Local hero Jason Pritchard will contest his first gravel rally in a four-wheel drive car for 10 years when he tackles this summer’s Builth Wells-based Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 9 July in his North Road Garage/Get Jerky/J&S Handling-backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. The 34-year old driver is no stranger to forestry rallying of course, having won three … [Read more...]
The Yorkshire Rallying Mafia
I’ve recently reviewed several authoritative books recalling the golden 1960s/70s era of road and stage rallying, all written by authors who were active in the sport and Jonathan Pulleyn is no exception. Having joined York Motor Club aged 12 years Jonathan enjoyed his rallying from the tender age of 8 when family friends who competed visited. He also … [Read more...]
Welsh Stages fight intensifies this weekend
If you thought the opening round of the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship was spectacular then just wait for Round 2, the Rallynuts Stages Rally this weekend. Title challengers Perry Gardener and Russ Thompson, together with several more potential class champions, join the series on Saturday 9 April. Gardener made a sensational R5 … [Read more...]
Hirst locks out rivals to open Welsh Rally Championship
Matthew Hirst got his challenge for a second Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship drivers’ title off to the perfect start by winning the opening round of the 2022 series, the WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales, reports Paul Evans. Co-driven by Declan Dear, the 2019 champion set the fastest time on six of the eight stages held in … [Read more...]
Classic car owners concerns over new ‘tampering law’
A recent survey shows 84 per cent of classic and specialist car owners are against the Department for Transport’s anti-tampering proposals that would outlaw tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted to be used on the road. The poll by classic and enthusiast vehicle insurance specialist, Footman James, shows that 84 per cent … [Read more...]
Welsh rally series flags off this weekend
The famous rallying forests of Dyfi and Pantperthog will host the opening round of the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship on Saturday when a star-studded line up of crews battle for victory on the WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales. The Dolgellau-based event has attracted a fantastic entry featuring former Welsh champions, exciting … [Read more...]
Quick Vic has left the circuit
The death of Vic Elford in Florida on 13 March at the age of 86 has robbed Great Britain of one of its finest and most versatile endurance sports car drivers of the 1960s, writes Ken Davies. Victor Henry Elford was one of the most versatile and intuitive drivers of his era, driving in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix 1968-1971 and scoring a total of 8 … [Read more...]
Historic F1 sounds echo again at Silverstone
Historic-sounding F1 cars will once again be lining up at Silverstone over the August Bank Holiday. The Silverstone Grand Prix circuit will once again reverberate to the awesome shrill of F1’s best-ever sounding engines at The Classic this summer 26-28 August. The high-revving V8, V10 and V12 powertrains introduced at the end of the 1980s to supersede … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 February
Silverstone Auctions will include a world-famous car linked to ‘rally royalty’ in its spectacular 2022 Season Opener at The RAF Museum London on 5 and 6 March. The 2001 Ford Focus World Rally Car driven by the legendary late Colin McRae, with its iconic Y4 FMC plates, promises to be one of the most crowd-pulling rally stars of this glittering auction and … [Read more...]
Welsh rally series gets boost for 2022
Ravenol UK becomes joint title sponsor of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship and increases incentives for clubmen in the Ravenol Welsh Challenge Ravenol UK will enhance its involvement within Welsh motorsport this year by becoming joint title sponsor of the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship and increasing … [Read more...]
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