Osian Pryce is just one step away from becoming British Rally Champion for the first time as he leads the drivers’ standings heading into the final round of the series, the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally on Saturday. Having finished on the podium in all six rallies this year, including winning last time out on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally and a maximum bonus BRC Joker points score on the Mull … [Read more...]
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Pearson powers to Welsh National Championship
Garry Pearson is the 2021 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally champion after a stunning fightback on the final two stages of Saturday's Rallynuts Stages Rally saw him clinch the title by the smallest of margins and winning on a tiebreak. Co-driven by Niall Burns (below left), Garry lost 17 seconds on the opening stage through Myherin when the power steering failed on his Pirelli-shod … [Read more...]
Preview to postponed Rallynuts Stages this weekend
Garry Pearson and Callum Black will go head-to-head in the battle for the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship title as the 2021 series reaches an exciting climax on the Rallynuts Stages Rally on Saturday. Having scored maximum points on the previous two rounds, the Eventsigns Woodpecker Rally and Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, Garry (below) takes a six-point lead into the final … [Read more...]
Pearson powers ahead towards thrilling WNRC climax
Garry Pearson extends Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship lead as title battle goes down to the final round, writes Paul Evans. Garry Pearson has increased his lead in the 2021 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship after scoring maximum points on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, which is his second series win in a row. Co-driven by Niall Burns, Garry made a great … [Read more...]
Pirelli Welsh series moves towards tight climax
Just two points separate the top three drivers at the top of the 2021 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship standings. Series leader Garry Pearson, Ian Bainbridge and George Lepley head to Llandudno for the penultimate round of the series, the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally this Saturday 30 October. Pearson arrives in North Wales with a one point lead after he and co-driver … [Read more...]
Halloween thriller in North Wales
The Motorsport UK British Rally Championship makes a return to the legendary north Wales forests this Saturday as the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally plays host to the penultimate round of the 2021 season. The one-day gravel blast offers over 40 miles of world-class stages including Gwydyr and Penmachno as featured on the former FIA World Rally Championship qualifier, Wales Rally GB. Based at … [Read more...]
Hybrid era arrives in WRC 2022 calendar
New Zealand will make an exciting return to an enlarged FIA World Rally Championship in 2022 after the sport’s first hybrid-era calendar was unveiled. The country’s flowing North Island gravel roads near Auckland will feature for the first time since 2009 as the WRC celebrates its 50th season. The Land of the Long White Cloud’s 32nd WRC appearance, round 11 of the year, will take place on 29 … [Read more...]
Evans on tenderhook until final WRC round next month
Welshman Elfyn Evans faces a frustrating month's delay before he can make his final bid to win this year's FIA World Rally Championship after an unsettled run in Spain at the weekend. Thierry Neuville stormed to his second FIA World Rally Championship victory of the season with a commanding display at RallyRACC - Rally de España on Sunday afternoon. The Belgian took control of the … [Read more...]
Evans frustrated after fine run in Ireland
It speaks volumes for his driving ability and competitive nature that Meirion Evans feels slightly disappointed to have finished second on an Irish rally and beaten only by a top local driver – but that’s what the 26-year old Lampeter-born driver felt after finishing runner-up on the Wexford Rally in his Scan Station-backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. Meirion led the event after the opening loop of … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages figures in BRC 2022 series
Next year’s Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 9 July, will host a round of the British Rally Championship for the fourth time in the event’s history. The Quinton Motor Club organised forestry event, which dates back to 1980, first hosted a round of the BRC in 2016. Elfyn Evans/Craig Parry won the event that year in a Ford Fiesta R5, a result which helped them go on to become British rally … [Read more...]