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Been polishing the winning car today Hundai WRC
As i was down the garage today working on my car i gave a helpingt hand to get the car ready for the big event this sunday a clippage of whos who and a few pics today of the car.
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All set for Reivers tarmac test
Following a six-week lay-off, the MSA Scottish Rally Championship will reignite on the fast and unforgiving lanes of Berwickshire next weekend.
More than 100 cars are entered for the popular Jim Clark Reivers Rally on Sunday, 29th May, the only tarmac event in the eight round series.
Defending title-holder and current points leader David Bogie will be targeting a third successive victory on the Duns-based event - and his third win of the 2011 championship.
However, this time out, he will be powering through the lanes in his family's 23-year-old MG Metro 6R4 - the same car in which his father John won the Reivers rally in 2002.
Bogie will switch from his more familiar Mitsubishi Evo 9, which he will use on the Friday and Saturday of the Jim Clark weekend for the fourth round of the British championship, which he also leads, alongside co-driver Kevin Rae.
"The tarmac roads can be really sore on a car - the engine, transmission and other components - so it would be really stupid not to have a back-up plan for the Sunday", explained Bogie: "The Metro is being brought up from its base in Lincolnshire, and so as not to waste the opportunity, we've decided to use it on the Reivers. It's a very enjoyable car to drive, and despite the fact it's 23-years-old, the same age as myself, I still think it can be competitive, and we can win the rally in it".
He will face stiff competition from a clutch of leading drivers, not least Euan Thorburn - the runner up for the past two years.
Thorburn who lives in Duns, and obviously knows the surrounding roads well, will be aiming to go one better this time out at the wheel of his Mitsubishi Evo 9, co-driven by Paul Beaton from Inverness.
Missing from the start line will be the third seed, Dave Weston, who pipped Bogie by one second to win a memorable Granite City round in April in a Ford Focus WRC '01. The Aberdeen-based competitor has had to withdraw his entry because of work commitments.
Castle Douglas driver Jock Armstrong has had mixed fortunes over the first three rounds - a third place on the Snowman, was followed by a non-finish on the Border Counties, while a puncture meant he could only manage seventh overall on the Granite City.
Armstrong took the final podium spot on last year's Reivers, and believes better settings on his Subaru Impreza could lead to an improvement in stage times, compared to twelve months ago.
With regular co-driver Kirsty Riddick travelling to compete in next weekend's Barbados Rally, Armstrong will be paired on the Reivers with top Irish navigator Barry McNulty.
Following a fourth place finish on the Granite, Mike Faulkner moved into second spot in the drivers' standings overall - eight points adrift of Bogie, and one ahead of Thorburn.
With navigator Peter Foy, the Kirtlebridge-based driver is aiming for "a solid result to leave us in a good position to attack for the rest of the year".
"Although I've had some great results on tarmac in single makes, the Jim Clark has never been particularly good to me", admitted Faulkner: "The Berwickshire roads are very difficult, very fast where late braking is key to a good stage time but the grip varies a lot - particularly if it's wet - and it's very easy to get caught out".
Andy Horne, co-driven by Jim Howie, will be back in action on the tarmac in his DAM 4100GTi, in which he finished seventeeth overall twelve months ago. The pair will be targetting a strong finish to get their campaign back on track after mechanical woes halted their charge in Aberdeenshire.
The only non-SRC registered crew in the top ten are tarmac specialists Mark Jasper and Don Whyatt from Stafford, who will be hoping to push for top honours in their recently-rebuilt Hyundai Accent WRC.
The leading rear-wheel drive entry is the "historic" Mk2 Escort of Steve Bannister, who with Louise Sutherland of Hawick on the notes, achieved a memorable second overall on the Reivers in bone dry conditions in 2008. That was followed by a fifth-place finish the following year, and a hard-earned fourteenth in 2010, when the pair were beaten to top 2WD honours by Keith Robathan/Ian Nicoll, who start further down the order in their Mk2.
Championship returnee Robbie Head has said he relishes the prospect of the Berwickshire tarmac stages where he triumphed in 1997 - the year the Jim Clark Rally first became a closed road event. This weekend, he will be at the wheel of his Mitsubishi Evo 9, alongside local navigator Claire Mole. The Lanark driver is currently lying fourth in the overall standings, six points behind Thorburn.
Young Highland driver David Wilson turned in a storming drive to secure the final podium spot on a tie-break at the Granite City Rally. The Alness competitor will again be accompanied by Jedburgh-based co-driver Dave Robson.
