Wraps come off 2023 Trackrod Rally Yorkshire

The Trackrod Rally Yorkshire (22/23 September) will be one of the most significant gravel rallies in the UK this season as the only rally to include rounds of the British Rally Championship, the British Historic Rally Championship and the BTRDA Rally Series.

The highly respected rally is always among the best organised events on the UK rally calendar and will retain a compact route starting and finishing in Filey and taking in all single-use stages on gravel. The Trackrod will mark the only visit of the season to the classic Yorkshire forest stages in the Dalby complex for three major rally championships.

British Historic Rally Championship title chase enters critical phase in Yorkshire

The Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship could see a new champion crowned on Filey seafront in Yorkshire next weekend, as the series heads to the penultimate round of the season, the Trackrod Historic Cup [23-24 September].

With four sensational gravel rounds completed in this year’s BHRC, the battle for the coveted title will certainly hot up during the two-day event, as some of the most classic forest stages in England are set to test the contenders to the limit.

UK rally stars descend on Yorkshire

Barely a week before most of the UK’s leading rally drivers visit Yorkshire final preparations are being made in Filey and on the North York Moors for their arrival.

The Trackrod Rally Yorkshire on September 23/24 is again expecting a capacity 180-car entry, featuring purpose built cars spanning several decades, as the annual event hosts potentially decisive penultimate rounds of three of Britain’s major championships.

Big rewards for Rally Yorkshire volunteers

With barely a month to go before all the major British rally championships pay their annual visit to the fast and furious forests of Yorkshire, organisers Trackrod Motor Club are searching help in manning the stages.

Retson remains in Junior BRC title race after a tough weekend in Yorkshire

Blairgowrie rally driver Finlay Retson is still firmly in the race for the 2021 Junior British Rally Championship despite a difficult weekend at round four of the series, Trackrod Rally Yorkshire [24-25 September].

The 21-year-old was hampered by an early spin on the opening stage of the event, and would never recover the subsequent time loss, eventually taking his Ford Fiesta Rally4 to fourth place to secure valuable points for his Junior BRC title charge.

Super-fast Fraser Anderson denied British Rally Championship Academy victory after rolling out of the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire

Fraser Anderson once again demonstrated his incredible speed behind the wheel of his Baxter and Gillespie-backed Ford Fiesta R2T when he opened up an impressive 48.7 second lead in the British Rally Championship Academy Trophy, but the Helensburgh teenager was denied a superb class victory on the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire (24-25 September) after he rolled out of the event on the penultimate stage.

Creighton claims Trackrod Rally Yorkshire victory

– Junior British Rally Championship contender William Creighton returned a faultless performance in Yorkshire to reignite his title hopes
– The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy ace led the category from the second stage to win by over a minute
– Moira driver has just two weeks to prepare for the gruelling Mull Rally

Osian Pryce leads the British Rally Championship (again) after epic Trackrod Rally Yorkshire final stage

Osian Pryce leads the British Rally Championship after a stunning drive on the final stage of the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire saw him take second in his Melvyn Evans Motorsport-prepared Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.

The 28-year old Machynlleth born driver, who last led the BRC in 2017, was third, two seconds behind Matthew Wilson, going into the sixth and final Trackrod stage, which was a repeat run through the high-speed 11 mile Dalby forest test.

Matt Edwards storms to a dominant British Rally Championship victory on the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire

Matt Edwards stormed to a dominant victory on the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire (24-25 September), winning the 56 stage mile gravel forest event in his Yuasa Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 by an incredible 32. 8 seconds – having set fastest time on five of the six stages.

It was Matt’s second win of the season and the result puts his British Rally Championship title challenge right back on track.

Kelly reaches `turning point` ahead of Junior BRC Yorkshire encounter

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver David Kelly believes his season has reached a “turning point” as he heads to the fourth round of the Junior British Rally Championship this weekend, Trackrod Rally Yorkshire [24/25 September].

Kelly, 25 from Donegal has endured a tough season behind the wheel of his Glebe Builders backed M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally4 but a recent outing at the non-championship Bushwhacker Rally has seen an uplift in fortunes, taking a class win and top-twenty result in the process.