2012 Scottish Rally Championship

Points after Final Round 7 (McRae Stages) Rev2

Posted: July 13, 2012 3:03 PM

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Vital Equipment launches Champions on Ice for 2012

Posted: February 3, 2012 8:10 PM

Following the success of 2011's Run to the Sun competition, Vital Equipment, the UK distributor for Carless Racing Fuels and DMACK tyres has announced its 2012 competition, Champions on Ice. This year's reward will differ from 2011, in that the winning driver from the Junior categories of the BTRDA and Scottish rally series will win a funded four-day trip to Ice Drive Sweden to hone their skills on a frozen lake.

Last year, the winning junior driver and their co-driver from both series were treated to a four-day trip to Rally d'Espana as guests of Vital Equipment. This proved a huge success, with all four - Tom Cave, Craig Parry, Liam Harkness and William Keaning - soaking up the WRC's most famous party atmosphere as well as taking in some iconic stages.

However, the company decided this year that the prize should help develop a driver's skill and propel them forward in their rallying career. One of the most widely acknowledged ways to do this is for drivers to take part in an ice driving event, learning car control in low grip situations. And it is exactly this that the 2012 scheme will deliver.

Each driver will receive two days of training with Matt Edwards of MERallyDrive. Matt is a former BTRDA 1400, MSA English and Welsh National Group N Champion. Driving Group N Ford Fiesta STs fitted with DMack tyres, they will spend the two days at the Ice Drive Sweden facility, run by former rally and rallycross champion and 205 Challenge series organiser, Pat Flynn. All associated costs, including flights, transfers and accommodation will be met by Vital Equipment.

While the 2011 Run to the Sun competition was open to all Junior drivers in the BTRDA and SRC series, in 2012, drivers must register for the scheme and use fuel supplied by Vital Equipment, exclusively for at least four events during the season. This can be products from the Carless Racing Fuels range, such as Turbo Ultimate or Vital Equipment's low-cost option, of super unleaded fuel. Competitors must also carry Champions on Ice stickers on their cars on every rally, highlighting their participation in the scheme.

Commenting, MD of Vital Equipment, Alistair Roberts, said: "Last year's Run to the Sun competition was a resounding success and all four of the winners had a real blast in Spain for the penultimate round of the 2011 WRC. We wanted to do something similar for this year but at the same time, offer a prize that would help drivers develop their skills and that's when we came up with the idea of the ice driving school.

"Participation in the scheme is fairly straightforward - people just have to run the stickers and use fuel supplied by Vital Equipment at least four times during the year. We know from feedback from our many customers that the fuel itself delivers the goods in terms of performance and consistency and the idea is to offer a little something more from Vital Equipment.

"Of course, we'll be providing fuelling services at every round of the BTRDA and the SRC series, starting with the Wyedean Rally in February and will also have the full range of DMACK tyres available for delivery to each event."

For more information, including registration details for Champions on Ice and order forms for Carless Racing Fuels and DMACK tyres, go to the Vital Equipment website:

Vital Equipment

Class 7/Juniors

Posted: November 7, 2011 11:11 AM

At the recent Scottish Rally Championship AGM the decision was taken to allow 16V front wheel drive cars in the 1600 to 2000cc category to run alongside those in classes 1 - 6, ahead of the main field on the Border Counties, Granite City and RSAC Scottish rallies. They presently run at the front on the McRae Stages Rally.

Newly elected Chairman of the SRC, Dave Robson said:
"A few years ago, we decided to let the smaller engined 2 wheel drive cars run in front of the main field on several rounds of the championship, as a means of attracting more competitors into those categories. This is usually the starting point for many of our Juniors and those new to the sport. With the face of rallying changing in the UK, and with the British Championship moving to 2 wheel drive next year, we felt that allowing 16V 1600 to 2000cc front wheel drive cars to also run at the front of the field on these events will help some of our juniors step up into more modern machinery.

As a championship we keep a close eye on what is happening on the national scene and this move will enable more of our competitors to consider cars in this class, which may ultimately be a stepping stone to competing further afield, or at a higher level with the same cars."

This change will be reflected in the definition of Junior drivers . For the purposes of the 2012 Championship Junior drivers will be defined as those who meet the following criteria:

(a) Was born on or after January 1st 1989

(b) Competes in a vehicle eligible for one of the following championship classes; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

(c) Has not previously been 'Junior Champion'

The class structure for the 2012 championship remains unchanged from the 2011 season.

The programme of events will again include 7 gravel rounds and 1 tarmac round.

Championship Rounds

Posted: November 7, 2011 11:09 AM

1. The Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally - 18th February 2012
2. The Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally - 17th March 2012
3. The Granite City Rally - 14th April 2012
4. The Jim Clark Reivers Rally - 3rd June 2012
5. The RSAC Scottish Rally - 30th June 2012
6. The Gleaner Oil and Gas Speyside Stages  - 4th August 2012
7. The Merrick Stages - 1st September 2012
8. The Colin McRae Forest Stages - 6th October 2012

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