2018 Somerset Stages Rally – Statement from the Organisers

The Organising Committee of the Somerset Stages Rally have decided to have a “Year Out” in 2018, which would have been our 40th running of the Somerset Stages Rally.

After considerable discussions we have reluctantly come to this decision. The factors creating this are mainly due to the very much reduced entry level for our 2017 Event. The reduced entry level trend is occurring generally across all gravel events for reasons well known by all concerned.

However, the organising costs are continuing to rise each year, jeopardising the financial side of the Rally.

Pritchard heads Mintex MSA BHRC on Epynt

Jason Pritchard and Phil Clarke took an important victory in round six of the 2017 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Harry Flatters Rally on Epynt (Sunday 30 July).

The result gives Pritchard and Clarke a shot at a third title if they can take maximum points from the remaining three rounds. Championship leaders Nick Elliott and Dave Price were edged back to fourth on the asphalt event by Rob Smith/Alun Cook and Neil Williams/Sion Jones after a tremendous four-way battle of Ford Escort Mk2s.

Curtain comes down on another record-breaking Silverstone Classic

• More than 100,000 spectators enjoy world’s biggest classic motor racing festival
• Twenty-two races feature iconic cars spanning more than eight decades of history
• Record parade of McLaren road cars in 80th year of founder Bruce’s birth
• Jim Richards’ BMW 635 CSi picks up most admired car award
• Wonderful off-track entertainment enthralls fans of all ages
• 2018 event moves forward to earlier 20-22 July provisional date

Ice-cool Lappi wraps up first WRC win

• Novice scores famous home victory in Finland
• Sébastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville joint WRC leaders
• Six different winners from nine rounds
• Inside line from Red Bull TV guest report Marcus Grönholm
• Catch all the dramatic action for free on Red Bull TV

Stars of the screen steal the show in Classic Celebrity Challenge

• Ex-F1 racer Mark Blundell captains winning celebrity team
• Screen Stars help to raise £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK
• Take That chart-topper Howard Donald is best rookie
• Famous faces grin from ear-to-ear after Austin odyssey

The Screen Stars team won the Silverstone Classic Celebrity Challenge Trophy Race – a new addition to the action-packed programme at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival Saturday evening (29 July).

The verdict from Jyvaskyla

One of the season’s flagship events, Rally Finland more than lived up to expectations, serving up a breath-taking spectacle in the land of a thousand lakes. Once again, all three of the Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT’s C3 WRCs made it to the finish. Craig Breen and Scott Martin secured the team’s best result with fifth place, after a rally that was largely dominated by Finnish cars and drivers.

Audi celebrates fourth victory in 24 hours of Spa

• Audi Sport Team Saintéloc wins iconic race in Belgium for the first time
• Maiden victory for Jules Gounon/Christopher Haase, second one for Markus Winkelhock
• Second 24-hour success by Audi Sport customer racing following its Nürburgring triumph

Pride of Big Cats goes on the prowl at emotional Silverstone reunion

• Record-breaking collection of Jaguar XJ220s congregate at Silverstone Classic
• David Brabham reunited with class-winning Le Mans car
• Evocative track parade including cars from as far afield as Japan
• ‘Fitting tribute’ to what was once the world’s fastest production car

More than 40 Jaguar XJ220s came together at the Silverstone Classic Saturday (29 July), in a record-breaking reunion to mark the 25th birthday of what was once the fastest production car in the world.

Audi driver Lucas di Grassi is Formula E Champion

• Brazilian wins title in the world’s first all-electric racing series
• Victory on Saturday and seventh place in Sunday’s finale in Montreal
• ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport vice-champions in the teams’ classification

Racing, rocking and charitable celebrities star on Day Two at the Classic

– Riveting retro racing captivates Silverstone Classic crowd
– Fun for all the family at world’s biggest classic motor racing festival
– Eventful Celebrity Challenge Trophy Race raises £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK
– Eighties music legends keep the crowd rocking well into the night