The battle for the Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title goes down to the wire on the Wyedean this weekend. Matthew Hirst needs to finish sixth or higher on the Wyedean Rally Saturday 16 November to win the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title for a record-breaking fourth time – although anything less and the title will go to Russ Thompson … [Read more...]
Fight intensifies on Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally
Fourteen drivers head to the penultimate round of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship still in with a chance of lifting the overall title – but that number will be whittled down on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally on Saturday 26 October as the race for the title hots up in North Wales. James Giddings/Aled Davies (above) lead the all-gravel … [Read more...]
Silverstone Classic widens appeal
Benefitting from moving its traditional early July date on the calendar to August Bank holiday weekend for the first time, the Silverstone Classic reaped the reward of holiday crowds by attracting record public attendance. In addition, this year’s edition of the popular Classic targeted a broader appeal to provide even more family entertainment than ever … [Read more...]
Classic car owners concerns over new ‘tampering law’
A recent survey shows 84 per cent of classic and specialist car owners are against the Department for Transport’s anti-tampering proposals that would outlaw tampering with a system, part or component of a vehicle intended or adapted to be used on the road. The poll by classic and enthusiast vehicle insurance specialist, Footman James, shows that 84 per cent … [Read more...]
Historic F1 sounds echo again at Silverstone
Historic-sounding F1 cars will once again be lining up at Silverstone over the August Bank Holiday. The Silverstone Grand Prix circuit will once again reverberate to the awesome shrill of F1’s best-ever sounding engines at The Classic this summer 26-28 August. The high-revving V8, V10 and V12 powertrains introduced at the end of the 1980s to supersede … [Read more...]
Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship is rolling
Registrations have flooded in for the 2021 Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship with vibrant new class structure designed to attract a wide variety of cars and drivers. This year’s Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship will feature 14 different classes including, by popular demand, a new category for Road Rally … [Read more...]