Meanwhile, Barry Groundwater and navigator Neil Shanks - who were tenth overall in Aberdeen - will go into next Sunday's event having contested the National Rally the previous day in their Mitsubishi Evo 9.
The hotly-contested 1600cc category will see Thornhill's Jim Robertson (Citreon C2R2) attempting to extend his 3-point advantage in Class 4 over Graeme Schoneville, who will also be chasing Brick & Steel Challenge honours in his Honda Civic.
On the Granite, the Carluke-based driver suffered transmission problems on the penultimate stage, having built up a lead of more than half a minute: the class win on the day going to a delighted Alasdair Graham from Paisley, who will again be in action in his Vauxhall Corsa.
The first car will be flagged away from Duns town centre at 0845 on Sunday, with the leaders returning around 1645.
Jim Clark Reivers Rally - Leading Entries - with car no:
1 David Bogie (Dumfries)/Kevin Rae (Hawick) MG Metro 6R4
2 Euan Thorburn (Duns)/Paul Beaton (Inverness) Mitsubishi Evo 9
4 Jock Armstrong (Castle Douglas)/Barry McNulty (Enniskillen) Subaru Impreza
5 Mike Faulkner (Kirtlebridge)/Peter Foy (Bingley) Mitsubishi Evo 6
6 Andy Horne (Inverness)/Jim Howie (Kilmarnock) DAM 4100 Gti
7 Mark Jasper (Stafford)/Don Whyatt (Stafford) Hyundai Accent WRC
8 Steve Bannister (Malton)/Louise Sutherland (Hawick) Escort Mk2
9 Robbie Head (Lanark)/Claire Mole (Paxton) Mitsubishi Evo 9
10 David Wilson (Alness)/Dave Robson (Jedburgh) Mitsubishi Evo 9
11 Barry Groundwater (Stonehaven)/Neil Shanks (Elgin) Mitsubishi Evo 9
Article Posted: 21 May 2011
Headlines...
21 May 2011
All set for Reivers tarmac test 16 April 2011
Weston snatches dramatic Granite win 03 April 2011
DMack support for young Scottish driver 20 March 2011
Bogie keeps on winning 03 March 2011
motoGF teams up with the SRC
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All set for Reivers tarmac test
Following a six-week lay-off, the MSA Scottish Rally Championship will reignite on the fast and unforgiving lanes of Berwickshire next weekend.
More than 100 cars are entered for the popular Jim Clark Reivers Rally on Sunday, 29th May, the only tarmac event in the eight round series.
Defending title-holder and current points leader David Bogie will be targeting a third successive victory on the Duns-based event - and his third win of the 2011 championship.
However, this time out, he will be powering through the lanes in his family's 23-year-old MG Metro 6R4 - the same car in which his father John won the Reivers rally in 2002.
Bogie will switch from his more familiar Mitsubishi Evo 9, which he will use on the Friday and Saturday of the Jim Clark weekend for the fourth round of the British championship, which he also leads, alongside co-driver Kevin Rae.
"The tarmac roads can be really sore on a car - the engine, transmission and other components - so it would be really stupid not to have a back-up plan for the Sunday", explained Bogie: "The Metro is being brought up from its base in Lincolnshire, and so as not to waste the opportunity, we've decided to use it on the Reivers. It's a very enjoyable car to drive, and despite the fact it's 23-years-old, the same age as myself, I still think it can be competitive, and we can win the rally in it".
He will face stiff competition from a clutch of leading drivers, not least Euan Thorburn - the runner up for the past two years.
Thorburn who lives in Duns, and obviously knows the surrounding roads well, will be aiming to go one better this time out at the wheel of his Mitsubishi Evo 9, co-driven by Paul Beaton from Inverness.
Missing from the start line will be the third seed, Dave Weston, who pipped Bogie by one second to win a memorable Granite City round in April in a Ford Focus WRC '01. The Aberdeen-based competitor has had to withdraw his entry because of work commitments.
Castle Douglas driver Jock Armstrong has had mixed fortunes over the first three rounds - a third place on the Snowman, was followed by a non-finish on the Border Counties, while a puncture meant he could only manage seventh overall on the Granite City.
Armstrong took the final podium spot on last year's Reivers, and believes better settings on his Subaru Impreza could lead to an improvement in stage times, compared to twelve months ago.
