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All about the Scottish Summer Hill Rally

This year marks both the 30th anniversary of hill rallying in Scotland and the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Hill Rally Club. And we have one of our biggest events yet to celebrate.

Event Details

Dates: 5th – 7th June 2026

Format: One evening, and two days of hill rallying

Location: Near Lauder, the Scottish Borders

Entry Fee: £825

Miles: 104

What to expect

  • Upland tracks
  • Gravel paths
  • Rocky terriain
  • Technical off-road sections

Regs

Sportity App. Passcode SSHR-ONB

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Vehicle Eligibility

The event is open to a wide range of cross-country vehicles, from near-standard 4x4s to purpose-built competition machines, provided they comply with current Motorsport UK regulations.

Typical entries include:

  • Production-based 4×4 vehicles
  • UTVs (Polaris etc)
  • Modified cross-country vehicles
  • Prototype hill rally cars

All vehicles must:

  • Meet Motorsport UK technical and safety regulations
  • Run road-legal tyres (all-terrain or mud-terrain)
  • Be suitable for multi-surface competition across varied terrain

Championship Status

The Scottish Summer Hill Rally forms part of multiple Motorsport UK championships across National, Interclub, and Clubman categories

National Event

  • Legs 1 and 2 count as Round 1 of the British Cross Country Championship 2026
  • Leg 3 counts as Round 2 of the British Cross Country Championship 2026

Interclub Event

  • Bowler Owners Rally Championship 2026
  • Bowler Owners Cross Country Rally Championship 2026

Clubman Event

  • Legs 1 and 2 count as Round 1 of the British Cross Country Trophy 2026
  • Leg 3 counts as Round 2 of the British Cross Country Trophy 2026

Awards

Overall Awards

  • Scottish Summer Hill Rally Quaich – 1st Overall Driver and Co-Driver
  • Trophies – 2nd Overall Driver and Co-Driver
  • Trophies – 3rd Overall Driver and Co-Driver

Class Awards

  • Trophies for 1st Driver and Co-Driver in each class

Special Awards

  • Spirit of the Rally – awarded at the discretion of the organisers
  • The Snail Trophy – awarded to the Driver and Co-Driver of the last placed vehicle to complete every Special Stage

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The Scottish Summer Hill Rally 2023

The Scottish Hill Rally Club are delighted to announce that The Scottish Summer Hill Rally will take place on 17th and 18th June 2023.

The event will be based at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder in the Scottish Borders. Camping available.

There will be a minimum of 58 stage miles and just 84 road miles over the weekend. The route is compact and all stages are contained within an area between Lauder, Stow and Galashiels.

The terrain is superb hill rally ground and most of it has never been used before.

Vehicles will need to be road legal and mud tyres will be required.

Day 2 of the event ties in with a huge classic car show at Thirlestane Castle. An amazing chance to showcase our exciting sport!

A MSUK permit application is in progress, SR’s soon to be published. Entries open soon!

This will be the most exciting thing to happen in cross country motorsport for a long, long time. Get your accommodation booked, lights and number plates on your racer and look out for further announcements in the coming days.

In the meantime, register here for priority updates and remember to tick the two boxes to allow the club to contact you (GDPR/data protection rules).

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