The 2016 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway this weekend with the Llandudno based Cambrian Rally. Last year was a bumper one for the championship with strong entries and close, exciting battles throughout the season. Early indications are that 2016 should match, if not exceed it. With reigning champion Bob Ceen stepping back from the sport for … [Read more...]
Welsh championship hots up in Severn Valley Stages
With all the podium places on Saturday’s Severn Valley Stages being claimed by Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship contenders, outright victory and their first maximum points haul of the season went to Malvern driver’s Bob Ceen and co-driver Andy Bull, from Birmingham, in their Subaru Impreza World Rally Car. It was the crew’s second victory on the event, the previous win having come in … [Read more...]
Title fight is fierce in Welsh forests
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship move into the second half of their season on saturday with the battle for the overall title and for the various class honours still wide open while the series boasts its strongest entry for a number of years. Leading the title chase going in to the Builth Wells based Severn Valley Stages is Worcester’s Paul Davy. He and co-driver … [Read more...]
Plains Rally marks half-way point in Welsh Forest Rally Championship
The 2015 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship reaches its halfway point with the Welshpool based Plains Rally. The series has seen a big surge in registrations and has so far produced three different winners on the opening three rounds. Heading the drivers’ standings going into this weekend is Bob Ceen in his Subaru Impreza World Rally Car. Although the Malvern driver has yet to win a … [Read more...]
Entries pour in for this weekend’s WFRC round
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Dolgellau on saturday for round 3 , the North Wales Rally Service – Weir Laundry Equipment Rally North Wales, with registrations up more than 25% on last year and more still coming in. With Junior World Rally Championship star Osian Pryce leading the field off, car 2 on the event, organised by Wolverhampton and South … [Read more...]
Sunday drive brings stage success
Jamie Anderson’s original plan was to spend Sunday testing his car at the Sweet Lamb Rally Complex. But the Leicestershire driver left Mid-Wales with maximum points in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship. When Jamie learnt that the rally testing facility wasn’t available because it was being used as a stage on the Viking Motorsport/Links Electrical Mid Wales Stage he immediately … [Read more...]
Mid Wales Stages thriller on Sunday
Early series leader Hugh Hunter will lead off a strong field of contenders in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship on round 2, the Mid Wales Stages. The Ruthin driver and co-driver Andy Marchbank, from Cheshire (pictured) claimed maximum points on the opening round, the Weir Engineering Wyedean Rally, but they will face stiff opposition after taking their Subaru Impreza across the … [Read more...]
Hunter takes first blood in Pirelli Welsh series
The early lead in the 2015 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship went to Hugh Hunter as the Ruthin driver claimed maximum points on the opening round, the Chepstow based Wyedean Rally. Hugh and Cheshire based co-driver Andy Marchbank reported mid event that they lacked confidence in the handling of their Subaru Impreza but were able to improve matters at the lunchtime service halt and … [Read more...]
Pirelli series flagged off this weekend
The 2015 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway this Saturday with competitors tackling the Weir Engineering Wyedean Forest Rally. The event, based at Chepstow Racecourse, is the first of eight championship rounds with the series reaching its conclusion in October on the Llandudno based Cambrian Rally. Making a welcome return to the series this year is Ruthin driver Hugh … [Read more...]
Cambrian Rally wins top Welsh award
The Cambrian Rally has won the award for the best round of the 2014 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship. The Llandudno based event was the final round of the Championship and the organising team from North Wales Car Club made major changes to the route from previous years to reduce the road mileage covered by competitors. Announcing the award, Championship co-ordinator Dave Evison … [Read more...]