Motor sport on closed public roads in Wales is moving closer after it became legal in the rest of mainland Britain from today. Every Road Traffic Act suspension or amendment necessary to permit competing vehicles to travel above the speed limits on mainland roads has required an Act of Parliament but now it’s been streamlined. From today, local … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Fowden flies & is man to beat on tarmac
Welsh rally driver Bob Fowden took maximum points in the JD Tyres Welsh National Tarmacadam Championship at the weekend, writes Roger Gale. It was his third time in succession this year with a second overall and class victory at the Marshall & Hall Caerwent Stages on 2 April. He had to give best to local driver Paul Willet in his potent and nimbler … [Read more...]
Delay to Circuit of Wales decision
A Welsh Government decision on Circuit of Wales will not be given until mid-May at the earliest. Economy secretary Ken Skates has told AMs that there was still information outstanding on the £425M project, including investigations into the financial and business backgrounds of the people behind Heads of the Valleys Development Company. The project was … [Read more...]
Welsh Forest Rally Championship begins
Rally North Wales offers competitors a first chance to score points in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship following the unfortunate cancellation of the opening round, the Cambrian Rally, due to extreme weather conditions. While reigning champions Luke Francis from Rhuddlan and John H Roberts of Colwyn Bay will be absent a number of crews will … [Read more...]
Seb and Rick reveal new GT challenger livery
Welsh racer Seb Morris, Rick Parfitt Jnr and the Team Parker Racing squad took the covers off the No.31 Bentley – unveiling a terrific new look and some key new commercial partners. As confirmed last week, Ast Transport Branding is the new headline sponsor for Morris’ second season in British GT with Eddie Stobart confirmed as providing key logistical … [Read more...]
Welsh crews dominate Borders Rally
Welsh crews dominated top results in the opening Scottish round of the Preston MSA British Rally Championship. Fredrik Ahlin and co-driver Torstein Eriksen won the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, the curtain-raising round of the Championship last weekend. The Swedish/Norwegian pairing came out on top after nine hard-fought stages to open … [Read more...]
Marshals flock to circuit training
A record of 33 new potential marshals signed on for the Castle Combe circuit’s annual ‘Marshal Training Day’ last Sunday. Budding and existing marshals practiced and developed a range of skills from first aid to fire fighting. Richard Beard from Stockwood, the chief marshal at Castle Combe said, “The day was the culmination of an awful lot of planning … [Read more...]
Morris & Parfitt rejoin for British GT series
Welsh driver and British GT Championship race winner Seb Morris will again team up with Rick Parfitt Jnr and continue their association with Team Parker Racing for a second season in the UK’s premier endurance series – once again sharing a Bentley Continental GT3. Notably, for the partnership’s campaign together in British GT they welcome transportation … [Read more...]
Infiniti offer brightest a chance at F1 engineering
Applications opened for the 2017 edition of the Infiniti Engineering Academy - Infiniti's global search for the best and brightest engineering talent. Now in its fourth successive year, the Academy will once again offer seven engineering students from different regions across the world an unparalleled opportunity to join a 12-month placement working on … [Read more...]
Ten championships will contest Nicky Grist Stages
This summer’s Nicky Grist Stages 8-9 July will play host to no less than 10 different rally championships. It highlights not only what is a major sporting attraction but also the tremendous boost for the economy of Builth Wells, Llanelwedd and the nearby Powys and Carmarthenshire towns and villages. Organised by Quinton Motor Club, this … [Read more...]
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