The stars will be out at Pembrey on Sunday as a Welsh Le Mans star and a World Rally Championship contender join the regular competitors for round 6 of the British Rallycross Championship. Jann Mardenborough, from Cardiff, got his break in motorsport by winning the GT Academy, which sees computer gamers compete for an opportunity to become real-life race … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Points battle narrows after Nicky Grist Stages
With two rounds of the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship remaining the battle for honours is closer than ever following a thrilling Nicky Grist Stages, writes Peter Hughes. For maximum points winner on the Royal Welsh Showground based event, Jamie Anderson, the excitement began even before the event started when he blew a centre diff on his … [Read more...]
Dramatic and assertive new look to WRC
WRC Promoter has welcomed exciting new rally car technical regulations to be introduced to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2017. The outline principles, which mean World Rally Cars will boast a dramatic and assertive fresh look and more power, were approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Mexico City. Oliver Ciesla, managing director of … [Read more...]
Power takes glory on Anglesey
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power stormed to victory in the televised Guttercrest Cup at Anglesey Circuit, as he took the honours in the latest round of the National Legends Car racing championship. Power, aged 25, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, finished seventh and third in the heats, but beat a 27-car grid to win the final, taking the overall win and … [Read more...]
Speedway success encourages next year’s event
The British FIM Speedway Grand Prix returns to Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in July 2016, and fans who book their tickets by August 31 can save up to 20 percent, with seats starting from just £25. Speedway fans from all over the world flocked to the Welsh capital on Saturday to witness Niels-Kristian Iversen’s spectacular final triumph ahead of Chris … [Read more...]
Bumper entry for Nicky Grist Stages this weekend
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship travel to the Royal Welsh Showground Builth Wells on saturday for the Nicky Grist Stages. With both the championship and the rally enjoying a bumper entry, it could prove to be a crucial moment in the battle for both overall and class honours in round six of the eight round series. Topping … [Read more...]
Seb has Silverstone GP meeting in sight
Rising Welsh racing star Seb Morris is competing in the supporting race to the British Grand Prix this weekend. He’s determined to build on the superb top five performance he delivered during the previous event in Austria just over a week ago. Securing his first points in the prestigious FIA Formula One World Championship support category during round … [Read more...]
British Rally Championship confirmed for 2016
The MSA British Rally Championship returns in 2016 with a new-look calendar and revised vehicle eligibility regulations announced in January. After a controversial year without the series due to low entries and events in 2015, next season’s revitalised BRC will be staged throughout the British Isles. It will include a mix of gravel and asphalt surfaces … [Read more...]
Williams wins Red Dragon stages
The Hall & Roche Logistics - Nick Bradbury Motorsport Photography backed Port Talbot Motor Club Red Dragon Rally ran in conditions from sunshine to torrential rain at Walters Arena last Saturday, writes Roger Gale. The heralded appearance of Welsh rising star Osian Pryce coming to naught as the Citroen DS3MAX had a new engine fitted but had electronic … [Read more...]
National Rally details confirmed for WRGB event
WRGB has confirmed plans for this year’s National Rally running as part of the WRC event in North Wales 12-15 November. As has proved so successful in recent years, the National Rally’s three-day competitive itinerary will shadow the WRC route with single runs through all 13 timed sections. The WRGB National Rally fills the gap between the two passes … [Read more...]
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