2013 Scottish Rally Championship

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The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel rallies and one tarmac event. [1] Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion

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David Bogie begins the year as defending champion after winning five out of the eight events in 2012.

For season 2013, the championship will be sponsored by ARR Craib Transport Ltd, an Aberdeen based road haulage and logistics company. This is a one-year deal announced in December 2012.

The 2013 season begins in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 16 February, with the season finale taking place around Perth on 5 October.

Following the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally in October, David Bogie and his regular co-driver Kevin Rae were declared 2013 Scottish rally champions. This represents a record breaking fifth title in a row for the pair. [2] The award ceremony took place on 30 November 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow.

Thistle Snowman Rally

The opening event of the season, the Thistle Snowman Rally was abandoned due to an accident involving a competing car, which left the road and killed a 50-year-old spectator. [3]

On 12 March 2013, series organisers announced that the Galloway Hills Rally – a reserve event when the championship calendar was first announced – would be included as the championship finale. [4]

2013 Calendar

For season 2013 there are to be 8 events held on a variety of surfaces. [5]

RoundDatesEventRally HQSurfaceWebsite
 16 Feb Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally Inverness Gravel / Snow (website)
123 MarBrick & Steel Border Counties Rally Jedburgh Gravel (website)
220 AprColtel Granite City Rally Aberdeen Gravel (website)
32 Jun Jim Clark Reivers Rally Kelso Asphalt (website)
429 JunRSAC Scottish Rally Dumfries Gravel (website)
53 AugSpeyside Stages Elgin Gravel (website)
67 SeptMerrick Stages Wigtown Gravel (website)
75 Oct Colin McRae Forest Stages Aberfeldy Gravel (website)
827 OctGalloway Hills Rally Castle Douglas Gravel (website)

2013 results

RoundRally namePodium finishers [6]
PlacingDriver / Co-DriverCarTime
  Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally
(16 Feb)
1Rally abandoned [3]
2
3
1Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally
(23 Mar)
1Quintin Milne / Martin Forrest Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 38:27
2Barry Groundwater / Neil ShanksMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:07
3Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson*Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:16
2Coltel Granite City Rally
(20 Apr)
1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Ford Focus WRC 42:25
2Chris Collie / Lisa WatsonMitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI+1:24
3Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:25
3 Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(2 Jun)
1David Bogie / Kevin RaeFord Focus WRC48:04
2 Euan Thorburn / Paul BeatonFord Focus WRC+0:10.4
3Barry Groundwater / Neil ShanksMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+2:03.9
4RSAC Scottish Rally
(29 Jun)
1Euan Thorburn / Paul BeatonFord Focus WRC35:44.6
2David Bogie / Kevin RaeFord Focus WRC+0:19.5
3Quintin Milne / Martin ForrestMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:10.8
5Speyside Stages
(3 Aug)
1David Bogie / Kevin RaeFord Focus WRC42:25
2Euan Thorburn / Paul BeatonFord Focus WRC+0:17
3Quintin Milne / Martin ForrestMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:44
6Merrick Stages
(Sept 7)
1Euan Thorburn / Paul BeatonFord Focus WRC42:22
2David Bogie / Kevin RaeFord Focus WRC+0:44
3Quintin Milne / Martin ForrestMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:24
7 Colin McRae Forest Stages
(5 Oct)
1David Bogie / Kevin RaeFord Focus WRC43:45
2Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+2:17
3Dave Weston / Dave RobsonFord Focus WRC+2:39
8Galloway Hills Rally
(27 Oct)
1 Jock Armstrong / John RichardsonSubaru Impreza47:20
2Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+1:25
3Shaun Sinclair / Chris HamillMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX+2:10

* Not registered for SRC points.

Drivers' championship standings (Top 10)

PosDriverCarTSR
BCR
GCR
JCR
SCO
GSS
MFS
CMFS
GHR
 Points [7]
1 David Bogie Ford Focus WRC  3*112121Ret*176
2Quintin Milne Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX  146333Ret*DNS*161
3Mike FaulknerMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 63Ret*78*522159
4Barry GroundwaterMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 253510*Ret*64158
5Donnie MacDonaldMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 56815*712*45150
6 Euan Thorburn Ford Focus WRC 11Ret2121Ret*DNS*136
7Dougal BrownMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 912*1712Ret*101110124
8Chris CollieMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV 821692711Ret*Ret*122
9John McClory Subaru Impreza  7Ret*1817DNS*13129118
10Alistair InglisMitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Ret8413DNS*77Ret*116
PosDriverCarTSR
BCR
GCR
JCR
SCO
GSS
MFS
CMFS
GHR
 Points 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (DNF)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlankDid not start (DNS)
*Nominated dropped points

Points are awarded to the highest placed registered driver on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the Championship, competitors will nominate their best 6 scores out of the 8 events as their final overall Championship score.

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