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, 30 September 2026

Rally - The phone call

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The house phone rang. I didn’t recognise the code, but I answered it anyway, even though I don’t need double glazing, more insurance or clai...

Saturday, 26 September 2026

Book - Flying Finish

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Ain’t technology wonderful? At the beginning of last week I gave the printer a USB stick and three days later I had a digital print of the c...

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Funeral Arrangements

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The funeral for Sam Mullen will take place on Tuesday 29th September at 2.00pm at Masonhill Crematorium, Ayr, KA6 6EN, which is situated j...

Sunday, 20 September 2026

WRC at the BBC

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The aftermath …. A number of people were asking why there were no ‘crowds’ at the ‘BBC / WRC / Rally Scotland launch the other day. That was...

Saturday, 19 September 2026

WRC Rally Scotland

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Coming to a rally jacket near you soon …. The new logo for ‘Rally Scotland’. Don’t know what you think but the design has apparently been in...

Friday, 18 September 2026

WRC on TV with BBC

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We don’t have a confirmed date yet, but the FIA World Rally Championship is definitely coming to Scotland next year and the new WRC promoter...

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Book - The last stage

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The latest ‘Scottish Rally Championship’ book covering the decade 2010 to 2019 is now with the printer, as of 10.00 am yesterday morning (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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