Motorsport UK and Natural Resources Wales have signed a new access agreement to allow competitive four-wheeled rallying for the next three years until 2023. For decades, NRW’s forests have played host to a range of motorsport, working effectively with Motorsport UK to stage events at every level of the sport, from grassroots to the iconic Wales Rally GB – Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally … [Read more...]
Sad loss of Welsh ambassador for motor sport
Welsh & UK motorsport lost a great ambassador on Saturday 29 February when Alun Morgan passed away after a long illness, writes Ken Davies. Widely known within the Welsh motorsport community, Alun had spent a remarkable lifetime in the sport. In 1942, David Alun Thomas Morgan was born in Gorslas, Carmarthenshire and after LLandybie Secondary Modern School, went to Ammanford Technical College … [Read more...]
Pembrey thriller for Rallycross fans
Julian Godfrey (Heathfield) and Derek Tohill (Dublin) claimed a win apiece in the third and fourth rounds of the Toyo Tires Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship at Pembrey Circuit last weekend to hold a joint points lead at the mid-season point of the of the eight-race series. Racing his multiple title-winning Ford Fiesta Supercar, Godfrey topped the Intermediate Classification in both … [Read more...]
Pembrey wins major rallycross rounds
Most of the British Rallycross championship this season will be contested at the acclaimed Pembrey circuit. The venue between Llanelli and Kidwelly underwent a major privately funded investment three seasons ago and competitors have praised the Pembrey team, led by Phil Davies, for the course and the challenge it presents. The calendar for the Toyo Tires Motorsport UK British … [Read more...]
Pembrey hosts rallycross thriller
Five-times Champion Julian Godfrey (Heathfield) claimed victory in round eight of the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship at Pembrey Circuit on Sunday driving a Spencer Sport Mitsubishi Mirage Supercar. Godfrey started second on the grid for the final and took the lead at the start to head the field from lights-to-flag and claim his third win of the season. Three-time MSA British … [Read more...]
British RX returns to Pembrey
Albatec Racing driver Mark Higgins leads Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship standings into round eight at Pembrey Circuit on Sunday. The popular Welsh venue will host the penultimate round of three-way title fight for 2018 British RX crown with former Champions Ollie O’Donovan and Julian Godfrey in the fight with Higgins. Pembrey’s new-look 2018 layout set for second weekend of … [Read more...]
Irish luck continues
Irish driver Ollie O’Donovan claimed victory in rounds four and five of the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship at Pembrey Circuit in South Wales last weekend to take the points lead. O’Donovan took the maximum points available from the Pembrey double-header, run on the new rallycross layout at the Welsh venue running in one direction on the first day and reverse the … [Read more...]
Pembrey is crucial for Renault UK Clio Cup Juniors
Carmarthenshire’s demanding Pembrey race circuit this Saturday and Sunday hosts the penultimate rounds of Renault UK’s exciting new Clio Cup Junior championship. The two races will help decide who goes on to take the Champion’s prize valued at £18,000. Three different winners from the first four rounds and just eight points covering the top three underline UK Clio Cup Junior’s … [Read more...]
Toyo Tires British Rallycross heads for hot Pembrey round
For the second year in succession, Pembrey Circuit will bring a new addition to the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship this weekend, the South Wales venue running a revised layout for round three of the Championship. Twelve months ago, the Welsh circuit became the first British RX host to run its circuit in the opposite direction to that traditionally used, a situation that is set … [Read more...]
Pembrey gets green light from F1 star
Ahead of the start of the new motor racing season, Formula One racer turned TV pundit Karun Chandhok visited Pembrey Circuit to check out the changes, writes Peter Hughes. After tackling the revised layout in a Formula Three car, Indian racer Chandhok said, “I have always enjoyed driving here at Pembrey, it’s a real challenge for a driver but this new, more technical section … [Read more...]