WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship TV coverage continues

The television coverage of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C Rally Championship will continue on Friday 19 April, despite the postponement of round two, Rally North Wales.

WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship TV coverage on YouTube

The fabulous television coverage of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C Rally Championship will be available on YouTube in a move that complements the coverage on Motors TV and on the iRally app.

610,000 views on iRally for R.A.C. Rally

Over 610,000 views on iRally is the outstanding result for the 2012 Roger Albert Clark Rally and the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship.

Kumho-shod cars win in Wales

The 2013 rally season is still young, but Kumho is already making its mark on the UK championships. For example, Alex Allingham’s ex-Prodrive Subaru Impreza N10 that took outright honours on March 3’s Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages event, did so courtesy of Kumho gravel tyres.

WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship TV coverage

The television coverage of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C Rally Championship will continue on Sunday 17 March with the report from the opening event, the Rally Marketing Mid Wales Stages.

Starting at 7.25pm on Motors TV, the 90-minute primetime programme will cover all the action from the sensational event. With the best entry ever seen on a historic rally in Britain, huge crowds and a fierce battle between Nick Elliott and Marty McCormack, the opening WWRS R.A.C Rally Championship round has all the ingredients to make must-see television.

WWRS RAC Rally Championship award winners announced

The special award winners for the opening round of the West Wales Rally Spares RAC Rally Championship have been announced following the Rally Marketing Mid Wales Stages (Sunday 3 March).

Jerry Bailey and Graham Lacey took the unfortunate accolade of posting the first retirement of the rally when the head-gasket of their Ford Escort Mk2 failed and they retired four miles in to the opening stage.

Elliott wins first WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship round

Nick Elliott and Dave Price were the big winners on the opening round of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, yesterday’s Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages (Sunday 3 March).

The Cheltenham crew took victory by just 3.7s after a glorious battle of the Ford Escort Mk2s with Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke. “He’s too quick,” said Elliott of his rival after a battle that ebbed and flowed across five epic stages. Into third came Ryan Barrett to make it two drivers from Northern Ireland in the top three.

Elliott takes opening WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship round

Nick Elliott and Dave Price were the big winners on the opening round of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, today’s Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages (Sunday 3 March).

Mid Wales Stages

There was a chill wind blowing on Pikes Peak and through Myherin as the Mid Wales Stages saw the start of the British Historic rallying season. A truly epic battle saw Nick Elliott & Dave Price (Escort MkII) take victory over Martin McCormack & Phil Clarke (Escort MkII) by just over 3 seconds. Both times we saw the crews McCormack was up and on the final stage it was clear to us there was a battle on from the pace of the top crews. Ryan Barrett & Barry Ferris (Escort MkII) completed the top 3, just over a minute further back. This was the RAC Rally Championship and back in the BHRC Championship David Stokes & Guy Weaver (Escort MkI) took a comfortable victory, also taking category 2. 2nd were Gareth James & Steffan Evans (Escort MkII) taking category 3 from Shawn Rayner & Declan Dear (Escort MkII). In category 1 Rikki Proffitt & Phill Harrison were victorious in their Porsche 911.

Experts predict surprises on WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship opener

There will be some surprises on the opening round of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, according to a panel of industry experts, when the season start on the Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages (Sunday 3 March).