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, 12 August 2026

Book - Making progress

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Two weeks ago I delivered all the text for the next book, ‘The Scottish Rally Championship 2010-2019’, to David the designer at Buchanan McP...

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Rally - More sad news

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Another Scottish rallying stalwart has left the stage …. James Robert Baillie (Bob) Wilson (1948-2026) passed away last week (Aug 3rd) in Na...

Sunday, 9 August 2026

Rally - A helluva show

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Looking back on the weekend’s Voly Grampian Rally, Stonehaven & District MC put on one helluva show for the great, the good and the ungo...

Friday, 7 August 2026

Rally - Booktique in residence!

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Arrival in Crathes .... So much for the weather 'forecaster's' crystal ball gazing, or sticking a finger oot the windae. They s...

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Rally - Book-tique heads North

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Sounds like it’s going to be quite a ‘do’ in the north east this coming weekend for the Voly Grampian Rally. What an entry! The great and th...

Friday, 31 July 2026

Rally - Cauld white stoor

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Not that I want to give next week’s visitors to the ‘real’ North (as opposed to Mr Burnham’s vision of ‘the north’) the heebie jeebies ahead...

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Rally - World Class Stoor

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Excitement is building ahead of this year’s Voly Grampian Rally on the 7/8 August and rightly so. Ahead of next year’s anticipated WRC visit...

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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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