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Ed's  Ramblings

Great time on the Grampian Gallop. Now
looking  to the  Tour of the Trossachs
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Full report on our tour across the Grampians, introducing a new trial of route instructions by email in advance of arrival at the start. Overall entrants found the system worked for them.

Tour of the Trossachs organiser Jim Watson has followed this lead so similar process, route instructions will be emailed out.

A recent committee meeting after the Gallop discussed the new route instruction approach. We agreed that for tours with a fair distance between change of direction and road numbering the new system works.

For routes with short sections and more turns the full Tulip style helps reduce the chances of overshoot and the need to reverse / turn around. With that in mind the Tour of the Borders organising team will keep to the full Tulip style.

For the Grampian Gallop we invited members of the Saltire Rally Club as a named club, and were delighted to welcome several members to join us. We have continued this feature in the Trossachs event.   

A good selection of classic cars on the 'for sale' page, so worth a look if you are in the market to own a new set of 'wheels'
For Sale
2004 Toyota MR2
Red Edition

1970 Volvo Amazon 122S

2000 MGF

click on image for more info


Hope you can find time to join our Tour of the Trossachs in September.
 
Jim Paterson
eNewsletter Editor
jim.paterson@btinternet.com
COMING SOON
Tour of the Trossachs  - 7 September












Starting in Stirling area our route will travel the roads through the trossachs country to the north and west. Ideal area for those members arriving from west and east central belt locations.  

The route will explore some new roads across the region, covering approximately 120 miles of interesting and scenic roads, with a good mix of fast and twisting sections. There are a number of suggested lunch stop and points of Interest on the route, including the opportunity to enjoy a a 1 hour cruise on board Steamship Sir Walter Scott, or a 45-minute cruise aboard the Lady of the Lake, on Loch Katrine in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park enjoying the dramatic Scottish Highlands scenery.
NEWS
Grampian Gallop - 20 July 2025  

Crews arrived from across Scotland, some having braved thunderstorms and thick fog to arrive at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre for the start of our Grampian Gallop tour on
20 July. Good fortune favoured us as the good old 'Scottish drizzle' stopped long enough  to allow our crews to prepare their cars for the start. The threatened forecast thunderstorms never appeared on the 170 mile route and the skies cleared allowing the softops to be folded down (with the odd exceptional downpour on a couple of occasions leading to a run for cover!). Great banter over our high tea finalé back at the theatre celebrating another successful day visiting parts of the scottish highlands under clear skies with fine views.  

FEATURES

Stansons Landscaping, RSAC Motorsport Three Lochs Veteran, Vintage & Classic Run.

This year RSAC are delighted to welcome our new sponsor, Ruari Gillespie of Stansons
Landscaping, who has agreed to support the event for three years 2025-27. In each of these years, the event will have a charity partner, beginning this year with the Race Against Dementia charity which was founded by Sir Jackie Stewart.
The event is again hosted by the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club, and we thank them for their continued support.

There is still the ever popular long and short route options, the short being a less arduous
route for the older cars and any others who may prefer it. To encourage cars in the Veteran and Vintage classes, there is no entry fee.
Scenic Tour to Craufurdland Castle as part of the Lombard Rally Festival 23 Aug 9:15 AM - 7:30 PM
As part of August's magnificent motoring weekend at Lombard Rally Festival Craufurdland Castle, on Saturday 23rd August organisers have added a Scenic Tour, amounting to some 120 miles, finishing at the Castle on Saturday late afternoon. It will start from Balloch, with the first car leaving there at 9.45am and arriving at Craufurdland Castle, where a buffet meal for two will be included in the entry cost.

Each entry will receive the following: Tulip rally style navigation directions and rally plates for each car, in the style of Monte Carlo Rally plates

Entry and Two Meal vouchers for Scenic Tour to Craufurdland Castle £65.00
Crofterra Pandemonia 13 - 14 Sep
The 2025 HCC La Crofterra Pandemonia will run on 13 & 14 September.
Revolution: July 2025 Issue



















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