As seen on television, one of the ultimate forms of motor sport demanding everything from both driver and machine. Competing against the clock, forest special stage rallying can be undertaken at a number of levels, from the serious factory-backed 'works' teams to small-budget privateers chasing class honours across slippery and demanding forest tracks.

ADMC's 2008 Granite City Rally

One of the major events on the British Rallying calendar. attracting the UK's top teams up to Aberdeen every year. The Granite City Rally grew from a small, local navigational event, to become a fully fledged forest stage rally in 1968, when it was won by a Ford Anglia.

The 2008 "Station Garage Mitsubishi" sponsored event held on April 26>>link

Three other local Scottish Forest Stage rallys count in ADMC's 2008 Rally Championship:

February 16th: Highland Car Club's: Arnold Clark Thistle "Snowman rally",

August 9th: 63 Car Club's: "Speyside Stages" rally

Sep 27th: Colin McRae Forest Stages GHI, Perth, and...

Visit the Scottish Rally Web site for more news on this year's championship

Rnd 1. February 16 - Arnold Clark Thistle Snowman Rally, Inverness
Rnd 2. April 5 - Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Jedburgh
Rnd 3. April 26 - MultiWage Granite City Rally, Aberdeen
Rnd 4. May 25 - Jim Clark Memorial Rally, Duns
Rnd 5. June 28 - RSAC Scottish Rally, Dumfries
Rnd 6. August 9 - Gleaner Oil & Gas Speyside Stages, Elgin
Rnd 7. September 6 - Merrick Forest Stages, Newton Stewart
Rnd 8.September 27th - Colin McRae Forest Stages GHI, Perth

Granite City Rally 26 April, 2008

This year, the 39^th Granite City Rally, has a new sponsor, Station Garage Mitsubishi. The owner, Bob Shepherd, has been an enthusiastic supporter of the event for many years and we are pleased and proud that he has decided to become the name sponsor for 2008 after the withdrawal of MultiWage. His support will enable us to maintain the high standards that the Granite City Rally always strives for.

The route this year will be a compact route in the Kincardineshire forests. With 45 stage miles, all forest stages are single usage, and with only 100 road miles.

This year we had hoped to run the much touted road closed stage around the lighthouse, and things are progressing well towards obtaining the necessary Act of Parliament, but unfortunately we will not get the Act approved in time. Plans are in hand to run this stage in 2009 which will be the 40^th running of the Granite and the 100^th anniversary of ADMC Ltd..

This year 2 wheel drive Cars in Classes 1 to 5, will run at the front of the rally. Once again, this will give competitors in the small-engined cars the benefit of smoother roads.

 Rally HQ as usual is the Thistle Hotel, Altens, where special weekend rates are on offer for the rally, and we are grateful for their assistance and hospitality which always makes the Granite weekend one to remember.

Phillip Morrow 2008 Winner