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Pearson denies Bogie a 9th Scottish Rally Win

The 2025 RSAC Scottish Rally was a tight battle between the top competitors with 28 seconds covering the top three places. In the end, it was Garry Pearson & Hannah McKillop in their Fiesta Rally2 who took honours having won three of the six stages, with the local crew of David Bogie & Kirsty Riddick winning the other three and placed as the first Asset Alliance Scottish Rally Championship competitor. The winning margin was a mere 15 seconds making for an exciting days motorsport.

In the Two Wheel Drive field, it was Paddy Munro & Andrew Stevenson who won the laurels in his Mark 2 Escort, and the Historic event was won by Keith Robathan & Craig Nelson in their Vauxhall Firenza.

The MG3 awards went to Robbie Woods & Simon Mills, whilst Callum Tyrrell & Mathew Rawcliffe were the sole remaining LandRover.

Clerk of the Course, Jonathan Lord,  said “We have had a great days motorsport made possible by a superb organising team who have worked for months to put the day together, supported by an army of volunteer marshals who ensure the event ran safely.

We are indebted to Dumfries & Galloway Council for their continued support, and to the owners and staff at Jas P Wilson for hosting us and providing us with a fantastic base for Rally Control and service area”

Photos by Ron Cowan

All system go!

Statement from the Clerk of the Course

We are aware of some comments being made on Social Media suggesting that the 2025 RSAC Scottish Rally will be reducing its mileage due to cost concerns. We would like to take this opportunity to say that this is absolutely not the case. 

Our route for this year has always been to run 41.98 stage miles, being the maximum configuration we could get from the forest roads available to us. 

Due to storm damage through the winter, some roads are not available to us this year, but we hope this will not be the case in 2026.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to the forests around Dalbeattie this weekend.

The Rally is a GO!!!!

The Organising Team are pleased to announce that sufficient entries have been received to enable the event to go ahead.

Over 64 entries have been received at the time of writing, and the entry list remains open for any latecomers – but get them in quick!

Visit the Competitor Entry page for more details.

Rally visits Dalbeattie Primary School

Tuesday the 1st of July saw us promote the Scottish Rally locally at Dalbeattie Primary School. The Scottish Rally gave pupils the opportunity to get up close to 2 different rally cars.

Local drivers, Donald and Scott Peacock brought along their Ford Escort MK2 and their Peugeot 205.

Dalbeattie Primary Schools pupils of all ages were able to sit in the cars and see how they worked. Scrutineer, Peter Clingan was on hand to show the children the safety features of the cars.

We were also lucky to have Merrick Rescue there to show their rescue vehicle and explain to the children their role in different motorsport events across Scotland. Local company and home of the service area, Jas P Wilson also attending to show their support and involvement of the event. Finally, clerk of the course, Jonathan Lord was there to share his expert knowledge of the event.

The countdown is on…