Osian Pryce has made history by winning the first ever closed road stage rally to be held in Wales, after scoring a sensational victory on the Get Connected Rali Bae Ceredigion. Not having contested a rally in a fully-homologated R5 car for two years, and coming just six weeks after breaking his collarbone in a mountain ‘biking accident, the talented … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Take a few historic laps of Silverstone
We’re all familiar with the iconic Silverstone track and the incredible F1 moments created there. What some people don’t know is that Silverstone was initially built on the site of a World War II Royal Air Force bomber station, which opened in 1943. Leasing Options has created an animation where you can see how the track has evolved from three runways … [Read more...]
Rally fans enter European marathon
Three members of Maesteg MC this weekend begin a challenge across Europe in a 25 year old car. Padrig Wakefield-Newberry, Rhys Ford and Ben Davies - all in their 20s - are tackling the 2,700 miles round trip from Northern France to Prague via the Alps and skirting the Mediterranean. Their challenge was to find a car for under £500 to take part in the … [Read more...]
Pryce in Hyundai R5 seat for Sunday thriller
Osian Pryce will contest the Get Connected Rali Bae Ceredigion on Sunday in a Melvyn Evans Motorsport-tuned Hyundai i20 R5 – which will mark his return to competition in a fully-homologated R5 car after an absence of two years. The event, which will be the first closed road stage rally to be held in Wales, will be Pryce’s first rally in a fully-homologated … [Read more...]
Sporting lines 5 September
Following the outstanding success of Asif Kapadia’s award-winning documentary on Formula 1 driver SENNA we have upcoming documentary Rapid Response out in UK cinemas 6 September, which looks at revolutionary safety in motorsports. Rapid Response is a fast-paced documentary that tells the story of medical and safety professionals who refused to accept the … [Read more...]
Hyundai electric race car to be shown
Hyundai Motorsport is gearing up to unveil its first-ever electric race car at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next week. The car, designed and built at the company’s headquarters in Alzenau, will make its debut appearance during the annual motor show’s media day on September 10. The IAA’s slogan, ‘Driving Tomorrow’, makes it the perfect … [Read more...]
Colwyn Bay stage of WRGB eagerly awaited
Colwyn Bay is gearing up for its evening in the World Championship motorsport spotlight on Saturday 5 October. As confirmed earlier in the summer, this year’s eagerly-anticipated Wales Rally GB is coming to the popular resort in Conwy County Borough with the world’s top drivers and the sport’s fastest ever cars racing against-the-clock on the … [Read more...]
Chips are down for Woodpecker Stages
Competitors in the Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship start the penultimate round of the series, the Eventsigns Woodpecker Stages, with most of the overall and class awards still to be settled this weekend, writes Peter Hughes. The overall driver standings are headed by Tom Llewellin (above) but the top six in the table all retain at … [Read more...]
Thrills for thousands in UK first low carbon rally in Wales
Thousands of shoppers, holidaymakers and sports enthusiasts saw some of the world’s most advanced cars in Swansea at the weekend for Britain’s first exclusively low carbon rally, writes Robin Roberts. Fuel cell models lined up with a wide range of battery electric vehicles from nearly every manufacturer selling in Britain to compete in the … [Read more...]
Swansea welcomes a UK first
Some of the world’s most advanced cars will be gathering in Swansea today for Britain’s first exclusively low carbon rally. Toyota and Hyundai fuel cell models will line up with a wide range of battery electric vehicles from nearly every manufacturer selling in Britain to compete in the Green Dragon EV Rally and Show on Saturday. Streets … [Read more...]
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