New for 2017, the Summer Action Festival will celebrate all things cars when it takes over Castle Combe Circuit on Saturday 22 July. Be it classic or kit, modified or original, the show welcomes all, with specific areas set aside for each and there are concessions for motor clubs. Following the winning ‘Action Day’ format, the event will play host to … [Read more...]
Racing
Seb survives Spa and scores in GT Championship
Two incident-packed British GT Championship encounters at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on Saturday delivered a best finish of fifth place for Welsh racer Seb Morris and team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr.. The Bentley Continental duo ended the weekend second in the standings. Ending round seven fifth on the road and round eight seventh, with several drivers … [Read more...]
It’s Spa treatment for Seb this weekend
Spa-Francorchamps, one of the world’s greatest motor racing challenges, hosts the annual overseas visit of the British GT Championship on saturday . Multiple race winner Seb Morris, from near Wrexham, and team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr will be mounting a major bid to add to their tally of 2017 wins in their Bentley GT. Heading to Belgium for rounds seven … [Read more...]
Meeting discusses £100m technology park
Wales Economy Secretary, Ken Skates and Lifelong Learning Minister, Alun Davies visited Blaenau Gwent yesterday to discuss plans for the new Welsh Government funded £100m technology park. Following last week’s announcement, the Economy Secretary and the Lifelong Learning Minister, who Chairs the Valleys Taskforce, met representatives of Blaenau Gwent … [Read more...]
Due diligence call for Ebbw Vale Automotive Zone
Days after rejecting support for the Circuit of Wales development, Welsh Government has called for “innovation and entrepreneurship”. Economy Secretary, Ken Skates launched BeTheSpark, a Wales-wide movement aimed at unlocking the potential for greater collaboration between entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, risk capital, academia and government to … [Read more...]
Welsh Conservatives challenge CoW rejection
Welsh Conservatives have challenged thinking behind Welsh Government rejecting backing for the Circuit of Wales. Shadow Economy Secretary, Russell George, said, “This decision immediately contradicts evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by James Price yesterday, who claimed that the £55m spent to date on the Circuit of Wales had represented … [Read more...]
No money for CoW but automotive zone gets thumbs up
Circuit of Wales public funding has been shown a red flag by Welsh Government, but it is backing a new £100M automotive technology centre in Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone. Within hours of the announcement, Welsh Conservatives called into question thinking behind the rejection. Here is the full statement from Ken Skates, AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy … [Read more...]
Morris wins Silverstone 500
British GT Championship title contenders Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jnr delivered an utterly dominant performance during the three-hour ‘Silverstone 500’ on Sunday, to claim their second victory of 2017 and move to within touching distance of the top of the title standings. From the moment the lights went out at the start of the race, round six of the … [Read more...]
Seb eyes Silverstone silverware
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit hosts the longest race of the British GT Championship season just a few days from now when the category’s flagship three-hour contest takes place, an encounter in which title challenger Welshman Seb Morris is targeting a realistic return to the top step of the podium. Round six, which takes place at the home of the British … [Read more...]
Seb struggled at Snetterton
Welshman Seb Morris declared himself satisfied with two hard-fought points finishes during rounds four and five of the British GT Championship at Snetterton last Sunday. The circuit is not ideal for his Bentley Continental GT3 racer and after a challenging visit to the Norfolk track delivered a best result of fourth position. Ahead of the third race … [Read more...]
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