2011 Scottish Rally Championship season
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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. Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion
The 2011 season begins in the snow covered forest tracks around Inverness on 19 February with the season finale taking place around Aberfeldy on October 1. 2011 sees the commencement of a two-year partnership with leading motorsport tyre manufacture, DMACK Tyres.
David Bogie
began the year as defending champion after winning six out of the eight events in 2010.
Following the Speyside stages in August, David Bogie was declared champion for the third successive year despite there being two events remaining. A magnificent 4 wins out of 6 events so far means that, due to the SRC nominate 6 best results out of 8 rule, he is uncatchable in the title race.
* Dropped score for championship reckoning.
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 count their best 6 scores out of 8 events as his/her final overall Championship score.
Scottish Rally Championship
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 . Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion...
is a rallying
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
series run throughout Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel rallies and one tarmac event. Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion
The 2011 season begins in the snow covered forest tracks around Inverness on 19 February with the season finale taking place around Aberfeldy on October 1. 2011 sees the commencement of a two-year partnership with leading motorsport tyre manufacture, DMACK Tyres.
David Bogie
David Bogie
David Bogie is a Scottish rally driver from Dumfries. He currently holds the titles of Scottish Rally Champion and British Rally Champion. He is the first person to hold both titles simultaneously.-Career:...
began the year as defending champion after winning six out of the eight events in 2010.
Following the Speyside stages in August, David Bogie was declared champion for the third successive year despite there being two events remaining. A magnificent 4 wins out of 6 events so far means that, due to the SRC nominate 6 best results out of 8 rule, he is uncatchable in the title race.
2011 Calendar
In season 2011, as in 2010, there will be 8 events held on a variety of surfaces.| Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb | Arnold Clark Arnold Clark Sir Arnold Clark is one of the wealthiest businessmen in Scotland, ranked 10th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 for Scotland.-Biography:Born in Glasgow,in 1927,Clark joined the Royal Air Force aged 17... Thistle Snowman Rally |
Inverness Inverness Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland... |
Gravel / Snow | (website) |
| 2 | 19 Mar | Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally | Jedburgh Jedburgh Jedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey... |
Gravel | (website) |
| 3 | 16 Apr | CARS Recovery Granite City Rally | Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of .... |
Gravel | (website) |
| 4 | 29 May | Jim Clark Jim Clark James "Jim" Clark, Jr OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.... Reivers Rally |
Kelso | Asphalt | (website) |
| 5 | 25 Jun | RSAC Scottish Rally Scottish Rally The Scottish Rally is the highlight of the Scottish Rally Championship. Taking place in June of every year, the warm weather and unique forest stages draws competitors from around the world.... |
Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
Gravel | (website) |
| 6 | 6 Aug | Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages | Elgin Elgin, Moray Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190... |
Gravel | (website) |
| 7 | 3 Sept | ProTune Remapping Merrick Stages | Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.... |
Gravel | (website) |
| 8 | 1 Oct | Colin McRae Colin McRae Colin Steele McRae, MBE was a Scottish rally driver born in Lanark.The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995, became the first British person and the youngest to win the... Forest Stages |
Aberfeldy | Gravel | (website) |
2011 Results
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placing | Driver / Co-Driver | Car | ||
| 1 | Arnold Clark Arnold Clark Sir Arnold Clark is one of the wealthiest businessmen in Scotland, ranked 10th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 for Scotland.-Biography:Born in Glasgow,in 1927,Clark joined the Royal Air Force aged 17... Thistle Snowman Rally (Feb 19) |
1 | David Bogie David Bogie David Bogie is a Scottish rally driver from Dumfries. He currently holds the titles of Scottish Rally Champion and British Rally Champion. He is the first person to hold both titles simultaneously.-Career:... / Kevin Rae |
Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | ||
| 3 | Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick | Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be... |
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| 2 | Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally (Mar 19) |
1 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 2 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi Evo 6 | ||
| 3 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | ||
| 3 | CARS Recovery Granite City Rally (Apr 16) |
1 | Dave Weston / Aled Davies | Ford Focus WRC Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
| 2 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | ||
| 3 | David Wilson / Dave Robson | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | ||
| 4 | Jim Clark Jim Clark James "Jim" Clark, Jr OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965.... Reivers Rally (May 29) |
1 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Metro 6R4 |
| 2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 3 | Jock Armstrong / Barry McNulty | Subaru Impreza | ||
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally Scottish Rally The Scottish Rally is the highlight of the Scottish Rally Championship. Taking place in June of every year, the warm weather and unique forest stages draws competitors from around the world.... (Jun 25) |
1 | Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick | Subaru Impreza |
| 2 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 3 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 6 | Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages (Aug 6) |
1 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi EVO 9 |
| 2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 3 | Mike Faulkner / Lousie Sutherland | Mitsubishi EVO 6 | ||
| 7 | ProTune Remapping Merrick Stages (Sept 3) |
1 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi EVO 6 |
| 2 | Robbie Head / Claire Mole | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 3 | Wayne Sisson / David MacFadyen | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 8 | Colin McRae Colin McRae Colin Steele McRae, MBE was a Scottish rally driver born in Lanark.The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995, became the first British person and the youngest to win the... Forest Stages (Oct 1) |
1 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Mitsubishi EVO 9 |
| 2 | Shaun Sinclair / Chris Hamill | Mitsubishi EVO 9 | ||
| 3 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi EVO 6 | ||
Drivers Points Classification
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* Dropped score for championship reckoning.
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 count their best 6 scores out of 8 events as his/her final overall Championship score.