After a highly successful move in the WRC calendar this year, the 2017 Wales Rally GB will once again be in the autumn half-term, 26-29 October. Again it will be the penultimate fixture of a 13-round FIA World Rally Championship opening in Monte Carlo in January and culminating in Australia during November and holds the promise of a thrilling series with … [Read more...]
Motorsport
Nicky Grist Stages advances over military ranges
One of the most popular events in the Welsh rallying calendar is in the firing line. Next year’s Nicky Grist Stages 8-9 July will host round five of the 2017 MSA British Rally Championship (BRC) – and whilst that will be a two-day mixed surface event, there will also be one-day rounds of other major championships, including the Ravenol BTRDA Rally Series, … [Read more...]
Rosberg quits F1
Nico Rosberg is retiring from F1. Less than a week after clinching this year’s championship from his Mercedes team-mate and UK driver Lewis Hamilton, the German driver said he would finish after achieving his lifetime ambition, and it's unclear about his future plans. … [Read more...]
Wales test for World Rally Champion
World Rally Champion Seb Ogier has been evaluating M-Sport Team’s Ford Fiesta WRC in Wales, writes Gary Jones. The four-time WRC driver and co-driver Julien Ingrassia put the camouflaged car through its paces in Walters Arena, Rheola above Glynneath. The test-drive came about after his WRC winning Volkswagen team announced its withdrawal from … [Read more...]
Newslines 26 November
A pre-production 1991 Ford Granada Scorpio, used exclusively by Ford for training purposes in Northern Ireland, will be offered at auction by Classic Car Auctions on 3 December at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre. An incredibly rare find, the car was saved from destruction by its current owner with just 1,325 miles on the clock, and has spent almost all … [Read more...]
Teifi AC 0-40 celebration
The Teifi Autograss Club celebrated their 40th anniversary last Saturday with a dinner and awards night at Lampeter University. The club formed in the autumn of 1976 and has gone from strength to strength ever since with over 220 persons attending the celebrations at Lampeter University. Our pictures shows some of the members and their impressive array … [Read more...]
Racing lines
Two of the Castle Combe circuit’s home grown championships have tied up their sponsorship deals for the 2017 season. After a three year absence, National Windscreens, which first became associated with the Castle Combe circuit in 1993, is returning to sponsor the ‘Saloon Car’ championship for 2017 the Formula Ford 1600 championship will again be backed by … [Read more...]
Ravenol Welsh Challenge won by Andrew Jones
The 2016 RAVENOL Welsh Challenge has been won by Andrew Jones in his Mark II Ford Escort. The Challenge runs in conjunction with the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship and is supported by the Championship’s technical partners, hi-tech lubricant company RAVENOL. Going into the final round, the Winner Garage Skoda Wyedean Rally, seven drivers still … [Read more...]
Welsh motor sport business backs Children In Need
As an official supporter of this year’s BBC Children In Need Appeal, promoters of the British MotoGP™ donated £1,786 to the charity. The figure is based on revenue received from advance ticket sales for the 2017 World Championship British MotoGP™ event – which takes place at Silverstone Circuit over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Next year’s British … [Read more...]
Gardener Digs In For Wet Weather Win
Shaun Gardener made it back-to-back maximum points scores in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship on the Winner Garage Skoda Wyedean Stages Rally, writes Peter Hughes. Despite heavy overnight rain that produced treacherous conditions for competitors, the Ludlow driver and co-driver Ben Innes headed the Championship cars throughout the event in … [Read more...]
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