2015 welsh rally driver

Rising welsh rally star gareth roberts has been killed in a crash during the targa florio rally in sicily. Rally drivers are completely crazyand stupid skillful. Rallyroots the rally results service rali bro caron 2015. The welshpool based event was the fourth round of the allgravel championship and hall guided. To our knowledge at least, phil mills is the only welsh wrc champion, having claimed the codrivers world title alongside petter solberg in 2003. Baggage check we ask the formula e racer to share his essential travel tips. Logo design, brand development, vehicle livery, banners, direct marketing, advertising, brochure design, sign making, vehicle wraps, van wraps, shop signs, website design, exhibition design and much more. It was a timely pick up for the driver as he had lost a number of cars and a large amount of equipment in a workshop blaze earlier in the week.

Elfyn evans british rally championship wikia fandom. After an exciting opening round of the 2020 motorsport uk pirelli welsh rally championship, in association with ravenol uk, it was richmond driver ian bainbridge together with new co driver dale bowen who emerged victorious. Elfyn will be looking to gain a podium place finish in the main world rally championship category in 2015, after taking his first wrc podium in the 2015 rally argentina. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. With a news archive going back eight years, this really is the number one resource on the internet for all things elfynrelated. Msa has opted not to run the series in 2015, instead giving its promotion to. It features 8 official cars and their drivers and rallies from the 1998 world rally championship season, in. Nicky grist colin mcrae rally and dirt wiki fandom. Find out more about famous british rally drivers, including jenson button, colin mcrae, nigel mansell, mark thatcher and damon hill. One of six female drivers and codrivers from around the world to attend a weeks training in the desert.

Sprint and hill climbing 2016, 2017 and 2018 first lady driver in midland speed championship. Previous winners forest stage rally championship ran from 1975 to 1989 when it was split into national and clubmans championships. Colin mcrae rally is a racing video game developed and published by codemasters for playstation, microsoft windows and game boy color. Oct 29, 2015 although rally argentina 2015 will be remembered for the breakthrough win of another british driver, kris meeke, evanss thirdplace on the roads around the city of villa carlos paz marked. With the 2015 wales rally gb starting, photographically this means two. Pirelli motorsport uk welsh rally championship previous winners. Sometimes its the things that cause a lack of speed that bring the drama. Nov 04, 2015 the welsh rally star takes his pick of the best machines at the 2015 goodwood festival of speed. I downloaded the entry form for the 2015 welsh national rally and in the good old fashioned way completed and sent off with a cheque to the organisers. Stefan dr daviesjustin davies put in a dominant performance on the second round of the welsh championship, the rali bro caron. Event organisers pirelli motorsport uk welsh rally championship. Jun 30, 2016 he was the first driver to win four rallies in a row. Dayinsure wales rally gb 26th 29th october 2017 is the final european round of the fia world rally championship.

Where and when the action takes place, drivers to watch, new stages and how to get tickets. Wales rally gb, the final round of the 2015 fia world rally championship, starts on 12 november. A win in germany and numerous podium finishes saw me finish runner up in 2014. Sebastien ogier has secured the world rally championship for a third year running. Nicky grist born 1 november 1961 is a welsh former rally co driver and entrepreneur, born in ebbw vale. The lineup includes the worlds top stars including the newlycrowned 2015 world rally champion sebastien ogier, former f1 star robert kubica and welsh driver elfyn evans. Rally drivers will be racing on public roads for the first time in welsh history, organisers of the motorsport event have announced. Fia world rally championship final round in wales in pictures. Active drivers listed in bold in the tables are those who have entered a wrc event within the past twelve months. Fram castrol international welsh rally great britain.

