2017 Scottish Rally Championship
The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events.[1]
The 2017 season began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 18 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 9 September. Driver Jock Armstrong and regular co-driver Paula Swinscoe started the season as defending champions having won the 2016 Championship.[2]
Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib sponsored the series for the fifth year in a row.
Following the Grampian Stages in August Euan Thorburn and regular co-driver Paul Beaton were declared champions in their Ford Fiesta R5. With only one event left to run the pair were uncatchable in the points table.[3]
2017 calendar
For season 2017 there was seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces.[4]
Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
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1 | 18 Feb | Snowman Rally | Inverness | Gravel / Snow | (website) |
2 | 18 Mar | Border Counties Rally | Jedburgh | Gravel | (website) |
3 | 22 Apr | Speyside Stages Rally | Elgin | Gravel | (website) |
4 | 20 May | RSAC Scottish Rally | Dumfries | Gravel | (website) |
5 | 24 Jun | Argyll Rally | Dunoon | Gravel | (website) |
6 | 12 Aug | Grampian Stages Rally | Banchory | Gravel | (website) |
7 | 9 Sep | Galloway Hills Rally | Castle Douglas | Gravel | (website) |
Calendar changes
Due to calendar changes within the British Rally Championship, the Scottish Rally, usually held in June was brought forward to May. June, meanwhile welcomed a new event to the calendar, the Argyll Rally which saw a return to the forests of Cowal after an absence of 14 years.
2017 events podium
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers[5] | |||
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Placing | Driver / Co-Driver | Car | Time / Diff leader | ||
1 | Snowman Rally (18 February) |
1 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Škoda Fabia R5 | 37:51 |
2 | Shaun Sinclair / Jamie Edwards | Subaru Impreza WRC | +0:58 | ||
3 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | +1:20 | ||
2 | Border Counties Rally (18 March) |
1 | Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe | Subaru Impreza | 43:32.4 |
2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | +0:30.5 | ||
3 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +0:30.5 | ||
3 | Speyside Stages (22 April) |
1 | David Bogie / Andrew Roughead | Škoda Fabia R5 | 51:55 |
2 | Desi Henry / Liam Moynihan [N 1] | Škoda Fabia R5 | +0:39 | ||
3 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | +0:42 | ||
4 | RSAC Scottish Rally (20 May) |
1 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | 42:10.1 |
2 | Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe | Subaru Impreza | +0:35.2 | ||
3 | Shaun Sinclair / Jamie Edwards | Subaru Impreza WRC | +0:58.9 | ||
5 | Argyll Rally (24 June) |
1 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | 32:38 |
2 | Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe | Subaru Impreza | +0:04 | ||
3 | Shaun Sinclair / Jamie Edwards | Subaru Impreza WRC | +0:31 | ||
6 | Grampian Stages Rally (12 August) |
1 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Škoda Fabia R5 | 41:17 |
2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Fiesta R5 | +0:58 | ||
3 | Paul Bird / Stuart Louden [N 1] | Ford Focus WRC | +1:21 | ||
7 | Galloway Hills Rally (9 September) |
1 | Jock Armstrong / Cameron Fair | Subaru Impreza | 39:35 |
2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton [N 1] | Ford Fiesta R5 | +0:03 | ||
3 | Shaun Sinclair / Jamie Edwards | Subaru Impreza WRC | +0:44 |
- Notes
Drivers' championship standings
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** Euan Thorburn finished second overall on the Galloway Hills Rally but, having already won the SRC title, was not registered for SRC points. This was to avoid affecting championship runner-up positions.
Points are awarded to the highest placed registered drivers on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the season, competitors nominate their best 6 scores out of the 7 events as their final overall Championship score.
References
- ^ "Rally - Diary dates". John Fife. John Fife. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Armstrong takes second title as rallying gods curse Pearson". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Bogie grabs Grampian as Thorburn seals SRC title". SRC. SRC. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "SACC Events Calendar 2017 Calendar". SACC. SACC. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond..." FlyingFinish.co.uk. Flying Finish. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Current Standings". SRC. Scottish Rally Championship. Retrieved 10 September 2017.