# 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. 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.
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.
| Round | Dates | Event | Rally HQ | Surface | Website |
| 1 | 18 Feb | Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally | Inverness | Gravel / Snow | (website) |
| 2 | 17 Mar | Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally | Jedburgh | Gravel | (website) |
| 3 | 14 Apr | Coltel Granite City Rally | Aberdeen | Gravel | (website) |
| 4 | 3 Jun | Jim Clark Reivers Rally | Kelso | Asphalt | (website) |
| 5 | 30 Jun | RSAC Scottish Rally | Dumfries | Gravel | (website) |
| 6 | 4 Aug | Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages | Elgin | Gravel | (website) |
| 7 | 1 Sept | Ian Broll Merrick Stages | Wigtown | Gravel | (website) |
| 8 | 6 Oct | Colin McRae Forest Stages | Aberfeldy | Gravel | (website) |

## 2012 Results

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | 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 |
| 1 | Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally (18 February) | 2 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | +1:08 |
| 1 | Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally (18 February) | 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 | Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally (17 March) | 2 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | +1:50 |
| 2 | Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally (17 March) | 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 |
| 3 | Coltel Granite City Rally (14 April) | 2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Focus WRC | +0:33 |
| 3 | Coltel Granite City Rally (14 April) | 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 |
| 4 | Jim Clark Reivers Rally (3 June) | 2 | Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | +1:19 |
| 4 | Jim Clark Reivers Rally (3 June) | 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 |
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally (30 June) | 2 | Euan Thorburn / Paul Beaton | Ford Focus WRC | +0:50 |
| 5 | RSAC Scottish Rally (30 June) | 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 |
| 6 | Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages (4 August) | 2 | David Bogie / Kevin Rae | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | +0:26 |
| 6 | Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages (4 August) | 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 |
| 7 | Ian Broll Merrick Stages (1 September) | 2 | Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick | Subaru Impreza | +0:11 |
| 7 | Ian Broll Merrick Stages (1 September) | 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 |
| 8 | Colin McRae Forest Stages (6 October) | 2 | Barry Groundwater / Neil Shanks | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | +33:9 |
| 8 | Colin McRae Forest Stages (6 October) | 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 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Non-podium finish |
| Purple | Did not finish (DNF) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Blank | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blue | Nominated dropped points |
$^{**DavidBogiefinishedthirdoverallontheColinMcRaeForestStagesbut,havingalreadywontheSRCtitle,wasnotregisteredforSRCpoints.Thiswastoavoidaffectingchampionshiprunner-uppositions.}$
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.