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The Severn Valley Stages rally returned to national rallying with a bang, or perhaps more fittingly with a clap of thunder, serving up a combination of challenging world-class Welsh gravel stages and brutal wintry conditions.
Meirion Evans showed his intent for 2026 with a clinical victory at the opening round of the Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship. Meanwhile, it was business as usual in the BTRDA Gold Star rankings, with arch-rivals Matthew Hirst and Elliot Payne duking it out for top honours. In the BHRC, it was a returning old friend, Marty McCormack, who stood on the top step of the podium in his rapidly rising fan-favourite BMW M3.
The Weston Park Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026, and once again, they would grant access to the annual AGBO Stages Rally to run around the estate’s 1000+ acres of woodland and access roads.
Home to the annual AGBO Stages Rally and previously the base for Historic Rally Festival, Weston Park in Shropshire once again welcomed an assortment of historic rally cars to this once RAC Rally staple.
Reigning Asphalt champions pick up where they left off with victory at the opening round of the season, and the inaugural Roger Albert Clark Rally Championship begins at the East Riding Stages Rally.
Elliot Payne claimed his fourth Riponian Stages victory after fending off a late charge from Joe Cunningham, whilst George Lepley secured victory in the opening round of the British Historic Rally Championship.
The 2026 MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Winter Stages would once again mark the midway point of the Protyre Circuit Rally Championship. Organised by Chelmsford Motor Club, the event offered competitors 35 miles of sealed surface rallying across 8 demanding stages
As another year gets underway, the traditional start to the UK’s busy rally season returned to the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells, with the Newtown & District organised Showground Stages. Set within the 150 acre venue, the event makes the most of the space available, mixing gravel and tarmac sections, creating a challenging layout that often sees plenty of casualties before the finish.
More than five weeks had passed since the engines fell silent in the forests surrounding Ambleside, yet the drama that occurred during the Coppermines Grizedale Stages Rally would still continue to resonate long after the final time control.
A crisp and cold late November morning would, by mid-afternoon, descend into a brisk but heavy snow shower. The Carmarthen weather heralding the start of the 2025 Roger Albert Clark Rally. The chaotic weather set the tone for the next 5 days of fierce competition and organisational challenges on this bi-annual feast of rallying.