Lombard Rally Festival Drumlanrig Castle

30/05/2026

29/05/2026

Late entry received - Greg McKnight joins us with his Es**rt. First run since a successful Roger Albert Clark rally last year.

28/05/2026

Food and drink at Drumlannrig Castle this weekend-travelling a long way to offer you something different- KooKoo Foods will bring you the taste of Persian food and excellent it is too! Coffee House will bring you speciality coffee and other drinks. Watch out for others to follow.

28/05/2026

Great selection of historic rally cars in action on May 30th and 31at. Always good to see a Sierra in action, don’t see enough of them entered. So, two 3 door Sierra Cosworths and a Sierra Sapphire. Which would be your favourite

26/05/2026

Marshals
Lombard Rally Festival Drumlanrig Castle 30/31st May.

With 4 days to go I am finalising marshal plans and locations for all those that have volunteered thus far and I have emailed Drumlanrig event information out.
However I could do with a few more volunteers. Its' a leisurely marshal sign on of 09:45 and first car away at 11.00.

All welcome, we can pair you up with an experienced marshal if your new to volunteering.

Weather forecast is looking great.

Marshals will get £20 each day to help with your expenses and a packed lunch. Free camping for marshals is available.

Already coming to marshal bring a friend.

To register fill the form in here https://forms.gle/Qe1jmPLKEYrUFHmr8 or give me a call on 07767-726075

Any questions give me a shout.

Thanks, Colin.

Marshal Recruitnent Request

25/05/2026

Here is the entry list as at a few days ago - few changes by this weekend. Looking forward to seeing you at Drumlanrig -



Cameron Williamson Subaru Impreza

Jonathan Young Ford Es**rt Mk2

Kim Mather Twin Engined VW Scirocco

Craig Ritchie Toyota Celica

Graham Bruce Ford Es**rt Mk2

James Avis Ford RS200 - yes a real one, as shown in the pictures. When was a RS200 last on a stage in Scotland?

Neil Brighton Peugeot 206WRC

Geoff Maybank Toyota Corolla TE26

John Senior Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV

Michael Lawson Opel Ascona

Nigel Hepburn MG Metro 6R4

Tom Morton Vauxhall Nova



Mark McMinn Ford Fiesta

James Lightfoot Peugeot 208

Alan Robertson Renault Clio

Jim Robertson Ford Es**rt Mk2

Dave Shipton Mitsubishi EVO

Kevin Adrain Es**rt Mk2

Christopher Smith Subaru Impreza

TBC

David Thirlwell Ford Es**rt Mk2

Mike Watson Ford Sierra Sapphire

Duncan Pearcey Datsun 240Z

Tom Wilkinson Hillman Avenger

TBC Ford Es**rt Cosworth

Chris Richard Lancia Stratos Replica

Bill Dobie Ford Es**rt Mk1

Scott Gourlay Peugeot 205Gti

Alan Patterson Renault Clio 197

Jimmy Knox BMW 3-Series

Dave Harrison Talbot Samba

Jim Patterson Opel Ascona 400

Andy ‘Ace’ Harrison Mini

Niall Cowan MG3

Paul Gribben Ford Fiesta ST

Jim McDowall Ford Es**rt Mk2

Marc McCubbin Ford Fiesta

Mick Strafford Vauxhall Firenza Can-Am

Stephen Donnelly Ford Es**rt Mk2



Gregor Reid Seat Mii

William Paterson Volkswagen CitiGo

James McLaughlan VW Up

Willie Thompson VW UP

23/05/2026

Now here is something very special to watch out for at Lombard Rally Festival Drumlanrig Castle. Never before seen in Scotland, Kim Mather will be bringing his Twin Engined Volkswagen Scirocco rally car. Built by Kim in the 1980s, hugely successful then - here is Kim explaining the build to someone else who has built a twin engined Corsa. It was so successful that it was banned! Don't miss seeing it in action. Tickets from https://buytickets.at/lombardrallybath/2113121

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI5ms8AxxDI

The first ever twin engine rally/race car to exist! This is the Twin Engine Volkswagen Scirocco GTI built in the 1980s for Rally Circuits by Kim Mathers. It ...

22/05/2026

22/05/2026

Another 10 entries to look out for on May 30th/31st at Lombard Rally Festival Drumlanrig Castle:

21 TBC

22 David Thirlwell Ford Es**rt Mk2

23 Mike Watson Ford Sierra Sapphire

24 Duncan Pearcey Datsun 240Z

25 Tom Wilkinson Hillman Avenger

26 Richard Bland Ford Es**rt Cosworth

27 Chris Richard Lancia Stratos Replica

28 Bill Dobie Ford Es**rt Mk1

29 Jamie Small Ford Focus

30 Alan Patterson Renault Clio 197

21/05/2026

We are very pleased to have World Champion rally driver Louise Aitken-Walker join us over the weekend of May 30th and 31st at Drumlanrig Castle. Louise will have plenty of stories to tell and will entertain us all.