Rallying

Toyota WRC aim for the top on home event

3 August 2023

Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team aim to strengthen their lead in the FIA World Rally Championship when they compete on home roads at Rally Finland 3 – 6 August, the fastest event of the season. The rally will be a homecoming not only for TGR-WRT, who are headquartered in host city Jyväskylä, but also for their reigning world champions (below) Kalle … [Read more...]

Toyota make it three in Estonia and extend WRC lead

27 July 2023

Kalle Rovanperä has stormed to a dominant Rally Estonia victory for the third year in a row with Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team, extending his lead in the FIA World Rally Championship. Guided by co-driver Jonne Halttunen, Rovanperä (below) once again looked completely at home aboard his GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid on some of the fastest roads in the WRC. … [Read more...]

Toyota tighten belts for fastest WRC event

20 July 2023

Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team are ready to increase the pace for round eight of the 2023 season at Rally Estonia, 20-23 July, the first part of a double-header in northern Europe that takes in some of the fastest roads in the FIA World Rally Championship. After a trio of rough and increasingly demanding gravel rallies in Portugal, Sardinia and Kenya, … [Read more...]

Goodwood Festival’s bright spots

20 July 2023

Bad weather disrupted this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed but couldn't blow away or wash out participants and spectators' enthusiasm marking its 30th anniversary. McLaren factory driver Marvin Kirchhöfer won the sensational Sunday afternoon Shootout final in the recently unveiled McLaren Solus GT, while over at the prestigious Festival of Speed concours … [Read more...]

Hirst closer to keeping Welsh Rally Championship

13 July 2023

Matthew Hirst has moved one step closer to retaining his Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title after scoring maximum points for the fourth time in four rounds on the Nicky Grist Stages last Saturday. Co-driven by Declan Dear, the Doncaster driver was the class of the Welsh field – finishing over a minute and a half ahead of his nearest … [Read more...]

The Metro 6R4 Diaries

13 July 2023

Welsh automotive engineer Wynne Mitchell has accrued considerable motorsport experience, having started his career as a student apprentice with the Rootes Group before studying mechanical engineering at Birmingham University. In July 1984 Wynne joined Austin Rover Group (ARG) to work on the company’s sensational offering for the Group B era – the MG Metro … [Read more...]

Hirst heads Nicky Grist Stages field

6 July 2023

Matthew Hirst heads a star-studded Nicky Grist Stages entry as six major rally championships arrive in Builth Wells this weekend. Matthew Hirst will lead a star-studded field away at the start of the Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 8 July, as the Doncaster rally ace is seeded at number one in his Delta Salvage/Witham Group Ford Fiesta R5 … [Read more...]

Castle Combe Rallyday 2023

6 July 2023

Britain’s premier rally show bounced back after two difficult years. In a break from tradition, Rallyday changed to an early July date this year following a few tough years. First in 2020/21 suffering the effects of the pandemic followed by the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II falling within 36 hours of the 2022 show, but this year the popular … [Read more...]

WRC goes on Safari this week

22 June 2023

Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team return to the Safari Rally Kenya 22-25 June aiming to maintain their proud record of success on the epic African event, the seventh round of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship. The Safari, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, is recognised as one of rallying’s toughest challenges. TGR-WRT has won both … [Read more...]

Newslines 16 June

16 June 2023

Toyota says the all-new Toyota C-HR will make its world debut on 26 June. The premiere event will reveal a sophisticated, compact SUV with edgy design and advanced technologies. Brynmawr annual classic car and bike show will be held in the town centre on Sunday 30 July from 10am. It’s free to enter and will also have spaces for autojumble tables. … [Read more...]