No, it’s not Biggles,
it’s only double British Touring Car Champion, John Cleland. Although an
accomplished BTCC racer (and inadvertent, unintentional, entirely
innocent mobile panel beater) JC did undertake a full season
of rallying way back in the mid 70s between racing commitments. And in
that year his main claim to fame was that he knocked down more trees
than the Forestry Commission.
Anyway, that’s his rallying
credentials established so it’s only fitting that he is leading the
parade through Duns ahead of the rally cars on Friday evening. The
organisers of the Jim Clark and Reivers Rallies have really gone to town
this year, and in the lull between the Road being officially closed at
5pm and the first rally car officially starting the event at 7pm there
will be a parade of historic and iconic cars.
John Cleland will
lead the parade in his D Type Jaguar followed by Nick Rossi (from
Hexham) in his C Type Jaguar. Representing Knockhill Race Circuit, will
be the 1971 Scottish Rally Champion, Bob Watson who will drive one of
the circuit’s ‘E Type Experience’ cars, a 1967 series 1 Jaguar E Type.
Adding a touch more motoring history and mechanical glamour will be
members of the Vintage & Veteran Sports Car Clubs whose members will
be driving a variety of historic cars, from a 1919 Lagonda to a 1976
Ecosse Hillman Imp.
And bringing the whole show to a
conclusion, former Mitsubishi Rally Team Manager and local farmer,
Andrew Cowan has allowed Michael Deans to drive Tommi Makkinen’s World
Rally Championship winning Mitsubishi Lancer.
In other words a
gentle motoring warm-up ahead of the ear-bashing, eyeball searing stuff
that is rallying in the streets and closed public roads. All I need now
is a ‘double cone 99’ out of the cafe in the Square and a front row
seat.
http://www.jaggybunnet.co.uk/2014/05/27-may-biggles-for-jim-clark-rally/
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