History

History

Solway Car Club was founded in 1957, when a group of enthusiasts first met in the Royal Hotel in Castle Douglas and established the common aim of enjoying their shared interest in motor sport and in competing against each other.

A prime mover in the early days was the local doctor; Peter Kerr, and he was the President of the Club for 25 years before retiring and handing the Presidency to another founder member, Ron Smith, who carried on the tradition until his untimely demise in 2001 after 20 years of entertaining the membership with his tales of members deeds and misdeeds (some true, some not-so-true) in his Dinner Dance Speech.

From the outset, Solway Car Club has always enjoyed diversity in the activities of its members, and can lay claim to many motorsport achievements in rallying, racing, autocross, karting and navigation, but the principal motivation of the Club has thankfully not changed – raw enthusiasm and enjoyment of all things mechanical and speed-related.

In 2014, we were delighted to be awarded ‘MSA Club of the Year‘ by our governing body, the Motorsport Association (now Motorsport UK).

Solway Car Club News

12 Car – 12th February

Event details Date: Wednesday 12th February  Venue: Castle Douglas Results: pdf link >here< Points: updated after Rd 1 >here< Our first 12 Car Rally of the year, with 7 Entries (3 Expert, 2 Semi-Expert and 1 Novice)…. Learn More

February 12th, 2025

Dinner Dance – 8th February

Thanks to everyone who attended the Dinner Dance & Presentation of 2024 Awards last night, and to The Arden House for hosting us. Well done to all our 2024 Award winners. 2024 Prize Winners Overall… Learn More

February 8th, 2025

Spring 12 Car Dates

The provisional dates for our Spring 12 Car Rallies are: ▪ Wednesday 12th February (Map 84) ▪ Wednesday 5th March (Map 84) ▪ Wednesday 19th March (Map TBC) Please contact Keith Riddick (Competition Secretary) for… Learn More

February 1st, 2025