2017 Scottish Rally Championship
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The Scottish Rally Championship is a
rallying Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...
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
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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 Euan Thorburn (born 19 October 1986) is a British Rallying, rally driver from Duns, Scottish Borders, Duns. He was Scottish Rally Championship, Scottish Rally Champion in 2014 Scottish Rally Championship, 2014, 2017 Scottish Rally Championship, ...
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.


2017 events podium

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Drivers' championship standings

** Euan Thorburn finished second overall on the Galloway Hills Rally 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 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.


References


External links

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RSAC Scottish Rally Homepage
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