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SRC “1-2-3” on Wales Rally GB National

Posted on: November 17th, 2014

Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy returned to a champagne podium reception greeted by thousands of spectators in Llandudno as winners of the 2014 Wales Rally GB National Rally. The BSW Timber supported crew led home an ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship podium lock out in their Mitsubishi EVO 9, winning the prestigious event by […]

Armstrong bags seventh “Hills” win

Posted on: October 27th, 2014

The curtain came down on the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship in dramatic style, with Jock Armstrong winning his seventh Galloway Hills, and securing third spot in the series behind Euan Thorburn and David Bogie. The Castle Douglas ace, with Paula Swinscoe on the notes, was trailing the previous weekend’s Cambrian Rally winners […]

“Hills” set for championship finale

Posted on: October 19th, 2014

With the overall title in the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship already decided, the focus next weekend will be on the fight for the remaining podium places. Sunday’s final round, the Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally, will see six-times event winner Jock Armstrong again lock horns with Mike Faulkner after a season-long tussle, while […]

Thorburn and Beaton are Scottish champions!

Posted on: October 5th, 2014

Euan Thorburn and co-driver Paul Beaton won a dramatic Colin McRae Stages Rally on Saturday to clinch their first ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship, after rival David Bogie went off the road on the final stage. The result adds two new names to the championship trophy for the first time since 2009 – following […]

Title race intensifies on the McRae

Posted on: September 27th, 2014

There will be no let up in the duel between Euan Thorburn and David Bogie for the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship as the two go head-to-head on the penultimate round, the Colin McRae Forest Stages. Thorburn and co-driver Paul Beaton moved closer to securing the Scottish crown with a successful defence of […]

Thorburn retains Merrick title

Posted on: September 7th, 2014

Euan Thorburn boosted his hopes of winning the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship with a second successive victory on Saturday’s GWF Energy Merrick Stages. The Duns-based competitor – driving a Ford Focus WRC – led from start to finish alongside co-driver Paul Beaton to complete the six forest stages in Galloway and South […]

Callum’s “unbelievable” day at Sweet Lamb

Posted on: September 6th, 2014

“Mind-blowing, unbelievable, crazy!” Just some of adjectives expressed by Callum Atkinson after spending last Thursday at the Sweet Lamb test facility in the company of three-times British rally champion Mark Higgins. The trip to Wales – for a run in an MG S2000 – was part of Callum’s prize for winning the ARR Craib MSA […]

Title race set to resume on Merrick

Posted on: August 30th, 2014

Following back-to-back victories in his new car, David Bogie says confidence is high going into next Saturday’s GWF Energy Merrick Stages Rally. At the same time, the Dumfries driver is fully aware that on the classic fast stages of the Galloway Forest, the Ford Fiesta R5+ could lose out to the more powerful Ford Focus […]

Bogie on top in Speyside duel

Posted on: August 3rd, 2014

Defending Scottish champion David Bogie “gave it everything” to clinch his sixth McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally on Saturday. Just as it had been on the previous round of the ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship, it was a close fought contest between the Dumfries driver and series leader Euan Thorburn from Duns. However, […]

Plenty at stake on Speyside Stages

Posted on: July 26th, 2014

With just 3.5 seconds separating David Bogie and Euan Thorburn at the conclusion of the previous round, there is an intriguing tussle in prospect as they prepare to lock horns on the McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages next Saturday. The pair have two wins apiece in the 2014 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship after […]