Welsh rally star Sara Williams – a literal title as the double winner of the British Women Racing Drivers Club Gold Star Elite award – rounded off her attack on the Renault Clio R3T France Trophy Cup rally series, again teamed with Patrick Walsh as co-driver. Their ASM Motorsport Clio gave them a mixed event, on the rally that ran through tortuous asphalt overlooking the Gulf of St. Tropez in … [Read more...]
Sara’s star is shining
Welsh rally star Sara Williams and equally successful co-driver Patrick Walsh made an impressive return to the Renault Clio R3T France 2018 Trophy Cup series, driving on the Rallye Coeur De France, based around the medieval town of Vendome. They finished fourth in the Clio R3T battle, sixteenth overall and Sara took the honour of First Female Driver, quite a distinction, as French Rally … [Read more...]
French return for Welsh speed queen Sara
Welsh speed-queen Sara Williams has made a return to competitive motorsport and the Renault Clio R3T France 2018 Trophy Cup Series,writes Roger Gale. Brecon-based Sara, the 2018 British Women Racing Drivers Club Gold Star Elite Award winner for 2018 and 2016, resumed her competition partnership with the vastly experienced co-driver Patrick Walsh. The duo took in a relatively small event as … [Read more...]
Sara resumes her attack in top French series this weekend
Welsh rally driver Sara Williams makes her return to the Renault Clio R3T Trophy France Championship in 2018, after her successful foray into the French series last year, writes Roger Gale. The first round of the Championship is the Rallye Le Touquet next week-end, with sixteen special stages scheduled in and around the upmarket seaside resort on the west coast of Northern France not far from … [Read more...]
Wales’ speed queen crowns successful debut
Welsh speed queen Sara Williams has underlined her first successful foray into the French Renault Clio R3T Trophy that saw her competing – literally – at a high level throughout France. Driving in rallies that took her and co-driver Mark Glennester into the Cols of Mont Blanc, Midi Pyrenees and the Mountains that form the backdrop to the Cote D’Azur were just a few of the challenges she faced … [Read more...]
Sara shines in showers
Welsh rally driver Sara Williams and co-driver Mark Glennerster returned to the Clio R3T France Trophy battle last week, and returned with their best performance of the year. On the Rally Coeur De France they put in a steady drive in atrocious conditions and set some very fast times as they climbed up to fifth in the series. … [Read more...]
Sara comes up to speed in France
Welsh rally driver Sara Williams and co-driver Mark Glennerster finishing a creditable ninth in the latest round of the Renault series, the Asphalt Rally Championship of France. The temperatures in the Pyrenees were high, putting pressure on both cars and crews, particularly when they hail from Wales, where weather is usually "cooler". The first day included four special stages, … [Read more...]
Wales’s first lady of rallying makes French connection
Welsh rally driver Sara Williams – already a successful competitor on numerous events in Wales and Internationally – has entered a new challenge for 2017, the six round Clio R3T Trophy France Championship, writes Roger Gale. Sara is twenty eight and born into a motorsport family – her father Jonathan a rallying driver, and her first experience in competition was as co-driver to him. A … [Read more...]
Speedy Sara adds business skill trophy to rally wins
Top British female rally driver Sara Williams has picked up another award, but not for for her considerable skill behind a wheel, writes Beth Keenan. The 27 year old business woman has been honoured by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association for her work behind the scenes in the family motoring business at Brecon. The Industry Hero Awards recognise the unsung stars of the sector … [Read more...]
Sara shines with GoldStars award
The BWRDC 2016 Elite GoldStars Award was presented to V-Ex Sponsored rally driver Sara Williams by former Williams F1 test driver Susie Wolff. The award is designed to provide recognition and mentoring for talented female drivers, something Susie has benefitted from earlier in her career. The award was made on Susie’s Dare 2 Be Different (D2BD) stand at the Autosport International show at … [Read more...]
