Engines from Ford Bridgend plant will power the UK’s newest single-seater formula for future grand prix stars. The all-new MSA Formula single-seat race car, powered by Ford’s 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine, heralds a new chapter this weekend in Ford’s association with junior category racing. The single-seat race car will compete in FIA-accredited Formula 4 … [Read more...]
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Welsh racer escapes from death crash
Wales based racing driver Jann Mardenborough is recovering after his sports car left the track and landed on spectators, killing one of them, at the Nurburgring on Saturday. One spectator died and several were injured but Jann, from Cardiff, is not thought to be seriously hurt after getting out of the car, being treated trackside and then taken to … [Read more...]
Entries pour in for this weekend’s WFRC round
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Dolgellau on saturday for round 3 , the North Wales Rally Service – Weir Laundry Equipment Rally North Wales, with registrations up more than 25% on last year and more still coming in. With Junior World Rally Championship star Osian Pryce leading the field off, car 2 on the event, … [Read more...]
Big entry & close racing at Llandow Kart Club meeting
Although the weather was a little on the wintry side, action at round two of Llandow Kart Club’s 2015 championship kept everyone warm as a large entry produced exciting racing without a single red flag or unnecessary delay. Numbers were given a healthy boost thanks to the inclusion of both the NKRA classes and smattering of visiting drivers getting … [Read more...]
Jann is racing two cars at once
Cardiff-based Jann Mardenborough is forging a career in both the single-seater and sports car arenas. He is joining Carlin to make his return to GP3, the F1 feeder series, in addition to competing in Nissan’s LM P1 car in the FIA World Endurance Championship. “I was thinking at the start of the year that it would be amazing to do both LM P1 and GP3 so … [Read more...]
Conwy on tourism podium for WRGB success
Conwy County Borough Council, official Host County for Wales Rally GB, has been recognised as Entrepreneurial Council of the Year at the prestigious annual LGC Awards in London. A record number of more than 200 organisations entered this year’s awards, many of whom gathered in the capital’s Grosvenor House to celebrate good practice and fantastic … [Read more...]
Faster laps anticipated after circuit resurfaces
Castle Combe Circuit’s lap records are predicted to tumble this year, following the resurfacing of the majority of the track. The much awaited new surface was recently laid following the installation of a solar farm in the centre of the circuit. The new tarmacadam starts just after the start line and extends all the way through to the exit of Tower … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans sweeps into fourth place in Mexico
This year’s edition of Rally Mexico is an event that the M-Sport World Rally Team will never forget. Elfyn Evans equalled a career-best fourth while the team affected a truly phenomenal repair – getting the now legendary “TiTänak” to the end of the rally after it spent almost 10 hours submerged at the bottom of a reservoir. M-Sport’s technicians are … [Read more...]
Karting is back on track in South Wales
With the 2014 silverware safely dished out during the annual awards night at the Heronston Hotel in Bridgend, Llandow Kart Club roared back into action with the opening round of its 2015 championship on a bright but chilly day in mid-February. The new season was marked by a number of new faces in the paddock, as well as old faces in unfamiliar places as … [Read more...]
Race plan backers mounting
Circuit of Wales in Blaenau Gwent has secured £120m from private Asian backers to the project. Two thirds of the private money needed is committed conditional on the circuit in Ebbw Vale passing outstanding planning hurdles and its hoped the remainder will be provided through UK and Welsh Government investment. … [Read more...]
