Chris Ingram gave the new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 its first victory in the UK when he won the 2024 Nicky Grist Stages in the Castrol MEM Rally Team car, and in doing so adds his name to a prestigious list of past event winners. Co-driven by Alex Kihurani, the 2019 FIA European rally champion finished just 14.7 seconds ahead of Keith Cronin/Shane Buckley (Ford Fiesta Rally2), while Meirion … [Read more...]
Stars come out for Nicky Grist Stages
A star-studded entry, made up of competitors from six major UK championships and several of the top Probite British Rally Championship drivers who are using the classic mid-Wales stages as a gravel test, will gather in Builth Wells this weekend for the Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 13 July. The quality of the Quinton Motor Club-organised event’s entry has been enhanced by the Castrol MEM Rally … [Read more...]
Nicky Grist Stages makes history before it starts
This year’s Builth Wells-based Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 13 July will be the first multi-venue stage rally to run as a 2025 National Competition Rules test event. NCRs represents a move by Motorsport UK towards modernising and improving the accessibility of the rules that govern the sport. The transition to the 2025 NCRs primarily represents a format overhaul with minimal material amendments … [Read more...]
Probite British Rally Championship starts Saturday
The Probite Motorsport UK British Rally Championship roars back into life next weekend with a bumper entry list for the Legend Fires North West Stages, marking a thrilling return for the reinvigorated series. The opening round of the season has attracted a sensational lineup of top-flight crews, with former British champions, battling European and World title holders for glory at the first of … [Read more...]
Welsh classic voted Rally of the Year
The Nicky Grist Stages has won the prestigious Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship’s ‘Rally of the Year’ award, as voted for by registered competitors. The Speedsports Shield was presented to event organisers Quinton Motor Club at the annual Welsh Association of Motor Clubs gala prize giving. Based in the centre of Builth Wells, with a ceremonial start on Strand Street, the service … [Read more...]
Probite British Rally Championship returns to ITV stage
The Probite British Rally Championship will return to free-to-air terrestrial television in 2024, after signing a multi-year deal with ITV4 and ITVX to broadcast the six-round series across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. An enhanced media package for the UK’s premier rally championship will include a dedicated one-hour highlights show on ITV4 after each round of the series to be broadcast at … [Read more...]
Hirst closer to keeping Welsh Rally Championship
Matthew Hirst has moved one step closer to retaining his Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title after scoring maximum points for the fourth time in four rounds on the Nicky Grist Stages last Saturday. Co-driven by Declan Dear, the Doncaster driver was the class of the Welsh field – finishing over a minute and a half ahead of his nearest championship rival in his Pirelli-shod Delta … [Read more...]
Hirst heads Nicky Grist Stages field
Matthew Hirst heads a star-studded Nicky Grist Stages entry as six major rally championships arrive in Builth Wells this weekend. Matthew Hirst will lead a star-studded field away at the start of the Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 8 July, as the Doncaster rally ace is seeded at number one in his Delta Salvage/Witham Group Ford Fiesta R5 (below). Co-driven by Declan Dear, Hirst won the Nicky … [Read more...]
Mid-Wales prepares for Nicky Grist Stages
The Nicky Grist Stages returns to Builth Wells on Saturday 8 July, when crews from six major UK rally championships gather for the Quinton Motor Club-organised rally – which will be played out over 44 stage miles in the nearby classic mid-Wales forestry stages of Llyn Login, Monument, Halfway and Crychan. This year’s event celebrates the 14th consecutive year of title sponsorship from Nicky Grist … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 July
The Rimac Nevera is the first car designed, engineered, and manufactured in Croatia and fittingly was the first car to cross the country’s new €525M 2.1km Pelješac Bridge when it opened this week. The 258mph Nevera electric car has four motors producing 1,914hp and is homologated for European and US markets as a hypercar and costs about $2.4M. Following seven consecutive weeks of wholesale … [Read more...]
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