Colin McRae Column, October 1991 … What a difference a year makes. One year ago I was sitting at home with writers’ cramp, telephonists’ ear and no more ideas about who to write to or telephone seeking sponsorship for the new season. My ride for the forthcoming 1990 Lombard RAC […] Read more »

MULLMURMURSMULLMURMURSMULLMURMURS – Chapter 9 – published on the island, during the event by Jaggy Bunnet Once upon a time there was a young prince whose sole desire in life was to emulate the achievements of the great folk hero, Sir Boko the Dark Knight. For many years, the Dark Knight […] Read more »

Worrying times … It’s not just the current national public health situation which is worrying nor is it just the cessation of our sport in our leisure time, but the longer term future. Last November Motorsport UK published its 2020 Investment Strategy (see Link 1 below), but with one third […] Read more »

… A report from the Sprint Tyres Trossachs Rally, October 1983 … Entitled: A ‘Sprint’ Can Take  Long time … Sitting in the Ancaster Arms waiting for  results and reports to trickle in from the field, the time stretched interminably, not least for Jimmy Fleming sitting in the bar with […] Read more »

There were some odd sights in Gatehouse of Fleet! All the residents of the Angel Hotel wore their trousers rolled up to the knee while at the other end of the High Street, in the Murray Arms Hotel, a party was in full swing and included one partial, impromptu strip […] Read more »

VAUXHALL’S A22 INFANTRY ‘CHURCHILL’ TANK (Friday 3rd April 2020) “What did you do in the war Grandad?” is a question often asked by school children of their elders and just as many firms in the automotive industry are turning their attention to the current Corona Crisis so too the industry […] Read more »

Obituary … Jim Barclay, 1936 – 2020 … Another sad loss this week, videographer, film maker and rally enthusiast Jim Barclay passed away on Tuesday after a period of poor health. He was taken into hospital on Monday evening and passed away peacefully during the night. Jim was active in […] Read more »

… The Ladbroke Mercury Motor Inn Snowman Rally, 16th Feb, 1980 … The No-Snow Snowman … It was cold outside, the clouds were gathering and the sun had a touch of redness about it as it set. He fell asleep with one eye open aimed at the window and the […] Read more »

… John Cowan, 1940 – 2020 … Sadly, John Cowan passed away last week. Not a name that will be familiar to many of you but a sad loss to Scottish motor sport, particularly to rallying. He may not have been known personally to many of you, but his was […] Read more »

Motor sport … The Future … Does it have one? … The world as we know it didn’t change the other night (12 Dec). We all got up and went to work as usual the next morning or took the weans to school (13 Dec). Even the weather didn’t offer […] Read more »