One of the most historically significant Formula 1 Ferraris will be presented by Sotheby’s at their Contemporary Fine Art auction in New York on 16 November. Chassis F2001 #211, which contested the 2001 Formula 1 world championship, is the car in which seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher won the last of his five Monaco victories and in which he secured his fourth world title, with … [Read more...]
Welshman and team-mate close to championship
Marford, Wrexham racer Seb Morris and Bentley Continental GT3 team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr returned to winning ways during the penultimate round of the British GT Championship at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday to crucially leap to the top of the title standings ahead of next month’s season finale. Delivering a dominant victory during the two-hour race, battling through superbly from … [Read more...]
Ben powers back into championship lead
Mid-Wales racing driver Ben Power has regained his lead in the MRF National Legends Car Championship at Donington Park. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won four of the weekend’s six races, and finished second in another. He only missed out on Sunday’s final race, when he got caught up in an accident and had to retire with car damage. “What a brilliant weekend,” said … [Read more...]
Dissent over new driving test plans
The planned new driving test coming in this year does not go far enough to measure ability, say motorists, and some have signed a petition opposing some changes. Ahead of changes to the UK practical driving test to be introduced on 4 December 2017, one in three (33%) motorists believe the new test does not go far enough to improve road safety. According to research by Confused.com, the … [Read more...]
Morris has eye on more British GT points
Title challenging British GT Championship racer Seb Morris says he is targeting a consistent haul of points at Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk next weekend, when the second ‘double-header’ of the season takes place – rounds four and five of the campaign. Bentley Continental GT3 driver Morris, who is partnered by Rick Parfitt Jnr, heads to East Anglia on the crest of a wave after the Team … [Read more...]
Ben powers to the front
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power has powered his way to the top of the MRF National Legends Car Championship after winning three races in a two-day meeting at Anglesey Circuit. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won the opening heat on the first day, he went on to win the first race on day two and concluded the weekend with victory in the final of the BARC … [Read more...]
Welsh Government rethink on Wrexham roadworks
Planned around-the-clock resurfacing work on the A483 near Wrexham will now be restricted to overnight only in a bid to avoid disruption for road users, said Economy Secretary Ken Skates. The original proposal from the North Wales Trunk Road Agency to begin next week was to run 24/7 contraflow between J5 (Mold Road) and J6 (Gresford), with associated slip road closures, over a 6 to 8 week … [Read more...]
Welsh racer aims to clinch British GT crown on Sunday
Seb Morris hopes to clinch the British GT Championship at Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday where the Welshman and his and team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr are one of just three pairings in with a chance of lifting the coveted title. In his maiden season of GT racing at the wheel of the No.31 Bentley Continental GT3, the 20-year-old MSA Team UK driver from near Wrexham goes into the ninth … [Read more...]