British GT Championship title contenders Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jnr delivered an utterly dominant performance during the three-hour ‘Silverstone 500’ on Sunday, to claim their second victory of 2017 and move to within touching distance of the top of the title standings. From the moment the lights went out at the start of the race, round six of the campaign, the Team Parker Racing pairing … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Irish eyes smiling after Severn Valley heaven
Former Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Champion Connor McCloskey led the Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages from start to finish but it’s Andy Davies who heads the 2017 title chase after three points scoring events. McCloskey and co-driver John Rowan reported a trouble free run through the event’s seven stages in their Ford Fiesta World Rally car and their victory elevates the Irish duo to joint … [Read more...]
Local charities to benefit from Mid-Wales rally
Brettex Site Services – the title sponsor of up-and-coming British rally driver Rhys Yates – is helping this year’s Nicky Grist Stages 8-9 July raise funds for two local charities by generously agreeing to pay for the print cost of the event programme. Money raised by selling the event programmes is split evenly each year between the Tirabad Village Hall and the Brecon Rotary Group – with … [Read more...]
Seb eyes Silverstone silverware
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit hosts the longest race of the British GT Championship season just a few days from now when the category’s flagship three-hour contest takes place, an encounter in which title challenger Welshman Seb Morris is targeting a realistic return to the top step of the podium. Round six, which takes place at the home of the British Grand Prix on Sunday, will provide a … [Read more...]
Cracking contest promised for Rallynuts SVS
The third points scoring round of the 2017 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship takes competitors to Builth Wells on saturday for the Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages, writes Peter Hughes. The two opening rounds saw top points going to two different crews with Osian Pryce and Dale Furniss taking the honours on Rally North Wales while the similar R5 Ford Fiesta of Callum Black and Elliott … [Read more...]
Borders team prepares for bumper season on bikes
More bikes, more riders and more events – it’s another packed season for the Phil Morris Racing team, writes Peter Hughes. The Oswestry based team’s expanded fleet of MotoGP bikes will be exhibited at a host of events with demonstration duties in the hands of some of the sport’s top riders. New names have also been added to the roll of supported racers while additional sponsors have come on … [Read more...]
Seb struggled at Snetterton
Welshman Seb Morris declared himself satisfied with two hard-fought points finishes during rounds four and five of the British GT Championship at Snetterton last Sunday. The circuit is not ideal for his Bentley Continental GT3 racer and after a challenging visit to the Norfolk track delivered a best result of fourth position. Ahead of the third race meeting of the campaign, the BRDC … [Read more...]
Morris has eye on more British GT points
Title challenging British GT Championship racer Seb Morris says he is targeting a consistent haul of points at Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk next weekend, when the second ‘double-header’ of the season takes place – rounds four and five of the campaign. Bentley Continental GT3 driver Morris, who is partnered by Rick Parfitt Jnr, heads to East Anglia on the crest of a wave after the Team … [Read more...]
Two-day super-rally regs now out
Entries are open for the Nicky Grist Stages 8-9 July – with the official event Regulations and Entry forms published on-line at nickygriststages.co.uk. This year celebrates the 37th running of Quinton Motor Club’s forest stage rally, the 30th consecutive year of it hosting a round of the BTRDA Rally Series and the seventh year of title sponsorship from Nicky Grist Motorsports. Following its … [Read more...]
Night stages return for Wales Rally GB
The route of Wales Rally GB has been published and tickets are now on sale for the spectator stages. Once again the UK round of the World Rally Championship, which has been hotly contested so far this year with four different winners over six rounds, will be held to co-incide with the autumn half-term 26-29 October and the organisers are giving free admission to accompanied … [Read more...]