Competitors in the 2019 Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship reach the half way point in the series this weekend, writes Peter Hughes. They take on the 53rd running of the Plains Rally organised by Knutsford and District Motor Club. As they head to the start of the event in Oswestry, two of the youngest drivers in the Championship … [Read more...]
One-second thriller ends third round of Welsh series
A thrilling Rallynuts third round of the Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship saw Scott Faulkner and Gareth Parry (right) take maximum points by just a single second following 45 miles of special stages,writes Peter Hughes. It was round two winners Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear who took the lead on the opening stage in their … [Read more...]
Hirst takes honours in North Wales, Pryce wins National
Reigning Pirelli Welsh Junior Rally Champion Matthew Hirst was “over the moon” to claim his first ever outright victory on last weekend’s Rally North Wales, writes Peter Hughes. In doing so, he and co-driver Declan Dear claimed maximum points on the second round of the 2019 Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship in their Mitsubishi Evo … [Read more...]
Battle resumes in Welsh forests this weekend
Competitors in the 2019 Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship tackle the second round of the series this Saturday, the North Wales Rally Service Rally North Wales. The Championship started with the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally where maximum overall drivers points went to Russ Thompson in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. Missing from that … [Read more...]
Good news for Welsh rally fans
The organisers of the Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship have confirmed that they will continue to enjoy the support of the market leading tyre manufacturers as title sponsors while also unveiling their calendar for the 2019 series, writes Peter Hughes. It was also good news at the Autosport Show when Mid-Wales driver … [Read more...]
Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets additional sponsor
The organisers of the Pirelli MotorsportUK Welsh Forest Rally Championship have announced that North Wales based motorsport retailer Lightninghouse.net has teamed up with the series for 2019 to support their two-wheel-drive challenge. Throughout the season drivers and co-drivers participating in the challenge will get the chance to win pairs of HRX racing … [Read more...]
Championship of note in 2019
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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]
Edwards & Garrod win place on WRGB
Matt Edwards and Darren Garrod overcame late dramas on Saturday’s Eventsigns Woodpecker Stages Rally to take their fourth victory of the year in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship, writes Peter Hughes. That win also secured for them a free entry on Wales Rally GB, part of the Road to Wales initiative of IMS, promoters of the British … [Read more...]
