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...]
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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...]
Wales debut for new rally series
The 2022 Tata Elxsi Bowler Defender Challenge took competitors to Walters Arena, Neath, for an action-packed Championship debut last weekend. The 13 competitors were all introduced to their brand-new Bowler Defender rally cars before a day of familiarisation and the first day of competition in this year’s Challenge championship. Sunday morning kicked off … [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...]
New look to British Rally Championship 2022
Britain’s premier rallying series will feature a dynamic mix of classic events and exciting newcomers, taking in some of the best gravel and asphalt rallies in the country, visiting England, Scotland and Wales in the process. Catering for top-flight Rally2 machinery, Junior British Rally Championship contenders and the popular National Rally Title, the new … [Read more...]
New rally award honours legend of the stages
This year’s Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship will include a new end-of-year award for competitors in the Historic classes and honour one of British rallying’s most loved and greatly missed drivers, David Stokes. The recipient of the David Stokes Historic Challenge award will be a driver who has most impressed the judging panel – which … [Read more...]
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