At the age of 80, Jimmy McRae celebrating his 50th season in the sport topped the National class in a Ford Escort Mk1 with Gail Whyte expertly navigating in the co-drivers seat at the Grampian Forest Rally.
A lot has changed since record five-time British champion Jimmy McRae last competed in the BRC back in 1993.
McRae competed in the ‘National Rally Title’ section of the championship for non-homologated cars. Having his grandpa share the stages with him would be a special moment for Max, who’ll vied for overall honours in a Ford Fiesta Rally2 to which he finished 8th overall.
The Grampian will be Jimmy’s first competitive event since the 2022 McRae Rally Challenge (where he also drove on the same stages as Max), and last on gravel since the 2019 Wales Rally GB National.
Jimmy finished a respectable 42nd overall from Grampian out of 82 entries.
