2016 Scottish Rally Championship

2016 Scottish Rally Championship 2015 2017 The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events.http://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/2015/12/02/2016-arr-craib-msa-scottish-rally-championship-calendar-confirmed/#.VmByrf0nzIU 2016 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship Calendar confirmed SRC SRC 3 December 2015http://www.jimclarkrally.org/ Jim Clark Rally returns to forests Jim Clark Rally Jim Clark Rally 14 November 2015 The 2016 season begins in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 20 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 10 September. Driver Jock Armstrong and regular co-driver Paula Swinscoe will start the season as defending champions having won the 2015 Championship.http://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/2015/09/30/new-src-champions-crowned/#.VoAXe87nnIU New SRC Champions crowned SRC SRC 27 December 2015 Aberdeen based haulage company ARR Craib will sponsor the series for the fourth year in a row.http://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/2015/12/02/2016-arr-craib-msa-scottish-rally-championship-calendar-confirmed/#.VmByrf0nzIU 2016 ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship Calendar confirmed SRC SRC 3 December 2015 Alongside the main championship, 2016 will see a number of initiatives run over the course of the year including the following: Scottish 2WD Rally Championship - Open to registered 2 Wheel drive cars SRC Juniors - Open to registered young drivers and co-drivers SRC Ladies - Open to registered female crews SRC Subaru cup - Open to registered Subaru cars SRC 205 Cup - Open to registered Peugeot 205 and Citroen C2 cars 2016 calendar For season 2016 there is to be seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces.http://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/ 2016 SRC Calendar SRC SRC 3 December 2015 Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website 1 20 Feb The Snowman Rally Inverness Gravel / Snow (website) 2 19 Mar Border Counties Rally Jedburgh Gravel (website) 3 23 Apr Speyside Stages Rally Elgin Gravel (website) - 5 Jun Jim Clark Reivers Rally Kelso Gravel (website) 4 25 Jun RSAC Scottish Rally Dumfries Gravel (website) 5 13 Aug Grampian Stages Rally Aberdeen Gravel (website) 6 10 Sep Galloway Hills Rally Castle Douglas Gravel (website) Calendar changes On 24 May, the Jim Clark Reivers Forest Rally Rally management team announced via a press release that the 2016 event – usually round 4 of the championship and held in June, would not take place. Insufficient entries was cited as the reason.http://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/2016/05/24/scottish-rally-championship-jim-clark-reivers-forest-rally/#.V0XIZo32bIU Scottish Rally Championship – Jim Clark Reivers Forest Rally SRC SRC 25 May 2016 2016 events podium Round Rally name Podium finishershttp://www.flyingfinish.co.uk/ Rally Results from Scotland & Beyond.... FlyingFinish.co.uk Flying Finish 21 March 2016 Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time /Diff leader 1Snowman Rally(20 February)1 Donnie Macdonald / Andrew FalconerMitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 50:152 Dale Robertson / Stuart LoudenMitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +0:073 Quintin Milne / Sean Donnelly Crew was not registered to score points towards the Scottish Rally Championship. Ineligibles "N"Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +0:30 2Border Counties Rally (19 March)1 Jock Armstrong / Paula SwinscoeSubaru Impreza 41:172 Garry Pearson / Robbie MitchellFord Fiesta R5 +0:00 Per the championship's sporting regulations, Armstrong was awarded victory over Pearson after recording a faster time on the first stage "N"3 Shaun Sinclair / Kirsty RiddickFord Focus WRC +0:07 3Speyside Stages (23 April)1 Garry Pearson / Robbie Mitchell Ford Fiesta R5 42:322 Jock Armstrong / Paula SwinscoeSubaru Impreza +0:083 Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +0:41  – Jim Clark Reivers Rally(5 June)1 Rally cancelled http://www.jimclarkrally.org/ Home jimclarkrally.org23 4 RSAC Scottish Rally(25 June)1 Garry Pearson / Robbie MitchellFord Fiesta R5 54:07.42 Jock Armstrong / Paula SwinscoeSubaru Impreza +0:12.93 Mike Faulkner / Peter FoyMitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +0:13.8 5 Grampian Stages Rally (13 August)1 Dave Weston Jnr / Aled Davies Crew was not registered to score points towards the Scottish Rally Championship. Ineligibles "N"Subaru Impreza WRC 42:47 2 John MacCrone / Rhianon Gelsomino Ford Fiesta R5 +0:063 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton Crew was not registered to score points towards the Scottish Rally Championship. Ineligibles "N"Peugeot 208 R5 +0:21 6 Galloway Hills Rally(10 September)1 Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe Subaru Impreza 38:392 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +0:573 Mark McCulloch / Michael Hendry Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX +1:28 Notes "N" Drivers' championship standings Pos Driver Car TSR BCR SSR JCR SCO GSR GHR  Pointshttp://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/src-points/current-standings/ Current Standings SRC Scottish Rally Championship 29 April 2016 1 Jock Armstrong Subaru Impreza 11 1 2 – 2 3 1 143 2 Garry Pearson Ford Fiesta R5 4 2 1 – 1 2 Ret 142 3 Mike Faulkner Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 12 4 3 – 3 7 2 131 4 Mark McCulloch Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 3 5 7 – 4 4 3 131 5 Bruce McCombie Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6 6 5 – 6 5 4 124 6 Barry Groundwater Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X 9 9 10 – 7 6 DNS 109 7 Scott McCombie Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 7 13 Ret – 8 8 9 105 8 Alasdair S Graham Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 22 12 14 – 11 12 7 94 9 Donnie MacDonald Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9 1 8 11 – 10 DNS DNS 91 10 Iain Wilson Subaru Impreza N12 15 18 17 – 13 9 6 90 Pos Driver Car TSR BCR SSR JCR SCO GSR GHR  Points  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 5 scores out of the 6 events as their final overall Championship score. References External links http://www.scottishrallychampionship.co.uk/ RSAC Scottish Rally Homepage Category:Scottish Rally Championship seasons Scottish Rally Championship Scottish Rally Championship