With regular co-driver Kirsty Riddick travelling to compete in next weekend's Barbados Rally, Armstrong will be paired on the Reivers with top Irish navigator Barry McNulty.
Following a fourth place finish on the Granite, Mike Faulkner moved into second spot in the drivers' standings overall - eight points adrift of Bogie, and one ahead of Thorburn.
With navigator Peter Foy, the Kirtlebridge-based driver is aiming for "a solid result to leave us in a good position to attack for the rest of the year".
"Although I've had some great results on tarmac in single makes, the Jim Clark has never been particularly good to me", admitted Faulkner: "The Berwickshire roads are very difficult, very fast where late braking is key to a good stage time but the grip varies a lot - particularly if it's wet - and it's very easy to get caught out".
Andy Horne, co-driven by Jim Howie, will be back in action on the tarmac in his DAM 4100GTi, in which he finished seventeeth overall twelve months ago. The pair will be targetting a strong finish to get their campaign back on track after mechanical woes halted their charge in Aberdeenshire.
The only non-SRC registered crew in the top ten are tarmac specialists Mark Jasper and Don Whyatt from Stafford, who will be hoping to push for top honours in their recently-rebuilt Hyundai Accent WRC.
The leading rear-wheel drive entry is the "historic" Mk2 Escort of Steve Bannister, who with Louise Sutherland of Hawick on the notes, achieved a memorable second overall on the Reivers in bone dry conditions in 2008. That was followed by a fifth-place finish the following year, and a hard-earned fourteenth in 2010, when the pair were beaten to top 2WD honours by Keith Robathan/Ian Nicoll, who start further down the order in their Mk2.
Championship returnee Robbie Head has said he relishes the prospect of the Berwickshire tarmac stages where he triumphed in 1997 - the year the Jim Clark Rally first became a closed road event. This weekend, he will be at the wheel of his Mitsubishi Evo 9, alongside local navigator Claire Mole. The Lanark driver is currently lying fourth in the overall standings, six points behind Thorburn.
Young Highland driver David Wilson turned in a storming drive to secure the final podium spot on a tie-break at the Granite City Rally. The Alness competitor will again be accompanied by Jedburgh-based co-driver Dave Robson.
Meanwhile, Barry Groundwater and navigator Neil Shanks - who were tenth overall in Aberdeen - will go into next Sunday's event having contested the National Rally the previous day in their Mitsubishi Evo 9.
The hotly-contested 1600cc category will see Thornhill's Jim Robertson (Citreon C2R2) attempting to extend his 3-point advantage in Class 4 over Graeme Schoneville, who will also be chasing Brick & Steel Challenge honours in his Honda Civic.
On the Granite, the Carluke-based driver suffered transmission problems on the penultimate stage, having built up a lead of more than half a minute: the class win on the day going to a delighted Alasdair Graham from Paisley, who will again be in action in his Vauxhall Corsa.
The first car will be flagged away from Duns town centre at 0845 on Sunday, with the leaders returning around 1645.
Jim Clark Reivers Rally - Leading Entries - with car no:
1 David Bogie (Dumfries)/Kevin Rae (Hawick) MG Metro 6R4
2 Euan Thorburn (Duns)/Paul Beaton (Inverness) Mitsubishi Evo 9
4 Jock Armstrong (Castle Douglas)/Barry McNulty (Enniskillen) Subaru Impreza
5 Mike Faulkner (Kirtlebridge)/Peter Foy (Bingley) Mitsubishi Evo 6
6 Andy Horne (Inverness)/Jim Howie (Kilmarnock) DAM 4100 Gti
7 Mark Jasper (Stafford)/Don Whyatt (Stafford) Hyundai Accent WRC
8 Steve Bannister (Malton)/Louise Sutherland (Hawick) Escort Mk2
9 Robbie Head (Lanark)/Claire Mole (Paxton) Mitsubishi Evo 9
10 David Wilson (Alness)/Dave Robson (Jedburgh) Mitsubishi Evo 9
11 Barry Groundwater (Stonehaven)/Neil Shanks (Elgin) Mitsubishi Evo 9
Article Posted: 21 May 2011
Headlines...21 May 2011
All set for Reivers tarmac test 16 April 2011
Weston snatches dramatic Granite win 03 April 2011
DMack support for young Scottish driver 20 March 2011
Bogie keeps on winning 03 March 2011
motoGF teams up with the SRC
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