Dumfries rally champ going for 5th Scottish title

David Bogie from Dumfries is preparing for the first round of the Scottish Rally Championship in Inverness tomorrow.

The 25-year-old four times Scottish and British champion will be debuting his new Ford Focus World Rally Car on the 'Snowman' rally.

He has admitted that it will take a while to to get used to the car, and said he will face stiff competition from Duns driver Euan Thorburn, and Castle Douglas driver Jock Armstrong:

To follow the progress of the Snowman rally throughout the day visit the Snowman rally website.

Four times Scottish Rally champion David Bogie has been showing off his new set of wheels exclusively to ITV News ahead of the start of the 2013 Scottish Rally Championship.

David, who is from Dumfries, is already making rallying history.

Kim Inglis reports:

Four times Scottish Rally Champion David Bogie, from Dumfries, spoke to ITV Border about why he has chosen a new car for the 2013 season and what his hopes are for the year ahead:

ITV Border has been given an exclusive look at David Bogie's new Ford Focus World Rally Car, which he will use to contest the 2013 Scottish Rally Championship.

The first round of the championship kicks off in Inverness this Saturday (16th February).

David Bogie has been showing off his new wheels, ahead of the 2013 Scottish Rally Championship.

The 25-year-old driver from Dumfries retired his Mitsubishi Evo 9 at the end of 2012, after powering it to six championship titles over five seasons.

He will be driving his new Ford Focus World Rally Car on the opening round of the championship on Saturday (16th February).

The car is left-hand-drive and more technically advanced than his old car.

He said:

"We've had a limited amount of testing in the new car, so the first rally will be a big learning curve.

"The left-hand-drive will take a bit of getting used to, and with a lot of strong competitors this year, it looks like it's going to be a great battle."

Rallying sensation David Bogie, from Dumfries, is aiming to make history by becoming the first driver ever to win the Scottish Rally Championship (SRC) five times.

The 25-year-old and his co-driver Kevin Rae, from Hawick, have already made history by becmong the first crew to win the Scottish and British Rally Championships simultaneously.

The pair are competing in the first round of the SRC on 16th February, where they will be debuting a new car- a Ford Focus World Rally Car.

He is exclusively unveiling his new ex-Colin McRae car to ITV Border today, with the hope that it will bring him as much luck as his old wheels.

David won six championships in his trusted red Mitsubishi Evo 9, but retired it at the end of the 2012 season.