… Vauxhall Astra Wins Scottish Car Of The Year … The new Vauxhall Astra has got off to a flying start by winning the Scottish Car of the Year title, presented by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers in Edinburgh on Friday night. Lifting the coveted trophy, supplied by Bridge […] Read more »

… 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 »

… 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 »

… The Bunnet Bulletin … A couple of weeks back, I sent out a six question survey to the email addresses of 320 folks and rally fans that I know, thanks to ‘SurveyMonkey’ for the free trial. I got over 90 responses which is regarded by those who know better […] Read more »

… The recent passage of the Deregulation Bill which will permit public roads to be closed for motor sports events has energised the ongoing debate about rallying. Equally, the appointment last year of a new President for the Scottish Association of Car Clubs has energised the quarterly meetings of the […] Read more »

… Answers to the great big, lean mean, non celebrity Pictorial Quiz of 2104 … 01. Who and where, and whit the hell urr they dae-in? Rab MacDonald, Peter Grant and Neil Moir at the Border Counties attempting to establish basic inter-planetary communications for field results between Rally HQ and […] Read more »

… MSA welcomes Scottish Government Safety Review Group recommendations … The Motor Sports Association (MSA) welcomes the final recommendations of the Scottish Government’s Motor Sport Event Safety Review Group regarding spectator safety at multi-venue stage rallies in Scotland. Rob Jones, MSA Chief Executive, said: “We value this report and endorse […] Read more »

… Motor Sport Safety Review Group announces final recommendations on rallying … The review group set up to look at safety in the wake of three tragic deaths at the Jim Clark rally has published its final recommendations on multi-venue stage rallies. The Review Group on Motor Sport Event Safety […] Read more »

The 2014 Pictorial Quiz of the Year … This is just a bit of fun. I don’t expect anyone to get all the answers, or at least, all the correct answers. Even so, there are no prizes on offer. I would also like to apologise in advance for the poor […] Read more »

… Scottish Car of The Year 2014 … Picking a winner from this year’s new car launches was never going to be easy. Over the past 12 months, the members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers must have driven and appraised more than 100 new cars, upgrades and facelifts, […] Read more »