… Citroën Withdraws from 2016 WRC – but will be back in 2017 … Citroën has won an incredible fifteen world titles over the last twenty-two years, between 1993 and 2015: five in the Cross Country Rally World Cup, eight in the WRC and two in the WTCC. Contributing to […] Read more »
13 Nov: Wales Rally GB CofC retires
… Gallagher steps down, Campbell steps up … Wales Rally GB bade a fond farewell today to one of its staunchest supporters and most loyal servants – as Clerk of the Course Fred Gallagher confirmed his retirement from the role on the eve of his 20th event. Gallagher has enjoyed […] Read more »
13 Nov: Galloway Gossip & News
… Galloway News & Gossip … The call of the wild. It’s 30 years since Keith Morris last competed on a rally but was tempted back out to have another crack and has acquired an Evo6 never having rallied a 4WD machine before. He finished 18th overall and at the […] Read more »
12 Nov: Galloway Classes Roundup
… Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, 25 October 2015 … Class Roundup … Class 1 Andy Struthers was a convincing winner in the Rally 1st class for newcomers – his Barry Lochhead built Citroen C2 was the only entry! Class 2 Top 1400 runner was Scott Sloan in his Corsa with […] Read more »
11 Nov: Bogie wins Galloway Hills
… Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, 25 Oct … With six fastest times from six stages you wouldn’t suspect that David Bogie was not a well boy on Sunday’s Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally. He had returned from Spain the night before with a dose of the Mediterranean trots, but the car […] Read more »
06 Nov: McRae Tribute in Wales
… Colin McRae Tribute at Rally Wales GB … Activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Colin McRae becoming Britain’s first FIA World Rally Champion are gaining momentum, with a raft of special features planned for this month’s Wales Rally GB (12-15 November). It was on the 1995 Network Q […] Read more »
29 Oct: Is Rallying in Crisis?
… Crisis? What Crisis? … It’s a bit late, but here goes anyway. My thoughts on a meeting hosted by the Scottish Rally Championship (SRC) in Perth on Saturday 3rd October, or at least the SRC Competitor’s Representative arranged and hosted the meeting which was primarily aimed at rally competitors. […] Read more »
28 Oct: Meeke on Rally Wales GB
… Kris Meeke interview … Earlier this season Kris Meeke became the first British driver to win a round of the FIA World Rally Championship since his mentor, Colin McRae, won the Safari Rally back in 2002. As well as scoring his breakthrough victory in Argentina, the Citroën Total Abu […] Read more »
24 Oct: Feeney wins at Kames
… Kames October Rally & Kames Junior Rally, 18 Oct … Nigel Feeney and Shona Hale scored a comfortable victory at the weekend’s Kames October Rally but Colin Gemmell and Derek Keir were never far away – until they took themselves out of the competition! That allowed James Gibb and […] Read more »
22 Oct: Galloway Hills entry list
… Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, Sunday 2th October … It’s a sad reflection on the current state of forest rallying in Scotland when this weekend’s Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally can only attract 61 entries. Poor reward for such huge effort by the organising team. However, what they lack in quantity […] Read more »