British GT Championship returnee Seb Morris made a tremendous start to the 2019 season at a bright and sunny Oulton Park International Circuit on Easter Monday with a fantastic opening round victory on his maiden race outing with new Bentley Continental team JRM. Reuniting the 2017 championship-winning ‘dream team’ driving partnership with Rick Parfitt Jnr, North-Walian Morris excelled at his … [Read more...]
One-second thriller ends third round of Welsh series
A thrilling Rallynuts third round of the Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship saw Scott Faulkner and Gareth Parry (right) take maximum points by just a single second following 45 miles of special stages,writes Peter Hughes. It was round two winners Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear who took the lead on the opening stage in their Mitsubishi Evo IX, two seconds ahead of … [Read more...]
Mardenborough aims to make his mark
A lot will be new for British Super GT star Jann Mardenborough in Japan this season, but the former gamer enters 2019 with renewed determination. In his fourth season in Japan and third fighting for overall wins in the GT500 class, Mardenborough, from Cardiff, joins Kondo Racing to drive alongside Japanese ace Mitsunori Takaboshi aboard the No.24 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500. The young stars … [Read more...]
Rallynuts test this weekend
Competitors in the 2019 Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship tackle the Rallynuts Stages this saturday, after the Cambrian Rally and Rally North Wales produced strong results from some of the younger championship contenders, writes Peter Hughes. It’s 18-year-old Tom Llewellin, driving a Mark 2 Escort (above), who currently heads the overall driver standings while 2018 Junior … [Read more...]
Quality field for Sunday’s Anglesey stage rally
A good quality entry of senior and junior entries has been received for the second stage rally of Anglesey Circuit’s 2019 motorsport season on Sunday. The Stockport 061 Motor Club, event includes the Association of North Western Car Clubs, JD Tyres Welsh National Tarmacadam Championship and SD34 Motorsport Group Championships as well as a round of the Junior 1000 Championship. Event … [Read more...]
Perfect conditions for Jack Frost Enduro
The 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship season continued over the weekend with the Jack Frost Enduro organised by the Rhayader MCC, writes Gary Jones. Conditions for the second round of the championship were about perfect at the start venue at the Saintswell MX track near Bwlch y Sarnau Mid Wales and attracted a full entry. The first of the championship riders left the start line at 10am and headed … [Read more...]
New Flying Mile record set at historic Pendine Sands
Record-breaking racer Zef Eisenberg survived a 195mph scare to establish a new Flying Mile at Pendine Sands. Riding a specially made 400bhp supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa (right) that was built and prepared by Eisenberg’s MADMAX Racing Team, he set a two-way average of 182.40mph on Saturday 6 April. In 1927, Sir Malcolm Campbell reached 174.8mph at Pendine, Carms in his iconic aero-engined … [Read more...]
Morris at Monza for Endurance Cup opener this weekend
Monza will be the first destination on Seb Morris’ extremely busy 2019 schedule next weekend, when the hotly anticipated new Blancpain Endurance Cup season will get underway with the first three-hour race of the campaign. One year on from a stunning debut in the pan-European championship at the Italian circuit, where the Welshman achieved a sensational second place finish in the Pro-Am class, … [Read more...]
Hirst takes honours in North Wales, Pryce wins National
Reigning Pirelli Welsh Junior Rally Champion Matthew Hirst was “over the moon” to claim his first ever outright victory on last weekend’s Rally North Wales, writes Peter Hughes. In doing so, he and co-driver Declan Dear claimed maximum points on the second round of the 2019 Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship in their Mitsubishi Evo IX. Following the event, the young … [Read more...]
Blundell debuts with Welsh business
Port Talbot based tyre comparison website Motokiki and international racing driver Mark Blundell are teaming up as he prepares to make his debut in the British Touring Car Championship. The new partnership will see the former F1, and IndyCar and Le Mans 24 Hours winner, proudly sporting Motokiki branding across his race suit throughout the 2019 season. … [Read more...]