During the 1970s and 80s, one-make racing series were a popular component of motor manufacturer’s marketing strategy, used to promote chosen models, writes Ken Davies. Among these were Ford Escort Mexico, Renault 5, Honda CRX, Ford Fiesta, VW Polo and even Porsche 924 and BWW M1 supercar championships that became popular among competitors and spectators alike, but perhaps one of the most … [Read more...]
Racing
Anglesey Circuit pushes off with motorcycle season
Anglesey Circuit gets the 2020 motorcycle racing season pushing off this weekend with a two-day Wirral 100 Motor Club meeting, writes Andrew Hughes. In recent years this first race weekend of the year has comprised a day of testing on the Saturday and a race-day on Sunday. This year, however, both days are race days in line with the club’s ‘Racing for Sport’ format. Each of the bike-category … [Read more...]
Sad loss of Welsh ambassador for motor sport
Welsh & UK motorsport lost a great ambassador on Saturday 29 February when Alun Morgan passed away after a long illness, writes Ken Davies. Widely known within the Welsh motorsport community, Alun had spent a remarkable lifetime in the sport. In 1942, David Alun Thomas Morgan was born in Gorslas, Carmarthenshire and after LLandybie Secondary Modern School, went to Ammanford Technical College … [Read more...]
Racing season flags away this weekend in Wales
The first competitive motorsport of the year at Anglesey Circuit takes place this coming Sunday, 1 March, when The Pendle & District and Garstang & Preston Motor Clubs make their annual visit, writes Andrew Hughes. The event consists of several Association of North Western Car Clubs championships including the Stage Rally Championship, North Wales Stage Rally Challenge, Ladies Rally, … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 February
Welsh AMs will this summer publish a report on tackling pavement parking by drivers. It follows a year long study into the issue which is causing concern to pedestrians and road safety bodies and is likely to make it a civil offence with a fixed penalty parking fine being considered. The owners of a private track in Mid Wales have been fined £30,000 for safety offences after a car club member … [Read more...]
Aston Martin to re-evaluate entry into WEC series
Aston Martin Lagonda has postponed development of its World Endurance Championship Hypercar race entry following the recent decision by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the International Motor Sport Association to harmonise the Hypercar class with the so-called LMDh prototype category in the WEC from 2021 and the US-based WeatherTech Sportscar Championship from 2022. This decision means that … [Read more...]
Seb secures second Bentley drive
Bentley factory driver Seb Morris is the new ‘Pro’ driver for French team CMR in this season’s five-round GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. This is adding to the Welshman’s works commitments in the global Intercontinental GT Challenge. Morris, who was confirmed as an official Bentley racer for 2020 less than a couple of weeks ago, will dovetail his driving duties with the manufacturer’s … [Read more...]
Mardenborough secures new Nissan race drive
Top racer Jann Mardenborough, from Cardiff, will contest his fifth consecutive full-time season in Japan this year after being announced as part of Nissan’s driver roster for the Super GT sportscar championship. After winning the GT Academy competition in 2011, the former British gamer has excelled in international sports car competition and become a leading star on Nissan’s race … [Read more...]
Welshman is latest Bentley Boy team member
Welsh motor racing star Seb Morris today realised his dream of becoming a fully-fledged ‘Bentley Boy’ after the renowned British manufacturer confirmed the 24-year-old in its official factory line-up for the full 2020 season. Marking by far the biggest moment in his professional sports career to date, Morris will race with Bentley’s full ‘works’ team in the worldwide … [Read more...]
Rallyday arrives early at control
Next year’s Rallyday will shift from September to June to avoid a World Rally Championship clash and secure some of the sport’s biggest stars and cars. Rallyday will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a Saturday June 20 date in 2020 and this year will feature the latest sporting vehicles from MS-RT in Pontypool. M-Sport Ford World Rally Team principal Richard Millener says the change of date … [Read more...]
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