2017 Scottish Rally Championship
The Scottish Rally Championship is a rallying series run throughout Scotland over the course of a year, that comprises seven gravel surface events. The 2017 season began in the snow-covered forest tracks around Inverness on 18 February, with the season finale taking place around Castle Douglas on 9 September. Driver "Jock Armstrong" and regular co-driver "Paula Swinscoe" started the season as defending champions having won the 2016 Championship. Aberdeen based haulage company "ARR Craib" sponsored the series for the fifth year in a row. Following the Grampian Stages in August Euan Thorburn and regular  co-driver Paul Beaton were declared champions in their Ford Fiesta R5. With only one event left to run the pair were uncatchable in the points table. 2017 calendar. For season 2017 there was seven events held predominantly on gravel surfaces. Calendar changes. Due to calendar changes within the British Rally Championship, the "Scottish Rally", usually held in June was brought forward to May. June, meanwhile welcomed a new event to the calendar, the "Argyll Rally" which saw a return to the forests of Cowal after an absence of 14 years. Drivers' championship standings. Points are awarded to the highest  placed registered drivers on each event as follows: 30, 28, 27, 26, and so on down to 1 point. At the end of the season, competitors nominate their best 6 scores out of the 7 events as their final overall Championship score.