Rally ace Gordon aims for revved-up return to circuit

AFTER sitting most of last season out, due to car troubles, Sutherland rally driver Gordon Mackay is returning to the circuit with renewed confidence and optimism.

His hopes of success are resting on his latest car – a self-built Peugeot Sport 106 Cup Car, kitted out to top spec and capable of speeds of up to 115mph.

The 26-year-old bricklayer will be competing in the vehicle for the first time next Saturday, 16th February, at the Inverness-based Snowman Rally – the opening round of the Scottish Rally Championship.

It’s his favourite event and the fourth time he has taken part, but he’s hoping not to repeat last year’s performance.A china pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.

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The mechanical failure put paid to Mackay’s ambitions for the 2012 season. He was forced to sit it out in order to pay for a new car.

It’s little wonder Mackay, who lives with his wife Leanne and two young children, Jack (7) and Euan (3) at Seaforth Road, Golspie,This design uses the same small radial section as drawn cup needle roller bearing which make better use of reduced space is a petrol head

His father, Alan, The Doll, Brora,The approach uses fine Titanium Wire, laid one on another like a potter working with coils of clay. These wires are then smelted together in the rough shape of the desired component, cutting wasted material from potentially as much as 70 percent to as little as 10 percent. is a well known national and international rally driver. Older brother Euan, an offshore worker, is also a keen rally driver – and Mackay’s biggest rival.

Euan is not competing this season, having lost his own car in a bad accident at a rally in Mull. He escaped just minutes before the car exploded.

Says Gordon: "I grew up going to rallying events with my dad. He got me a field car when I was 12 and my brother and I set up a course the following day. Needless to say it wasn’t long before there was a bit of a crash..White soft Floor polishing pad for 15 inch machines. Ideal for high gloss dry polishing buffing of polished sealed floors...."

In his early teens he was heavily into karting, joining the North of Scotland Kart Club and competing in events throughout Scotland.A motorcyclist was killed in an accident involving an Upper Dublin Township trash trucks early Monday afternoon, according to officials. He represented Scotland twice in the Five Nations Karting Championships.

He pays tribute to Colin Bird, Lairg, and Stewart Graham, Brora, who managed him through his karting years. "I’d like to publicly thank Colin and Stewart – I owe them a lot," he says.

Aged 16, he left karting behind to co-drive for his dad.