Chris Ingram gave the new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 its first victory in the UK when he won the 2024 Nicky Grist Stages in the Castrol MEM Rally Team car, and in doing so adds his name to a prestigious list of past event winners. Co-driven by Alex Kihurani, the 2019 FIA European rally champion finished just 14.7 seconds ahead of Keith Cronin/Shane Buckley … [Read more...]
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Lavish, leviathan and luxurious – Goodwood Festival of Speed
Goodwood’s energetic Media Centre is always an interesting place to be, meeting old friends from the press corps but for sure the biggest challenge facing reporters is the bewildering level of information generated at this unique and idiosyncratic British motoring event. It was Sunday 20th June 1993 that Goodwood’s first Festival of Speed started as a … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 July
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone hid £1.35m in trusts from HMRC in the year beginning April 6, 2015 and was handed a penalty of the same amount. The details are revealed in the latest list of deliberate tax defaulters published by HMRC. Rail, bus and road services will be disrupted in Cardiff on Wednesday when some city centre access will be restricted for … [Read more...]
Stars come out for Nicky Grist Stages
A star-studded entry, made up of competitors from six major UK championships and several of the top Probite British Rally Championship drivers who are using the classic mid-Wales stages as a gravel test, will gather in Builth Wells this weekend for the Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 13 July. The quality of the Quinton Motor Club-organised event’s entry has … [Read more...]
Lotus 72 stars in F1 Exhibition
The Formula 1 Exhibition has announced F1’s most successful car, the legendary Lotus Type 72, will be on display at the new London show opening on 23 August at ExCeL London. The first car to be announced at the new venue, the Lotus Type 72 is widely regarded as the most successful race car design in history and one of the greatest F1® cars of all time, … [Read more...]
Toyota first and second in WRC Poland
Kalle Rovanperä claimed one of the most remarkable victories in FIA World Rally Championship history at ORLEN 80th Rally Poland on Sunday. Reigning world champion Rovanperä, who is undertaking a selected programme of events in 2024, had never even planned to start this rally but was called upon by his Toyota GAZOO Racing team to replace Sébastien Ogier at … [Read more...]
Sébastien Ogier accident forces him out of Rally Poland start
Kalle Rovanperä has been given just 48 hours to prepare for ORLEN 80th Rally Poland 27 – 30 June after he was called in to replace Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier late on Tuesday. While this week’s fixture did not originally form part of the Finnish youngster’s part-time 2024 WRC schedule, a dramatic Tuesday leading up to the event resulted in Rovanperä … [Read more...]
Paraguay joins WRC in 2025
Paraguay will become the 38th country to host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship when the South American nation joins the calendar in 2025, but the precise date is to be agreed. The announcement was made in the Paraguayan capital Asunción by President Santiago Peña at the Ceremonial Start of Petrobras Rally Transchaco 2024 – the third round of the … [Read more...]
Welsh plans for ultimate ‘Metro” at almost £300,000
A Metro lookalike is being revived by a Welsh company - for just under £300,000. Motorsport Tools of Pwllheli has announced its plans for the £295,000 Audi powered recreation it is calling 6R4 because it does not hold rights to the Metro name. Just five of the 450bhp 3.0V6 models will be made this year but don't be surprised if other restromods appear in … [Read more...]
Welsh Champion will lead Nicky Grist Stages
Matthew Jackson, the 2022 Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship R2 champion, will drive a Bowler Defender as course opening zero car on this year’s Nicky Grist Stages 13 July. The 32-year old driver from Stratford-upon-Avon works for Jaguar Land Rover as a product engineer in its interior trim department, and his rallying experience has been called upon in … [Read more...]
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