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Rallylines 19 January

19 January 2017

Specialist providers Dayinsure will continue to back Wales Rally GB for this year and next. The British round of the FIA World Rally Championship will be based in North Wales 26-29 October. The British Rally Championship 2017 has secured backing from Prestone. It supplies high performance coolant and anti-freeze as well as screenwash. … [Read more...]

Pirelli roll-on with Welsh stage championship

12 January 2017

Pirelli will continue as title sponsors of the MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship in 2017, writes Peter Hughes. Welcoming the news, Championship co-ordinator Dave Evison said, “We are delighted to continue our relationship with Pirelli. “We view it as a tribute to everyone involved with the championship, including event organisers and competitors, … [Read more...]

Junior British Champion can scoop £30,000

12 January 2017

The 2017 Junior British Rally Champion will take home a massive cash prize of £30,000 after a closed-season shake-up in the series’ tyre regulations.   The organisers of the MSA British Rally Championship said the Junior BRC will adopt an open tyre format this year and offers the champion a cash prize of £30,000 to put towards their 2018 career … [Read more...]

Elfyn Evans gets M-Sport WRC drive in Monte

5 January 2017

Welshman Elfyn Evans is back in top flight WRC series. He will return to M-Sport's main squad for Rally Monte Carlo starting two weeks today. Evans spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons with M-Sport, and stayed with the team last year as he stepped down to the WRC2 class. The Welshman will return to the main class for the first round of the 2017 season … [Read more...]

Fowden’s fourth title is his finest – so far!

29 December 2016

There is no stopping Llanelli rally driver Bob Fowden. He became the JD Tyres Welsh Tarmacadam Rally Champion again in 2016, his win a remarkable fourth title, that had not looked in doubt for some time but finally sealed with a dominant victory on the Peter Lloyd Stages Rally at the Pembrey Motorsports Centre. The Comline Auto Parts - Kumho Tyres - … [Read more...]

Ogier ‘chilled’ over WRC prospects

29 December 2016

When Volkswagen Motorsport announced its decision to withdraw from the World Rally Championship in November, an understandable scramble began to sign up reigning king Seb Ogier. The Frenchman had dominated the championship winning 22 rallies out of 54 over the course of four years - a remarkable return of 40% of every event at which he … [Read more...]

Channel 4 will screen 2017 British rally series

22 December 2016

The MSA British Rally Championship will continue its partnership with mainstream terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 for the 2017 season, writes Gary Jones. Building upon the successful relaunch of Britain’s premier rallying series in 2016, Channel 4 will show a 30-minute highlights programme on the Saturday morning after each round next season, with a … [Read more...]

M-Sport secure WRC champ for 2017

15 December 2016

World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier has signed with M-Sport to drive Ford Fiesta RS WRCs next season, writes Gary Jones. After testing in Wales last month, the French driver who has won the last four championships but was without a drive in 2017 after VW pulled out, said he was confident of a fifth title next season with the Cumbrian team. He and … [Read more...]

Wales Rally GB has learned a successful lesson

8 December 2016

After a highly successful move in the WRC calendar this year, the 2017 Wales Rally GB will once again be in the autumn half-term, 26-29 October. Again it will be the penultimate fixture of a 13-round FIA World Rally Championship opening in Monte Carlo in January and culminating in Australia during November and holds the promise of a thrilling series with … [Read more...]

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