David Henderson will re-ignite his challenge for the Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship title when he returns for the Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally (26/27 May).
Co-driven by Chris Lees, the Oakenshaw driver led the series after winning the opening round in his Keco/PAR Petroleum-backed Ford Fiesta Rally2 – but elected to miss Rounds 2 and 3, the double header Manx National. Read More »
Rochdale based rally driver Steve Brown made his first trip to the Isle of Man’s Manx National Rally [12-13 May] in almost seven years last weekend, but endured a troublesome return during the tough two-day event.
Brown and co-driver Arwel Jenkins would lie just six seconds away from a category podium during the opening stages of the event in their Nissan Micra Kit Car, before a series of misfortune sent them tumbling down the leaderboard. Thanks to the efforts of the service crew and generosity of a fellow competitor, the pairing were able to continue and salvage a much needed finish. Read More »
Callum Black said that he was going to win the Manx National Rally – and despite it being his first asphalt rally for 10 years, the Brackley driver was true to his word as he and co-driver Jack Morton won the event in their 586 Sports-prepared and Pirelli-shod Pallas Connections Ford Fiesta Rally2.
The 3min 17.9sec winning margin doesn’t reflect the incredibly close and fierce flat-out battle he had for victory with David Wright/Paula Swinscoe – and whilst Black scored maximum Round 3 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship points for coming out on top on the final day two, it was Wright who took maximum Round 2 points for leading after day one. Read More »
Steve Brown will head to the Isle of Man this weekend to contest his first event of the 2023 season, the Manx National Rally [12-13 May].
It’s been over six months since the Rochdale driver has been behind the wheel in competitive action and he will be taking his familiar Nissan Micra Kit Car over to the island for two days of gruelling rallying action on some of the most infamous stages in Europe. Read More »
It’s double header time in the battle for the 2023 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship title when Rounds 2 and 3 are played out over 17 iconic and challenging Manx National Rally special stages (12-13 May).
The event returns to the Protyre Asphalt calendar for the first time since 2019, and it once again includes both daylight and night-time stages, with the notoriously changeable Isle of Man weather often throwing a curve ball into the mix. Read More »
A new-look calendar of events for the 2023 Protyre BTRDA Asphalt Rally Championship in association with Motorsport News has been announced* – with seven rallies/eight scoring rounds taking place over nine months and a good geographical spread of events designed to attract competitors from all regions of the UK. 
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The closed public roads on the Isle of Man will once again echo to the sound of rally cars this May [13/14] as Manx Auto Sport re-launch the popular Manx Rally.
After being forced to cancel the 2020 and 2021 editions of the event, the enthusiastic organising team have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to reinvigorate the highly regarded motorsport weekend, which opened its entries last week. Read More »
Organisers of the Manx National Rally are disappointed to announce that the 2021 event, planned for 14th and 15th of May will not go ahead due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Manx Auto Sport, organiser and promoter of the Isle of Man-based closed-road event had been in the advanced stages of planning for the popular two-day rally which would see a host of competitors from across the UK and beyond contest over 120 stage miles across the island’s roads. Read More »
The 2021 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship calendar will remain largely unchanged from the one planned for the Covid-19 cancelled 2020 season, with five of the seven qualifying rounds held on closed public roads, two rounds held on classic military rally terrain and three new rallies entering the series.
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Manx Auto Sport regrets to announce the 2020 Manx Rally scheduled for the 15th/16th May will be postponed, following the announcements made by the Isle of Man Government yesterday (16th March).
The organising committee has been closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation over recent weeks and was well advanced in the planning of the popular closed road stage rally which had already attracted a capacity entry. Read More »
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