Lombard Rally Festival Craufurdland Castle - watch out for the third running of Scotland's first historic rally car demonstration event on August 22nd & 23rd 2026, with big new attractions added
Well, what a fantastic weekend that was! Thank you to all of the drivers who entertained on the stage, the great cars on display and all of you who spectated. We look forward to showing you the improvements we will be making for 2026, with more spectator access, included seating, dedicated parking areas on both days of the event and much more to enhance the weekend. Hero drivers and cars are being negotiated and we look forward to an even better 2026 event next August.
Various local specialist car clubs have already booked in - get in touch if your club would like to join them.
At our Lombard Rally Festival Grimsthorpe Castle event, Escort M2, Escort G3 and Ford RS200 waiting to start
We like to see a Lancia Stratos or two on our events - this one at Lombard Rally Bath in 2023
We love to say 'Sideways is Best' and this Escort Mk1 is certainly living up to it!
The First twenty entries at Craufurdland Castle:
1 Craig Gibson. Escort Cosworth Mk1
2 Special Guest Vauxhall Firenza Can-Am/Opel Ascona 400
3 Dai Llewellin Audi Quattro
4 Cameron Williamson Subaru Impreza
5 Dave Turner Escort Mk2
6 Harri Rovanpera TBC
7 Martin Roberts Audi Quattro S1E2
8 Robin Hamilton Metro 6R4
9 Harald Demuth Audi Quattro
10 Neil Brighton Peugeot 206WRC
11 Harri Toivonen Ford RS200
12 Dave Shipton Mitsubishi EVO8
- Kevin Adrain Ford Escort Mk2
15 Simon Powell Opel Manta 400
- Phil Welton Audi Quattro Sport
- Jim Patterson Opel Ascona 400
- Adam Marsden Audi 200 Quattro
- Steve Harkness Rover SD1 'Golden Wonder'
- Mick Strafford Vauxhall Firenza Can-Am
And twenty more entrants:
- Kim Mather Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
- TBC Mitsubishi EVO
- Kenny Blair Citroen WRC
- David Bowman Escort Mk2 'Eaton Yale'
- Bill Dobie Ford Escort RS1600 Mk1
- Tom Wilkinson Hillman Avenger
- Jimmy Knox BMW 325i
28 Jonathan Young Ford Escort Mk2
- TBC Triumph TR7V8
- Mark McMinn Escort Mk2
31 Michael Morton Peugeot 205GTi
- Jim McDowall Ford Escort Mk2
- Andy Ace Harrison Morris 1800 ‘Landcrab’
34 Rob Pollock Hillman Avenger*
- Duncan Ferguson Ford Escort Mk2 BDG*
- Kevin MacIver. Ford Escort Mk2 *
37 Andrew Borthwick Talbot Sunbeam Lotus*
38 David McLeod Hillman Avenger *
39 Michael Lawson Opel Ascona
40 Lauchlan Hunter MG3
including the 'future of rallying' - the group of Junior 1000 drivers we are delighted to have join us:
42. Kevin Maguire Hillman Avenger
43. John Dickson Lancia Beta Monte Carlo
44. Kevin Salter Hillman Imp
45. Jamie Turner Ford Escort Mk2
46. Bob ‘The Log’ Dennis Opel Manta “A”
47. Alfie Letham Skoda CitiGo
48. April Blair Skoda CitiGo
49. Gregor Beatson Skoda CitiGo
50. Gregor Reid Seat Mi
51. William Thompson Nissan Micra
52. James McLaughlan
53 Alan McDowall Escort RS1600 Mk1
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