The Forests of North Yorkshire will witness the commencement of the 2024 FUCHS Lubricant, Motorsport UK, British Historic Rally Championship on February 11th. The Riponian Rally, serving as the season opener, will once again take centre stage, marking the beginning of three consecutive Gravel events that will ignite the new season. Following this Championship curtain raiser, the attention will then turn to Wales for Rally North Wales, taking place on March 16th, and the Severn Valley Stages which will follow suit on April 13th.
The Motorsport UK British Historic Rally Championship, sponsored by FUCHS Lubricants, will make an illustrious return to the Xlerate.net platform in 2024.
On a surprisingly mild morning in January, the rally season officially commenced at the Royal Welsh Showground based just outside the market town of Builth Wells. The North Road Garage Toyota Showground Stages would provide both UK rally fans & competitors with their first event of 2024. The event had been organised and reimagined by the Newton & District Automobile Club and proudly sponsored by the Pritchard family’s North Road Garage Toyota.
The third Saturday of November had a distinctly autumnal feel on the Gloucestershire/ Wales border as the curtain came down on the 2023 Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship on the forty fifth Wyedean Stages Rally. The Forest of Dean motor club ran event was once again based out of Forest Hills Golf club in Coleford and included 7 stages spread across the historic Forest of Dean.
The Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship arrived in Llandudno, North Wales for the penultimate round of its 2023 Championship at The Visit Conway Cambrian Rally. Organised by the very capable North Wales Car Club, the team were challenged in the run-up to the event when one of the planned venues, Alwen Forest became unworkable and thus some adjustments to the route had to be made.
The fifth round of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championships was filled with drama from before a competitive wheel had even turned, right down to the final stage of the event. The Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Stages Rally would take place in hot and demanding conditions for the Welsh National crews over some tough and challenging stages which stretched across the Anglo-Welsh borders.
After a short break in proceedings, the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship returned into action for Round 4 of its 2023 season at the Quinton Motor Club organised Nicky Grist Stages. From Builth Wells, the Championship reached the mid-point in the season with eight gravel tests (four of repeated) covering approx 44 competitive stage miles, over stages in the Crychan and Halfway Forest complexes.
he Motorsport UK British Rally Championship resumed in the Scottish Borders at the Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally for its second round of the 2023 Championships (May 26/27). From the town of Duns, this gruelling two-day Asphalt rally offered up some 72 competitive miles across 9 stages and would uphold its reputation as an enjoyable, yet tough and challenging rally for the British Rally Championship crews to tackle.
The MRF Tyres BTRDA Rally Series arrived in Wales for the second round of its 2023 season. The Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells hosted the Rallynuts Stages Rally (April 15), a Midland Manner Motor Club organised event. Approximately 44 competitive miles, (27 of which were single usage) over seven stages in the Myherin, Hafren/Sweet Lamb and Coed Sarnau complexes were on offer.
2023 marks the 70th year of the BTRDA Rally Series leading two awards, the Gold & SilverStar, and this ever-popular national stage rallying Championship would once again be supported by MRF Tyres.
