Since inaugurated in 2001, Castle Combe-based Rallyday has established itself as the ‘Go To’ event for rally fans in the UK. This year the organizers of Europe’s biggest one-day rally show were mindful of the sad passing of our inspirational and much-loved monarch, her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and a minute’s silence and black armbands some of the discreet marks of respect shown by … [Read more...]
Craig Breen at Castle Combe Rallyday
Rally enthusiasts are delighted that Rallyday, the UK's premier rally car show, returns to Castle Combe on Saturday 25 September. Backed by VP Fuels and Motor Sport News, the rally fans favorite event will feature hundreds of rally display cars on show, a large number of major car clubs together with non-stop rally car action on the track and rally field. Among international rally … [Read more...]
New challenge on this year’s Nicky Grist Stages
Organisers of this summer’s classic Nicky Grist Stages have managed to find a completely new gravel road to test competitors, writes Paul Evans. It will be the only event in 2018 to run on the classic Welsh gravel roads in Halfway and Route 60, while the Crychan stage is in prime condition and a new smooth, fast and flowing stage, which has never been used for rallying before, replaces the … [Read more...]
Welsh voice of rallying says ‘slow-down’ outside schools
Nicky Grist brings a well-known rally voice to the GoSafe "20mph Rule Outside Schools" campaign One of Britain’s best known and most successful rally co-drivers, Nicky Grist – and the pace note voice on the Colin McRae Rally PlayStation and XBOX games – is lending his support to this month’s GoSafe "20mph Rule Outside Schools" campaign. The Welshman scored 17 of his 21 World Rally victories … [Read more...]