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Al, I've emailed you the map I made up for the 07 Highland run - please circulate it to whoever is making up this run. I hope this gets off the ground and takes place, it would be a great way to remember Higgy. Imy

I've got a bunch of stuff left over from the McRae Gathering. I'll have a look through the boxes and will send Chris a goat to arrange collection. Imy

aw Gus, you did well considering I put you on the spot The best moments for me would be all the runs and events that I was involved in. Am surprised how many have said the Gathering is their best part worse for me is putting the car up for sale if anyone fancies a geniuine v2 STi RA for £3k then fire me a goat.

just clicked in to see whats going on good to see the Fling has become a regular event. and wow are you guys still talking about that incident? it was that Strike's fault you know imy x

Tomorrow, Sat 6th More info about the forest stages on the CCC website here imy x

wow, thats a quick labour. Hope missus is ok, and Eliza is gorgeous how heavy was she?

nice one Cathy hopefully your bubbly personality can rejuvenate the area

hiya Davie, thanks, but the courier service has been sorted Stuart is Dumfries-Glasgow on Sunday and I'm doing Glasgow-up north on Monday. imy

Stuart, that sounds like a plan, call Grant on Saturday and we can sort out times for Sunday you know where we are though, it depends whether the breakers are open on Sunday for you to collect the parts... Imy

if someone can get them to me from Dumfries by the weekend, I'll take it from Gla north, I'm heading up that way anyway I can meet at Stirling on Sunday afternoon or somewhere in Glasgow on Monday morning I take it these parts aren't huge and can fit in the boot/back seat of the RA... Imy

just Fire Marko, figured walking on glass would hurt too much

I think that we should donate to Rachel House or Robin House. Yorkhill do a fantastic job but I feel they get the lion's share of fundrasing and attention, particularly from large groups (cabbies, bikers etc). They also have an established Fundraising department and have people employed full time to drum up interest/organise events. There are so many other, worthwhile children's charities out there and I think we should explore other organisations. I know that there is a historic link between us and Yorkhill, but I'd be more inclined to get involved if we do something new this year If its Yorkhill, then I probably won't take part, I've signed up to do a Fire Walk for Yorkhill next month and am all 'charity fundraising out' for them Imy

cool. Rhona and John were doing some filming outside the Vision stand in Aberfeldy last week

The McRae stages this year was a bit of a mixed bag... Friday was brilliant as the sun was shining, Aberfeldy was glorious and we got to see and hear Stig Blomqvist, Phil Mills, Jimmy McRae and David Bogie have some banter with John from Coltness Car club at the drivers forum that night. There was also an auction and Grant, Dave and John had their eyes on some tasty prizes. Saturday was a wash out It was wet, wet, and um wet. The service area quickly turned into a boggy muddy marsh and the busiest people were the tractor drivers! They were towing vehicles in and out of the field, including moving the big heay tyre servicing trucks/wagons ! Spectator footfall was light, I think most folk abandoned the idea of coming to the service area. We heard that the stages were very slippy, with a lot of cars spinning or going off. The next (and last event for us this year) is the IRC Rally of Scotland this weekend. The R4 and the retail unit will be at the start line at Stirling Castle on Friday (7 October). Alistair McRae will be there, driving the Proton. There is also talk about Toshi Ari attending. Hopefully we get a good turnout and the forest stages on Saturday are kinder to competitors than the McRae last weekend.

aye Grant's fine, keeping a low profile and staying out of trouble lol Got some details for this weekend's McRae Stages Friday 30 Sept - Aberfeldy The retail unit will be in the service park from 1500 to 2000. Drivers forum with Stig Blomqvist, Jiimy McRae , Phill Mills and David Bogie starts at 2030 in Moness House Hotel & Country Club, Crieff Road, Aberfeldy Its FREE Entry, donations on the door. You need to email tickets@colinmcraevision.com to get a ticket - 2 per enquiry - and there are very few tickets left. Saturday 1 Oct The retail unit will be in the service park. Come over to have a look at the new stock. I hope the tent selling Home Baking is back, they did some fab pancakes last year Looking at the rally info here on the CCC website, things seem to be less spread out. The link also has Google maps for the stages and spectator parking. The start and finish will be at Aberfeldy, which saves a trek into Perth city centre and getting stuck in traffic. The Stages are always worth a trip, but doubly so this year as the real Stig will be driving a MkII.

edit to text details to enter the competition: You need to text "Colin" followed by your answer (a=1; b=2; c=3) to "70007" The question is "How many of the McRae Family have won the British Rally Championship?" imy

aw, thats a shame Gordon The winner of the competition gets exclusive access to the Shakedown session, which is closed to the public. Put in a text entry anyway, it costs £3 a text and at least £2.81 goes towards the Vision. To those that are reading/following this thread, it would be good if you could take part and help boost the numbers, there's been very little interest in the competition Text your answer (a=1; b=2; c=3) to "70007" The question is "How many of the McRae Family have won the British Rally Championship?" Date and time for the rally ride is 16:30 hrs. Thursday 6th October and the winner is required to be at Perth Aerodrome by 15:30. imy

Rally Day 2011, Castle Coombe The Vision took the Sierra Cosworth and the retail unit to Rally Day. We had a brilliant pitch and were joined by the Pirelli simulator and Action Art. It was the Cossie's 25th birthday, Jimmy and Russell Brookes were among the drivers that were on track. We had some special visitors to the stand, Matthew Wilson, Phil Collins and Russell Brookes They kindly signed some stuff for us and added to the list of autographs that we collected at Goodwood. Jimmy was interviewed alongside Matthew Wilson The weather was pants, it was bucketing down one minute and the sun splitting the sky the next. Also got a chance to speak to Kris Meeke, he was there driving the Mini WRC but broke the car, twice, by early afternoon and was loitering around the Prodrive service truck when we were having a wander. Didn't take a lot of pictures, was tied to the stand for most of the day. Imy

have fun guys

September update The Vision are busy this month... Sat 17 Sept... we'll be at Rally Day, Castle Coombe Fri 30 Sept.. special McRae Stages Drivers Forum, with Stig Blomqvist Sat 1 Oct... see Stig driving a MkII Ford Escort through the Stages Fri 7 Oct... Rally of Scotland Sat 8 Oct... Rally of Scotland And the Vision are participating in Rally of Scotland by holding a competition to win a ride with Jimmy McRae in the Legacy that was driven by Colin in the 1992 Swedish Rally... To be in with a shot, it will cost £3 to text the answer to this question: How many of the McRae Family have won the British Rally Championship? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 Full details on how to enter can be found on the McRae Website - CLICK HERE Imy

oh dear hope you find the cab and that the driver coughs up.

yes I said that at the Gathering but stole it from st3ph3n from here

sorry to hear you had to sell the scoob Gordon, hope the new owner enjoys it as much as you did. Say hi to the family for us, Imy & Grant x

great write up and glad you had fun

here's a date for your diaries - Friday 30 Sep and Sat 1 Oct McRae Stages There's something special planned for this year's Stages... The ‘original’ Stig has confirmed he will compete on the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally 1st Oct Stig Blomqvist will be driving a new MkII Ford Escort, owned and prepared by Phil Mills Blomqvist and Mills will also be star attractions at the eve-of-event Rally Forum, to be held on 30th Sept at Moness House Hotel, Aberfeldy Click Me to go to the Coltness Car Club event page Imy