A Very Challenging Cadwell
Vauxhall Nova Car 56: Ian Dove/Emma Taylor We arrived at Cadwell Park for the final round of the Protyre Circuit Rally Championship. The weather was fine and 1600cc class tyre allocation hopes were high. The decision was made, buy some new Medium Hoosiers and really try and take the fight to Paul Sheard (MX5) and Richard Kay (Corsa). Stage 1 [...]
Lets try again at the Trackrod
Trackrod Rally September 2024 After our failed attempt at the Trackrod in 2023, Neil still had that Dalby Stage itch to scratch and secured a favourable deal with WB Motorsport to use their recently acquired MSport built Fiesta R2 on this year’s Trackrod Forest Stages on the 28th September 2024. So after booking accommodation and practicing the notes a fair [...]
From Covid to Champions!
How Maz Miller and Iain Davidson started in rallying... After co-driving previously at single venue stage rally’s, I wanted to give rally driving a go for the first time. Iain Davidson as my autotesting co-driver was up for learning to rally co-drive. We put a deposit down on a rally car in Scotland in Feb 2020 and then unfortunately Covid-19 [...]
A Slippery (Clutch) Adventure
After our attempt at the awesome mid Wales stages of the RallyNuts Rally in a Mk2 Escort back in April, Neil decided he wanted another go at the Yorkshire forests. Following the difficulties we had on the Malton Rally in November 2022, Neil secured a favourable deal back with WB Motorsport to use their newly built Mini Cooper S on [...]
An ‘Historic’ Winter Challenge
From 1997 until 2007 I was very fortunate to be able to participate in a variety of challenging Historic / Classic rallies. They included several Monte Carlo / Winter Challenges, Classic Marathons to places as far afield as Marrakesh and Molde (Norway), plus Le Jog, the Ypres Historic stage rally, the Rally des Alps and the Horneland Rally which was [...]
Driving round in circles
(or how we won the Circuit Rally Championship) It all started after a conversation when Paul Gould, a mechanic friend, mentioned he was helping run an R5 for a driver that wanted a co-driver to help them progress to “proper” rallies. Roll forward a few months and I’m stood in the Mercury Garage at Warsop Vale, looking at a rather [...]