The final event of the 2019 rallying year for the Bob Fowden Motorsport Team was Sunday's Carmarthen MC WWRS Jaffa Stages at Pembrey Mototorsport Centre, writes Roger Gale. It began well for the Comline Auto Spares & NGK backed Subaru Impreza WRC taking a seven-second lead on the opening stage of five, the Llanelli driver again having his grandson Mathias co-driving, the pair winning a … [Read more...]
Fowden is back on the road
Bob Fowden is celebrating 40 years in rallying this year and far from slowing down the popular Llanelli-based driver is upping the game in 2018. He's eyeing the 2018 Protyre MSA Asphalt Rally Championship in his ex-works Comline Auto Parts/NGK-backed Subaru Impreza WRC S11. Fowden began his long rallying career in 1978, driving a Mini on forest events. Impressive early performances soon … [Read more...]
Strong comeback marks Fowden’s return
Bob and Paul Fowden took a near two minute win on Sunday’s Rali Cwm Gwendraeth, writes Roger Gale. At the BARC Pembrey Motorsports Centre, Fowden’s Comline Auto Parts – NGK backed Subaru Impreza WRC S11 repeated the 2017 win on the event, and putting the Llanelli driver into the lead of the 2018 JD Tyres Welsh Tarmacadam Championship, as he opens his score in what could be a record fifth Welsh … [Read more...]
Fowden flies & is man to beat on tarmac
Welsh rally driver Bob Fowden took maximum points in the JD Tyres Welsh National Tarmacadam Championship at the weekend, writes Roger Gale. It was his third time in succession this year with a second overall and class victory at the Marshall & Hall Caerwent Stages on 2 April. He had to give best to local driver Paul Willet in his potent and nimbler in the tight stages - 2.4 litre Ford … [Read more...]
Fowden fight goes on
Welsh National Tarmacadam Champion 2016 Bob Fowden began the 2017 title battle where he left off last year – at the top, says Roger Gale. Fowden swept to another victory on the Rali Cwm Gwendraeth held over forty five miles on Sunday at Pembrey Circuit. The Welsh multi-champion was co-driven on home territory by his son Paul Fowden, regular co-driver Paul Wakely … [Read more...]
Fowden’s fourth title is his finest – so far!
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 - NGK backed Subaru Impreza WRC machine was … [Read more...]
Vets are safe bet behind the wheel
Veteran team-mates Fowden and Wakely clinched the Welsh title. Bob Fowden and Paul Wakely took a dominant victory on the Peter Lloyd Stages Rally held at the Pembrey Motorsports Centre in West Wales on Sunday. Their Comline Auto Parts - Kumho Tyres – NGK-backed Subaru Impreza WRC machine was fastest over all five special stages at a sunny but windy venue and their rally win also secured the … [Read more...]
