▁Scotland / ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁between ▁ 1 9 – 2 1 ▁November ▁during ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁wet test ▁weather ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁r ally ▁was ▁officially ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁site ▁of ▁S con e ▁Palace ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁finish ▁at ▁St ir ling ▁Castle ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 2 1 st . ▁The ▁first ▁ten ▁cars ▁were ▁flag ged ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Minister ▁of ▁Scotland ▁Alex ▁Sal mond ▁and ▁Jack ie ▁Stewart . ▁▁ ▁The ▁weather ▁and ▁the ▁battle ▁between ▁K ris ▁Me e ke ▁and ▁Guy ▁Wil ks ▁domin ated ▁the ▁week end ▁with ▁Me e ke ▁winning ▁the ▁r ally ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁technical ▁in fr ing ement ▁involving ▁the ▁front ▁sub frame ▁of ▁Me e ke ' s ▁car , ▁Me e ke ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁giving ▁the ▁r ally ▁win ▁to ▁Wil ks . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁I RC ▁win ▁for ▁Guy ▁Wil ks . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Special ▁stages ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Scottish ▁sport ▁Scotland ▁Category : R ally ▁Scotland ▁R ally ▁Scotland ▁ ▁ca : R AC ▁R al · li ▁d ' E sc ò cia <0x0A> </s> ▁P ill ar ▁of ▁salt ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁The ▁pill ar ▁of ▁salt ▁into ▁which ▁Lot ' s ▁wife ▁was ▁transformed ▁in ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁of