Scottish rallying has lost another good
pal. Michael 'DynoMike' Dymock passed away peacefully at home last week in Newton Mearns after
a long illness.
He was originally a member of 'the Bothwell crowd' a bunch of motor
sports fans who met up regularly in the old Silvertrees Hotel in Bothwell in
Lanarkshire in the 1970s. Most of them were members of Lanarkshire Car Club
although a few interlopers from Coltness CC inveigled their way in. He lived in
Bothwell at the time and got his leg pulled mercilessly for being a bit posh,
although he gave as good as he got.
His own competition career started in Autocross and throughout the mid
1970s he campaigned a Mini in the Players No6 Scottish Autocross Championship
before inevitably turning to rallying. Business beckoned as the 1980s dawned
and his attention was diverted elsewhere, but invariably he would show up at occasional
events for a look-see and a chat. He never lost his interest in the sport nor
his desire to compete and in 2006 acquired a Vauxhall Chevette HS.
The car was unmistakably liveried out in the fluorescent red of Dynorod,
for whom he managed his own company franchise in Glasgow. He had a fleet of glowing
red vans at the time and I well recall being badgered about the fragility of
Transit gearboxes - until he told me how much weight the vehicles had to carry.
No wonder!
His return to rallying for the next three years was never intended to
be anything more than having fun, and that's just what he did, although he did manage
a few Historic class wins along the way.
Mike was a lovely bloke and an absolute charmer and he'll be missed by
his many friends in the sport but not nearly as much as his family. Our thoughts
and condolences must therefore go out to his wife Susan, and family Lesley and
Victoria, and his grandchildren Nicholas and Callum and to his wider family and
friends.
A funeral service will take place on Wednesday, 23rd May at Linn
Crematorium, St Mungo Chapel, 413 Lainshaw Dr, Glasgow G45 9SP,
at 11am.
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