Two Welshmen will this week fight it out to decide the British Rally Championship, in Scotland. After five pulsating rounds, the British Rally Championship will be decided on the final event of the season — the Armstrong Galloway Hills Rally in southern Scotland this saturday. Two drivers have a mathematical chance of clinching Britain’s premier rallying title, and all that stands between the … [Read more...]
Double top for Cave in the BRC
Welshman Tom Cave produced a faultless drive to win the third round of the British Rally Championship - the Pirelli International Rally last weekend. Along with co-driver Dale Bowen, the Welsh pairing marched to a 17.6 second victory in their Michelin-shod Hyundai i20 R5 on the third round of the series and for Cave he made it two wins on the bounce in Britain’s premier rallying series. WRC2 … [Read more...]
Fortune favours the brave in Kielder Forest
The action-packed British Rally Championship heads to Carlisle, Cumbria for the Pirelli International Rally on saturday and the third round of the series. This weekend the intrepid British championship crews face a one-day shoot out over 80 fast and furious gravel miles in the infamous Kielder Forest complex. The Ceremonial Start will take place at the Pirelli factory on the outskirts of … [Read more...]
Cave makes history
Welshman Tom Cave took his first British Rally Championship win in a four-wheel-drive car on the West Cork Rally last weekend. Along with co-driver James Morgan, the pair won the event by a mere 4.8 seconds in their Hyundai i20 R5 from reigning champion Matt Edwards (Ford Fiesta R5) in second, while defending Irish Tarmac champion Josh Moffett (Ford Fiesta R5) rounded out the podium. Cave’s … [Read more...]
Thrilling finale to WRGB
The scene is set for an epic finish to the 2018 edition of Wales Rally GB today, writes Gary Jones. The title fight dramatically swung back and forth in front of thousands of enthralled fans in the heart of the classic mid Wales forests on saturday and just 14 secs covered the top four overnight. Under bright, sunny skies, spectators flocked to the stages in huge numbers with an appetising … [Read more...]
Welsh crews head to Scotland & BRC third round
The action-packed Prestone MSA British Rally Championship travels back into Scotland this week for the third round of Britain’s premier rally series. The RSAC Scottish Rally 19/20 May will welcome the BRC top-guns, as they tackle the demanding gravel stages around Dumfries with over 74 competitive miles playing host to the exciting rallying showcase. Last time out in Cumbria the BRC teams … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers’ outstanding performances celebrated
Demon driver Elfyn Evans almost pulled off his first WRC win in Argentina at the weekend while Tom Cave set the pace for most of the Pirelli Rally in Northern Britain. Rally Argentina had it all: more twists than The Da Vinci Code, gravel roads rougher than the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and a spectacular finish tenser than a violin bow, with Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville winning by … [Read more...]
Welsh rallymen eye Pirelli International podium
Welsh rallying's rising stars Tom Cave and James Morgan will debut the Hyundai i20 R5 this weekend. The action-packed Prestone MSA British Rally Championship returns next weekend with the famous Pirelli International Rally playing host to the second round of Britain’s premier rallying series. The legendary Kielder Forests await with over 100 gravel miles for the BRC elite and after a … [Read more...]
Welsh crews dominate Borders Rally
Welsh crews dominated top results in the opening Scottish round of the Preston MSA British Rally Championship. Fredrik Ahlin and co-driver Torstein Eriksen won the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, the curtain-raising round of the Championship last weekend. The Swedish/Norwegian pairing came out on top after nine hard-fought stages to open Britain’s premier rallying series. The … [Read more...]
Welsh crews dominate on Isle of Man
Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the Rally Isle of Man at the weekend after a gruelling three-day encounter over the classic Manx Tarmac roads. The Welsh duo were once again the class of the field taking the lead on the second stage of the rally, holding their advantage until stage 12 when a drive shaft failure dropped the World Championship stars back into second. Undeterred after … [Read more...]