2017 Flying Scotsman Rally Fri 31st Mar - Sun 2nd Apr

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The 2017 Flying Scotsman endurance rally will be taking place next weekend from Friday 31st March to Sunday 2nd April. There is a really great line-up of over 100 vintage, veteran, and classic cars up to 1950 from around the world taking part. Link: http://www.endurorally.com/pages/flying ... rally-2017

The route of the 9th Flying Scotsman Rally covers Northern England and a good chunk of Scotland. Here’s a list of suggested spectator points along the route: http://www.endurorally.com/pages/flying ... tor-points

Day 1 - Slaley Hall to Edinburgh - Friday, March 31. Route is via roads around Kielder Forest before tackling Hadrian’s Wall and onwards through the Scottish Borders. Passing Castle O’er, Eskdalemuir and the Moorfoot Hills to the first overnight halt at the Dalmahoy Hotel just outside of Edinburgh.

Day 2 - Edinburgh to Aviemore - Saturday, April 1. Heads off from Dalmahoy straight over the Forth Road Bridge and into the Kingdom of Fife and then up to the Cairngorm Mountains. A succession of remote and empty roads to Braemar and Tomintoul and finally the second night halt of Aviemore.

Day 3 - Aviemore to Gleneagles - Sunday, April 2. Day 3 - Aviemore to Gleneagles - Sunday, April 2. From Aviemore to the roads around the Forest of Athol and Loch Tay before the final push into Gleneagles

The cars will be passing through the historic Bo’ness hillclimb venue at Kinneil House next Saturday 1st April in the morning. The first cars are due at Bo’ness around 08.00 hrs and should all be through by 11.00 hrs.

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Will be watching this at Bo’ness hillclimb venue (Kinneil House) tomorrow morning.

The first cars are due at Bo’ness around 08.00 hrs and should all be through by 11.00 hrs.