Matt Edwards and
co-driver Elliott Edmondson were hugely popular winners
of the final round of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, the Trackrod
Historic Cup (Fri/Sat 27/28 September).
After a season of mixed fortunes, the North Wales driver turned in a superb
performance in the Yorkshire forests with his Ford Escort Mk2 to win the
Historic Cup against strong opposition. Edwards went ahead in the spectacular
stages in the darkness of Friday evening and stayed ahead through Saturday’s
stages.
In series two, the Porsche 911 of Tim Mason and Graham Wild moved ahead when
Richard Hill/Patrick Cooper suffered gearbox problems with their Escort Mk1, but
the mighty 1600cc Escort Mk1 of Vince Bristow/Tim Sayer was only a minute
behind.
Thanks to all the
photographers who have supplied images for this page:
Malcolm Higgins, Paul Lawrence, Chris Ellison, Matt
Rudd
Round
Five: Red Kite Stages (Sunday 8th September).
McCormack and Clarke
settle the WWRS R.A.C. Rally Championship
Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke are the inaugural West
Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship victors
after another mighty performance on the Red Kite
Historic Stages (Sunday 8 September).
The Escort Mk2 crew led from the start to take their
fourth straight victory and seal the 2013 championship
after a superb day of rallying on classic Welsh stages.
While Nick Elliott and Dave Price retired after an off,
Jason Pritchard and Dale Furniss turned in another fine
performance to lead the challenge of McCormack and take
maximum points in the FIA Appendix K category.
Below are some of the
scenes from a great weekend for the West Wales
Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship.
Thanks to all the
photographers who have supplied images for this page:
Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke took their third win
from four rallies in the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C.
Rally Championship after a superb battle on the Neath
Valley Stages (10 August).
After a fabulous day of competition, McCormack/Clarke
headed the similar Ford Escort Mk2 of Nick Elliott and
Dave Price by just seven-tenths of a second after 44
flat out stage miles on superb stages in the Rheola and
Margam complexes.
Below are some of the
scenes from a great weekend for the West Wales
Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship.
Thanks to all the
photographers who have supplied images for this page:
Marty
McCormack and Phil Clarke took victory on round three of the West Wales Rally
Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, the DMACK Carlisle Stages (Saturday 22 June).
The brand new rally, organised by the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club, ran
across stages in the Newcastleton and Kershope region and was adjudged a great
success as crews praised the quality of stages and slick and friendly
organisation. With a very compact route and minimal stage mileage, the event was
a great addition to the championship schedule.
Below are some of the
scenes from a great weekend for the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally
Championship
Thanks to all the
photographers who have supplied images for this page:
Malcolm Higgins, Bob Little, Chris Ellison, Jason
Taylor, John Kendrick,
Matt Rudd and Rallyaround photography
Gareth McKay, as usual manages to get himself in the
right place at the right time! - Video courtesy of Waylander Rally
Clips
www.waylanderrallyclips.co.uk/
Nick Elliott and Dave Price on the final stage of the
day. Very pleased with 2nd in the RAC Championship round
after a disappointing non-finish on the previous round
in Hamsterley
Round Two:
SG Petch Tour
of Hamsterley (Sunday 28 April).
Marty
McCormack and Phil Clarke swept to victory on the second round of the West Wales
Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, yesterday’s SG Petch Tour of Hamsterley
(Sunday 28 April).
In a renewal of their tremendous sporting rivalry with fellow Ford Escort Mk2
crew Steve Bannister and Louise Sutherland that started on last year’s Roger
Albert Clark Rally, McCormack and Clarke went 45s clear after seven tough and
slippery stages in the Co Durham forest complex. Big crowds lined the stages to
watch the spectacular action during an event that pumped an estimated
half-million pounds into the local economy.
Marty set a fierce pace and by the time the crews arrived at second service,
he had 32s in hand over Ryan Barrett and Barry Ferris. Barrett then went into
the final 14-mile Sharnberry stage with the aim of holding off Bannister rather
than chasing McCormack. Bannister had fought back up the order after a binding
brake caliper on the opening loop of three stages and started the final test
just five seconds down on Barrett. Unfortunately, Barrett punctured and dropped
around half a minute, which put Bannister clear into second.
Below are some of the
scenes from a great weekend for the West Wales
Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship.
Gareth McKay, as usual manages to get himself in the
right place at the right time!
- Video courtesy of Waylander Rally
Clips
www.waylanderrallyclips.co.uk/
Tour
of Hamsterley winners Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke
guide their Escort through a very slippery and tricky
SS3. As you watch this in-car from mad bob media
look out for the crowds of spectators near the beginning
of the stage. Is historic rallying popular,
discuss...
Nick Elliott
and Dave Price were the big winners on the opening round
of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally
Championship, yesterday’s Rally Marketing Mid-Wales
Stages on Sunday 3 March.
Elliott and McCormack went head-to-head for the first
time and Elliott thought that an overshoot on SS2
Myherin had wrecked his day. But he battled back and
took time from McCormack on the 16-mile Hafren stage.
McCormack flew the final Pikes Peak stage and clawed the
gap back to less than four seconds after a wonderful
contest. However, victory went to Elliott both in
overall terms and in the Rob Smith Rallying Series
Three.
Below are some of the
scenes from a superb first weekend for the West Wales
Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship.
Rally TV wants to
remind everyone that orders are still being taken for the
2012 Roger Albert Clark Rally DVD which was released on 17 December as well as several other 2012
titles already being available from
www.rallytv.co.uk
During 2012 Rally TV, headed by David Winstanley has
continued to produce highly rated and highly viewed TV
programmes for Motors TV providing both entertainment
and viewing figures that others can only dream about.
Both the Wyedean Stages and Rally Isle of Man achieved
the distinction of being the highest-rated programmes on
Motors TV on the week that they were shown and, taking
repeats into account, the Roger Albert Clark Rally still
remains the most popular British rally shown on Motors
TV.
2012 Roger Albert Clark Rally - Coming of Age
The 2012 Roger Albert Clark Rally will be remembered for
all the right reasons. An almost perfect rally route
combined with an almost perfect rally performance from
two crews, Martin McCormack and Phil Clarke, and Steve
Bannister and Kevin Rae with the result being undecided
until the very last stage. On this event we had six
stage-side cameras and numerous on-boards so almost all
the action is captured and the full story told. This
two-hour DVD comes with a FREE two-hour on-board DVD so
if you only buy one DVD this year, then make sure it's
this one! £20 + £2 p&p
