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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 which take in some breathtaking rally action and some of the best of Scotland's scenery. Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion. The championship has always been a breeding ground for many World Rally Championship drivers, including Colin & Alister McRae, Robbie Head and most recently Barry Clark.

The championship is presently sponsored by tyre manufacturer Hankook Competition.

2009 has seen the series receiving an increasing number of competitor registrations.

Notable previous champions have included Mitsubishi Ralliart founder Andrew Cowan, who won the championship in 1976 in a Colt Lancer, and former World Rally Champion, Colin McRae who performed a giant killing act when he took the series crown in 1988 in his humble Vauxhall Nova.

Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally 2008

The 2008 season finale, the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally saw an enhanced entry list of 'rally legends' in honour of Colin who died in 2007. The impressive entry list included ex-World Championship drivers Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen (partnered by his 1981 WRC winning co-driver David Richards), Björn Waldegård, Stig Blomqvist, Malcolm Wilson, Russell Brookes, Jimmy McRae, Andrew Cowan and Louise Aitken-Walker, many competing in their original cars. A handful of current WRC drivers also took part including Matthew Wilson and Travis Pastrana. The event was deemed a great success, attracting record spectator numbers to the Perthshire forests. Outright winner was Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team driver Matthew Wilson in a Ford Focus WRC, with Colin's brother Alister winning the "legends" portion of the rally.

2010 calendar

• Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally - Inverness - 20 February. (website)
• Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally - Jedburgh - 20 March. (website)
• Station Garage Mitsubishi Granite City Rally - Aberdeen - 17 April. (website)
• Jim Clark Reivers Rally - Kelso - 30 May. (website)
• RSAC Scottish Rally - Dumfries - 26 June. (website)
• Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages - Elgin - 7 August. (website)
• Merrick Forest Stages - Newton Stewart - 4 September. (website)
• Colin McRae Forest Stages - Perth - 25 September. (website)

2009 Results

Past winners since 1968

See also

• World Rally Championship
• British Rally Championship

External links

• Scottish Rally Championship Homepage
• RSAC Scottish Rally Homepage