA, tracking rally cars
Rallies Committee considers vehicle tracking … The MSA Rallies Committee is researching live vehicle tracking systems and suppliers for potential introduction on UK stage rallies. Live tracking systems enable the locations and movements of cars, as well as, critically, any incidents, to be alerted to the event HQ and the […] Read more »
07 Nov: Inglis takes Kingdom
The Kingdom Stages Rally, Saturday 2 Nov … Rd 11 (of 11) BLUE Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … Crail provided the perfect ‘calm before the storm’ welcome last weekend for the final round of this year’s BLUE Scottish Tarmack Championship. We were almost fooled. Cold, dry-ish, almost sunny conditions gave […] Read more »
06 Nov: Sports Development Officer
Scottish Motor Sports Development Officer appointment … Rory Bryant has been appointed the new full-time National Development Officer for all forms of motor sport in Scotland by the relatively new body, Scottish Motor Sports. SMS was created originally to enable the sport to communicate with the Scottish Government and its […] Read more »