A former Lanark man is flying the flag for Scotland in the tough London to Lisbon marathon car rally this week. Ex-Lanark and Carluke Advertiser reporter George Topp and his wife and navigator Rosalind are seeded in car 11, their specially-prepared 1966 Volvo Amazon 132S, for the 10-day event.
The couple, who successfully completed the famous Monte Carlo Historique Rallye earlier this year, now live in south-west France, with rally passing close to their home town of Jonzac.
Fifty crews from as far away as Japan and the USA are tackling the 2800km 10-day rally, which sees them visit four different countries.
The event started today (Thursday) at the historic Brooklands race circuit in Weybridge, and runs until May 4. The route takes competitors to Portsmouth for an overnight ferry to St Malo, and then down the western coast of France, before heading over the Pyrenees and into Spain and Portugal.