… Title race intensifies … There will be no let up in the duel between Euan Thorburn and David Bogie for the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship as the two go head-to-head on the penultimate round, the Colin McRae Forest Stages. Thorburn and co-driver Paul Beaton moved closer […] Read more »
28 Sep: McRae Spect/Entry List
… Spect Info and Full Entry List … As ever, spectators are requested to follow the Country Code when out and about on this year’s Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally. That means no parking in silly places, no blocking gateways and taking all litter home for proper disposal. The organisers […] Read more »
26 Sep: McRae Rally Countdown
… McRae Rally Countdown …. The penultimate round of the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship will take to the forests of Perthshire in just over a week’s time. And with the entry list about to close, all the top contenders are raring to go. At the moment Euan […] Read more »
26 Sep: MacCrone for McRae
… MacCrone to tackle WRC … John MacCrone has confirmed he plans to tackle a number of World Rally Championship events next year in his four-wheel drive M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5. The 24-year-old from Mull will debut his new Fiesta — which he will use in WRC2, the official FIA […] Read more »
25 Sep: Vassallo wins Knockhill
… A-One Interiors Knockhill Stages Junior 1000 Rally … Sat 20 Sept … Alex Vassallo made it six out of six when he won last weekend’s A-One Interiors Knockhill Stages Junior 1000 Rally in his Citroen C1. Fastest on every stage, he and Mike Gilbey finished 22 seconds clear of […] Read more »
18 Sep: News and Blethers
… News from the MSA British Rally Championship … Ross Hunter clinched the Champion Driver of the 2014 NGK Spark Plugs BRC Challenge Trophy on last weekend’s Rally Isle of Man. On the Thursday and Friday, the penultimate round of the NGK BRCC, the 26 year old Borderer with Josh […] Read more »
14 Sep: Merrick Classes Roundup
… Merrick Class Roundup … Class 2 Scott MacBeth won the 1450cc class in his Nova by 4 minutes from the similar car of Angus Lawrie. It wouldn’t have been such a big gap for the winner had Lawrie not punctured a tyre in the final stage but MacBeth was […] Read more »
14 Sep: Thorburn takes Merrick
… GWF Energy Merrick Stages Rally, Sat 6 Sept … … ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship, Rd 6 … The outcome of last weekend’s GWF Energy Merrick Stages Rally decided nothing. If anything, it only made the 2014 ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship title predictions much more difficult. Euan Thorburn […] Read more »
12 Sep: Mystery Guest for McRae?
… McRae Rally Plans Finalised …. With less than 3 weeks to go, Coltness Car Club have now completed the final ‘recce’ for the route of this year’s Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally which will once again be based in Aberfeldy in the heart of Perthshire on Saturday 4th October. […] Read more »
04 Sep: Knockhill Junior report
… Weston Transport/Branston Knockhill Stages Junior Rally (Sat 30 Aug) … The ‘Juniors’ put on a stirring show at Knockhill last weekend on the fifth round of the Brick & Steel Ecosse Junior Championship where victory was decided by ONE second. But here’s a thought, given the closeness of the […] Read more »