The biggest and best ever collection of Ayrton Senna cars will be one of the standout highlights at this month’s Silverstone Festival 23-25 August. Staged at the circuit where the legendary Brazilian, who died 30 years ago, won more races than anywhere else, the very special display will feature more than 25 exhibits spanning Senna’s entire career from teenage karting right up to his three FIA … [Read more...]
Inaugural Welsh Motorsport & Supercar Festival
Pembrey Circuit will host the inaugural Welsh Motorsport & Supercar Festival on Sunday 22 September, exactly 31 years to the day since the late Brazilian F1 racing driver Ayrton Senna set the fastest lap around the home of Welsh motorsport. It was widely reported at the time that Senna broke the Pembrey lap record in 1988, less known however is that the team returned five years later to test … [Read more...]
Pembrey Circuit gears up for bumper events
A bumper package of events will take to Pembrey Circuit this season. Coming off the back of a hugely successful 2018 campaign for the South Wales-based venue which saw a glittering array of events take place and spectators line the bankings each weekend, the British Automobile Racing Club is track is gearing up for more of the same. The new season will kick off in early April with the Drift … [Read more...]
£300,000 Pembrey Circuit investment opens
Pembrey Circuit, Carmarthenshire yesterday unveiled the major redevelopment undertaken at the venue over the winter along with the programme over events taking place there during the 2017 season, writes Peter Hughes. On hand to try out and give his views on the new circuit layouts was Formula One racer turned TV pundit Karun Chandhok along with a number of other racers. Also present one the … [Read more...]
Fowden fight goes on
Welsh National Tarmacadam Champion 2016 Bob Fowden began the 2017 title battle where he left off last year – at the top, says Roger Gale. Fowden swept to another victory on the Rali Cwm Gwendraeth held over forty five miles on Sunday at Pembrey Circuit. The Welsh multi-champion was co-driven on home territory by his son Paul Fowden, regular co-driver Paul Wakely … [Read more...]
Pembrey Circuit development announced
Pembrey Circuit is being developed to improve its layout and racing. The new courses which will be available for track and rallycross use this season have been shown in a video on YouTube. which was posted last night. Circuit manager Phil Davies has been instrumental in pushing through the new plans with the British Automobile Racing Club and Llanelli Council, which lease the former RAF site … [Read more...]