This year’s Wales Rally GB 4-7 October will again support charities and good causes across north Wales, taking the total raised in the six years since the World Championship event moved to Flintshire to more than £200,000. For the third year in succession, Hope House Children’s Hospices – consisting of Ty Gobaith in Conwy and its Oswestry-based Morda … [Read more...]
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Classic rallies change at the top
A Welsh-based company will take over running some of the world's major classic motor sport events, writes Robin Roberts. HERO, of Port Talbot, and the ERA have reached an agreement for HERO to take over all the events organised by the ERA. Contracts have been exchanged, with completion set for the very near future. More information will be provided at … [Read more...]
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it’s a car
A spectacular flying car sequence has been created to promote Wales Rally GB this autumn. Organisers of the event teamed up with Zip World and Slate Mountain to put a car on Europe’s longest zip wire and send it down the mountain overlooking Bethesda for the #Skydriver sequence. The internationally known venue provided the perfect backdrop for one of … [Read more...]
Welsh couple’s 3,000 mile road trip for services’ heroes
A Welsh couple are giving up their summer holidays to help ex-services personnel. Karen and Wayne Jones will be taking part in this year's Rally For Heroes 2018 event across Europe in their modified Audi TTRS. Rally For Heroes has been raising money for service charities that provide vital support to our armed service men, women and their families for … [Read more...]
Tarmac debut for Pryce in rear-wheel-drive Escort
Osian Pryce will contest his first ever asphalt rally in a rear-wheel drive car when he contests the SGC Printing Harry Flatters Rally on Sunday 29 July in an Ford Escort Mk2. The 25-year old Machynlleth-born driver has recently contested two gravel rallies in an Escort Mk2 – leading the 2WD Rally North Wales before a puncture dropped him to fourth, and … [Read more...]
French return for Welsh speed queen Sara
Welsh speed-queen Sara Williams has made a return to competitive motorsport and the Renault Clio R3T France 2018 Trophy Cup Series,writes Roger Gale. Brecon-based Sara, the 2018 British Women Racing Drivers Club Gold Star Elite Award winner for 2018 and 2016, resumed her competition partnership with the vastly experienced co-driver Patrick Walsh. The … [Read more...]
Very close finish to NG Stages thrills spectators
Matt Edwards and co-driver Darren Garrod won a very closely fought Nicky Grist Stages in their Swift Group Ford Fiesta R5 last weekend. They turned a two-second deficit at halfway into a 58 second winning margin (right) at the finish and victory on the Quinton MC event sees them take the lead of the Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series. The Mayor … [Read more...]
120 contest Nicky Grist Stages
Over 120 crews will contest this Saturday’s Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 14 July. The very best competitors from the Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series, Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship, MAXXIS MSA English Rally Championship, MRF Fiesta ST Trophy, FMP Rally Challenge and the Swift Shining Stars Rally Series battling it out over 45 … [Read more...]
Williams and Whittock get Hyundai R5 test drive
Welshman James Williams and English co-driver Ross Whittock are the first recipients of a test with Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing. Their prize is a test in the latest specification Hyundai i20 R5 for leading the Prestone MSA Motorsport News Junior British Rally Championship after the opening two rounds. The prizes, which are supported by Hyundai … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages returns with a new test
Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series leader Paul Bird is aiming to make it three wins this season – and a hat-trick of victories on the Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 14 July in his Dom Buckley Motorsport/IRS-prepared Ford Focus WRC08. The Cumbrian driver has won the Nicky Grist Stages twice before, in 2014 and 2015 with Aled Davies co-driving, and … [Read more...]
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