What’s in a name? Everything – and that’s why the organisers of the of the Blue Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship event at Machrihanish Air Base in Kintyre on 5th and 6th July 2014, are delighted to announce the official title of the inaugural event.
Kintyre’s first ever rally will be called ‘Mach 1 Stages’. The name, which is the brainchild of local school pupil Shona Basset, was chosen from dozens submitted in a contest by the pupils of Campbeltown Grammar School.
The Kintyre Rally – whose title sponsor is Blue Machinery (Scotland) Ltd – is organised by Dunfermline Car Club (DCC) and Event Co-ordinator and committee member David Hatrick said: ‘Finally giving what promises to be one of the most popular and prestigious events in the rally calendar an official title, it really feels like we’re getting closer to the big weekend.
‘We’d like to offer our congratulations to Shona and hope that Mach 1 Stages soon become buzz words and not just locally in Kintyre, as the excitement grows towards the event, but throughout the rally community in Scotland and beyond.’
Entry regulations and scrutineering times
The organisers are also announcing details of the event’s entry regulations and scrutineering times for all participating teams.
Entries for Mach 1 Stages will open on 4th June with the closing date set for 21stJune. Scrutineering takes place on 5th July, with the first car due on Stage 1 at 12 noon precisely. Other details released include:
- Supplementary Regs published 26th May
- Entries open 4th June
- Closing date for entries 21st June
- Final instructions and seeded entries issued 25th June
- Scrutineering 4th July, 16.00 – 19.00
- Scrutineering and documentation 5th July, 08.00 – 11.30
- First car starts 12 noon, 5th July
- First car finishes 17.10, 5th July
- First car starts 08.30, 6th July
- First car finishes 13.25, 6th July
The organisers along with the landowners have also issued a statement stating that there will be no camping allowed within the venue at any time – with huge crowds expected, competitors and spectators are urged to contact local camp sites, hotels,B&Bs and guest houses.
There will, however, be car parking for the general public: charged at £15 per car and £5 per motorbike per day.
More information on the inaugural Kintyre rally and running updates on events as the countdown to the big weekend of Rallying begins, are online here at the Dunfermline Car Cub website and on the facebook page here.