The abbeyleix manor rally marked the opening round of the locally sponsored top part west coast championship two weeks ago. Irish motor sports news several welsh drivers planning. Wales rally gb history of the rally of great britain. Jason flourished in 2015, winning the british historic rally championship and 2016 has been no different for the 28yearold welshman as he successfully defended his historic rally title with co driver phil clarke. Winners of the welsh rally and world champions for 2015, ogier and co driver ingrassia make a splash in their volkswagen motorsport polo. Two of wales biggest sporting events the 2015 rugby world cup and wales rally gb joined forces on tuesday when a group of homegrown stars from both disciplines met at a training session in north wales. The wales rally gb is a round of the world rally championship. The driver scored two podiums in 2015, finishing 7th in the overall standings.

Elfyn rhys evans is a welsh rally driver and son of the 1996 british rally champion gwyndaf evans. A guard rail entered the car on the right side, where roberts was seated. Pirelli motorsport uk welsh rally championship news. World rally champion sebastien ogier has won the seasonending wales rally gb for a third successive year. The 2015 chevrolet camaro is a sports car that slots underneath the ss sports sedan. Elfyn evans is a racewinning welsh rally driver competing for the ford msport world rally team in the fia world rally championship wrc. In doing so he became the first welsh driver to win rally gb, and the first british driver to win the rally since the late richard burns in 2000, the first year the event was held in wales. Active drivers listed in bold in the tables are those who have entered a. Pages in category welsh rally drivers the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. Wales rally gb is scheduled for 29 october to 1 november as the the final championship round in europe and the penultimate wrc round of 2020. New zealand rally turkey adac rallye deutschland wales rally gb rally japan. An important event in the clubs calendar is the welsh national rally.

It is sold in coupe or convertible body styles, seven trims. Welsh rally driver elfyn evans will return to the world rally championship wrc in 2017 after a 12month absence. He remains the sports youngest ever world champion and his tally of 25 wins makes him britains most successful rally driver. British rally driver rhys yates msport ford fiesta r5 mkii. Welsh rally codriving legend and 2003 world rally championship winning co driver, phil mills, will attend this years rally as a spectator for. The journeys only just begun, and im really excited about the adventures we have ahead. From initial enquiries i was told that this rally followed much the same format as the swpsr so it was a case of sit back and wait for the list of checkpoints to be posted out. Rally4wales proposes a sustainable future plan for rallying in wales. Born 28 december 1988 in dolgellau, evanss best year was in 2011, driving a subaru impreza, winning two rallies and becoming the vicechampion of the 2011 brc season. Nov 12, 2015 with the 2015 wales rally gb starting, photographically this means two things. Wales rally gb, the final round of the 2015 fia world rally championship. Nasser alattiyah performs during the fia world rally championship 2015 in leon, mexico on march 7, 2015 jaanus reered bull content.

He won at rally portugal in march and then four times in a row from may to august greece, new zealand, argentina, finland. Forest stage rally championship ran from 1975 to 1989 when it was split into national and clubmans championships. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. At the penultimate round on his home rally in wales, evans took advantage of his dmack tyres, which were widely suited to the conditions, to take his first wrc win, the first for a welsh driver, and the first for a british driver on wales rally gb since the late richard burns in 2000. Welsh association of motor clubs women in motorsport. Fia world rally championship wales rally gb 2015 shakedown onboard video. Show all driver photos 2015 rallyracc catalunya costa daurada. Inspired by his father, former british rally champion gwyndaf evans, elfyn does everything to a very high professional level, but doesnt live the. Driving the msport ford fiesta r5 mkii, rhys will be contesting rounds of the british, european and world rally championships. Welsh driver elfyn evans competed in wrc 2 during the 2016 season. This is an incomplete list of drivers who have entered a world rally championship event. Nov 16, 2015 fia world rally championship final round in wales in pictures. The events organisation and planning goes on throughout the year and at this time the team are hard at work finalising.

