Book-tique on Tour

 …. and so it begins. The mobile book-tique will make its first appearance this year at the ‘Be More Colin’ Superstage event in Elgin on Friday and Saturday 24/25 April. It was supposed to make its debut at the Snowman Rally a few weeks back, but it wasn’t to be, so this weekend marks its most northern appearance to date! So if all you folks in the far north haven’t yet purchased a copy of the ‘Scottish Rally Championship’ books then here’s your chance!

The plan is to park the red Ford Transit Custom in the main Service area so that rally fans will be able to find it rather than set up in the spectators enclosures, because the casual spectator won’t be interested in such an informative and entertaining tome – only the diehards. And to help you find the van, look for the flag pole with the red and white chequered flag fluttering in the breeze or hanging limply in the mild Spring air!

There are three books in total (the fourth is underway) each covering a separate decade – 1980-89, 1990-99 and 2000-2009. There is a separate report on each event in each championship year, plus event top ten results and class winners, and the vast majority of the photographs have not been previously published.

Working on these books has been a great joy and memory box tickler because looking back on events past is a reminder of where many of today’s and yesterday’s top Scottish rally stars started, for instance, Colin McRae in a Sunbeam, Robbie Head and David Bogie in Novas and Euan Thorburn and Garry Pearson in Peugeots and of course Jock Armstrong doing star-jumps out of his pram! Only kidding Jock – honest!

You can also look before you buy as samples will be on display.

For more information on the weekend’s activities, 63 Car Club who are organising this weekend’s rather special event in memory of a lost car club member, have published full details plus a map on their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1423316002930665&set=a.219617156633895

The invited list of 45 competing crews will be headed by record breaking, seven times Scottish Rally Champion and current Scottish Champion David Bogie with local co-driver Daniel Forsyth and he’s bringing his glorious Ford Escort Mk2. And if you get a chance have a peek under the bunnet and lie on the flair tae have look underneath. This no ‘normal’ Mk2! And joining the Ford-fun filled fray, Bruce McCombie, Barry Groundwater and Scott Mutch have forsaken four wheel drive in favour of Escorts and they’ll be up against the likes of Andy Horne in a Hyundai i20 R5 and Johnnie Mackay and Brett MacKenzie in their Mitsubishi Lancers. And something else to tickle the earbuds, Ben McDowall’s BMW!

And then of course there is the ‘stand well back’ brigade led by Paddy Munro, ‘Dangerous’ Des Campbell, Nick Runcie and Brian ‘The Sheriff’ Watson. And no doubt bringing a tear to the eye and a tug at the heart strings will be Kenny Watt’s original wee Mini – as opposed to the German sausage tin varieties! All this and more.

Eight stages around the perimeter of Cooper Park in the centre of Elgin will feature non-stop action on Saturday from 8.55 am until 5.00 pm, with Scrutineering on Friday evening – ah cannae wait!

And if you fail to find me you can always buy the books on line:

 https://fife-motor-sports-agency.square.site/

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