Class victory for Brown’s Epynt comeback

Rochdale driver Steve Brown enjoyed a successful return to the Epynt Military Ranges in Wales, by taking a class win at the recent Tour of Epynt [30 July].

Brown and regular co-driver Paul Stringer overcame an opening stage technical drama with their Nissan Micra Kit Car, to fight back throughout the seven, rain-soaked stages and secure the category victory.

Brown has not been behind the wheel competitively at all since May and had elected to head to Wales for the one-day blast across the infamous and super-fast moorland roads in the heart of Wales. The military tracks would need to be treated with respect and are famed for their high speeds and blind crests.

Pritchard produces BHRC masterclass on Epynt

Jason Pritchard secured his first Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship victory in five years at the weekend, after storming to a convincing win at the Nigel Ferguson Fabricators Tour of Epynt (Sunday 30 July).

After a slow start, Pritchard and co-driver Phil Clarke overhauled current championship leader Nick Elliott during the rain-soaked afternoon loop of stages, to take the win and give his newly built Ford Escort MKII its perfect maiden outing.

Brown back behind the wheel with Tour of Epynt entry

Steve Brown will return to active competition for the first time since May this weekend, as he is set to contest the Tour of Epynt in Wales [30 July].

The Rochdale-based driver will be back behind the wheel of his Nissan Micra Kit Car at the challenging event, which offers almost 70 miles of undulating and unforgiving moorland roads across the infamous Epynt Military Ranges near Llandovery.

Rali Ceredigion replaces Tour of Epynt in the 2023 Protyre BTRDA Asphalt Rally Championship calendar

Rali Ceredigion has replaced the Tour of Epynt in the 2023 Protyre BTRDA Asphalt Rally Championship calendar.

Nigel Ferguson Fabricators Tour of Epynt 2023

Port Talbot Motor Club regrets to have to announce that the Nigel Ferguson Fabricators Tour of Epynt can no longer be included within the Protyre National Rally Championship of 2023.

Due to operational requirements of the Ministry of Defence on the event venue – the Military Ranges above Sennybridge Camp – the Army authorities have withdrawn the previously agreed date of early August, when the rally was to be taking place.

Fuchs Lubricants RACRMC Historic Rally Championship reveals a new look for 2023

The Fuchs Lubricants RACRMC Historic Rally Championship has launched details of the 2023 season, offering a top-drawer seven-round calendar for the year ahead.

After making the switch to an all-gravel series in 2022, following feedback from competitors the championship will introduce an asphalt round to the series, adding to six high quality forest events which encompass some of the best gravel stages in the country.

Exciting new-look calendar of events announced for the 2023 Protyre BTRDA Asphalt Rally Championship

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.

Sensational Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship debut for Ruairi Bell as he wins Tour of Epynt at first attempt

Ruairi Bell made one of the most incredible rally debuts ever seen on Epynt by leading the Nigel Ferguson Fabricators Tour of Epynt from start to finish and recording an extraordinary 44 second victory to take the early lead in the 2022 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship.

Driving his ex-Kalle Rovanperä Inspira-backed Škoda Fabia R5 in competition for only the second time, and the first time on asphalt, the 22-year old from London gained the praise of his rivals as they could only admire the uncatchable stage times that he set over the event’s fast and challenging seven stages.

Bell contributed much of his success to his co-driver Max Freeman and the trust he had in the pace notes – something you need in abundance over the blind crests and deceptive turns of Epynt. But at a venue where experience is considered vitally important, first-timer Bell was exceptional in his Pirelli-shod Fabia.

Tour of Epynt

Spectators were back up on Epynt for the first time since 2019 as the Tour of Epynt opened the 2022 Protyre Asphalt Championship. It was relative new faces to the championship who drew the most attention as Ruairi Bell & Max Freeman (Fabia R5) stunned all the others with fastest stage after fastest stage time, to take victory by 44s. They belied their lowly seeding of no.12 but in fairness it was their first time on the tarmac stages of Epynt. Mark Kelly & Neil Colman (Fiesta R5) has gone joint fastest on stage 1 with Bell, but it was stage 4 that saw them get a 20s time penalty, which briefly dropped them to 6th overall.

Top quality Tour of Epynt field signals the start of the 2022 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship

A top quality field will contest the Nigel Ferguson Fabricators Tour of Epynt on Easter Saturday (16 April), signalling the start of the much anticipated 2022 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship.

There will be a mouth-watering battle for overall victory over the famous mid-Wales military range roads, not least between the drivers who finished second, third and fourth in last year’s BTRDA-run Protyre Asphalt Championship – Mark Kelly, Neil Roskell and John Stone.