Luke Francis finally got his bid for the 2015 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship underway last weekend, the Abergele driver following a non-start and a non-finish on the opening two rounds by claiming maximum points on round three, the North Wales Rally Services and Weir Laundry Equipment Rally North Wales. While overall victory on the rally went to unregistered Scotsman David Bogie, … [Read more...]
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Entries pour in for this weekend’s WFRC round
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Dolgellau on saturday for round 3 , the North Wales Rally Service – Weir Laundry Equipment Rally North Wales, with registrations up more than 25% on last year and more still coming in. With Junior World Rally Championship star Osian Pryce leading the field off, car 2 on the event, organised by Wolverhampton and South … [Read more...]
Conwy on tourism podium for WRGB success
Conwy County Borough Council, official Host County for Wales Rally GB, has been recognised as Entrepreneurial Council of the Year at the prestigious annual LGC Awards in London. A record number of more than 200 organisations entered this year’s awards, many of whom gathered in the capital’s Grosvenor House to celebrate good practice and fantastic achievement within local government. The … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans sweeps into fourth place in Mexico
This year’s edition of Rally Mexico is an event that the M-Sport World Rally Team will never forget. Elfyn Evans equalled a career-best fourth while the team affected a truly phenomenal repair – getting the now legendary “TiTänak” to the end of the rally after it spent almost 10 hours submerged at the bottom of a reservoir. M-Sport’s technicians are renowned for their expertise and … [Read more...]
Rallycross returns to Wales this summer
The 2015 MSA British Rallycross Championship is gearing up for a spectacular season of entertainment with TV coverage and a new look all promising to add up to an unforgettable year. Coming off the back of a 2014 campaign that witnessed increased spectator numbers and now under new stewardship – with the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) and Lydden Hill Motor Club (LHMC) assuming joint … [Read more...]
Sunday drive brings stage success
Jamie Anderson’s original plan was to spend Sunday testing his car at the Sweet Lamb Rally Complex. But the Leicestershire driver left Mid-Wales with maximum points in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship. When Jamie learnt that the rally testing facility wasn’t available because it was being used as a stage on the Viking Motorsport/Links Electrical Mid Wales Stage he immediately … [Read more...]
Mid Wales Stages thriller on Sunday
Early series leader Hugh Hunter will lead off a strong field of contenders in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship on round 2, the Mid Wales Stages. The Ruthin driver and co-driver Andy Marchbank, from Cheshire (pictured) claimed maximum points on the opening round, the Weir Engineering Wyedean Rally, but they will face stiff opposition after taking their Subaru Impreza across the … [Read more...]
Hunter takes first blood in Pirelli Welsh series
The early lead in the 2015 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship went to Hugh Hunter as the Ruthin driver claimed maximum points on the opening round, the Chepstow based Wyedean Rally. Hugh and Cheshire based co-driver Andy Marchbank reported mid event that they lacked confidence in the handling of their Subaru Impreza but were able to improve matters at the lunchtime service halt and … [Read more...]
Road to Wales scheme is on track for November
The organisers of Wales Rally GB confirmed continuation of the widely praised Road to Wales scheme for 2015. Introduced in 2013, the programme rewards Britain’s best rallying talent with free entries into the season-ending Wales Rally GB 12-15 November, providing them with an amazing opportunity to compete against the sport’s elite on the world stage. The Road to Wales prize roster offered … [Read more...]
Pirelli series flagged off this weekend
The 2015 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway this Saturday with competitors tackling the Weir Engineering Wyedean Forest Rally. The event, based at Chepstow Racecourse, is the first of eight championship rounds with the series reaching its conclusion in October on the Llandudno based Cambrian Rally. Making a welcome return to the series this year is Ruthin driver Hugh … [Read more...]