Club motorsport is over for this year in Britain. Motorsport UK has consulted on the implications for motorsport in England with the Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in respect of the plan to enter a four-week national lockdown on Thursday 5 November. The governing body confirms that following DCMS guidance it must suspend all … [Read more...]
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 unveiled
Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing has unveiled the i20 N Rally2, an all-new rally car intended for privateer teams and drivers. It follows on from the Hyundai i20 R5 with which Hyundai Motorsport entered the Customer Racing arena at the end of 2015. The i20 N Rally2 builds on the experience gained by the department over the last five years to deliver an … [Read more...]
#YourRoR with pride this November
Mission Motorsport, The Forces’ Charity, has launched #YourRoR, an initiative to engage and inspire beneficiaries and supporters over Remembrance weekend 6 – 8 November. It replaces the annual Race of Remembrance (RoR) 12-hour endurance race cancelled owing to Covid-19 restrictions, losing the charity £50,000 for beneficiaries. #YourRoR offers a new raft … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: On the road and in the news 14 June
Despite the roads-of-life starting to reopen with shops, businesses, car manufacturers and dealerships getting the wheels of business moving again, I’m still sifting through automotive news you might have missed until my first new model road test car arrives at the end of this week, says a hopeful David Miles. But for the foreseeable future the availability … [Read more...]
UK Motorsport returns this summer
Motorsport UK will be restarting in the UK from 4 July and inviting online permit applications from 1 June. Motorsport is currently suspended throughout the UK until 30 June 2020. Following ongoing positive dialogue with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and having set out its strategy and anticipated conditions for restarting motorsport … [Read more...]
Castle Combe Circuit postpones events but not testing
Castle Combe Circuit, Chippenham has postponed all large public events planned at the Wiltshire venue in June. These will be rescheduled if possible but individual private test days will be possible by arrangement to ensure there is no overcrowding and participants meet social distancing guidelines. It means a race meeting planned for 13 & 14 June will … [Read more...]
Racing season flags away this weekend in Wales
The first competitive motorsport of the year at Anglesey Circuit takes place this coming Sunday, 1 March, when The Pendle & District and Garstang & Preston Motor Clubs make their annual visit, writes Andrew Hughes. The event consists of several Association of North Western Car Clubs championships including the Stage Rally Championship, North Wales … [Read more...]
Thundersport GB Moto Super Prix of Wales
The bank holiday weekend of 24 – 26 August sees Anglesey Circuit hosting the annual visit of Thundersport GB and the Moto Super Prix of Wales. Thundersport GB, commonly hailed as 'The Home Of Sportsman Racing', offers an absolute plethora of magical diversity when it comes to motorcycle racing, with 32 races over Sunday and Monday. From the now famous BTS … [Read more...]
NG Road Racing heading to Anglesey
NG Road racing make their annual trek to Anglesey Circuit next weekend for Round 6 of their 2019 championship races, having previously visited Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Donington Park, Cadwell Park and Pembrey this season. By this stage, the championships are taking shape nicely, and anyone with an eye on one of those coveted titles must be on top form as a … [Read more...]
Fabulous Anglesey weekend for HSCC racers
The Historic Sports Car Club’s inaugural race meeting at the spectacular Anglesey track in North Wales last weekend delivered fabulous racing as drivers loved the track and its coastal setting. The first Tom Pryce Memorial Meeting featured 20 races, a total entry of more than 170 cars and a very special tribute to the life of Welsh racing driver Tom Pryce. … [Read more...]
