If you thought the opening round of the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship was spectacular then just wait for Round 2, the Rallynuts Stages Rally this weekend. Title challengers Perry Gardener and Russ Thompson, together with several more potential class champions, join the series on Saturday 9 April. Gardener made a sensational R5 … [Read more...]
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Hirst locks out rivals to open Welsh Rally Championship
Matthew Hirst got his challenge for a second Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship drivers’ title off to the perfect start by winning the opening round of the 2022 series, the WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales, reports Paul Evans. Co-driven by Declan Dear, the 2019 champion set the fastest time on six of the eight stages held in … [Read more...]
Breaking news: Audi and Porsche ponder F1 entry
Audi and Porsche are poised to re-enter F1, Reuters is reporting today. McLaren is said to be looking at €500 Million from Audi and Porsche wants to team up with Red Bull, probably at a similar cost, but the deals depend on future electrification and synthetic fuels being approved, but parent Volkswagen Group has to cost the plans on the back of major … [Read more...]
Stellar support for Castle Combe media & trackday
With green shoots of COVID recovery clearly visible throughout the UK and unusually balmy spring weather abounding, the motor racing calendar started with a bang at Castle Combe on Saturday when the Racing Club organised a well-supported Media and Track Day for competitors in the club’s 2022 races and championships, writes Ken Davies. Remarkably, given the … [Read more...]
Classic car owners concerns over new ‘tampering law’
A recent survey shows 84 per cent of classic and specialist car owners are against the Department for Transport’s anti-tampering proposals that would outlaw tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted to be used on the road. The poll by classic and enthusiast vehicle insurance specialist, Footman James, shows that 84 per cent … [Read more...]
Welsh rally series flags off this weekend
The famous rallying forests of Dyfi and Pantperthog will host the opening round of the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship on Saturday when a star-studded line up of crews battle for victory on the WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales. The Dolgellau-based event has attracted a fantastic entry featuring former Welsh champions, exciting … [Read more...]
Quick Vic has left the circuit
The death of Vic Elford in Florida on 13 March at the age of 86 has robbed Great Britain of one of its finest and most versatile endurance sports car drivers of the 1960s, writes Ken Davies. Victor Henry Elford was one of the most versatile and intuitive drivers of his era, driving in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix 1968-1971 and scoring a total of 8 … [Read more...]
Wales debut for new rally series
The 2022 Tata Elxsi Bowler Defender Challenge took competitors to Walters Arena, Neath, for an action-packed Championship debut last weekend. The 13 competitors were all introduced to their brand-new Bowler Defender rally cars before a day of familiarisation and the first day of competition in this year’s Challenge championship. Sunday morning kicked off … [Read more...]
Voice of motor racing falls silent
For 45-years David George was probably the west country’s best known motor racing commentator, synonymous with Castle Combe Circuit where for 22-years he served as number-two to Richard ‘Dickie’ Davies, in a treaty DG relished. Always strangely uneasy about being cast in a lead role, DG initially called the action from a garden shed perched precariously on … [Read more...]
Motorsport bodies ban Russia and Belarus from competitions
Russian and Belarus competitors, teams and officials will be suspended from motor sport events in Britain in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. Welsh-born David Richards CBE, Chair of Motorsport UK, along with the Board of the organisation, have considered the appropriate response to the ongoing acts of war and aggression conducted in Ukraine by Russia and … [Read more...]
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