Tributes to be paid to 2025 Jim Clark Rally accident victim Dai Roberts at this year’s edition
Tributes are to be paid to 2025 Jim Clark Rally accident victim Dai Roberts at this year’s edition, taking place from Friday to Sunday, May 22 to 24.
The 39-year-old, of Carmarthen in Wales, was killed in a crash near Duns on day two of the rally while acting as co-driver to fellow Welshman James Williams and that tragedy led to the rally being abandoned there and then.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of that accident but Williams, 28, of Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire, survived after undergoing treatment at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for injuries described at the time as serious but not life-threatening.
A spokesperson for the Jim Clark Memorial Motor Club-organised rally said: “The 2026 edition will carry extra significance as the rally community come together to remember co-driver Dai Roberts, who tragically lost his life during the 2025 event.
“Throughout the weekend, tributes will be paid to Dai, ensuring his memory remains at the heart of the event.”
The stage of the rally that Williams and Roberts were contesting at the time of their crash, at Edrom, has been renamed and re-routed this time round so drivers no longer have to go past the scene of last year’s tragedy.
A fundraising appeal for Roberts’ widow Louise and children Jac and Mia launched by fellow competitors Damian Cole and John Stone the week after last May’s accident went on to amass more than £153,000.
Daffodils have also been planted in memory of Roberts near the crash site, an initiative led by rally marshals Claire and Craig Fisher.
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