John Fife

The life and times of a partially retired motoring and motor rallying journalist in Scotland. Author of three books on 'The Scottish Rally Championship' and one book on 'The Mull Rally'.

Monday, 19 January 2026

Return of the ‘Brick’?

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My Big Pal got a telephone call last night: Caller: Hi there, I’m an aide from the White House JB: Oh right, but why is a toilet cle...

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Rally - A slight misunderstanding

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Ten years ago .... Buyer: This isn’t quite what I had in mind when I requested a lower rolling radius and a wider tread for my bicycle. S...

Sunday, 11 January 2026

Memory jogger

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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 tr...

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Thought for the week

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…. or the year, or maybe even eternity! Not that I wish to blight your new year before it has even got started, but current and ongoing even...

Thursday, 1 January 2026

Welcome to 2026 ??

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Well, here go again …. another New Year …. with new hopes, new ambitions, new expectations, new dreams - and new fears. Unfortunately, those...

Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Post-Christmas Quiz Answers

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Well, that caused a teeny weeny wee bit more head scratching than the previous pre-Christmas quiz, but here are the answers for those of y...

Sunday, 28 December 2025

Moulsdale Foundation

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An eye-watering and jaw-dropping day out …. The location this time was the Moulsdale Foundation on the north side of Glasgow and the occasio...

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John Fife: A tartanacious motorologist specialising in Scottish motor rallying, wider motor sporting interests and general motoring. Author of three books on 'The Scottish Rally Championship' covering the period 1980-2009' and 'Murmurs on Mull': On sale at :- https://fife-motor-sports-agency.square.site/

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