Caledonian Classic and Historic Motorsport Club

It's back in 2012
Douglas Anderson

Within weeks of the finish of the Monte, I received an email from the Automobile Club de Monaco asking if I would again co-ordinate the 2012 Glasgow Start on Sunday 29 January 2012. To be asked again, without hesitation, is a credit to all those who helped out on the 2011 event. So, due to our success, we will be doing it all again next year. I know that I said ‘Never Again’, but I now know that you should ‘never say never’. Secretly I am delighted to be asked.

I have had lots of feedback and some very constructive comments on the 2011 Start and UK leg. I have taken them all on board and will be implementing some changes for next year. The Start Towns have now been announced officially and are up on the Automobile Club de Monaco website (www.acm.mc).

It goes without saying that the meetings have already started and negotiations on the budget have begun. I had a particularly good meeting with the new Minister for Sport and she is very keen on supporting the event.

I have some new ideas for next year, one of which is to encourage more Scots to enter the Rallye. I am floating the idea of a ‘Scotland Works’ Rally Team and I would be interested in your views.

All going to plan, Jim and I will be donning our trademark duffle coats and heading off to Monte Carlo in January, in a mystery car. I am trying to make sure that it will be ready before 9pm on the day before the Rallye. Watch this space.