None of the front-running crews enjoyed a totally trouble-free run on the latest round of the Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship. It was Russ Thompson and Andy Murphy who overcame their tribulations on the Builth Wells based Nicky Grist Stages, organised by Quinton Motor Club, to take maximum championship points while Tom Llewellin retained his overall series lead. Scott … [Read more...]
Fabulous Anglesey weekend for HSCC racers
The Historic Sports Car Club’s inaugural race meeting at the spectacular Anglesey track in North Wales last weekend delivered fabulous racing as drivers loved the track and its coastal setting. The first Tom Pryce Memorial Meeting featured 20 races, a total entry of more than 170 cars and a very special tribute to the life of Welsh racing driver Tom Pryce. The weekend also included the first … [Read more...]
Thorburn hopes to clinch BTRDA Series this weekend
The Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday has received a bumper 130 car entry, with top seeds Euan Thorburn/Paul Beaton hoping that a good result on the eight stage Mid-Wales forestry event will clinch them the prestigious 2019 Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series title. The Scottish duo (right) has been unstoppable so far this year with four wins out of four in their Ford Focus WRC. But … [Read more...]
Tom Pryce memorial takes shape for Anglesey weekend
The life of Welsh racing driver Tom Pryce will be celebrated at the Anglesey Circuit this coming weekend, 13 & 14 July, during the first historic racing festival at the North Wales track. The Historic Sports Car Club’s first race meeting at the spectacular track is dedicated to the famous Welsh Formula 1 racer and will feature a fine array of over 160 single-seaters, … [Read more...]
Champions clean sweep in Ypres
Last year’s British Rally Champion Matt Edwards and co-driver Patrick Walsh in their Pirelli-backed Ford Fiesta R5 took a dramatic win on the classic Renties Ypres Rally – the exciting overseas round for the British Rally Championship. For Edwards and his M-Sport team they repeated their 2018 win in fine style to take maximum BRC points, sixth overall and with it the Tony Pond Award for the … [Read more...]
Welsh Enduro maintains tough tradition
The lakeside at Llandrindod Wells was the headquarters for the annual International Welsh 2-Day Enduro with the event again receiving the maximum entry of 500 motorcycles plus a reserve list for the ever-popular event in Mid-Wales, writes Gary Jones. With a lap over over 130 miles each day comprising of some nine checkpoints and 3 timed special tests on private land the first of the sidecars … [Read more...]
Things have changed for Dylan
Reigning Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Champion Dylan Davies returned to the sport after an eight month lay-off on Sunday and showed he has lost none of the pace that took him to last year’s title, writes Peter Hughes. Dylan tackled the Red Kite Stages, organised by Amman and District Motor Club, in a hired R5 specification Ford Fiesta. With co-driver Mark Glennerster alongside him … [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...]
Bikers head to Anglesey this weekend
The Wirral 100 Motor Club return to Anglesey Circuit for their second meeting of the year this weekend. Over the two days they will use the 1.55 mile Coastal Circuit on Saturday and the 2.10 mile International Circuit on Sunday. The format follows the club’s well-tested ‘Racing for Sport’ formula, the intention being to give the riders and spectators as much track action as possible in the … [Read more...]
WRGB eyes future artists and designers
Wales Rally GB has once again joined forces with Toyota GB to reignite its exciting car livery design competition for young students, with the winning entry being applied to a real-life GT86 rally car. The highly successful initiative launched in 2017 and now enters its third year. When liveried, the GT86 will be displayed within the Big Bang showcase located right at the heart of the … [Read more...]