Rallying

Sportslines

20 October 2016

Circuit of Wales are right holders to the British MotoGP event and have offered cut price “early-bird” tickets for next year’s three day race festival at Silverstone. The Welsh track will not be ready to host the series on August Bank Holiday Monday so have again contracted the event to Silverstone. Michelin has signed a new agreement to extend its … [Read more...]

McRae returns to WRGB in Magnum

13 October 2016

This month’s Wales Rally GB 27-30 October will mark a very special milestone in the career of British rallying legend Jimmy McRae. It is 40 years since the ever-enthusiastic Scot first appeared on Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship and, to celebrate that anniversary, he’s contesting the WRGB National Rally back behind the wheel of an … [Read more...]

Last entries filling up WRGB

6 October 2016

Wales Rally GB 27-30 October will feature the world’s top crews for what promises to be a longer and faster event than in recent years. Entries for the penultimate round of this year’s pulsating WRC closed last week, with a field of 64 International cars representing no fewer than 23 nations lining up to compete against-the-clock on the 22 gruelling … [Read more...]

Wales’s leading driver in doubt for WRGB

29 September 2016

With Wales Rally GB now just four weeks away, Wales’s leading driver still doesn’t know whether he will be contesting the British round of the World Rally Championship, writes Peter Hughes. Newly crowned British Rally Champion Elfyn Evans says there are currently more pressing matters where his rallying career is concerned. Speaking at the media launch … [Read more...]

Cameron gets WRGB drive after championship win

29 September 2016

Llandovery rally driver Cameron Davies put in a mature drive belying his youth to clinch the prestigious 2016 DMACK Fiesta ST Trophy with one round of the series still to spare. With the title, Cameron’s fifth in a six year rallying career, comes the opportunity to compete for a place in the 2017 World Rally Championship. Despite missing the opening … [Read more...]

Welsh crews dominate on Isle of Man

22 September 2016

Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the Rally Isle of Man at the weekend after a gruelling three-day encounter over the classic Manx Tarmac roads. The Welsh duo were once again the class of the field taking the lead on the second stage of the rally, holding their advantage until stage 12 when a drive shaft failure dropped the World Championship … [Read more...]

Francis adds to Roberts’ Pirelli Welsh championship win

8 September 2016

Rhuddlan driver Luke Francis won the 2016 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship on Saturday, despite a heavy crash which meant he didn’t finish the Eventsigns Woodpecker Rally, writes Peter Hughes. He spectacularly crashed his car out of the penultimate round but still won the series. While his co-driver, John H Roberts from Colwyn Bay, had … [Read more...]

Plans almost complete for WRGB 2016

8 September 2016

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 … [Read more...]

Francis heads for finish to clinch Welsh series

1 September 2016

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 … [Read more...]

Dramatic end to Dragon