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'.

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Book - Don’t panic, don’t panic

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OK, I did, but only a wee bit! The first batch of books were delivered yesterday – just a tad later than originally planned/hoped! But they ...

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Book - Countdown has begun

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Having now written and published two books on the Scottish Rally Championship, the expectation was that the third one would be a dawdle. Not...

Friday, 24 October 2025

The Book Launch - Part 3

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Disorganisation at its best … That about sums up the next Coltness Car Club night! Once again The Bears are hosting the launch of ‘The Sco...

Monday, 20 October 2025

Rally - The future of rallying?

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Last weekend (15-18 October) the FIA’s ‘ecoRally Monte Carlo’ took place in and around Monte Carlo. Taking part in the 1000 km (621 miles) e...

Saturday, 18 October 2025

Rally - Reflections on Mull

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Unable to attend the Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally this year I had to watch and listen from afar. And that in itself is awfy diffic...

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Rally - Missing on Mull

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Sadly my big pal Jaggy won’t make it to Mull this year, family matters have curtailed his annual pilgrimage. From the Festering Piles to the...

Wednesday, 8 October 2025

The Book - The Final Proof

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Dear rally readers, the printer’s proofs arrived this afternoon which necessitated one final read-through of the latest tome entitled ‘ The ...

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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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