For latest news, advice, or to share info about the welsh national rally, organised by the clive motorcycle club. Entries for the rose hotel circuit of kerry have opened and already there are several overseas drivers who have expressed an interest in entering the traleebased april 5th event. Dirt rallys worst driver wales all 4 stages youtube. For 2015, elfyn and dan again competed for the msport team, driving a ford fiesta rs wrc. But wilson admitted that a good result in the wales rally gb will help the welshhman when the team hold contract talks at the end of the world. His factory team career in the world rally championship lasted from 1993 to 2002. Next weeks event will see 78 cars competing in the international rally and 88 crews contesting the national event. May 24, 2015 fresh from his class win at the somerset stages last month, co driver phil hall returned to his winning ways as he scored yet another dominant class b10 victory at last saturdays 16 th may reisravenol btrda rally series qualifier, the plains rally.

The welsh international rally motor sport magazine. An exciting new breed of more powerful wrc cars attracted a record crowd and they were rewarded with the first home win since richard burns final success in 2000. Welsh legend, phil mills, reserves his top spot at. The msa british rally championship is a rallying series based in the united kingdom. Exhilarating, challenging, exciting events organised by people so totally into motorsport some say they have oil for blood. The 2015 titles have been won alreadyvolkswagen and sebastain ogier secured their third successive manufacturers and drivers.

Needing to secure victory at the final round of the reis msa asphalt rally championship if he was to stand any chance of taking the b9 title, rochdale rally star steve brown duly came up with the goods last weekend as he took a class win at the the old forge garage mewla rally in wales. All onboard videos of all wrc drivers from every stage. The first championship was run in 1958 and it has been licensed by the motor sports association msa since 1999. Wales rally gb to race on public roads in llandudno bbc news. Now armed with a dmack tyred msport fiesta, elfyn evans dominated to become the first welsh driver ever to win a round of the world rally championship. Baja gbwelsh hillrally hillrally championship home. Welsh language society cymdeithas yr iaith gymraeg chairman, jamie bevan, leads rally that called on local authorities and welsh government to. Catch up with all the latest news from welsh rally driver elfyn evans. The 2009 red kite was saras first rally on gravel surfaces, starting as last car away and finishing in 21st postition overall in 20, sara was first car away, finishing 1st overall.

Pirelli motorsport uk welsh rally championship previous. See also edit list of female world rally championship drivers. Reigning fia world rally champion sebastien ogier has extended his advantage in wales rally gb and the frenchman goes into the final day of the 2015 fia world rally championship with a 35. The rose hotel circuit of kerry is the second round of the series and welsh driver steve wood is the provisional championship leader. List of world rally championship drivers wikipedia. Hes also a fourtime winner of his home event and is as welsh as you could imagine anyone born in trefeglwys to be. The wrc is one of the most exhilarating forms of motorsport and elfyn is an exceptional talent who has risen through the ranks and is now one of the men to beat. Elfyn rhys evans born 28 december 1988 is a welsh rally driver. Rally driver robert kubica signs autographs for fans. Just three weeks later in wales, mikkola set the balance level again by comfortably winning the international welsh rally with his regular partner arne hertz. The wales rally gb 2015 was the thirteenth and last round of the 2015 world rally. Apr 12, 2020 all 4 stages in the welsh rally done by the worst driver in dirt just when i thought i was doing well. The british rally championship is a rallying series based in the united kingdom. The rose hotel circuit of kerry is the second round of the top part west coast championship.

This is a road rally for riders and drivers on two or three wheels and is the first round of the three nations award. Welsh driver steve wood, the provisional championship leader after. Jason pritchard the story so far welcome to the website of jason pritchard. To have so many welsh sportsmen competing at the top level of world sport is good for welsh sport as a whole. Its hard for a rookie to come to wales rally gb and be consistently fast throughout the rally. His rise from service manager in the family garage business to one of the worlds top professional rally drivers has been rapid and its been achieved through hard work and determination. Winners of the welsh rally and world champions for 2015, ogier and co driver ingrassia make a splash in their volkswagen. Mar 17, 2020 after an exciting opening round of the 2020 motorsport uk pirelli welsh rally championship, in association with ravenol uk, it was richmond driver ian bainbridge together with new co driver dale bowen who emerged victorious.

