Matt Edwards made one of the most incredible maiden appearances in the 50-year history of the Donegal International Rally at the weekend when he challenged for victory from the start, only to retire from the lead of the event just four stages from the end of the three-day, 20 stage and 187 stage mile classic. Matt had taken a 19.2 second lead going into … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 breaks cover
ŠKODA Motorsport unveiled the successor to the FABIA Rally2 evo. The new rally model from Mladá Boleslav is based on the fourth-generation ŠKODA FABIA and follows on from the most successful Rally2 vehicle of recent years. ŠKODA Motorsport has developed a new engine for the FABIA RS Rally2, as well as improving the handling, powertrain and electronics … [Read more...]
Pritchard moving up a gear for NGS in July
Local hero Jason Pritchard will contest his first gravel rally in a four-wheel drive car for 10 years when he tackles this summer’s Builth Wells-based Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 9 July in his North Road Garage/Get Jerky/J&S Handling-backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. The 34-year old driver is no stranger to forestry rallying of course, having won three … [Read more...]
Matt eyes Irish hope this week
Triple British Rally champion Matt Edwards will contest this weekend's Donegal International Rally for the first time in a Pirelli-shod Citroën C3 R5. It will be the Colwyn Bay-based driver’s first rally in a modern state-of-the-art four-wheel drive car since he won the 2021 British title on last year’s Ulster Rally in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 … [Read more...]
Yamaha Off-Road Experience centre officially opens in Wales
British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie has officially opened a new £200,000 Welcome Centre at the Yamaha Off-Road Experience in the Cambrian Mountains near Llanidloes. The business, which attracts around 2,000 visitors annually and generates around £600,000 for the local economy, is run by former 10-time British Enduro champion Geraint Jones, his wife … [Read more...]
Racing lines 9 June
Le Mans is home to the most famous 24-hour endurance race in the world this weekend, with thousands of motoring enthusiasts making the pilgrimage via Eurotunnel Le Shuttle to partake. The Eurotunnel terminals will be alive with the roar of powerful engines, with over 1,400 supercar and elite sports car journeys already booked around the weekend of the … [Read more...]
StreetCar desire to meet need for motor-sport
Some of the earliest forms of motorsport will be given a new lease of life. Motorsport UK, the national governing body, has launched StreetCar to encourage more people to get behind the wheel and enjoy the sport; overturning the age-old perception that it is out of reach for most people. StreetCar will showcase the existing vibrant grassroots motorsport … [Read more...]
Classic racer renovation recognised
Among the many awards given at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza of Villa d’Este is one that recognises the historical and cultural importance of the motor car. FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciensor international federation of historic vehicles) established its Best Preserved Vehicle Awards in 2016 to reward the custodians of … [Read more...]
Jim Bamber’s Castle Combe tour de force!
In truth, there can be few similarities betweenCafé & Bar Hat Castle Combe motor racing circuit and the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome, except perhaps one extremely tenuous link. The ceilings of both these very different establishments have been frescoed by famous artists, albeit 500 years apart and using very different genre and … [Read more...]
Cronin sweeps to Jim Clark Rally win
Four-time British Rally champion Keith Cronin put the hammer down for a fifth title bid last weekend, taking his Volkswagen Polo GTi to a sensational Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally victory in the Scottish Borders. Cronin and co-driver Mikie Galvin were a forced to be reckoned with all weekend long, opening up an unassailable forty second lead … [Read more...]
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