The 2300 Club’s Ian Grindrod shares a memory I first met John in the bar of the Misnish on Mull in 1972. I think because he had an Alpine Renault, my all time favourite rally car, I casually asked him if I could co-drive for him. He a star name […]
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THE 2300 Club would like to express their sadness at the passing of rally legend John Price yesterday, and extend their sincere condolences to John’s family, wife Caroline, children Stephen, Cathi, Kevin and Stephanie. “We were very proud to have known John for many years as a friend and a […]
THE 2300 Club of Blackburn will be out in force on this weekend’s Cambrian Rally. A team of 13 are helping with marshalling duties on SS3 Penmachno, which is due to run at 10.30am. This is the third year the 2300 Club have officiated on the Cambrian, the opening round […]
John Easson Award winner Ewan Tindall begins his challenge for the 2020 BTRDA Rally Championship in North Wales this weekend. The talented 18-year-old from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne is seeded at car 53 in his Fiesta R2 on Saturday’s Cambrian Rally. With a new car and a new co-driver – Andrew Roughead – […]
Since its inception in 2004, the John Easson Award has helped numerous rally drivers further their involvement in the sport. With £5000 in cash to the selected applicant, and a bonus £1000 if they win their overall championship class award, the JEA is recognised as the UK’s top free-to-enter scholarship. […]
Here are links to pictures from the October 2019 Andy Mort Tour: Flint’s Video (on YouTube) Ron Cowan’s Pictures Ron Cowan’s Pictures (from previous years)
Here is a link to an article written by 2300 Club Chairman and published in the 2019 Mull Rally Event Programme: A Brief History of Rallying on Mull
Fred Arthur Blundell, who was Chief Marshal and Results Chief on the Tour of Mull, has died just before his 93rd Birthday. His given name was Arthur. Taff Edwards began referring to him as Fred as a gentle leg-pull and it stuck. To his Rallying friends he was and is […]
Neil Molyneux from the 2300 Club joined Mark Stone on his Drystone Radio show ‘Back Seat Driver’, on 15th September 2019, to talk about the 2300 Club and the upcoming Andy Mort Tour, featuring Paddy Hopkirk The link to the original show on Drystone Radio is no longer available, but […]
‘Get your entry in now’ is the urgent message from the organisers of October’s Andy Mort Tour. The 2300 Club of Blackburn have received an unprecedented level of interest since the regulations were published last week. “We were delighted to get almost 20 paid-up entries in the first 24 hours,” […]