William Creighton scorched to victory on the Nicky Grist Stages, when he won the event for the first time in his Castrol MEM Rally Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. Builth Wells Mayor Cllr. Mark Hammond flagged the cars away from the start of the Quinton Motor Club organised event from outside Strand Hall, as 142 crews headed out for the morning loop of four … [Read more...]
Stellar entry for Nicky Grist Stages
William Creighton and Liam Regan have been seeded at number one for the 2025 Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday– with the Quinton Motor Club organised event attracting another stellar entry. The top seeds will be driving the same Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 that won the event last year (in the hands of Chris Ingram/Alex Kihurani) – with Castrol MEM Rally Team … [Read more...]
Route 60 returns to challenge Nicky Grist Stages crews
Four-time Pirelli Welsh champion Matthew Hirst is ready for the challenge of one of his favourite stages – Route 60. The famous Route 60 stage returns to the Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 12 July after a seven-year break – and it’s a favourite stage for the four-time and reigning Pirelli Welsh Rally champion Matthew Hirst, who says that ‘whoever sets the … [Read more...]
David Spear Commercials backs premier Welsh rally
David Spear Commercial Vehicles will be the official car supplier to the 2025 Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 12 July in a deal, like all good deals, that was forged on the golf course! Nicky Grist and David Spear are both members of the Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club, and it was on a stroll down a fairway that the idea was hatched. David Spear Commercial … [Read more...]
Welsh rallies star heads to Japan
Chris Ingram, the newly-crowned 2024 British rally champion, will contest the FORUM8 Rally Japan 21-24 November in a Castrol MEM Rally Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 prepared in Wales. The event is the final round of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship and takes place in the Aichi and Gifu prefecture. This will be the first time that the 2019 FIA European … [Read more...]
Ingram gives Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 maiden win
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 … [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 … [Read more...]
Entries flow for Nicky Grist Stages in July
Chris Ingram will make his Toyota rally debut on the Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 13 July when he contests the event in a GR Yaris Rally2 – joining his Castrol MEM Rally Team stablemate Meirion Evans, who will also contest the mid-Wales event as a gravel test ahead of the next round of the Probite British Rally Championship. Chris and co-driver Alex Kihurani … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]
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