With less than two months before the FIA World Rally Championship arrives in the UK, plans for this year’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 27-30 October are close to completion. Showcasing Wales’ official ‘Year of Adventure’, the competitive route for 2016 is the longest and most challenging since the event’s widely-acclaimed move to a new base in the north of the country in … [Read more...]
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Francis heads for finish to clinch Welsh series
Competitors in the 2016 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship tackle the penultimate event of their season this Saturday, The Ludlow based Eventsigns Woodpecker Rally, says Peter Hughes. John H Roberts from Colwyn Bay has already clinched the overall co-drivers’ title but his driver, Rhuddlan’s Luke Francis needs to finish today’s event to secure the overall drivers’ title. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]
Dramatic end to Dragon
It was drama all the way and into the final stage of the Red Dragon rally, writes Roger Gale. The Ford Escort pairing of Nick Elliott and Dave Price took a final stage victory on the Nick Bradbury Motorsports and Racing Photography Red Dragon Rally last Saturday, sixth round of the 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship. On a day of heavy rain and incredibly slippery conditions … [Read more...]
International WRGB 2016 entries now open
Entries opened this week for the 2016 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 27-30 October, the UK round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Another star-studded entry is guaranteed with teams from the UK and around the globe eager to dispute one of the most famous and exciting rallies on the WRC calendar. The 2016 title chase has already produced six different winners with drivers … [Read more...]
Elfyn is British champion 20 years after father
Welsh rally team-mates Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally last weekend and claimed the 2016 MSA British Rally Championship title. The Ulster Rally also marked a special anniversary in the Evans household as Elfyn’s success comes twenty years on since father Gwyndaf won the same title on the Ulster Rally back in 1996. The … [Read more...]
“Formula 1 in the forests” returns
It’s 30 years since rallying’s legendary Group B cars were outlawed at World Championship level and this autumn’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 27-30 October will mark this milestone with heroic stars and fearsome cars from that revered era. Surviving drivers from the sport’s most audacious epoch are being invited to attend the event as official ‘Rally Legends’ on Saturday 29 October at … [Read more...]
Rounds confirmed for 2017 British Rally Championship
The MSA British Rally Championship has confirmed its proposed calendar for the 2017 season. With seven rounds in six territories, the 2017 BRC will traverse the United Kingdom with two rounds in Wales and one each in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – all of which featured on this year’s calendar. The season will again conclude with a double points rally on the Isle of Man, but the … [Read more...]
Wales Rally GB National Rally outlined
Plans for the 2016 Wales Rally GB National Rally have been announced. The National Rally’s three-day itinerary shadows the WRC route with single runs through all 12 of the timed stages, offering 107 miles of top class rally action on some of the world’s most challenging and famous forest tracks. The WRGB National action starts with the legendary tests of Myherin, Sweet Lamb and Hafren on … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 August
The Lamborghini Centenario will make its UK public debut at the leading luxury automotive event, Salon Privé, 1 to 3 September. The Lamborghini Centenario coupé has yet to be seen on UK soil, but will be on display during this spectacular three-day event at the renowned World Heritage site of Blenheim Palace. Produced in limited numbers, just 20 coupés and 20 roadsters will be … [Read more...]
From horses to horsepower for WRGB
VIP hospitality at this year’s WRGB spectator venues will be provided by a subsidiary of the Chester Race Course Company. For the Dayinsure Wales Rally GB 27-30 October) Horseradish will also create up viewing opportunities. Friday’s hospitality is located at the Sweet Lamb Rally Complex, in the heart of mid-Wales, and offering a panoramic 180-degree view. The action runs throughout the day … [Read more...]