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Ed's
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A real disappointment to have to pull the Tour of the Borders this year.
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Moving
the date to October, from its usual September perhaps had an impact. We
moved to avoid a busy calendar in September, but then ran in to other
clashes in October. Such is the popularity of motorsport that we run the
risk of overlapping event dates.
Sharing dates among all the Scottish clubs may go some way to avoid
clashes. The regional association SAMSC may be able to help here.
Talking of 2026 have you seen the announcement of the joint Mull Car Club and Saltire Rally Club initiative
The Hackle Rally in 2027?
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Mull and Saltire have announced a brand new closed road rally 'The Hackle Rally' for 13 March 2027.
Based
in Pitlochry, offering around 70 miles of competitve stages between 3.5
to 10 miles in length, plus some 100 liaison (road) miles.
More information to follow.
For Sale
1970 Volvo Amazon 122S
2000
MGF
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Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show returns to the NEC 7-9 November.
From thousands of stunning cars and bikes to over 310 expert clubs
packed with knowledge, it’s the ultimate day out for anyone who loves
life on four (or two!) wheels.
Full details and tickets
www.necclassicmotorshow.com/
Hope you can find time to join our visit to M-Sport on the 23rd October
Stuart Turner 1932 - 2025
We were sad to hear of the
passing, on 5 September 2025, of Stuart Turner at the grand old
age of 92.
Stuart was a good friend of the Club and generously offered us a lot of support in the early days
of the return of the Monte to Scotland. He
was a guest speaker at the first pre-rallye dinner in 2011 and gave a talk at one
of our club events.
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M-Sport Tour visit - 23 October
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It is several years since we visited M-Sport at Dovenby Hall near
Cockermouth. With all the changes in rally car design and
specifications we have secured another tour of these new facilities.
The tour will start at 5.30pm on Thursday 23rd October.
If you would like to join us, this event open to anyone who has an
interest in rally cars, club member or not, then email your name to caledonianmsc@gmail.com
The
charge for the tour is £40 per head. We have more than the
minimum 'entries' so don't worry this will not be postponed!
More on M-Sport https://www.m-sport.co.uk/
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Save the Date: Classic High Tea
- 7 December
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End of the touring year for members to get together to
chat about their year of classic motoring, and what is happening next year, at the Royal George Hotel in
Perth. Includes their award winning Meringues, which never cease to amaze.
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Tour of the Borders - 5 October POSTPONED
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It
was a tough decision and much regret that we had to postpone the
Tour of the borders. Unfortunately the number of entries to
our final event of this year was well below the minimum
listed in the supplementary regs, which made the event
financially unsustainable. We therefore took the decision to postpone
the event to
the 2026 season.
However
the new route is ready to use and will be scheduled into the 2026
events list, likely in September where it has successfully run in past
years.
Lookout
for the reschedule date in our forthcoming
2026 events listing
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Tour of the Trossachs - 7 September
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The
gathering showers cleared at Dobbies Garden Centre in Stirling to allow
the starters to depart on their tour through the beautiful
Trossachs country. Visiting some of the attractions on route
provided opportunities to relax and enjoy the hospitality of the area.
The
route explored 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 were a number of suggested 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.
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Heading for Monte Carlo - The 100 Anniversary
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The entry
list of the Anniversary Monte 100 Classique includes members of CCHMSC,
with Duncan Massie and Ron Adam teaming up again, this time in their
1980 MGB/GT, acquired for this event.
No stranger to the Monte and the
Historique Craig McGibbon, in his Volvo Amazon 142S, joins up with
Owen Ferry again. Karsten Brown brings his Triumph Dolomite Sprint with
Carol Brown reading the notes. Another Triumph Dolomite enthusiast
Keith Mainland, teams up with Angelica Fuentes once more, while Ranald
and Marjorie White will take the Rover P6 once again to Monte Carlo.
Club Triumph and CCHMSC member Hike Helm will brave the weather with
his Triumph TR3, Andrew Flexney wrapped up warm guiding them over the
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Douglas and June Anderson will be leading the pack over the channel and mountain passes. Full Entry Listing |
BLAIR ATHOLL GARAGE SALTIRE CLASSIC RALLY
8th NOVEMBER 2025
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Entries for the 2025 running of the Saltire Classic Rally are now open, but are limited so don't delay putting your entry in.
15 Tests, three regularities all on private roads, and something new.
Supplementary Regulations are available at this link;
Entry Form is available at this link;
Accommodation
Rally HQ is in the Atholl Arms Hotel Blair Atholl – Tel 01796 481205
Please book early as rooms will be released to the general public mid November.
Other accommodation in the village is also available.
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Enjoy
all this and the latest news from the motorsport community in this
month’s edition.
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