The dramatic British Rally Championship will take another exciting turn this weekend as the Today’s Ulster Rally hosts the penultimate round of the closely-fought series. The narrow, bumpy lanes of Northern Ireland have always played a crucial part in the BRC title race and 2019 will be no different, as Matt Edwards and Tom Cave come to Newry, tied on 68 points. After a Ceremonial Start in … [Read more...]
Formula Fun is on track at Anglesey this weekend
The British Rasing & Sports Car Club makes their second of visit of the season to Anglesey Circuit this coming weekend with something of an endurance racing special with two such races taking place on consecutive days. A host of fantastic sprint races accompany and compliment the long-distance events, with a variety of production cars and single seaters competing on the … [Read more...]
Elfyn gives masterclass talk to rising stars
One of the world’s leading rally drivers was on hand to pass on his experience in the sport when Junior competitors in the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Forest Rally Championship took part in their second training day of the year. World Rally Championship driver and winner of the 2017 Wales Rally GB Elfyn Evans talked to leading co-driver Jamie Edwards about his remarkable career so far, from … [Read more...]
NG Road Racing heading to Anglesey
NG Road racing make their annual trek to Anglesey Circuit next weekend for Round 6 of their 2019 championship races, having previously visited Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Donington Park, Cadwell Park and Pembrey this season. By this stage, the championships are taking shape nicely, and anyone with an eye on one of those coveted titles must be on top form as a slip up now could spell … [Read more...]
WRGB entries have opened for October classic
With little more than nine weeks remaining, entries to Wales Rally GB 3-6 October have just opened. Entries for the shorter two-day WRGB National Rally based in the heart the WRC Service Park on the Llandudno seafront and shadows the main four-day event into forests on Friday and Saturday opened yesterday. These will be accepted on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This concurrent event offers … [Read more...]
Two & three-wheeled fun this weekend
This weekend marks the half-way point in the British sidecar series and Peter Founds & Jevan Walmsley (LCR Suzuki), have a commanding 65 point lead after winning six out of the seven races. They dropped points only in race one at Donington Park, finishing as runners-up to Lee Crawford & Scott Hardie (LCR Suzuki), who occupy second place in the Super F2 title at the present … [Read more...]
No Limits racing returns
No Limits Racing return to Anglesey circuit this Saturday for their second race meeting at the venue this season. The club has revealed that all places have sold out for the 10-hour spectacular which will be the longest motorcycle endurance race in the UK motorsport calendar this year. The 10 hour race was dreamed up following the success of last season’s eight hour race at Donington … [Read more...]
Morris makes his mark with Bentley brand
Acclaimed Welsh motor racing star Seb Morris will embark on the most important challenge and arguably greatest opportunity of his sporting career in Belgium this weekend. He makes his debut as an official ‘factory’ driver with Bentley in the annual Total 24 Hours of Spa. Fresh from the most recent round of the British GT Championship at Spa-Francorchamps this past Sunday, 23-year-old Morris … [Read more...]
Analysing the F1 data is surprising
Just Tyres have released new research breaking down what goes into making a Formula 1 winner with the season now in full swing. It found: The UK is home to the drivers who have competed in and won the most races, with homegrown talent claiming 284 wins since F1 began Drivers from Argentina have won 10.83% of their races - the highest percentage of any other country Ferrari leads the … [Read more...]
Coming and going on Wales Rally GB
Fan favourite Petter Solberg, one of the FIA World Rally Championship’s most charismatic drivers, will end his professional career at this year’s Wales Rally GB 3-6 October driving Volkswagen Motorsport’s Polo GTI R5. The 2003 World Rally Champion is no stranger to Britain’s WRC encounter; he’s started it 15-times and won four times. Between 2002 and 2005, he and Welsh co-driver … [Read more...]