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Dayna Dickson

ABERDEEN & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER

Dayna Dickson is our MSA Licenced Child Protection Officer.

 Having completed MA Hons degree in International Relations & Politics at Dundee University, Dayna completed her PGDE (S) at Aberdeen University – which allowed her to fulfil her passion to teach Modern Studies and Geography.

Until recently, Dayna was an adult leader within Girl Guiding Scotland.

Dayna has a wealth of knowledge and skills, which we all, benefit from, and she put together our Club Procedures and Code of Practice for Child Protection.

She attended courses, in her own time, on topics such as Deaf Awareness, Disability Awareness, Special Learning Needs and Anti Bullying to name but a few.

Stevie Brown

2009 Season

1600 Scottish Rally Champion 2007

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Stevie with Jari-Matti on Rally GB 2008

Jim Clark 22 - 24 May 2009 - One of Scotland's greatest exports is their world class racing legends. A line up of iconic names such as Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark, Jimmy McRae, David Coulthard and Colin McRae, read as a who's who in the world of competition driving. 21 year-old Stevie Brown will be aiming to one day>>click here to read the full report

Station Garage Mitsubishi Granite City Rally  25 April 2009 - Brown Dedicates Dominant Win to Local Charity Last weekends (April 25) Station Garage Mitsubishi Granite City Rally saw Stevie Brown and stand-in co-driver Ronnie Roughead, storm to a dominant class victory despite encountering several punctures >>click here to read the full report

Pirelli 17 & 18 April 2009 - Hard Charging Brown Challenges for Rally Win Last weekends (April 17^th and 18^th) Pirelli Rally based at Carlisle, would witness Stevie Brown and Andrew Roughead launch an inspired comeback drive that would see them finish the event in second place, just 1.3 seconds behind >>click here to read the full report

Buldog 28 Mar 2009 - Stevie Sets His Sights onPodium Place : Stevie Brown will make his international rally debut on this weekend’s Bulldog Rally inNorth Wales, with top British co-driver Andrew Roughead. The British Rally Championship curtain raiser will see the most exciting rally talents inEurope gather for what is billed to be a thrilling battle for class and overall honours.>>click here to read the full report

Malcolm Wilson 8 Mar 2009 - Brown braves mechanical woes to bank championship points: Twenty one year-old rally driver Stevie Brown says the opening round of the Kick Energy Fiesta Sport Trophy Championship; the Malcolm Wilson Rally was the most difficult event of his career to date. The Five Mile Garage supported driver was involved in an accident in the pre-event shakedown on Thursday, when his Ford Fiesta ST experienced  >>click here to read the full report

www.steviebrown.co.uk

Profile of an Aspiring World Rally Champion

Stevie began driving at the tender age of just SIX years old! He has grown up with rally cars all around him as both of his parents competed, so as you can imagine it wasn’t long before he started to compete himself. >>click Here to read the full article

2006  Stevie was awarded The John Easson Scholarship and the prize, was a trip to Norway worth £3,000,. February 2008 Stevie visited  The John Haughland Rally School where he received tuition with ex-World Rally Championship driver John Haugland, known world wide for his teaching methods.

 November 2007 Stevie was awarded theColin McRae Tribute Award, “If in doubt…flat out” donated to the Scottish Rally Championship by the McRae family.Colin was Stevie’s hero, and says it was a huge honour to be selected as the first recipient of this award.

 Decmeber 2007 Stevie, has been selected as a member of the Motor Sport Association (MSA) Rally Elite Academy Scheme. The program which is run by the governing body of motorsport in the UK selects a total of ten participants made up of drivers and co-drivers. Stevie is the only Scottish member of the scheme and is looking forward to receiving coaching in all aspects of rallying from some of the top names in the sport. “The scheme covers all of the important aspects that are necessary to become a works driver” explained Stevie.

 He continues “for sure being part of the scheme is a huge stepping stone for me in becoming closer to my ultimate ambition of driving in the World Rally Championship.” The first training session will take place in March atEdinburgh University, covering sports science, fitness, nutrition, sponsorship and media training.

            Neil has the XR2 factor Mar 2007

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Few people can say they have gone toe to toe with a Porsche GT3 and embarrassed the German supercar, but Neil Dunbar can.  Christopher Scott talked to the Hatton-based Fiesta fanatic.Neil Dunbar is a happy man.  The 35-year old driver and mechanic managed to pilot his car to out run a Porsche GT3 at Knockhill race circuit recently.

So what, you might ask?  Well he was in his 1985 Mk11 Fiesta at the time that's what.  That's impressive.With a third-place finish in his class in the Highland Speed Championship last year, Neil is up for the cup again this season

“Last year, I entered my first full championship year, racing all around the north of  Scotland,” he said.

“Unfortunately, my car was classed with Subarus and Mitsubishi Evos.  I still managed to finish in third place overall and hope to collect my trophy next month.” .

“This year, I am looking to score more points, maybe even first place, as cars like mine will have a class of their own, separated from the turbo four-wheel-drives.”

 The transition from enthusiast to racer came relatively late for Neil, who is based at Hatton, Aberdeenshire, but with a little help from his friends, he caught the motorsport bug.  He acquired the Fiesta eight years ago.  It refused to start when he bought it.  All that has changed, however, as Neil’s mechanical TLC has transformed the car into a race-primed beast. 

“I’ve worked on XR2s before and have always liked them,” said Neil, a self-confessed engine obsessive who has worked on cars since he was 13.

“I started fixing up the XR2 bit by bit.  I didn’t have much cash back then, so most of the parts were home-made.  It wasn’t fast, but it was faster that it was when I bought it and I was happy enough with that.”  That was before Garry Muir, Neil’s friend and neighbour, introduced him to the race circuit at Knockhill, Fife, the self-styled home of Scottish motorsport.

“That got me totally hooked.  My brakes were worn out by dinner time, but that session in the morning made me realise that racing was something I wanted in my life.”

That was 1999 and, the following year, Neil began regular, hot-hatch racing, sprints and hillclimbs. >>click here to read the full article

  Stevie Brown's 2008 Fiesta ST Season

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Stevie & Stan Quirk On McRae Stages

Mull Forest Stages 26 Jan 2008  >>click here to read the full article

Malcolm Wilson Rally 1 March 2008   >>click here to read the full article

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