Estonian Ott Tänak gave Toyota its first Wales Rally GB win since 1996 by storming to victory at the gruelling event 3-6 October, delivering his Yaris WRC a scintillating 10 second win over Belgian rival Thierry Neuville. Tänak charged into the lead on the ninth of the event’s 22 stages and would never be headed whilst fastest time on the final Wolf Brenig Power Stage landed him an … [Read more...]
Sam’s skills shine before WRGB
Local schoolboy Sam Scharer aged just 10 from Ysgol Bro Gwydir School, Llanrwst, Conwy, won the nationwide competition to design a striking livery for a sports car at last week's Wales Rally GB. The resulting Toyota GT86 sportscar wrapped in Scharer’s prize-winning sea-themed design was publicly unveiled in Llandudno on the eve of this year’s Wales Rally GB, the UK’s round of the FIA World Rally … [Read more...]
Ogier looks to seventh heaven win in Wales
Sébastien Ogier scents a seventh straight FIA World Rally Championship title – and nobody is better placed than the Frenchman to boost his chances at this week’s Wales Rally GB starting today. No driver has enjoyed more success in Britain than the Citroën Racing star and the five-time winner, who reignited his championship hopes with victory in Turkey last month, reaches the … [Read more...]
WRGB entries have opened for October classic
With little more than nine weeks remaining, entries to Wales Rally GB 3-6 October have just opened. Entries for the shorter two-day WRGB National Rally based in the heart the WRC Service Park on the Llandudno seafront and shadows the main four-day event into forests on Friday and Saturday opened yesterday. These will be accepted on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This concurrent event offers … [Read more...]
WRGB eyes future artists and designers
Wales Rally GB has once again joined forces with Toyota GB to reignite its exciting car livery design competition for young students, with the winning entry being applied to a real-life GT86 rally car. The highly successful initiative launched in 2017 and now enters its third year. When liveried, the GT86 will be displayed within the Big Bang showcase located right at the heart of the … [Read more...]
Liverpool start & Oulton Park stage for WRGB
Wales Rally GB is breaking a 20 years tradition and starting in England from Liverpool before the opening stage around Oulton Park circuit, Cheshire, last used for the event in 1993. The service park for the 3-6 October WRC UK event is relocating from Deeside to Llandudno town centre which means the classic Great Orme stage is concentrated around the headland. There is also a new Colwyn Bay … [Read more...]
End of the road for Wales Rally GB
Wales Rally GB is expected to run for the final time this year. World Rally Championship organisers will meet in Geneva tomorrow and discuss a plan to relocate the UK round of the series to Northern Ireland in 2020. Ending a 19-years association with Wales will be a blow for the Welsh Government and Welsh and British rally fans who have spent millions of pounds promoting and … [Read more...]
Wales Rally GB is on the move
This year’s Wales Rally GB will have a vibrant new home in the heart of Llandudno on the coast of north Wales from 3-6 October. With enthusiastic support from Conwy County Borough Council, the popular resort town has been a regular feature in recent years by hosting official Ceremonial Starts and Finishes. Moreover, its seaside streets made history last October when, for the very first time … [Read more...]
Cambrian Rally opens season
The Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway on saturday with the Llandudno-based Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, writes Peter Hughes. With the return of Pirelli as title sponsors, along with RAVENOL’s continued support of the Clubman competitors, the Championship looks to follow up its thriller 2018 season with another bumper year. It was Dylan Davies (above) who took … [Read more...]
Tears and cheers as WRGB begins
Wales Rally GB began in dramatic fashion yesterday, writes Gary Jones. The world’s leading rally drivers treated fans to an awe-inspiring display of high-speed thrills and spectacular slides through the legendary north Wales forests and there was something for spectators to celebrate with the coronation of a homegrown British champion on the first full leg of Wales Rally GB. Following … [Read more...]