Sunday, 11 January 2026

Memory jogger

The next book on the ‘Scottish Rally Championship’ series will cover the period 2010 to 2019 and it will be underway shortly, but first a trawl through the files. That is always dangerous because it is so easy to get sidetracked and ends up with me squatting on the floor flicking through old reports and files. Somehow I came across some pics from 2002 – probably mis-filed!

That’s because they are motor cycle pics and they show Niall MacKenzie and Kevin Schwantz officially opening the new Medical Centre at Knockhill way back in the year 2002. That little ceremony was held ahead of the arrival of the British Superbike circus to the Fife Circuit and there are some other shots in the collection including this start line picture of Hizzy chatting with a very young looking Steve Plater. I had forgotten I had taken these and of course it kick starts the old memory box and I forget the real reason for digging up the past and get sidetracked – again!

And folk wonder why it takes me so long to write a book!

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