… Motorsport and the Minimum Age … If the MSA is serious about attracting newcomers to the sport then perhaps they should focus their attention on the glaring anomaly that exists in Auotesting and Autosolos. Last weekend I attended an Autosolo at Kames where 15 year old Lewis Winder was […] Read more »
13 Jun: 2016 Jim Clark Award
The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has awarded this year’s Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Memorial Award to the Bo’ness Hill Climb Revival. Bill Drysdale and Kenny Baird, who collected the trophy, represent the committee that helped to re-establish the original track for competition use for the Bo’ness Hill Climb Revival, which […] Read more »
03 Jun: Forestry Fees – The Future?
… Forestry Fees … It would appear that my opinionated views on the recent Jim Clark Reivers Rally cancellation struck a chord with some old hands out there, and it also prompted a few questions from the youngsters. Primarily, what was the original Forestry Commission per car/per mile charge. How […] Read more »
26 May: Opinion – Jim Clark Rally
… Organisers of Jim Clark Rally issue a Statement … with a preamble by the Editor, Mr J Bunnet Esq. … There is an awful lot of conjecture, supposition and uninformed opinion racing around the ‘facetweetblogosphere’ at present, but also many expressions of sympathy and support from all quarters regarding […] Read more »
17 May: Speyside Blethers
… Speyside Blethers … Billy Miller had gone the extra mile to entertain the punters at the Speyside. His yard and workshop in Elgin were used for Scrutineering and he had laid on entertainment. He had opened up one of his curtainsider 40 foot trailers and invited local band ‘Dougal’s […] Read more »
16 May: Speyside Class roundup
McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally … The Classes … Class 2 (2WD 1450cc) Scott Sloan won the 1450cc class in his Vauxhall Corsa but said “the car was handling like a tractor” with Grant MacRae second in his Peugeot 205 after admitting to “just one ditch today!” Gaving Kelt […] Read more »
15 May: Pearson’s Speyside Win
… McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 23rd April … Rd03 (of 7), ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship … On the basis of stage times and total times and the sheer outright pace of our top drivers, it looks as though the ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship will have […] Read more »
11 May: Scottish Motor Sports
… Scottish Motor Sports, 2016-2020 Strategic Plan launch, 10 May 2016 … If you were watching telly last night I bet you were all bowled over by the generosity of SportScotland awarding Scottish Motor Sport the gargantuan sum of £360,000 over 4 years to develop the sport. Considering this same […] Read more »
07 May: Rally Future, Carlisle
… Rally Future II … Ahead of last weekend’s Pirelli Rally at Carlisle, the Association of North Eastern Car Clubs (ANECC) hosted the latest in a series of Rally Future seminars that the MSA is conducting around the country. Around 100 folk turned up, but I couldn’t help feeling a […] Read more »
02 May: Obituary – Roger Reed
… Roger J Reed, 1942 – 2016 … Scottish motor sport lost another true friend and stubborn stalwart last week when Roger Reed passed away after giving lung cancer a run for its money, and all the while keeping an eye on what was going on in the world of […] Read more »