Audi quattro driver stig blomqvist in action with codriver bjorn. Welsh rally in what was akin to acropolis weather conditiorts, ari vatancn and codriver dave richards took their immaculate rothmans escort to its first victory in this years sedan open rally championship on the atcost 80 international rally, better known as the welsh. Msa has opted not to run the series in 2015, instead giving its promotion to its own subsidiary ims for 2016. Welsh rally drivers join in the rugby world cup fun elfyn evans, tom cave and osian pryce showed that they have talent away from the steering wheel as they joined the welsh. The official website of chesterfield based rally driver rhys yates. Mountain sheep cause temporary disruption for a crossley ten car during the 1933 rac rally over the cheviot hills. News 2020 regulations and entry form now online 2020 championship regulations are now published along with the entry form to complete to join the championship. In what was akin to acropolis weather conditiorts, ari vatancn and co driver dave richards took their immaculate rothmans escort to its first victory in this years sedan open rally championship on the atcost 80 international rally, better known as the welsh. Welsh wrc drivers scrum down with rugby world cup stars.

Published by steve on may 19, 2015 may 19, 2015 following on from my participation in the south west peninsular rally i decided to have a crack at another event. Colin mcrae will forever be a true hero and not just to rally fans here in britain, said ben taylor, managing director of wales rally gb. It features 8 official cars and their drivers and rallies from the 1998 world rally championship season, in addition to 4 extra cars. Welsh rally drivers join in the rugby world cup fun youtube. It is the first game in the colin mcrae rally series. Subaru impreza wrc with a polish driver got crazy 7. Alen was in second place for a while, but in the second half roger clark and jim porter got their escort ahead of him and pushed the fiat driver down to third place. Get noticed design is a design and printing studio based in abergavenny.

Rally legend tommi makinen drives the 2015 subaru wrx sti for canada. Ford fiesta rs wrc world rally car 2015 driven by elfyn evans and co driver daniel barritt shown at donnington park race circuit showing the front vertical pwllheli, wales, uk. The end of 2014 saw sara compete in wales rally gb international finishing 43rd overall. Rally cars to pass through mid wales shropshire star. Welsh rally 1986 a horrendous crash in which a toyota crashes off the side of a cliff. A maiden win in 2017 saw elfyn evans become the first welsh driver to win rally gb on home soil. The welsh rally book is a wonderful history of the arguably the best event in the british rally championship. The clive motorcycle club is a friendly club based in welshpool, powys, run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Covering events from yesteryear to the last ever running of the original format, it brought me so much pleasure in reading and thinking back to the days when rallying really was rallyi. In 1986, salonen added two more victories to his cv lakes rally and lombard rac rally, contributing to peugeots second manufacturers title. Fia world rally championship final round in wales in. Rally drivers are completely crazyand stupid skillful wired.

Nicky initially took up golfing upon being introduced by his. A lot of the boys are petrol heads and love the adrenaline sports so its great for us to mix the sports. Andreas mikkelsen retains third after the longest day of the rally that has seen crews out on the road for over 16 hours. Several welsh drivers planning to enter circuit of kerry rally. I entered the newly formed and highly competitive dmack drive trophy, where young drivers in r2 fiestas competed on selected rounds of the wrc in order to win a prize drive in an r5 car the following season. Although rally argentina 2015 will be remembered for the. Rochdale rally driver steve brown finishes his season in style with a class win at the mewla rally. Ahead of his home event of wales rally gb, we look at elfyn evanss strongest wrc outings. Then, in september, sara came home first place overall in the red kites stages rally. The 2020 edition will take place between thursday 29th october and sunday 1st november. With the 2015 wales rally gb starting, photographically this means two things. Its been quite a journey since i made my rally debut on the rally kalnamuiza in latvia 2009, and we have some big rallying plans for the future.