Another good man gone. Kenny Stewart
passed away last Sunday after a long fight with cancer. He was a regular on the
Scottish rallying scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s when he recorded his most
successful season in 1981. He finished runner-up in Division 2 of the 1981 Esso
Scottish Rally Championship.
Kenny was a founder member of 'the Wild
Bunch' a group of young-ish rally drivers whose exploits filled the pages of
the Scottish Rally Championship newsletter in those more innocent times. Kenny
was originally a rallycrosser and it was said he used the same driving style
when he switched to the forests. No ditch was too deep or too wide in his
pursuit of 'the perfect line'.
He was a full blooded, fun loving,
colourful character in a black and white world and the sport could do with more
like him. Sadly no more.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to
his wife Marina, his two children Yan and Gemma, and four grandchildren, as
well as his family and wide circle of friends.
There is a full tribute here:
The Crematorium service will be a
private affair, but there will be a Memorial Service in the Lesser Town Hall, 2
Crieff Road, Aberfeldy PH15 2BJ at 1.00pm on Monday 14th
August.
