Models of varying vintage gathered at the Rhymney Brewery in the World Heritage Site of Blaenavon to take part in the second Two Rivers Tour. Organised by Cwmbran-based Forresters Car Club, the 36 cars took participants on a 130 mile route around some of the most picturesque roads in Torfaen, southern Powys and Monmouthshire. Goytre based company Nutts Performance Classics donated awards for … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Welsh motor clubs rally to support dog
Motor Clubs from around South Wales have entered teams in an inter-club quiz on Tuesday which will remember one of the great characters of Welsh motorsport. Seasoned competitor, event organiser, motor sport raconteur and quiz master Peter Griffiths lost his long-standing battle with cancer earlier this year. His love of motor sport was matched by that for his Welsh collie dog, Bailey, and money … [Read more...]
Six round Prestone BRC 2019 outlined
As the fast-paced 2018 series gears up for an exciting climax, the Prestone MSA British Rally Championship has confirmed its 2019 calendar. In 2019, Britain’s top-tier rallying series will feature six rounds in six territories, with events across the UK in Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, while Wales Rally GB 2019 is scheduled as a reserve round with the date to be fixed. The … [Read more...]
Osian takes Escort Mk2 to Escort Rally Special in Belgium
Osian Pryce will contest the Escort Rally Special – a one-off event in Belgium on 15-16 September that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the building of the first Escort in 1968 – in a full asphalt-spec Escort Mk2. Osian will drive the same RallyXtreme-prepared Escort Mk2 BDG that he took to second place on the recent Harry Flatters National A Rally, which was his first asphalt rally … [Read more...]
Sixty-strong field line up for WRGB WRC
Entries for Wales Rally GB closed late last week, with an outstanding field of 60 International cars representing 19 nations lining up to compete against-the-clock on an exciting new-look route featuring 23 gruelling special stages. The entry list is topped by the world championship winning M-Sport Ford World Rally Team starring last year’s winner Elfyn Evans (above on podium) and also includes … [Read more...]
Welsh Youth Trials riders competing at Neath
The Welsh Youth Championship round for South Wales trials series will be held on saturday. It is being staged at the new centre training venue Glyn y Bedd Farm, Crynant, near Neath and the event begins for a variety of classes from noon. … [Read more...]
Two Rivers Tour flows this weekend
Forresters CC Two Rivers Tour will be staged for the second year on Sunday. The 125-miles event assembles for a start outside Rhymney Brewery, Blaenavon before meandering through South East Wales and finishing with a Sunday dinner at The Huntsman, Shirenewton. The not car breaking event is open to models of any age and a classic Ferrari is among those partaking and you can still get a place … [Read more...]
Edwards & Garrod win place on WRGB
Matt Edwards and Darren Garrod overcame late dramas on Saturday’s Eventsigns Woodpecker Stages Rally to take their fourth victory of the year in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship, writes Peter Hughes. That win also secured for them a free entry on Wales Rally GB, part of the Road to Wales initiative of IMS, promoters of the British round of the World Rally … [Read more...]
Isle of Man rally has no legs this year
Organisers of the 2018 Rally Isle of Man (13-15 September) have been left with no option but to cancel this year’s event, they report. Despite enormous efforts by the vastly experienced Organising Team, who had created an exciting and challenging 18 stage, 140 stage mile route over some of the Island’s classic asphalt rally special stages, there have been insurmountable delays in securing the … [Read more...]
Contenders chip away on Woodpecker this weekend
Saturday’s Eventsigns Woodpecker Stages is the penultimate round of the Pirelli MSA Welsh Rally Championship with the fight for the title going to the final round, the Wyedean Stages on 10 November, writes Peter Hughes. The destination of at least one major award will be settled on this event, as the driver leading the series at the end of the rally will receive a free entry to Wales Rally GB, … [Read more...]