For the 2019 the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally championship has joined forces with “onthepacenoteUk”, a new partnership set up by 2016 BRC Champion co driver Craig Parry and Irish co-driver and established route note producer Killian Duffy. The partnership will be the preferred note suppliers for each round of the Championship, offering registered contenders notes for each round in a variety … [Read more...]
Dylan takes Pirelli series to the flag
Llanon driver Dylan Davies has won the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship but in one of the most closely fought seasons that the series have ever witnessed it took a tie-breaker to determine the destination of the crown, writes Peter Hughes. Dylan and Caernarfon co-driver Llion Williams finished equal on points with former champion Matt Edwards of Llysfaen and co-driver Darren Garrod, … [Read more...]
Osian takes Escort Mk2 to Escort Rally Special in Belgium
Osian Pryce will contest the Escort Rally Special – a one-off event in Belgium on 15-16 September that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the building of the first Escort in 1968 – in a full asphalt-spec Escort Mk2. Osian will drive the same RallyXtreme-prepared Escort Mk2 BDG that he took to second place on the recent Harry Flatters National A Rally, which was his first asphalt rally … [Read more...]
Isle of Man rally has no legs this year
Organisers of the 2018 Rally Isle of Man (13-15 September) have been left with no option but to cancel this year’s event, they report. Despite enormous efforts by the vastly experienced Organising Team, who had created an exciting and challenging 18 stage, 140 stage mile route over some of the Island’s classic asphalt rally special stages, there have been insurmountable delays in securing the … [Read more...]
Welsh forest championship flies with Red Kite
Sunday sees the 2018 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship move into the second half of the season with the Red Kite Stages, writes Peter Hughes. The series this year has generated a record number of entries and a tight battle not only for the overall title but also many of the class honours. The first four rounds of the Championship produced three different winners. Aberangell’s Osian … [Read more...]
Edwards Plains sailing raises Welsh Stages challenge
Matt Edwards put in another dominant performance to claim back-to-back wins in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Stage Championship at the weekend, writes Peter Hughes. The result lifts Edwards to second in the championship standings behind Dylan Davies, who decided to miss this round. Some overnight rain eased dust concerns and led to almost perfect conditions as 117 competitors left the Welshpool start to … [Read more...]
Plains Rally pulls in the stars, but another event is cancelled
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Welshpool this Saturday for the fourth round in the 2018 series, the Plains Rally, writes Peter Hughes. Leading the competitors on the event organised by Knutsford and District Motor Club will be round three winner Matt Edwards. The Llysfaen driver and co-driver Darren Garrod from Pwllheli followed up … [Read more...]
Prestone BRC powers into 2018 & onto C4
The 2018 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship is one of the most eagerly anticipated in the series’ 60-year history. Britain’s premier rallying series will burst into life for yet another thrilling campaign, getting underway in Carlisle, Cumbria with the Pirelli International Rally, 28 April staging the opening round and the final at Wales Rally GB this autumn. The WRGB route will be … [Read more...]
Debutants delight on Rally North Wales
Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship debutants Nick Elliott and Dave Price took maximum points on the second round of the year, the North Wales Rally Services Rally North Wales on Saturday, writes Peter Hughes. However, it was another Historic spec Mark 2 Escort mounted crew, Osian Pryce and Dale Furniss, who retained the series lead after finishing in third place. This year’s … [Read more...]
Pirelli Welsh Championship begins this weekend
The 2018 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway this weekend with the Llandudno based Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally. The 2017 season ended on November’s Wyedean Rally with the overall title, two-wheel drive honours and many of the class awards going right down to the wire and indications are the 2018 series will produce similarly close battles. Reigning title holder Callum … [Read more...]
