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Daily Record
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Record
Competitor dies at Jim Clark Rally and driver rushed to hospital with serious injuries
The man was competing in the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders which is part of the British Rally Championship circuit. A man has died and a second person has been seriously injured after a crash in the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders. The fatal incident took place on the D41/6 Edrom Mains road, near Duns, at around 10.50am on Saturday, May 24. Emergency services attended but the 39-year-old man, who was a co-driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family is aware. The driver, a 27-year-old man, was rushed by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with serious but not life-threatening one else was injured. The Borders Competitions Jim Clark Rally is a closed road motorsport event. It's part of the British Rally Championship circuit and was running between May 23-24. Organisers confirmed on Saturday afternoon that they had cancelled the rest of the event after it came to halt this morning. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. A statement on Facebook read: "Following an incident at the Jim Clark Rally today [Saturday 24 May 2025], the Jim Clark Memorial Motor Club have made the decision to cancel the remainder of the event and tomorrow's Jim Clark Reivers Rally." The British Rally Championship have not yet made a statement or confirmed what drivers were involved in the fatal incident. Superintendent Vincent Fisher said: 'Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.'
Powys County Times
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Powys County Times
Powys pair make the long trek north for Jim Clark Rally
Jason Pritchard arrives at this weekend's Borders Competitions Jim Clark Rally leading the Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship. While he will be one of the favourites to score maximum points in the third round, the Builth Wells ace has an unusual history on the event. The triple Protyre Asphalt champion contested the Jim Clark five times between 2007-2011 – three times in a Citroën C2, finishing second in the R2 class in 2009 and twice in a Subaru Impreza Sti N16, finishing a career-best fifth overall in 2010. He did not appear again until 2022, when he finished seventh overall in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. This time he's back in another different car – his new Pirelli-shod North Road Garage/Guttercrest Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 – and as he will be partnered by Phil Clarke. It's the first time that Pritchard will contest the event twice with the same co-driver. Meanwhile Dale Furniss will join Meirion Evans at this weekend's Borders Competitions Jim Clark Rally with the duo competing for the Castrol MEM Rally Team in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. The Llanrhaeadr-based co-driver fills a breach left by usual co-driver William Creighton who is unavailable for the third round of the Probite British Rally Championship. Evans will be aiming to strengthen his challenge for the BRC drivers' title as he arrives in the Scottish borders lying a challenging fifth in the series.
