A new car and a new championship meant 2023 was always going to be a challenge for the 2300 Club John Easson Award winner Johnnie Mackay. The decision to step up from his faithful Fiesta ST to 4WD technology in the shape of a Mitsubishi Evo7, together with a move […]
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The 2300 Club are pleased to announce Emily Easton-Page as the winner of the 2023 John Easson Award. Co-driver Emily was the unanimous choice of our panel of judges, which comprised Ian Grindrod, Clive Molyneux, Richard Winstanley, Allan Durham and Neil Roskell. All three of the finalists, Billy Grew, Meghan […]
A top ten finish on the Kinloss Winter Stages saw Johnnie Mackay sign off his 2023 season in style. The John Easson Award winner was debuting his new Mitsubishi Evo7, the ex-Scott Beattie/Freddie Milne machine boasting a substantial power advantage compared with his previous Evo7. “It’s a lot lighter than […]
Johnnie Mackay brings the curtain down on his 2023 season with a ‘just for fun’ outing on this weekend’s Kinloss Winter Stages. After a difficult start to the year, Johnnie produced a class-winning performance on the last round of the Scottish Rally Championship, the Carlisle Stages, to take the overall […]
2300 Club’s John Easson Award committee have been busy going through the many presentations from this year’s JEA entry. Once again the standard has been very high, with many excellent candidates to choose from. Very tough decisions have been made and three finalists have have been chosen on merit to […]
Photos by DAT Motorsport Photography Johnnie Mackay rounded off his Scottish Rally Championship campaign in fine style with a brilliant class win and 13th overall on the Carlisle Stages. That result was enough for the John Easson Award winner to clinch the overall M6 category in his Mitsubishi Evo7. Johnnie […]
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 […]