There will also be another surprise for rally fans at the two-day McRae Rally Challenge which is being supported by Beatsons’ Building Supplies and EventScotland.
Colin’s brother Alister is flying in from Australia, where he now lives, to take part. Until now his choice of car has been secret, but it can now be confirmed that he will be driving a Proton Satria, similar to the car in which he won the 2011 FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
Alister McRae and Proton’s Satria Neo S2000 won both the 2011 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship drivers and manufacturer’s titles
Coincidentally, the Malaysian based car manufacturer originally contracted with a north of England based motorsports engineering company to develop its range of World title winning rally cars. Based at Bakewell near Sheffield, Mellors Elliott Motorsport (MEM) is one of the UK’s top development and preparation experts. More recently, the team has been developing a new generation of Proton rally cars with English built Millington engines and the MEM team has confirmed that they will be bringing one of these rather special new cars north for Alister to drive.
Full event details and timetable for this remarkable and memorable event can be found on Knockhill website with discounted tickets available on line up to midnight of Friday 15th May or at the gate each day.
