Osian Pryce will celebrate his 100th rally start on this year’s British Rally Championship, as he attempts to win the title for the first time in his Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. And to make the occasion even more special, the centenary falls on one of his home rounds of the series, the Nicky Grist Stages on 9 July. The 29-year old Machynlleth born driver has … [Read more...]
Thrilling climax to BRC this weekend
Osian Pryce is just one step away from becoming British Rally Champion for the first time as he leads the drivers’ standings heading into the final round of the series, the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally on Saturday. Having finished on the podium in all six rallies this year, including winning last time out on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally and a maximum bonus … [Read more...]
Halloween thriller in North Wales
The Motorsport UK British Rally Championship makes a return to the legendary north Wales forests this Saturday as the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally plays host to the penultimate round of the 2021 season. The one-day gravel blast offers over 40 miles of world-class stages including Gwydyr and Penmachno as featured on the former FIA World Rally Championship … [Read more...]
Evans frustrated after fine run in Ireland
It speaks volumes for his driving ability and competitive nature that Meirion Evans feels slightly disappointed to have finished second on an Irish rally and beaten only by a top local driver – but that’s what the 26-year old Lampeter-born driver felt after finishing runner-up on the Wexford Rally in his Scan Station-backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. Meirion … [Read more...]
Historic Mull Rally will test BRC crews
The Motorsport UK British Rally Championship will face arguably its toughest challenge of 2021 this week, as it heads to the Isle of Mull for the very first time in its 63-year history, for the gruelling Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally 8-10 October. Round five of Britain’s premier rally series will see the battle for the coveted title starting to … [Read more...]
Edwards wants to extend BRC lead this weekend
Welshman Matt Edwards is fully focused on extending his lead in the British Rally Championship, when he takes his Yuasa Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 to the ultra-fast Grampian Rally on Saturday. The double British Rally champion took the lead of the drivers’ standings after scoring a sensational victory last time out on the Nicky Grist … [Read more...]
Warming up for this year’s British Rally Championship
It has been a long 15 months since the BRC circus left the town of Llandudno following the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally in February 2020. It is now only 11 days until the 2021 campaign starts.There are over 45 crews registered for the series with competitors from all around the UK and Ireland in a variety of machinery; from historic to the very latest in … [Read more...]
Oulton Park will open British Rally Championship
The iconic Oulton Park Circuit will provide the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship with a history-making opening round of the 2021 season as the series commences with the Neil Howard Stages in association with Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors on 31 May. Despite announcing its six-round calendar of events just last week, British Rally Championship … [Read more...]
BRC returns with overhaul of events
The prestigious British Rally Championship will return in 2021 with a revised calendar of events after a radical overhaul from the originally planned schedule. With ongoing restrictions forcing a change to the provisional programme set out last December, the first three qualifiers, the Circuit of Ireland Rally, Corbeau Seats Tendring and Clacton Rally and … [Read more...]
Eight championships swell one rally
The Nicky Grist Stages will host eight prestigious championships and include a lucrative tyre incentive by Cooper Tires when the event comes to Builth Wells on Saturday 10 July. The Welsh Historic Rally Championship is the latest series to add the Nicky Grist Stages as a points-scoring qualifying round. It had been its reserve event, but has now been given … [Read more...]
