{"id":2720,"date":"2025-07-14T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:54:45","slug":"mcrae-rally-challenge-2025-full-throttle-rally-action-returns-to-knockhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/mcrae-rally-challenge-2025-full-throttle-rally-action-returns-to-knockhill\/","title":{"rendered":"McRae Rally Challenge 2025: Full-Throttle Rally Action Returns to Knockhill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>McRae Rally Challenge<\/strong> is back \u2013 and this September, Knockhill will once again roar to life with one of the most exciting rally events in the UK. If you\u2019re into fast cars, sideways action, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcar.co.uk\/motorsportnews\/\">motorsport <\/a>legends, this is the event for you.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-and-where-is-the-mcrae-rally-challenge-2025\">When and Where Is the McRae Rally Challenge 2025?<\/h2>\n<p>Mark your calendar: the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knockhill.com\/events\/McRae-Rally-Challenge-2025\"> <strong>McRae Rally Challenge 2025<\/strong><\/a> takes place on <strong>Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September<\/strong> at the iconic <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knockhill.com\/\">Knockhill Racing Circuit<\/a><\/strong> in Scotland. Gates open at 8am both days, with the first stages kicking off at 9am on Saturday and 8:30am on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-expect-at-mcrae-rally-challenge-2025\">What to Expect at McRae Rally Challenge 2025<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s event celebrates 50 years of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_McRae\">Jimmy McRae<\/a><\/strong> behind the wheel and unites three generations of the McRae family \u2013 Jimmy, Alister, and Max \u2013 for a competitive showdown in a 10-stage rally event.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-main-features\">Main Features:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>65 rally crews in a special single-venue invitational<\/li>\n<li>40+ miles of competitive stage rallying<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Junior 1000 Rally with drivers aged 14\u201317<\/li>\n<li>Slowly Sideways live action \u2013 classic Group B and 1990s rally cars on track<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-km-images\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"c-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1035\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20241203113003-a1f26106.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94000\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-special-guests-confirmed\">Special Guests Confirmed<\/h2>\n<p>The McRae Rally Challenge 2025 will welcome rally icons from past and present, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stig Blomqvist (Mini)<\/li>\n<li>Sir Chris Hoy (Mitsubishi)<\/li>\n<li>Shane Lynch (Land Rover)<\/li>\n<li>Gwyndaf Evans (Ford Escort)<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy, Alister, and Max McRae with Hollie McRae co-driving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also in attendance:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Luis Moya<\/li>\n<li>Derek Ringer<\/li>\n<li>Louise Aitken-Walker<\/li>\n<li>David Richards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-km-images\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"c-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"924\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20241126134117-d757bf54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94001\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-slowly-sideways-car-displays-and-demos\">Slowly Sideways Car Displays and Demos<\/h2>\n<p>Classic rally fans will be treated to live demos from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slowlysidewaysuk.com\/\">Slowly Sideways<\/a><\/strong> group, featuring iconic cars like the Metro 6R4, Ford RS200, Subaru Impreza WRC, Rover SD1, and Escort Cosworth WRC Safari Replica.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full confirmed car list including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Escort Mk1 (ex-Malcolm Wilson)<\/li>\n<li>RS1600i (Louise Aitken-Walker)<\/li>\n<li>Opel Kadette GTE<\/li>\n<li>Mitsubishi Lancer EX Turbo<\/li>\n<li>\u2026and many more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-star-studded-saturday-rally-dinner\">Star-Studded Saturday Rally Dinner<\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the exclusive Rally Dinner at Keavil House Hotel on Saturday evening \u2013 an opportunity for fans to mingle with motorsport legends. Tickets available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knockhill.com\/events\/fixture-McRae-Rally-Dinner-id805\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-win-tickets-to-mcrae-rally-challenge-2025\">Win Tickets to McRae Rally Challenge 2025<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f381.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf81\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> We\u2019re giving away:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2x weekend tickets<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1x overnight stay at Keavil House Hotel<\/strong> (tickets to the Rally Dinner can be purchased separately)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enter-now\">Enter now!<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-km-images\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"c-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"775\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20241203113000-7c70cbcf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94002\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fast-car-says\">Fast Car says:<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Whether you grew up watching Group B cars tear through forests or just love high-revving, high-stakes motorsport \u2013 the <strong>McRae Rally Challenge<\/strong> is a weekend you\u2019ll never forget. See rally heroes in action, walk among iconic cars, and be part of the McRae legacy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-your-tickets-today\">Get your tickets TODAY<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on this action-packed weekend. Celebrating 30 years since Colin became Britain&#8217;s first WRC Champion, and 50 years of Jimmy behind the wheel, the McRae Raly Challeng 2025 is set to the best yet!  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-quick-buy-now-button wp-block-quick-buy-now-button\">\n<div class=\"c-squirrel-buy-button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knockhill.com\/events\/McRae-Rally-Challenge-2025\" class=\"c-squirrel-buy-button-btn\" style=\"background-color:#5aaf0b;color:#ffffff\">Buy Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-km-images\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"c-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"917\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20241203112957-57f61572_3383f0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94006\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-km-images\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"c-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1343\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240514122208-834df22e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94004\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kelseymedia-blocks-block-km-images\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"c-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5fac151d-McRaeRallyChallengeThumb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94005\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcar.co.uk\/fast-car-news\/mcrae-rally-challenge-2025\/\">McRae Rally Challenge 2025: Full-Throttle Rally Action Returns to Knockhill<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcar.co.uk\">Fast Car<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McRae Rally Challenge is back \u2013 and this September, Knockhill will once again roar to life with ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2730,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/2730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}