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The Scottish Hill Rally Club are running a Two day comp safari in place of the cancelled Scottish Borders Hill Rally on 10/11th November.

Saturday will see competitors complete 5 laps of a 12 mile stage and on Sunday 7 laps of a 7mile stage, so plenty action to see.

At the moment entries received indicate that this is going to be a well supported event (in the twenties already) with competitors from various championships (too many to mention, but with people travelling from all corners of UK and Ireland.

With the length of the stages we are keen to recruit as much help as possible to marshal the event. Whether you are experienced or not we would welcome your assistance. Unsure about helping because you have not done it before, no problem we will pair you up with an experienced marshal. We have a number of jobs to fill, radio marshals, marshals, timing and service marshals etc

Location:

Forrest Estate, Forrest Estate, St Johns Town of Dalry, DG7 3UW.

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What do you need to bring:

You don’t need a 4x4 to access many of the posts as a lot of the track is cat 1 forestry road and accessible by 2wd road cars. Hi vis clothing is a must along with warm clothes as its November and if we believe the weather forecasters the snow is not far away. Food and beverages to keep you going out on the stages. A yellow and red flag if you have one, along with pen/paper and a torch. If you have a MSA radio let us know your call sign so you can be added to the radio plan, Diana Baines and Colin Auld are controlling the event.

Timing:

First car away is 11am on the Saturday with a Marshals briefing at 10am in the service area. Sunday first car away is at 9am with a marshals briefing at 9:15 for those marshals who were not able to make the Saturday.

Accommodation:

We have a number of beds available at Galloway Activity Centre on the Friday and Saturday evenings, cost is £16.50 per head. Booking is through the Scottish Hill Rally Club as we have booked the whole centre, if you want a bed then please get in touch details below.

Camping and caravanning space is also available on site (please bring all your own drinking water), details on request.

Catering:

The popular Snack van that has been keeping all the Scottish Cross Country Championship participants fed and watered will be in attendance.

If you can help marshal the event then please get in touch colin.rodger@virgin.net or mobile 07767726075. Please don’t assume I know your coming because you always do, let me know so that I can include you in the event planning.


The Club haven’t forgotten about Hill Rallies and by committing to run this comp safari we are working to preserve the venue and support for future Hill Rallies at Forrest Lodge. We appreciate your help and look forward to seeing you there.


Thanks in advance. Please pass this message on to anyone you think may be interested in helping with the event.

Colin.


Colin Rodger
Rally Manager
Scottish Borders Hill Rally 2012
Mobile: 07767-726075
Email: colin.rodger@virgin.net

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I dont believe there's many out there that dont know what a great venue Forest Lodge is but those that dont and those that do that are undecided about entering heres a wee taster from the 2011 SCCC Round Just a wee reminder of what a great venue Forest Lodge is.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpVHWSlqb4w&feature=related

Update: Catering and Scrutineering

Catering: I have confirmed that the catering van will be at the event Saturday/ Sunday, the van is the same one that has been supporting the SCCC all year supplying good quality food. Forest Lodge is a bit of way for the van to come, please support them as it means that all rounds can have a snack van. Menu is as follows:

Hot Rolls

Butchers Sliced Square Sausage
Link Sausage
Bacon
Black Pudding
Haggis
Fried Egg
Homemade Potato Scone.....all £2.00

All Day Breakfast....................£4.50

Homemade Soup....................£1.50

Homemade Burgers
Minced Beef & Onion
Minced Beef with Chilli Flakes
Turkey & Herb.......................£2.50

Chicken Fillet.........................£2.50

Hot Meal for Dinner
Pasta Bolognese..
Cottage Pie with Vegetables includes
Tea/Coffee & Buttered Roll......£6.00

Tea/Coffee/Hot Choc/Bovril.... £1.00
Soft Drinks............................£1.00


Scrutineering:

Jonny Campbell MSA Scrutineer will be available from 14:00hrs till 16:30hrs on Friday the 9th to Srutineer cars from early arrivals. To book a slot give him a call 07756757124

Please note that the Marshals' briefing on the Sunday will be at 08:15, not 09:15.

With 26 confirmed entries the "Border's Comp is shaping up to be a great weekend of cross country motorsport. Check out the latest entry list @ www.scottish-hillrally.co.uk its not too late to get an entry, are you coming but not on the list then give us a shout to update the list.

Its also not too late to volunteer to help run the event, get in touch colin.rodger@virgin.net or mobile 07767726075

Any questions please ask.

Only 13 entries left till the event has a full entry of 40, get in touch if you want to be one of the final 13.

Up to 28 entries now so only 12 spaces left. Remember in Scotland we are happy for competitors to turn up on the day and enter, but we do have a maximum entry of 40 for the event. Best to talk to us in advance if your coming so that your not disapointed on the day if all the spaces have gone.

We would welcome more Volunteers coming forward to help marshal the event, whether for one day or both. Get in touch if you can help, thanks.

Not marshalled before no problem,come along and we can show you whats needed. Not all positions need a 4x4 to get to, they are accessible by a road car. 

The Catering van will be on site both days, and with the first car away at about 11am theres plenty of time to get fed on Saturday and on Sunday we will be stopping for a lunch break so again you can get a hot drink and fed.

We appreciate all the help we get and there will be a Marshals Draw and were also putting together some goodie bags to hand out.

If your able to help then please let me know colin.rodger@virgin.net or 07767726075

Setup is going very well, with a lot of the work virtually done for the weekends event.

Marshals briefing is at 10am on Saturday adjacent to the catering van in the service area, please park in the public carpark at the bridge and walk in to service.

For those Marshals joining us on Sunday then there will be another briefing at 08:15am, again next to the catering van.

Any questions or to let me know your coming then 07767726075.

Thanks, Colin.

The other thing to remember is that the catering van will be on site all weekend, menu is as above 

Full results from the Borders Comp Safari are now available in the Borders Documents section http://scottish-hillrally.co.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=category&id=46%3Aborders&Itemid=67

Well done to all the competitors who took part. Thank you to all the volunteers who came and helped run the event.

Big thank you to Britpart, Duckworth Landrover, C&D Communications and Scottish Landrover Owners Club for supporting the event.

 

1rst:  Dan Lofthouse

2nd: Paul Myers

3rd: Colin Stevenson

 

Thanks again and we hope to see you all at the Borders Hill Rally 2013.