Brilliant Route with epic West Coast scenery and roads The Scottish Malts Rally 2025 finished on September 5th in front of the fabulous Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder. After five days of rallying, over 915 miles, the winners of the biennial regularity rally were the 1959 Austin Healey 3000 crew of Ken and Sarah Binstead, relieved to finally take their first ever win after an ultra-close contest with the 2023 Scottish Malts winners, Dick and Harry Baines in their new 1972 Porsche 911E, a total contrast to their usual Mini Cooper S. Paul Hernaman. Ray Crowther rounded out the top three in their Porsche 924S, surviving electrical scares to stay on the podium. A total of 41 cars began the rally, with participants from as far away as America, Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, and Europe; a truly international field. The route ran a loop around Scotland, as far north as Inverness and as far west as the famous Isle of Mull, beginning and ending at Gleneagles, as tradition dictates. Along the way, the rally passed through unbelievably beautiful scenery, from coast to mountain top, and visited 14 distilleries, one of the USP's of this particular rally, although it is important to add that the visits were strictly alcohol free. The fight for the win went down to the last moment, with just four seconds separating first and second place at the flag. Despite giving themselves a little catching up to do after day one, Ken and Sarah Binstead continued the good form that has seen them on a few HERO-ERA podiums in the last couple of seasons, including finishing a very close second on the London to Lisbon in 2024. Most recently they finished third on the 2025. Ends.