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5th Hills and Glens Tour

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The Scottish Hill Rally Club 5th Scottish Hills and Glens Tour, 2012 allows escorted 4 x 4s to drive off road through wild and scenic country in Perthshire, not normally accessible to the public, linked via public highways, during the weekend of 5th & 6th May 2012.

The cost for a single vehicle, with up to two adults and two children is £40, plus a minimum £40 donation. Extra adult passengers are £15 of which £10 is a donation, with children under 11 free. Drivers must be members of the Scottish Hill Rally Club, for event insurance purposes, and if not, must join as an ordinary member costing £20 prior to the Tour.

The route approximately 70 miles long, is not too challenging being mainly on land rover or forestry tracks. There might even be a Treasure Hunt for the kids, so bring all the family.

The Tour starts in Perth and reaches as far as Glen Lyon, Loch Rannoch and Trinafour. There will be stops to enable you enjoy your picnics en route, and an overnight stop at Kilvrecht Caravan and campsite, on the south side of Loch Rannoch.  Bring your own tent or stay in a local B & B or hotel.

Entry must be made on the official entry form, which can be had by e-mail from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and with cheques made payable to The Scottish Hill Rally Club should be sent to the Event Secretary, The Scottish Hill Rally Club, c/o Diana Baines, Flat 7, Brochtie Court, 52 Fort Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2AB.

 

Borders 2011

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Results from the "Borders", 2011

Comprehensive results are available from the North East Results Service web site.

First Overall 2 Dan Lofthouse/Jonny Koonja G Fofthouse Freelander 2:46:59 1
Second Overall 7 Alex Holford/Gwen Adair F Appollow Warrior 2:57:00 2
Third Overall 8 Ahsley Short/Ste Almond F TP 4x4 Focus 2:58:11 3

First Class A
(Standard Production Petrol)

42 Mark McNeill/Derek McNeill A Suzuki Vitara 3:30:43 16
First Class B
(Standard Production Diesel)
No eligable finisher

First Class C
(Modified Production Petrol)

13 Johnny Drysdale/Tony Rae C LR 110 3:14:04 11
First Class D
(Modified Production Diesel)
39 Simon Cooper/Sean Wallet D LR 90 3:34:18 18
First Class F
(Prototypes under 3600cc)
25 Robin Parkinson/John Annad F Matterati Porsche 3:34:45 19
First Class G
(Prototypes over 3600)
30 Anthony Jackson/Nicky Brook G Wildcat 100" 3:06:04 5
First Class K
(Prototypes Diesel)
29
Gareth Carruthers/Wallace McKay K Bowler Windcat 3:03:48 4
First Class L
29 Willy Stubbs/Andrew Hill L LR 90 3:07:05 6

The Kempster Trophy
(Best mixed crew)
7 Alex Holford/Gwen Adair F Apollo Warrior 2:57:00 2

Duckworth Trophy
(Best novice crew)

42 Mark McNeill/Derek McNeill
A Suzuki Vitara 3:20:43 16
Britpart Trophy
(Best Beam Axle)
29 Gareth Carruthers/Wallace McKay K Bowler Wildcat 3:03:48 4

Spirit of the Rally Award 31 Rob Hingston/Morgan Plyer
Special Mention Diana Baines
Last Updated on Monday, 21 November 2011 10:56
 

Where to go, and what's happening

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Fire up your engines, and point your sat-navs at DG7 3XS.... someone tells me there's a wee rally happening in the hills!

The majority of people are coming from down south, so M6 north, onto the M74.
Take the A75 from Gretna to Castle Douglas, then the A713 Ayr road north. Some two miles past St Johns Town of Dalry there will be an orange arrow directing you left up a narrow road.... follow that all the way to the end!

For those coming from Ireland, or from the north, again: A713, then turn in at the orange arrows.

The very rough schedule for the event is:

Saturday
first comptitor starts at ~11am
last competitor finish ~6pm

Overnight servicing.... generators off ~11pm (self-policed :chuckle: )

Sunday
first comptitor starts at ~8am
last competitor finish ~2pm

More than 100 stage miles, over 16 stages.

On-site catering.

The Taste of the Trossachs will be on-site, providing breakfast, lunch and dinner to those who want it (he's even given us a price list!)

He'll be open from lunchtime on Friday until ~10pm, 8am to 10pm on Saturday, and 6am (so marshals can get something hot before heading into stage) until after prizegiving on Sunday

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 16:29
 

Borders Entries

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The following seeding list has been sent to all competitors:

My thanks to the team for this... its never an easy job, usually made harder when there is little "form" given to work with.

We are still accepting entries: we can accept entries right up until scrutineering closes on Saturday... and we'll append you to the list.

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 November 2011 20:41
 

Scottish "Borders" announcement

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Following the success of the 2009 & 2010 Scottish “Borders” Hill Rallies the Organising Committee and the Scottish Hill Rally Club (SHR Club Ltd) are delighted to be able to welcome you back to the 2011 event.

Once again, we are returning to the popular venue at the Forrest Estate near St John’s Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway.  This private forestry site provides for fast graded Cat A routes, well worn Cat B tracks, and something a bit more challenging along the way.  Most of the site is relatively all-weather, and we have worked with the land owners to make stages as interesting as we can. Once again, we are going to squeeze as much as we can into the service yard, allowing the maximum entry of 50. Those who were there in 2010 will know this is the limit, and space is heavily restricted!

We work hard to keep the costs down, however costs everywhere have increased and we have had to increase our entry fee as well, though we are still well below the £400 entry from 2008  We still have a two-day event with over 100 special stage miles. We have retained the fast flowing stages and no public road mileage so vehicles do not need to be road taxed or MOT’d.  

The event remains at National B – so a Clubman Licence is the minimum required (Hill Rally, so both driver and navigator need a licence). There is still a wide tyre choice (provided they are listed in the All Terrain or Mud Terrain lists in the Blue Book) however a good sidewall is definitely recommended.

As well as the Quaich for the overall winner, and the Kempster Trophy for the highest placed Mixed Crew, we are also delighted to be able to present the Duckworth Trophy for the highest placed Novice Crew (where neither driver or navigator have competed in a Hill Rally before.) To this end, we are reserving five entries for novice crews.

 

History of the Club

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In 1995, Ian Sykes had been down to see The Hillrally (in Wales). During the long drive back up to Inverness, he dreamed and schemed and plotted.... and decided that it was feasible to run something similar in Scotland. By dint of much legwork, a huge phone bill, and a neck so brassy and shiny it would make a Drill Sergeant proud, he got an event together.

Organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, permit number 44730 was for an event of 371 miles (of which 110 was off-road), spread over 10 special stages.

Over the years, land owners changed, routes altered, people came and went... but Ian Sykes continued to organise the event.

In 2006, the future of RSAC was in doubt. The club had been in existence for over 100 years, however membership had been declining and the future was looking grim. In a bid to save the "Scottish", Ian formed a new club: the Scottish Hill Rally Club.

In 2009, after guiding the club for three years, and after organising 12 Perthshire Hill Rallies (and three Borders Hill Rallies), Ian wanted to step back to spend time with his family, although he continues to support the club... and pitches in to run as the course car at some events.

The 2009 committee elected Ian Stuart as chairman (obviously there is a need to keep an "Ian" at the helm....)

Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 13:24