The 2022 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge will begin on Saturday 28 May 2022, under the shadow of the Great Wall of China reaching its terminus in Paris on the 3 July. This will be the 8th incarnation of the event, faithful to it’s legacy since 1907, as it’s global reputation continues to grow. Across 37 days, one more than the 2019 edition, the two person crews and their classic and vintage … [Read more...]
BRC 2020 starts in Wales this weekend
One of the most eagerly anticipated British Rally Championship seasons in recent times gets underway this weekend in the forests of North Wales as the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally kick-starts an exciting first encounter of the new season. The popular one-day Llandudno-based event offers some of the best stages in the world, with classic stages like Elsi, Gwydyr, Penmachno and the Great Orme … [Read more...]
Racing lines 6 February
A new global motorsports online content platform featuring racing coverage from on track and online has taken its place on the grid – The-Race.com . The new online brand will feature both real-world and online esports racing and showcase the latest the best stories from some of the world’s best motorsport journalists and will focus on the sport’s top motorsports championships including Formula 1, … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages wins ‘Rally of the Year’ award
The Builth Wells-based Nicky Grist Stages has won the prestigious BTRDA Rally Series ‘Rally of the Year Award 2019’. It was presented to the event organisers, Quinton Motor Club, at the British Trial & Rally Driver Association’s annual gala awards ceremony. Voted for by competitors, the Nicky Grist Stages was praised for the smooth running of the event and the quality of the stages, which … [Read more...]
Death of Welsh & international rallying great
One of the great characters in Welsh and International rallying has died. Despite being fiercely patriotic about all things Welsh, Denis Cardell was quick to point out that his family originated from the Scottish Borders. Born in 1934, Denis started competing in major rallies in the sixties, first co-driving for South Wales car dealer Norman Harvey in a Cooper S on the 1963 RAC Rally and then … [Read more...]
Welsh wizard’s Monte Magic in WRC opener
Mid-Wales and Toyota works driver Elfyn Evans secured a stunning third place on the famous Monte Carlo Rally yesterday. Making his debut in the team, Evans applied steady pressure from the start on Thursday and found himself setting fastest times on some stages and leading the event in the morning of the final day as he battled with his team-mate Sebastien Ogier and other competitors. But it was … [Read more...]
Seb secures second Bentley drive
Bentley factory driver Seb Morris is the new ‘Pro’ driver for French team CMR in this season’s five-round GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. This is adding to the Welshman’s works commitments in the global Intercontinental GT Challenge. Morris, who was confirmed as an official Bentley racer for 2020 less than a couple of weeks ago, will dovetail his driving duties with the manufacturer’s … [Read more...]
Evans begins his 2020 WRC bid today
This week’s classic Monte Carlo Rally 23-26 January heralds not only the start of the eagerly-anticipated 2020 FIA World Rally Championship, but also an exciting new chapter in the career of Britain’s top rally driver from Dolgellau , Elfyn Evans. After spending more than a decade with the Cumbrian-based M-Sport Ford team – winning both the British Rally Championship and, famously, Wales Rally GB … [Read more...]
Welsh highlights from Autosport International
The annual Autosport International Show provided a tantalising teaser to the competition scene this year as well as a look back at some of the most successful cars and competitors in 2019. Photographer Will Jones from West Wales covered the event and here are a few of his images. © Images Will Jones … [Read more...]
Mardenborough secures new Nissan race drive
Top racer Jann Mardenborough, from Cardiff, will contest his fifth consecutive full-time season in Japan this year after being announced as part of Nissan’s driver roster for the Super GT sportscar championship. After winning the GT Academy competition in 2011, the former British gamer has excelled in international sports car competition and become a leading star on Nissan’s race … [Read more...]