2012 Scottish Rally Championship

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.[1] Points are awarded to the top placed drivers and the driver scoring the highest number of points over the season is declared Champion

David Bogie began the year as defending champion after winning four out of the eight events in 2011.

The 2012 season began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 18 February, with the season finale taking place around Perth on 6 October. 2012 was the final year of a two-year partnership with leading motorsport tyre manufacture, DMACK Tyres.[2]

Following the Merrick Stages Rally in September, David Bogie and Kevin Rae were declared champions.

The award ceremony took place on 1 December 2012 at Hilton Treetops Hotel, Aberdeen.

2012 Calendar

In season 2012 there were 8 events held on a variety of surfaces.[3]

Round Dates Event Rally HQ Surface Website
1 18 FebArnold Clark Thistle Snowman RallyInvernessGravel / Snow(website)
2 17 MarBrick & Steel Border Counties RallyJedburghGravel(website)
3 14 AprColtel Granite City RallyAberdeenGravel(website)
4 3 JunJim Clark Reivers RallyKelsoAsphalt(website)
5 30 JunRSAC Scottish RallyDumfriesGravel(website)
6 4 AugGleaner Oil & Gas Speyside StagesElginGravel(website)
7 1 SeptIan Broll Merrick StagesWigtownGravel(website)
8 6 OctColin McRae Forest StagesAberfeldyGravel(website)

2012 Results
Round Rally name Podium finishers [4]
Placing Driver / Co-Driver Car Time
1 Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally
(18 February)		 1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 50:03
2 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 +1:08
3 Peter Taylor / Andrew Roughead Ford Focus WRC +2:43
2 Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally
(17 March)		 1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 42:17
2 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 +1:50
3 Jonathan Greer / Dai Roberts Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 +1:59
3 Coltel Granite City Rally
(14 April)		 1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 33:58
2 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton Ford Focus WRC +0:33
3 Paul Benn / Daniel O'Brien Ford Focus WRC +1:51
4 Jim Clark Reivers Rally
(3 June)		 1 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton Ford Focus WRC 43:27
2 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 +1:19
3 Barry Groundwater / Mike Dickson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 +1:21
5 RSAC Scottish Rally
(30 June)		 1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 42:07
2 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton Ford Focus WRC +0:50
3 Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick Subaru Impreza +0:57
6 Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages
(4 August)		 1 Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton Ford Focus WRC 43:01
2 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 +0:26
3 Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick Subaru Impreza +0:27
7 Ian Broll Merrick Stages
(1 September)		 1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 39:39
2 Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick Subaru Impreza +0:11
3 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 +0:49
8 Colin McRae Forest Stages
(6 October)		 1 Quintin Milne / Martin Forrest Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 45:47
2 Barry Groundwater / Neil Shanks Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 +33:9
3 David Bogie / Kevin Rae Ford Escort RS +58:8

Drivers Points Classification (Top 5)
Pos Driver Car TSR
 BCR
 GCR
 JCR
 SCO
 GSS
 MFS
 CMFS
  Pts 
1 David Bogie Mitsubishi Evo 9 1 1 1 Ret* 1 2 1 ** 178
2 Mike Faulkner Mitsubishi Evo 6 2 2 30* 2 4 4 3 Ret* 163
3 John McClory Subaru Impreza 5 8 7 39* 10* 8 6 3 145
4 Barry Groundwater Mitsubishi Evo 9 6 4 22 3 5 Ret* Ret* 2 143
5 Euan Thorburn Ford Focus WRC 34 5 2 1 2 1 Ret* Ret* 142
Pos Driver Car TSR
 BCR
 GCR
 JCR
 SCO
 GSS
 MFS
 CMFS
  Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenNon-podium finish
PurpleDid not finish (DNF)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
BlankDid not start (DNS)
BlueNominated dropped points

** David Bogie finished third overall on the Colin McRae Forest Stages but, having already won the SRC title, was not registered for SRC points. This was to avoid affecting championship runner-up positions.

Points are awarded to the highest placed registered driver on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the Championship, competitors will nominate their best 6 scores out of the 8 events as his/her final overall Championship score.

References
  1. SRC Homepage
  2. "SRC Press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  3. "SRC 2012 Calendar confirmed". Scotcars. Scotcars. 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  4. "Flying Finish, SRC rally results". Flying Finish. Retrieved 1 Oct 2012.
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