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'.

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Thought for the week

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Despite all the glamour, riches and privilege surrounding Formula 1’s annual visit to Monaco last weekend, it wasn’t the racing that made th...

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Man on a Mission

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Instead of sitting in a seat clutching a set of Pace Notes or wandering around a Service Area as CLO answering inane queries and sorting out...

Sunday, 31 May 2026

No show at the show

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Unfortunately, the Book-tique will not be appearing at Drumlanrig today (Sun 31st) as the proprietor of said specialised mobile motor rallyi...

Saturday, 30 May 2026

The Visit !

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A rather special visitor dropped by the book-tique this morning for a wee chat about the good old days.

Lombard Rally Festival at Drumlanrig

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Steady stream of rally cars arriving on trailers and inside wheeled boxes, lots of weel kent faces amongst them and the chuck wagons are bu...

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Rally Galloway

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After the furious fighting frenzy of last weekend’s Jim Clark and Reivers Rallies at Duns, this weekend sees a more ‘gentle’ approach to the...

Friday, 22 May 2026

Rally - When men were boys

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A few pics from the 1985 Jim Clark Rally. a lifetime ago, or to be more precise, 41 years since the roads were gravel ! And there's mo...

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Who?

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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