Television cameras will be focused on this year’s Nicky Grist Stages 9-10 July as the event will enjoy an unprecedented amount of broadcast time on Channel 4, BT Sport and Motors TV, plus a dedicated 30-minute special on S4C’s Ralïo programme. Hayfisher Productions will send a team of nine people to film the event for the MSA British Rally Championship. It has already completed a full route … [Read more...]
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WRC6 video game is in development
WRC 6, the official video game of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship, will be released in autumn. The 2016 edition will contain major improvements, including enhanced graphics and audio, exciting fresh features to be announced pre-launch and new and longer special stages from motorsport’s toughest championship for production-based cars. It will be the only game to present authentic and … [Read more...]
Builth blast for Rallynuts
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship start the second half of their season this weekend with the Builth Wells-based Rallynuts Motorsport Severn Valley Stages, reports Peter Hughes. Luke Francis and John H Roberts holding the lead in the overall driver’s and co-driver’s categories, the Rhuddlan based driver and his Colwyn Bay team-mate … [Read more...]
Entries open for two-in-one multi-championship rally
Entries are now open for the Nicky Grist Stages 9-10 July – with the official event regulations and entry forms on-line at http://www.nickygriststages.co.uk. This year celebrates the 36th running of Quinton Motor Club’s forest stage rally, the 29th consecutive year of it hosting a round of the BTRDA Rally Series, the sixth year of title sponsorship from Nicky Grist Motorsports and its maiden … [Read more...]
Pain and pleasure on Plains Rally
Luke Francis took maximum points on Saturday’s Plains Rally to claim the lead at the mid-way point of the 2016 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship. There was disappointment, meanwhile for early season leader and junior front-runner Andrew Jones. With the Welshpool based event run in glorious sunshine, Rhuddlan driver Francis and co-driver John H Roberts, from Colwyn Bay, outpaced … [Read more...]
Lucky Severn Valley Stages goes ahead
The organisers of the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship have welcomed news that the fifth round of their series, the Rallynuts Motorsport Severn Valley Stages, will go ahead as planned. The news follows a temporary agreement being reached between National Resources Wales and the sport’s governing body, the MSA. The current agreement over fees for using NRW roads for motorsport … [Read more...]
Wales Rally GB and other events face forests axe
Wales Rally GB and other forest events are facing the axe in Wales. Forestry owner Natural Resources Wales wants to increase their charge to cover event preparation and reinstatement costs. There is a £316,000 gap between what the governing body of motor sport pays to NRW and what it costs to manage the forests for rallying. Rally organisers in England and Scotland have agreed to pay up to … [Read more...]
British GP clash for Welsh super-rally
The Nicky Grist Stages will give fans a BRC, BTRDA, Welsh and historic championship super rally weekend This summer’s Nicky Grist Stages 9 & 10 July is the only event to host a round of both the MSA British Rally Championship and BTRDA rally series – and with other major championships like the MSA Welsh Rally Championship and the Stage Masters Historic Stage Rally Challenge taking place … [Read more...]
Title chase narrows on thrilling Rally North Wales
Rally North Wales produced a second outright victory of the season for Rhuddlan’s Luke Francis but youngster Andrew Jones continues to head the driver standings in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship as the top three placings on the event all went to Championship contenders. Luke took victory on the opening round of the Championship, the Cambrian Rally but missed round two, the Mid … [Read more...]
Pirelli Championship rolls into North Wales
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Dolgellau this weekend for round three of the series, Rally North Wales. After two events it’s up and coming youngster Andrew Jones who dominates the Championship standings. The Pwllheli driver not only heads the overall standings in his Ford Escort but also the two wheel drive category and the Vital Equipment … [Read more...]