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...]
Three-way fight looms in WRGB forests
The dramatic battle for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship has reached fever pitch as the series heads for a spectacular showdown in Wales. With Estonian ace Ott Tänak scoring back-to-back wins in Finland and on Sunday in Germany, a titanic three-way tussle is in prospect when the WRC arrives on these shores next month for Wales Rally GB 4-7 October. Thanks to his two stirring … [Read more...]
New challenge on this year’s Nicky Grist Stages
Organisers of this summer’s classic Nicky Grist Stages have managed to find a completely new gravel road to test competitors, writes Paul Evans. It will be the only event in 2018 to run on the classic Welsh gravel roads in Halfway and Route 60, while the Crychan stage is in prime condition and a new smooth, fast and flowing stage, which has never been used for rallying before, replaces the … [Read more...]