Matt Edwards made one of the most incredible maiden appearances in the 50-year history of the Donegal International Rally at the weekend when he challenged for victory from the start, only to retire from the lead of the event just four stages from the end of the three-day, 20 stage and 187 stage mile classic. Matt had taken a 19.2 second lead going into … [Read more...]
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Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 breaks cover
ŠKODA Motorsport unveiled the successor to the FABIA Rally2 evo. The new rally model from Mladá Boleslav is based on the fourth-generation ŠKODA FABIA and follows on from the most successful Rally2 vehicle of recent years. ŠKODA Motorsport has developed a new engine for the FABIA RS Rally2, as well as improving the handling, powertrain and electronics … [Read more...]
Pritchard moving up a gear for NGS in July
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...]
Matt eyes Irish hope this week
Triple British Rally champion Matt Edwards will contest this weekend's Donegal International Rally for the first time in a Pirelli-shod Citroën C3 R5. It will be the Colwyn Bay-based driver’s first rally in a modern state-of-the-art four-wheel drive car since he won the 2021 British title on last year’s Ulster Rally in a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 … [Read more...]
Cronin sweeps to Jim Clark Rally win
Four-time British Rally champion Keith Cronin put the hammer down for a fifth title bid last weekend, taking his Volkswagen Polo GTi to a sensational Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally victory in the Scottish Borders. Cronin and co-driver Mikie Galvin were a forced to be reckoned with all weekend long, opening up an unassailable forty second lead … [Read more...]
Hirst closes his locker
Matthew Hirst has made it three wins from three starts in this year’s Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship after scoring victory on the Plains Rally on Saturday. Co-driven by the soon to be married Declan Dear, Hirst clinched another impressive victory in his Pirelli-shod Delta Salvage Ford Fiesta R5+, this time winning by 1 minute and 25 … [Read more...]
Triple bid by Hirst this weekend in Wales
Matthew Hirst will be targeting an unblemished hat-trick of wins in the 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship when he contests the Plains Rally on Saturday. Hirst and co-driver Declan Dear have made the perfect Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Championship start by winning both the WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales and Rallynuts Stages in their … [Read more...]
50 years of WRC festival in Portugal
The biggest ever gathering of FIA World Rally champions will celebrate the series’ half-century at a star-studded festival in Portugal next week. Title-winning drivers, co-drivers and team managers will honour the WRC’s 50th season in Matosinhos during five days of celebrations at Vodafone Rally de Portugal 19 - 22 May, this year’s fourth round. A host of … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages in six rally championships
Quinton Motor Club is gearing up for what promises to be a fantastic festival of rallying in mid-Wales on Saturday 9 July when spectators are again allowed into stages to watch competitors from six major rally championships gather for the 2022 Nicky Grist Stages. Based in Builth Wells, the event will play host to the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship … [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...]
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