Bob Fowden & Paul Wakely took a second consecutive victory in a dramatic 2017 JD Tyres Welsh Tarmacadam Championship on Sunday, reports Roger Gale. They won the Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt run by Port Talbot MC over the superfast ribbons of asphalt that snake over the military land above Sennybridge in mid Wales. Battle was … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Kris Meeke storms through car park to WRC win
Kris Meeke won Guanajuato Rally Mexico on Sunday despite almost throwing victory away when he crashed off the road into a spectator car park less than a kilometre from the finish. A fourth career win seemed assured when Meeke carried a near-40sec lead over Sébastien Ogier into the final gravel road speed test in the mountains near León. But just 750 … [Read more...]
Pembrey gets green light from F1 star
Ahead of the start of the new motor racing season, Formula One racer turned TV pundit Karun Chandhok visited Pembrey Circuit to check out the changes, writes Peter Hughes. After tackling the revised layout in a Formula Three car, Indian racer Chandhok said, “I have always enjoyed driving here at Pembrey, it’s a real challenge for a driver … [Read more...]
Tour of Epynt opens tarmac series this weekend
Port Talbot Motor Club opens the 2017 tarmacadam rally season on the Epynt Ranges on Sunday with the Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt. The challenging moorland roads will welcome competitors from all areas of the tarmacadam rallying world in what is a very different year, following the abrupt loss of the MSA National Tarmacadam Series. Despite … [Read more...]
£300,000 Pembrey Circuit investment opens
Pembrey Circuit, Carmarthenshire yesterday unveiled the major redevelopment undertaken at the venue over the winter along with the programme over events taking place there during the 2017 season, writes Peter Hughes. On hand to try out and give his views on the new circuit layouts was Formula One racer turned TV pundit Karun Chandhok along with a number … [Read more...]
Racing lines 23 February: Hyundai TCR plan
After successfully competing on the international rally scene, Hyundai will now use an i30 as the basis for touring car championships around the world. The racers will use a 2.0 litre engine, six speed gearbox and 100 litre fuel tank. … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 February
As Welsh Government scrutinises a detailed financial proposal to build the £425M Circuit of Wales, it has emerged that nearly £1M was given by the developers to another consultancy headed by the project's chairman. Michael Carrick set up the Heads of the Valleys Development Corporation, which has received £9M grants and loans from Welsh Government for … [Read more...]
Euro 4 changes impact on bike market, says cap hpi
Changes to emissions directives which came into effect at the beginning of this year are having a significant impact on the motorcycle market according to automotive data experts, cap hpi. Alan Elsworth, Green Book Editor with cap hpi, says that despite the bike market being the most exciting it has been for a long time with manufacturers unveiling new … [Read more...]
Elfyn evens the score in snowy Sweden
Welshman Elfyn Evans put in another storming drive in WRC Sweden at the weekend, writes Gary Jones. But despite all his hard work with the M-Sport D-Mack Ford Fiesta he was dogged by some bad luck and ended 6th, the same position he opened with this season on the Monte Carlo Rally. It was a particularly snowy Rally Sweden and some very experienced … [Read more...]
Calling all Welsh women sporting drivers
Whilst organised motoring tours and rallies are a common occurrence in any English summer, for three days in June the beautiful Cotswolds will be the setting for a road event with one simple yet distinctive twist - the inaugural V8Rally Tour 2017, hosted by Victory8 Events, is aimed specifically at female entrants. This initiative is the brainchild of … [Read more...]
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