The UK’s electric car revolution is becoming a bloody affair. From initially resisting the new technology on cost grounds including writing off established investments in petrol and diesel engine technology and having to develop hybrid or pure electric powertrains, along with making tens of thousands of workers redundant, manufacturers have struggled to convince buyers into showrooms or on-line … [Read more...]
Morris bows out of Bentley on a high
International GT racer Seb Morris signed-off his career as a factory driver for British manufacturer Bentley with an expectedly competitive performance on his debut outing at Kyalami in South Africa on Saturday during the final round of the series. Teaming with Oliver Jarvis and Alex Buncombe in the customer M-Sport squad’s No.8 Bentley Continental GT3, Welshman Morris - from … [Read more...]
Evans raises game and looks towards 2021
Elfyn Evans’ dream of becoming the first Welsh driver to win the FIA World Rally Championship were put on hold when he crashed out of this year's title-decider in northern Italy. The 31-year-old from Dolgellau arrived at the ACI Rally Monza holding a 14-point advantage over his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sébastien Ogier and, despite some atrocious weather conditions, at the mid-point seemed on … [Read more...]
Evans poised to put WRC crown on his head
Elfyn Evans is on the cusp of making British motorsport history as he heads to Monza in Italy this weekend for the final round of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship. The 31-year-old Dolgellau driver arrives at the historic ‘Cathedral of Speed’ with a significant, but by no means unassailable 14-point lead over Sébastien Ogier, his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammate. Hyundai’s top performer, … [Read more...]
Evans leaps towards WRC crown
Elfyn Evans has moved another step towards becoming the first Welsh driver to be crowned FIA World Rally Champion following the cancellation of this month’s Renties Ypres Rally Belgium. Belgium was due to host the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time but, following rising COVID-19 infections in the country, directions from regional government forced the organisers to cancel the … [Read more...]
Morris races to South of France this week
Welsh racer Seb Morris heads to Paul Ricard in the south of France this week for the final round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season. The Bentley factory ace will be pushing as hard as ever to battle for a big result as his 2020 European campaign draws to a close. Round four, the six-hour 1,000-kilometre Paul Ricard race, carries a lot of importance for the 24-year-old as the … [Read more...]
Chequered flag for UK club motorsport this year
Club motorsport is over for this year in Britain. Motorsport UK has consulted on the implications for motorsport in England with the Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in respect of the plan to enter a four-week national lockdown on Thursday 5 November. The governing body confirms that following DCMS guidance it must suspend all non-elite motorsport until 2 December. … [Read more...]
Welshman shrugs off Spa disappointment
Bentley Continental GT3 Welsh racer Seb Morris showcased his customary determination, tenacity and speed at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium over the weekend, after mounting an impressive recovery with the CMR team during the rain-impacted Total 24 Hours of Spa. With Pierre-Alexandre Jean and Nelson Panciatici in the CMR-run No.107 Bentley, the Wrexham driver Morris battled back impressively from a … [Read more...]
Osian impresses at Goodwood
Osian Pryce made a successful return to rallying after a coronavirus restriction-enforced eight-month layoff by finishing runner-up on the Goodwood SpeedWeek Super Special Stages at the weekend. Contesting his first event in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, and without any pre-event testing, the 27-year old Machynlleth born driver set second fastest time on all but one of the tight and … [Read more...]
#YourRoR with pride this November
Mission Motorsport, The Forces’ Charity, has launched #YourRoR, an initiative to engage and inspire beneficiaries and supporters over Remembrance weekend 6 – 8 November. It replaces the annual Race of Remembrance (RoR) 12-hour endurance race cancelled owing to Covid-19 restrictions, losing the charity £50,000 for beneficiaries. #YourRoR offers a new raft of activities as a means to … [Read more...]
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