Monthly Archives: March 2011

FIFER RORY BUTCHER will launch his bid to win the Porsche Carrera Cup ProAm1 Championship at Brand Hatch this weekend, and the talented young Scot is ready to rise to the challenge, writes Jim McGill. The 24-year-old from Dunfermline, who has impressed in previous ‘guest appearances’ in the championship, will contest the…

SCOTS FANS of classic and vintage cars should head for Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate in Dumfries & Galloway this Sunday; competitors in this year’s Flying Scotsman Rally will stop off to contest manoeuvrability tests in the grounds, writes Jim McGill. READ FULL REPORT

HIGHLANDER LEWIS WILLIAMSON topped the afternoon timesheets at a soggy Silverstone by 0.806secs as the Scot continued his GP3 pre-season testing, writes Jim McGill. Having been narrowly pipped for the fastest time in the morning, Williamson made amends after lunch when he mastered the tricky conditions. READ FULL REPORT

SCOTS RACER Dave Newsham, last year’s Renault Clio Cup champ, will make his debut in the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch this week, writes Jim McGill. The Inverness-based driver will pilot an ex-Airwaves’ BMW 320is prepared by Geoff Steel Racing. READ FULL REPORT

YOU KNOW, there are time when the reality of the Edinburgh trams debacle just beggars belief, writes Jim McGill. We all know about the soaring costs, constant delays and political and commercial wrangling, but this latest incident takes the biscuit. You may – or may not — know there exists a watchdog…

THIS YEAR’S RALLYSCOTLAND, the penultimate round of the Intercontinental Rally Championship, has been moved to a new date. The three-day Perth-based event will now run from Friday, October 7 to Sunday, October 9, a week earlier than had originally been announced, writes Jim McGill. “We’ve decided, after fairly lengthy discussions, to move…

FIFER GORDON SHEDDEN and his Honda team-mate Matt Neal are gearing up for this weekend’s opening rounds of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch: and the team has just confirmed new key sponsors, writes Jim McGill. READ FULL REPORT