The future of Wales Rally GB and Circuit of Wales are unexpectedly under threat from a controversial ruling by a European Court. In future, both might have to pay enormous comprehensive public protection insurance premiums and see any competitors’ accidents reported to police as if they happened on public roads. Off-road rallies, grass-track, trials and other forms of two or four wheeled … [Read more...]
M-Sport secure WRC champ for 2017
World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier has signed with M-Sport to drive Ford Fiesta RS WRCs next season, writes Gary Jones. After testing in Wales last month, the French driver who has won the last four championships but was without a drive in 2017 after VW pulled out, said he was confident of a fifth title next season with the Cumbrian team. He and co-driver Julien Ingrassia will drive one … [Read more...]
Wales Rally GB has learned a successful lesson
After a highly successful move in the WRC calendar this year, the 2017 Wales Rally GB will once again be in the autumn half-term, 26-29 October. Again it will be the penultimate fixture of a 13-round FIA World Rally Championship opening in Monte Carlo in January and culminating in Australia during November and holds the promise of a thrilling series with new entrants. A record number of … [Read more...]
WRGB thrills fans until the last stage
Three days of high-octane entertainment reached a climax at Wales Rally GB yesterday as World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier fought onto the top of the podium in Llandudno in the series’ closest finish of the year. Ogier proved himself once again as he conquered the event’s classic 22-stages challenge, the first WRC round the Frenchman has won four times in a row, and in so doing securing the … [Read more...]
Is a fourth win a bridge too far for Frenchman?
The legendary Welsh forests will see a 148-car entry for Wales Rally GB starting tomorrow and finishing on Sunday. This season’s eagerly-anticipated event promises to be even more spectacular, with a move to a new date at the end of October promising drier and faster action after this afternoon's ceremonial start in Colwyn Bay. Reflecting the ‘Year of Adventure’ in Wales, this … [Read more...]
Dare to be Different experience comes to WRGB
The ‘Dare to be Different’ campaign is delighted to announce a special additional ‘headline’ event which will take place later this month at Wales Rally GB – the UK’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship. This extra date on Wednesday 26 October will be based in the central Rally Village in Deeside, Flintshire – the international event’s busy pits and paddock complex where all the top WRC … [Read more...]
McRae returns to WRGB in Magnum
This month’s Wales Rally GB 27-30 October will mark a very special milestone in the career of British rallying legend Jimmy McRae. It is 40 years since the ever-enthusiastic Scot first appeared on Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship and, to celebrate that anniversary, he’s contesting the WRGB National Rally back behind the wheel of an identical Vauxhall Magnum to the one he … [Read more...]
Wales’s leading driver in doubt for WRGB
With Wales Rally GB now just four weeks away, Wales’s leading driver still doesn’t know whether he will be contesting the British round of the World Rally Championship, writes Peter Hughes. Newly crowned British Rally Champion Elfyn Evans says there are currently more pressing matters where his rallying career is concerned. Speaking at the media launch of the event at Llyn Brenig, Elfyn was … [Read more...]
Cameron gets WRGB drive after championship win
Llandovery rally driver Cameron Davies put in a mature drive belying his youth to clinch the prestigious 2016 DMACK Fiesta ST Trophy with one round of the series still to spare. With the title, Cameron’s fifth in a six year rallying career, comes the opportunity to compete for a place in the 2017 World Rally Championship. Despite missing the opening round of the series, such has been the … [Read more...]
Plans almost complete for WRGB 2016
With less than two months before the FIA World Rally Championship arrives in the UK, plans for this year’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 27-30 October are close to completion. Showcasing Wales’ official ‘Year of Adventure’, the competitive route for 2016 is the longest and most challenging since the event’s widely-acclaimed move to a new base in the north of the country in … [Read more...]