If you've finished your special copy of
'Motorsport News' and the latest 'Truck & Driver' mag here's another excuse
to burn the bedside light. Bob Irvine's latest tome is now available, so look
out for it.
I don't know what Bob is on, but I hear that Red Bull has reported him
to the International Olympic
Committee drugs laboratory as having an unfair advantage over other
'energy providers' when it comes to expending work and effort. Each issue is
quite simply a triumph of graft, goodwill and determination.
Inside the new issue are reports and pics from the RSAC Scottish, Summer
Stages, Solway Coast and Mach 1 plus other interviews and articles. But here's
the thing, what's a report from the Safari and Ypres doing in a magazine called
'Scottish Rally Scene'? You'll have to buy it to find out. It's only 4 quid a
copy and it's available on Ebay or through Bob on Facebook at:
Earlier this year, April 7th
and 8th, I posted some pics on these pages showing a rather special truck which
had just joined the Shotts based Stuart Nicol Transport fleet. The truck's
driver, Ally Shaw, is a rally fan and more specifically a McRae fan, and his
new truck was dedicated to the achievements of Colin, Alister and Jim McRae,
and what a feast for the eyes it is. Obviously the monthly 'Truck & Driver'
magazine thinks so too and the SNT Volvo FH500 has been picked as this month's
'Editor's Choice'. This article and its pictures alone are worth the £3.70
cover price, but there's more to read if you have a technical mind and an
interest commercial vehicles.
