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19 May 2003, 23:58 (Ref:604104)
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Ecurie Ecosse
Driving through Newcastle last Thursday, I saw a van decked out in full Ecurie Ecosse livery, crest and all. Is Scotland's national team properly active again, or was this just some really hardcore fan?
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20 May 2003, 03:30 (Ref:604185)
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I came across some pics of Sebring 2003 that had a Porsche and drivers decked out with stickers on the car and EE sew-on badges on the drivers. 1 of the drivers was Gregor Fisken. I was under the impression that Ray Mallock and Hugh McCaig own the title 'Ecurie Ecosse'. Last edited by mickj; 20 May 2003 at 03:30. |
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20 May 2003, 05:09 (Ref:604221)
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They went with the genuine Ecurie Ecosse lorry last september at the Classic, didn't they ?
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20 May 2003, 05:30 (Ref:604232)
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Hugh McCaig does own the Ecurie Ecosse name and they did run a 911 at Sebring for Gregor Fisken, Ian Donaldson and Bart Hayden
It was the second PK Sport car (actually the Sebah Motorsport car) but it ran in EE colours - For that matter it ran at the LM Test day too - again as the second (reserve) PK car - theres a pic of the car at LM in one of the dsc test day galleries. Last edited by Graham Goodwin; 20 May 2003 at 05:31. |
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21 May 2003, 16:54 (Ref:606083)
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The van may have had something to do with Ecurie Ecosse's current domestic efforts - as well as running teams in the Scottish Mini Cooper and Caterham Championships, they also run in the Caterham Roadsports in Class A with Alasdair McCaig and Andrew Smith... that series ran at Cadwell Park on the 18th so it may have been travelling there? I have no idea where Cadwell is so I could be wrong on this...
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21 May 2003, 17:07 (Ref:606092)
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Cadwell is in Lincolnshire isn't it?
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21 May 2003, 18:48 (Ref:606166)
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That could explain it. I didn't know that Ecosse were still active in national championships. It's a shame nothing came of Ray Mallock's plan to run his Saleen under the Ecurie Ecosse banner.
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26 May 2003, 21:36 (Ref:610869)
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So, Hugh McCaig still owns the Ecurie Ecosse name (who knows, Alasdair McCaig may be related to him...). Does Ray Mallock have any part in the team/name? Are there any plans to take the name back to sportscar racing?
Come to that, is Ray Mallock planning to get back into serious racing? I know he's running a Lotus Exige in British GTs, and was to run an MG at Le Mans; will the MG reappear in the SCC or ALMS later this year? Might it even run in Ecurie Ecosse colours? Now that would be great. |
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27 May 2003, 02:57 (Ref:611068)
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A McCaig I believe is Hugh McCaig's son. From Graham Gaulds book on EE the name is/was owned by Ray Mallock and Hugh McCaig. I hope the EE name is on a sports car in the future. Its a shame the EE Saleen did not race. |
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