Four-time British Rally champion Keith Cronin put the hammer down for a fifth title bid last weekend, taking his Volkswagen Polo GTi to a sensational Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally victory in the Scottish Borders. Cronin and co-driver Mikie Galvin were a forced to be reckoned with all weekend long, opening up an unassailable forty second lead in their Pirelli-shod Polo over James … [Read more...]
Osian Pryce hits 100……
Osian Pryce will celebrate his 100th rally start on this year’s British Rally Championship, as he attempts to win the title for the first time in his Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. And to make the occasion even more special, the centenary falls on one of his home rounds of the series, the Nicky Grist Stages on 9 July. The 29-year old Machynlleth born driver has finished runner-up in the BRC three times … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages figures in BRC 2022 series
Next year’s Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 9 July, will host a round of the British Rally Championship for the fourth time in the event’s history. The Quinton Motor Club organised forestry event, which dates back to 1980, first hosted a round of the BRC in 2016. Elfyn Evans/Craig Parry won the event that year in a Ford Fiesta R5, a result which helped them go on to become British rally … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages postponed to July 2021
Top club event, the Nicky Grist Stages, will return to the classic mid-Wales forestry stages on Saturday 10 July 2021, following the cancellation of this year’s event. Quinton Motor Club had originally planned to run the event – which is a five time winner of the BTRDA ‘Rally of the Year’ award – on Saturday 11 July, but owing to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, the event was postponed until … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages wins ‘Rally of the Year’ award
The Builth Wells-based Nicky Grist Stages has won the prestigious BTRDA Rally Series ‘Rally of the Year Award 2019’. It was presented to the event organisers, Quinton Motor Club, at the British Trial & Rally Driver Association’s annual gala awards ceremony. Voted for by competitors, the Nicky Grist Stages was praised for the smooth running of the event and the quality of the stages, which … [Read more...]
Thorburn hopes to clinch BTRDA Series this weekend
The Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday has received a bumper 130 car entry, with top seeds Euan Thorburn/Paul Beaton hoping that a good result on the eight stage Mid-Wales forestry event will clinch them the prestigious 2019 Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series title. The Scottish duo (right) has been unstoppable so far this year with four wins out of four in their Ford Focus WRC. But … [Read more...]
Cambrian Rally opens season
The Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway on saturday with the Llandudno-based Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, writes Peter Hughes. With the return of Pirelli as title sponsors, along with RAVENOL’s continued support of the Clubman competitors, the Championship looks to follow up its thriller 2018 season with another bumper year. It was Dylan Davies (above) who took … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages to pioneer new format
Nicky Grist Stages entries are open and the BTRDA and Welsh Championship event will be first in Wales to run with relaxed split-field seeding. Entries are now open for the Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 14 July with the official event Regulations and Entry forms published on-line at nickygriststages.co.uk. This year’s Quinton MC-organised event will be the only rally to use Halfway and … [Read more...]
Welsh clubmen’s rally voted best in British calendar
The Nicky Grist Stages has won the prestigious Bill Turner Trophy for the Best Event in the 2016 Ravenol BTRDA Rally Series. It’s the fourth time that the Quinton Motor Club-organised rally has won the award, having lifted the trophy in 2005, 2010 and 2012. It has also been nominated as one of the top three best organised BTRDA Rally Series events for the last six years in succession. Luke … [Read more...]