Autotest

SDMC June Autotest Report

The second round of the RALLYSCORE Scottish Autotest Championship was run by Stonehaven and District Motor Club on 11 June 2023 at their new venue.

Situated just off the Aberdeen bypass this allows easy access to this great venue, the abrasive surface did however take its toll on a few tyres.

There was a good entry of 14 cars – 10 for the Autotest and 4 for the PCA and there were 6 father / son entries in the Autotest.

James Morrison took FTD in his Mini Special with Bryan Morrison in the Ka Special being his nearest rival. In the saloon car class William Orr drove very well all day and despite drive train problems he still finished 3rd overall.

Martin Gillespie was the highest placed MX5 in 4th, finishing just 1.2 seconds in front of Connor Black in his Ka. In all of the family rivalry the sons emerged victorious, it is great to see the younger generation out competing.

In the PCA event Thomas Purvin took FTD in the 1000cc Micra, from the triple entered MX5 which eventually ran out of tyres.

Final Results – Autotest

DriverCarTotal timePosition
James MorrisonMini Special340.21st
Bryan MorrisonKa Special348.62nd
William OrrFord Fiesta366.13rd
Martin GillespieMazda MX5367.54th
Connor BlackFord Ka368.75th
Ronnie GillespieMazda MX5373.06th
Brian BlackFord Ka374.37th
Gordon ReidNissan Micra376.38th
Daniel RaeMazda MX5379.29th
Colin RaeMazda MX5406.310th

Final Results – PCA

DriverCarTotal timePosition
Thomas PurvinNissan Micra455.51st
Thomas ComberMazda MX5528.52nd
Hamish BlackMazda MX5540.53rd
Harry GardenMazda MX5552.94th

About the author

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Bill Creevy

Bill is our coordinator for the Scottish Autotest Championship and the Scottish Single Venue Rally Championship.

He has been involved in motorsport for approximately 50 years and is one of the founder members of Glenrothes Motor Sport Club. He has competed in Autotests, Autocross, Rallycross, Navigational Rallies, Stage Rallies and Tarmac Rallies, and since retiring from competition due to a back injury he has been involved as a marshal, rally organiser and event official.

Bill is a member of the Motorsport UK Autotest Committee.

bill.creevy@motorsport.scot