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Spot the winner! |
At the Regroup after two of yesterday’s five stages on the
Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, this picture was taken showing three
drivers with arms folded, and one with hands in pockets. Guess which one won
the rally?
No doubt some psychologist will have a view on body language
and exuding confidence, and no doubt others will just think he had holes in his
pockets, but I just thought it oddly funny.
As most folks in the rallying fraternity up here know, John
McClory of Brick & Steel who sponsors the Border Counties and supports the
Ecosse Challenge is one of the nicest guys in the sport. He’s not one for
standing up and talking, but he does muck in.
For instance, he entered the charity Kart-Push last night,
twice. Once with Kart-Push CofC John Tullie (and surely a conflict of interest
there – sponsor and event official?) and then later on with the youngster who
won the ‘rally car design a livery competition’.
The Kart-Push event consisted of a two person crew, one of
whom steered the kart while the other pushed. Against the clock, which was
professionally timed to tenths of a second by the SMART boys, the Kart had to
be pushed through two ‘gates’ then stopped astride a third ‘gate’ for a wheel
change, before a final push over the finish line. Simple, but a barrow load of
fun, and huge crowds had gathered outside Jedburgh Town Hall for the mass
stupidity.
Prior to the rally, the event organisers had arranged another
competition with the local Ancrum Primary School to design a rally car colour
scheme. Ten year old MacKenzie Roaebuck not only won the competition, but John
McClory had arranged to have his design applied to his Subaru Impreza for the
rally.

As for the BIG Border Rally report itself, it won’t be on the
'jaggybunnet.co.uk' web-site till later in the week, I’ve got an early flight in the morning to
drive a van up a Spanish mountain!
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