John Easson Award

Johnnie Mackay is aiming to go top of the class when he tackles this weekend’s Carlisle Stages. It’s the final round of the Scottish Rally Championship, with everything to play for in the M6 category, and the reigning John Easson Award winner well-placed in second. “To end the season by […]

Photo by chasingthecars.com Johnnie Mackay refused to be too downhearted after his retirement from the Galloway Hills Rally. The promising young John Easson Award winner was lying 16th overall, and posting some competitive times before a damaged sumpguard forced him out on SS3. “We have to concentrate on the positives when incidents like […]

Johnnie Mackay will be looking to continue his good form when he starts the Galloway Hills Rally on Saturday. The reigning John Easson Award winner finished on a high last time out on the Grampian Forest Rally, clocking 16th fastest time on the last stage, matching the pace of the […]

Photo by Alan Scott THIRD in class and 27th overall was Johnnie Mackay’s reward for an excellent performance on the Voyonic Grampian Forest Rally.  Even a puncture halfway through the rally failed to deflate the John Easson Award winner, who produced a storming drive on the last stage of the […]

The Voyonic Grampian Forest Rally takes place this weekend, with Johnnie Mackay looking to take full advantage of his home event. The reigning John Easson Award winner is a member of the organising club, Stonehaven DMC, so will be guaranteed lots of friendly faces when he takes the start. And […]

Photo by JCCB Rally Photography Gear selection problems cost Johnnie Mackay a potential top twenty finish on last weekend’s RSAC Scottish Rally. The reigning John Easson Award winner endured a frustrating day in the forests around Dalbeattie, with the issue appearing as early as stage two. “We had a really […]

The Scottish Rally Championship moves into the second half of the season with this weekend’s RSAC Scottish Rally. And John Easson Award winner Johnnie Mackay will be looking for another good result to move up the SRC Challengers leaderboard. Two early retirements have dented his hopes of winning the title, […]

Johnnie Mackay achieved all his objectives with a class-winning performance on last weekend’s Argyll Rally. The reigning John Easson Award winner topped the SRC M6 class, and finished runner-up in class 9 and 25th overall in his Mitsubishi Evo7. “I was really chuffed, it was just the result I was […]

This weekend’s Argyll Rally marks the halfway stage in the Scottish Championship, and for Johnnie Mackay, a finish is the priority. “We’ve done four rallies so far, three of them in the SRC, but two ended on the first stage,” said the John Easson Award winner. “But it is my […]

Johnnie Mackay could be forgiven for giving the Jim Clark Reivers Rally a swerve next year. In 2022 he lasted just five miles before his Fiesta ST engine blew up, this year it was less than two miles before his day was ruined. The reigning John Easson Award winner ground […]