Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the dramatic and incident filled Nicky Grist Stages last weekend. The fifth event of the seven round MSA British Rally Championship saw the DMACK British Rally Team driver make it three wins from five and his second ‘home’ victory in Wales this season. Fellow Welshman Tom Cave equalled his season best with a … [Read more...]
Seb steps onto Spa podium
Bentley Continental GT3 Welsh driver Seb Morris raced to his and Team Parker Racing’s fourth podium of the British GT Championship season at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. He put in a big qualifying time and in the race scored an excellent second place finish – a mere 0.6 seconds shy of victory after two hours of action. Following on from an exceptionally … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Circuit of Wales development stalls again
Revised investment plans for the proposed Circuit of Wales have been rejected today by the Welsh Government. Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure said in a statement that there was still too much risk put on the public purse by the £370 Million scheme outside Ebbw Vale, particularly in the light of the expected Brexit budget … [Read more...]
Welsh car shortlisted for super-green award
Mid Wales based Riversimple has been shortlisted for consideration in this year’s Low Carbon Innovation award for an SMEs. The hydrogen fuel-cell Rasa, has been developed by a team at Llandrindod Wells and the Welsh Government is considering supporting a manufacturing base in Wales. The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has been running its Champions … [Read more...]
Business drivers give blessing to autonomous cars
Research suggests that 43% of UK businesses believe their drivers will accept using autonomous cars. Also, findings by vehicle leasing and fleet management company Arval shows that 38% believe that autonomous cars will have a positive impact on existing road safety issues. Shaun Sadlier, Head of Consultancy at Arval, said, “Clearly, … [Read more...]
Pump prices must fall, say RAC
The RAC is urging retailers to cut the forecourt price of petrol to reflect the falling price of unleaded fuel on the wholesale market. The price of oil is currently the biggest factor affecting the price UK drivers pay at the pumps, and a barrel of Brent crude oil ended both Monday and last Friday under $45 – the first time it has dropped to this point … [Read more...]
Lights go on for Circuit of Wales
The future of the proposed £375 Million Circuit of Wales will probably be decided tomorrow. The Welsh Government is expected to announce if it will underwrite a substantial part of the project it said in April it couldn’t support in its entirety. Then it left the door adjar for further talks over revised funding and the developers put a new package … [Read more...]
Audi A3 gets mid-life refresh
The Audi A3 family of three door Hatchbacks, five door Sportback, four door Saloon and the two door Cabriolet soft-top have received a mid-life refresh. These refreshed and ready to go third generation A3s adopt the brand’s latest styling changes, have new or improved engines, increased standard equipment levels and the latest driving support and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: DS3 Cabrio Prestige
Voting and surveys are all the rage these days, so lets have one for the DS3 Cabrio. Does soft-top or hardtop move you? Ok, how about a sort of between-Brexit model we’ll call a Cabrio. DS parent Citroen has always taken a walk along the wild side with its models and styling in a French left-bank sort of way, so the DS3 Cabrio is entirely … [Read more...]
Passengers drive motorists to distraction
Confidence crashes for drivers when they have certain passengers aboard, they have told pollsters. A new survey into driver safety, carried out by Leasing Options, assessed British motorists’ confidence behind the wheel when a passenger is in the car and results show over 70% of drivers admit they are more likely to stall with a passenger on … [Read more...]
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