Penrith rally driver Paul Bird continued his great start to the 2018 season by claiming a podium Paul Birdfinish in the second round of the Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series following the Rallynuts Stages Rally based at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells today. Read More »
Former UK National Rally Champion Paul Bird confirmed today that he will enter Sol Rally Barbados 2018, hot on the heels of scoring maximum points in last Saturday’s (February 17) Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally in the forests of North Wales to take an early lead in the BTRDA Rally Championship. This first big result for ‘Birdy’ and his new ‘wing man’ Jack Morton, the BTRDA Champion Co-driver in 2015 & ’16, bodes well for the new season. Read More »
Penrith rally driver Paul Bird got his 2018 season off to a great start by claiming maximum points in the Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series following the Llandudno-based Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally today.
Along with Hexham co-driver Jack Morton in the Dom Buckley Motorsport/IRS-prepared Ford Focus WRC08, with backing from Frank Bird Poultry, Be Wiser Insurance, Hager, Fuchs Titan Race and Loco Energy Drink, Bird, from Langwathby village, finished second behind rally winners Ollie Mellors/Max Freeman (Proton), but who are not registered for the championship. Read More »
Penrith rally driver Paul Bird’s hopes of adding to his two Grizedale Stages victories ended in Paul Birdretirement on the third stage today after a promising start in his native Lake District.
Along with County Durham co-driver Jack Morton in the Dom Buckley Motorsport/IRS-prepared Ford Focus WRC08, with backing from Frank Bird Poultry, Be Wiser Insurance, Hager, WIX Filters, Silkolene and Loco Energy Drink, Bird was on the pace from the start and held third place after the opening two stages, just two seconds off the leader. Read More »
Cumbrian rally driver Paul Bird endured mixed fortunes on his visit to the Caribbean for the Paul Bird Barbados Winter Rally Festival this week where he combined a victory with a retirement on the two events.
Along with co-driver Stuart Loudon in the Dom Buckley Motorsport/IRS-prepared Ford Focus WRC08, with backing from Frank Bird Poultry, Be Wiser Insurance, Hager, WIX Filters, Silkolene and Loco Energy Drink, the Langwathby near Penrith driver took a convincing win in last weekend’s Rally Sprint to set himself up for the BRC Winter Rally which took place over two days this weekend. Read More »
Cumbrian rally driver Paul Bird’s much anticipated return to the super-fast asphalt surfaces of the Paul BirdIsle of Man was short lived when a technical problem forced him out of the PokerStars Rally in the early stages last night.
Fresh from his victory on the Eventsigns Woodpecker Stages Rally a couple of months ago, Bird, from Langwathby near Penrith, along with County Durham co-driver Jack Morton were confident after missing a couple of years of competing around the Manx lanes where he’d had so much success in the past. Read More »
Double Sol Rally Barbados winner Paul Bird will compete in the final round of the Barbados Rally Paul Bird Club’s (BRC) Winter Rally at the end of this month.
The Cumbrian driver from Langwathby will be joined by fellow Brit Rob Swann as well as regional regulars, including Jamaica’s Jeff Panton, who currently leads the BRC Champion Driver title chase, in what promises to be an explosive climax to the domestic season. Read More »
Ford Focus WRC pilot Paul Bird ensured his return to the sport was a successful one by taking victory at the EVENTSIGNS Woodpecker Stages Rally (2nd September) in Ludlow with co-driver Jamie Edwards alongside.
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Fresh from his podium success in Scotland last month following two years away from the sport, Paul Bird Cumbrian rally driver Paul Bird got back to winning ways when he took a convincing victory on today’s Eventsigns Woodpecker Stages Rally based in Shropshire.
Bird, from Langwathby near Penrith in Cumbria, along with Welsh co-driver Jamie Edwards from Wrexham were contesting the penultimate round of the Ravenol BTRDA Rally Series which comprised the majority of stages in and around the Radnor forest complex in mid-Wales and saw a strong field assembled for the event. Read More »
After two years away from the sport, Cumbrian rally driver Paul Bird returned to the forest stages in style when he took a superb podium finish on today’s Grampian Forest Rally.Paul Bird
Bird, from Langwathby near Penrith in Cumbria, along with co-driver Stuart Loudon were contesting the Stonehaven and DMC-organised event for the first time and following a test in the Lake District last week, were hopeful of a good showing. Read More »
