… 20 (15!) Questions with – Colin McRae … Whilst raiding the archives the other night I came across this chat I had with Colin McRae in 1998, and since you lot seem to like a bit of nostalgia I thought I would reprint the interview here. I chatted to […] Read more »
14 Mar: Q20 – Mike Faulkner
… 20 Questions with – Mike Faulkner … Mike Faulkner is one of the most prolific rallyists in the country, contesting more events and driving more stage miles than just about anyone else currently competing. He won the Scottish Junior Championship in 1994 for which part of the prize was […] Read more »
11 Mar: 60 miles in Kielder for £559
… Pirelli Rally, 3/4 May … The 2014 Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally will ‘Take to the terraces’ this year with a move to Brunton Park, the home of Carlisle United Football Club, bringing the rally much closer to Carlisle City Centre. This year’s event will run over the weekend […] Read more »
07 Mar: Snowman class roundup
..Snowman Rally … The Classes … Class 2 Scott MacBeth took the top prize despite losing over 3 minutes in the first stage when the engine died in a watersplash. Once he got it fired up he finished the stage with the windscreen completely steamed up, but worse was to […] Read more »
06 Mar: Thorburn wins Snowman
… First Blood to Thorburn … Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally, Saturday 22nd February … Rd01, ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … Such is the way of rallying that the fastest man in the forests didn’t actually win the Arnold Clark Thistle Hotel Snowman Rally. Instead maximum points on […] Read more »
05 Mar: Spectator pressure
Managing the Multitudes … I almost didn’t notice the Snowman Rally report in the 32 page sports section of one of Scotland’s leading Sunday newspapers. The total report ran to 20 words. Mind you, it was easier to spot the 177 word ‘news’ item and photograph in the news section. […] Read more »