Jones debuts new engine on Woodpecker

Stone based Neville Jones made a welcome return to rallying after the summer break by successfully debuting a new, more powerful engine in his Vulcan Fasteners backed Subaru Impreza on last weekends Woodpecker Stages.

Jones, a BTRDA Championship regular, was re-united with brother in law Julian for the Ludlow based event. And with a new ‘B13’ engine installed in his Impreza Jones enjoyed a fun filled day in the woods as he dusted off the cobwebs whilst having to adapt his driving technique to the new engine, which features improved torque at higher revs, but by the end of the day were on the pace of their class rivals.

Years of rally history being transferred to DVD!

The entire 50-edition collection of the classic monthly rally video series “Acceleration – The Rally Video” is finally being released on DVD, with the first 12 months already available as individual DVDs (with two months and almost 120 minutes on each DVD), or as a six-DVD box-set.

The videos have been digitally re-mastered for improved sound and the picture format has been changed from the original 4:3 aspect of the usual 90s television to the newer 16:9 (widescreen) format of the latest televisions.

S.W.A.T. distribution geared up to deliver the Muc-Off cleaning range to the motorsport market

Muc-Off was designed back in 1994 – out of necessity, rather than for commercial gain, as there was a need to provide an efficient and fast way of cleaning racing, mountain and cross-country bikes.

To date, the manufacturer has established a comprehensive range of products which really do what they say, from fast-action cleaners, right through to a show finish shine.

In 2008, it became clear to the directors of S.W.A.T. that the benefits of using the Muc-Off products were not being realised by motorsport competitors, teams or even fans, and that the motorsport trade were not getting the opportunity to promote and sell products which were designed to meet the requirements of racing professionals.

New simulator development company unveiled by top British racing driver

Double Le Mans winner, Darren Turner, launches ‘Base Performance’, providing unique expertise to maximise simulator, vehicle and driver performance.

A new organisation offering specialist support to improve the development speed, accuracy and value of ‘driver-in-the-loop’ simulators has been formed by top race and development driver Darren Turner. With extensive experience of Formula 1 simulators and road and race car development, Base Performance will allow race teams and vehicle manufacturers to quickly develop and optimise simulators into workable tools, in order to achieve better results.

Star BSB Rider Line Up For HM Plant Honda At Croft

HM Plant Honda’s Josh Brookes will be back in the seat of his CBR1000RR Fireblade Superbike at this weekend’s tenth round of the British Superbike Championship at Croft, paired with the former HM Plant Honda double BSB Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari who is making a sensational return to the championship just for this weekend.

The 26-year-old Japanese rider will ride for the HM Plant Honda team, with whom he won the title in 2006 and 2007, in place of the injured Glen Richards who is still recovering from a broken leg.

Pritchard set to take on Europe’s finest

21 year old Builth Wells resident Jason Pritchard is ready to take on some of the top rally drivers in Europe as he tackles the forthcoming Flanders Rally in Belgium at the wheel of his North Road Garage, FCS Laser Mail and Competition Car Insurance backed Citroen C2R2 Max.

Jason, a member of the British Rally Elite, and co-driver Andrew Edwards are contesting this weekends three day long Omloop van Vlaanderen as a shakedown for their brand new Citroen C2R2 Max ahead of the grand finale of the British Citroen Racing Trophy which takes place three weeks later.