Welsh racing driver Seb Morris will embark on the start of an exciting new chapter of his successful motorsport career on the grid at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit for the opening round of the 2016 British GT Championship next weekend. Making the switch from single-seater racing to closed-wheel, endurance-based GT racing this year, the 20-year-old from Marford will compete as the … [Read more...]
Motorsport
New plan proposed to finance Circuit of Wales
Developers of the £357m Circuit of Wales say they have a proposed new deal and hope to start construction within six to eight weeks to save the race track plans. The revised investment package has been put together with private investors Aviva but needs support from two local councils who have previously declined to be involved. The Welsh Government on Wednesday said it would not underwrite … [Read more...]
Circuit of Wales is stuck in gear
The multi-million pound plan to create Circuit of Wales has stalled. Developers of the £357 Million 800-acres motor sport complex above Ebbw Vale have failed to get Welsh Government to underwrite the project and its future is now in great doubt unless it can be refinanced, but talks are continuing to try and rescue the deal. Welsh Government Economy Minister Edwina Hart in a letter to the … [Read more...]
Title chase narrows on thrilling Rally North Wales
Rally North Wales produced a second outright victory of the season for Rhuddlan’s Luke Francis but youngster Andrew Jones continues to head the driver standings in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship as the top three placings on the event all went to Championship contenders. Luke took victory on the opening round of the Championship, the Cambrian Rally but missed round two, the Mid … [Read more...]
Pirelli Championship rolls into North Wales
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Dolgellau this weekend for round three of the series, Rally North Wales. After two events it’s up and coming youngster Andrew Jones who dominates the Championship standings. The Pwllheli driver not only heads the overall standings in his Ford Escort but also the two wheel drive category and the Vital Equipment … [Read more...]
Thrilling Welsh opener to Asphalt Rally series
After a hard-fought day on the military ranges, third-seeds Steve Simpson and Patrick Walsh in their Subaru Impreza WRC won the Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt last Sunday, reports Roger Gale. The opening round of the MSA Asphalt Rally Championship offered a mouth-watering promise of performances to come. In spite of being unable to take part in the event recce on the … [Read more...]
Seb relishes British GT drive this season
British GT Championship newcomer Welshman Seb Morris says he is absolutely relishing his maiden season in the prestigious category off the back of a very fruitful first ‘official’ test outing at Snetterton in Norfolk this week at the wheel of Team Parker Racing’s Bentley Continental GT3. The multiple motor racing champion from Marford near Wrexham joined team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr at Snetterton … [Read more...]
Welsh crews dominate Mid-Wales Stages
The opening round of the relaunched British Rally Championship produced a home victory for Elfyn Evans while the same event also provided a maximum points haul in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship for Llanon driver Dylan Davies. An icy Mid-Wales Stages saw a two day battle between Evans and co-driver Craig Parry and Scandinavian duo Fredrik Ahkin and Morton Erik … [Read more...]
Asphalt Championship gets on the road this weekend
Port Talbot Motor Club gets the opening round of the 2016 MSA Asphalt Rally Championship underway on Sunday. The Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt, incorporating the BTRDA Rally Challenge, Millington Rear Wheel Drive Challenge, and AB Motorsport Front Wheel Drive Challenge, is also included in the 2016 J D Tyres Welsh National Tarmacadam Championship, the Restruct Ltd Welsh Mixed Surface … [Read more...]
Mid-Wales Stages kick-starts new BRC series
The MSA British Rally Championship blasts back to life next weekend as no fewer than 54 registered crews from 11 nations tackle the opening round of the series, the Newtown-based Mid Wales Stages. After a year’s break over concerns about the series, the championship’s top category will feature four-wheel-drive competition for the first time since 2011, as the exciting new R5 cars do battle with … [Read more...]