Scottish Rally Championship
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The Scottish Rally Championship is a series of rallies run throughout Scotland over the course of a year which takes in 7 gravel rallies & 1 tarmac event which take in some breathtaking rally action and some of the best of Scotland's scenery. Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points is declared Champion. The championship has always been a breeding ground for many World Rally Championship drivers, including Colin & Alister McRae and Robbie Head. It is threatening to produce another great in the form of Dumfries driver David Bogie who is surely an exciting driver for the future.
The Championship is presently sponsored by County Saab, a chain of new & used car dealerships throughout Scotland,its owner Neale Dougan competes in a Subaru Impreza WRC.
Highlight of the year is the RSAC (Royal Scottish Automobile Club) Scottish Rally which is held in June every year. This event draws competitors from throughout the world to enjoy the unique and challenging forestry roads available to competitors in Scotland.
2008 has seen the series receiving an increasing number of competitor registrations.
Notable Championship winners have included Mitsubishi Ralliart founder Andrew Cowan, who won the championship in 1976 in a Colt Lancer, and former World Rally Champion, Colin McRae who performed a giant killing act when he took the series crown in 1988 in his humble Vauxhall Nova.
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[edit] 2008 calendar
- Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally - Inverness - 16 February. (website)
- Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally - Jedburgh - 5 April. (website)
- MultiWage Granite City Rally - Aberdeen - 26 April. (website)
- Jim Clark Reivers Rally - Kelso - 25 May. (website)
- RSAC Scottish Rally - Dumfries - 28 June. (website)
- Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages - Elgin - 9 August. (website)
- Merrick Forest Stages - Newton Stewart - 6 September. (website)
- Colin McRae Forest Stages - Perth - 27 September. (website)
[edit] 2008 Results
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver / Co-Driver | Car | |||
| 1 | Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally (February 16) |
1 | Jimmy Girvan / Kirsty Ridick | Subaru Impreza | |
| 2 | Neale Dougan / Campbell Roy | Subaru Impreza WRC | |||
| 3 | Richard Cathcart / Martin Brady | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO | |||
| 2 | Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally (April 5) |
1 | Barry Johnson / Stewart Merry | Ford Focus WRC | |
| 2 | Andrew Burton / Shelley Rogerson | Peugeot 306 Cosworth (Hybrid) | |||
| 3 | John Ingram / Ian Allsop | Subaru Impreza | |||
| 3 | MultiWage Granite City Rally (April 26) |
1 | Philip Morrow / Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | |
| 2 | Dave Weston / Dave Robson | Ford Focus WRC | |||
| 3 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Toyota Corolla | |||
| 4 | Jim Clark Reivers Rally (May 25) |
1 | Steve Bannister / Louise Sutherland | Ford Escort | |
| 2 | Jimmy Girvan / Kirsty Riddick | Subaru Impreza | |||
| 3 | Bob Grant / Peter Carstairs | Subaru Impreza | |||
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally (June 28) |
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| 6 | Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages (August 9) |
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| 7 | Merrick Forest Stages (September 6) |
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| 8 | Colin McRae Forest Stages (September 27) |
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[edit] Past winners since 1968
| Year | Driver | Co-Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gary Adam | Gordon Adam | Subaru Impreza |
| 2006 | Dave Weston | Steven Clark | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2005 | Barry Johnson | Stewart Merry | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2004 | Raymond Munro | Stewart Merry | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2003 | Raymond Munro | Neil Ewing | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2002 | Barry Johnson | Gordon Adam | Subaru Impreza |
| 2001 | Cancelled | Foot and Mouth | -- |
| 2000 | Andrew Wood | Ann Parker | Audi |
| 1999 | Jon Burn | Stan Quirk | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1998 | Jimmy Paterson | Fred Bell | Subaru Impreza |
| 1997 | Brian Lyall | John Bennie | Subaru Impreza |
| 1996 | Jimmy Christie | Murdo Campbell | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1995 | David Gillanders | Martin Forrest | Ford Escort Cosworth |
| 1994 | Michael Horne | Monty Pearson | Ford Sierra Cosworth |
| 1993 | Murray Grierson | Stewart Merry | MG Metro 6R4 |
| 1992 | Raymond Munro | Neil Ewing | Ford Sierra Cosworth |
| 1991 | Donald Milne | Bob Wilson?? | Nissan Metro 6R4?? |
| 1990 | Jimmy Girvan | Campbell Roy | Toyota Celica GT4 |
| 1989 | Andrew Wood | Campbell Roy | Vauxhall Astra |
| 1988 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Vauxhall Nova |
| 1987 | Murray Grierson | Roger Anderson | Opel Kadett |
| 1986 | Ken Wood | MG Metro 6R4 | |
| 1985 | George Marshall | Nissan 240RS | |
| 1984 | Ken Wood | Rover Vitesse SD1 | |
| 1983 | Jimmy Fleming | Toyota Starlet | |
| 1982 | Ken Wood | Triumph TR7 V8 | |
| 1981 | Donald Heggie | Ford Escort | |
| 1980 | Drew Gallacher | Vauxhall Chevette | |
| 1979 | Drew Gallacher | Ford Escort | |
| 1978 | Drew Gallacher | Ford Escort | |
| 1977 | Charles Samson | Ford Escort | |
| 1976 | Andrew Cowan | Colt Lancer | |
| 1975 | Charles Samson | Ford Escort | |
| 1974 | Arthur Jasper | Ford Escort | |
| 1973 | Drew Gallacher | Ford Escort RS1600 | |
| 1972 | James Rae | Michael Malcolm | Ford Escort RS1600 |
| 1971 | Bob Watson | ||
| 1970 | James Rae | Michael Malcolm | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
| 1969 | Donald Heggie | Escort Twin Cam | |
| 1968 | Mike Hibbert | Ford Escort |
