… CITROËN RACING COMPLETES INITIAL TESTING OF ITS 2017 WORLD RALLY CAR … On schedule, Citroën Racing has completed initial testing of the car that will be entered by the brand in the World Rally Championship from next season. On the gravel roads around the Château de Lastours and then […] Read more »
19 Apr: Speyside Spectator Info
… Speyside Stages, Spectator Info … Programmes with full info and diagrams on sale here: Elgin: Autosave, Tyock Industrial Estate, Elgin Mathesons Stores – Batchen Street Esso East Road Filling Station Keith: Keith Motorist DIY – Mid Street Huntly: Autospares of Huntly – Duke Street Huntly Autoservices – Steven Road […] Read more »
18 Apr: Speyside Stages entry list
… McDonald and Munro Speyside Stages Rally, Sat 23rd April … Euan Thorburn heads a full-house entry (see below) for this weekend’s McDonald and Munro Speyside Stages Rally. Jock Armstrong runs at two followed by a whole host of front runners including Garry Pearson, Mike Faulkner, Shaun Sinclair, Donnie MacDonald, […] Read more »
13 Apr: DCC Stages – The blethers
… DCC Stages … News & Blethers … Jamie Smith’s Ford Fiesta attracted a lot of attention at Ingliston. Not just the quality of the build but because of the Nissan 3 litre V6 under the bonnet. The car had been scheduled to appear at the Knockhill Stages earlier in […] Read more »
13 Apr: DCC Stages, Class Roundup
… DCC Stages … Class roundup … Class 1 Steven Hay and Steven Brown were a class apart in the 1400 class finishing almost 7 minutes clear of the opposition in their Vauxhall Corsa. They nearly chucked it all away on the penultimate stage when they got the car a […] Read more »
11 Apr: Marshall wins DCC Stages
… Blackwood Plant Hire DCC Stages Rally, Ingliston, Sat. 2nd April … Rd02, Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … There were 8 Special Stages on this year’s Blackwood Plant Hire DCC Stages Rally and 7 seconds separated the winners from the runners-up. John Marshall and Scott Crawford came from behind to […] Read more »
01 Apr: Obit. – Annabelle Tennant
… Annabelle Tennant, 1957 – 2016 … Another sad loss for Scottish motor sport this week when Annabelle Tennant lost her long and hard fight with cancer. She was only 59. Better known as ‘the Gravel Granny’ Annabelle launched her competition career in the mid 80s competing in autotests, autocross […] Read more »
31 Mar: DCC Stages Entry List
… Blackwood Plant Hire DCC Stages, Sat. 2nd April … Rd02, Blackwood Plant Hire Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship … Dunfermline Car Club have got a corker of an entry for this weekend’s second round of the 2016 Blackwood Plant Hire Scottish Tarmack series on Saturday, plus reserves! There are no […] Read more »
30 Mar: Border Blethers
… Border Blethers … The barter system is alive and well in rallying. Apparently, Barrie Lochhead did a deal with Jordan Black in the run up to the Border Counties Rally. Jordan was needing a hand with some jobs on his Citroen C2 and Barrie had a problem with his […] Read more »
29 Mar: Border Counties classes
… Brick & Steel Border Counties … Class Roundup … Class 2 Angus Lawrie took the 1450cc class in his Vauxhall Corsa while Ross Carbry’s Corsa ended its day in the first stage with a broken driveshaft. Niall Cowan finished second in his MG ZR but admitted: “I’ll need to […] Read more »