Cornwall driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson will return to action in the final round of the Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship when they contest next Saturday’s (18 October) Bulldog Rally. The crew head into the event fresh from success on the penultimate round, the Trackrod National Rally, just over a week ago where they finished...

Cornwall driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson enjoyed a positive return to action as they finished an impressive eighth overall on Saturday's (27 September) Trackrod National Rally. The crew also claimed fifth spot in class B13 in their GillettsSpar.com, Robert Wiseman Dairies, VK Vodka Kick, Kumho Tyres and Riverside Property Services...

Leading championship contenders Jon Ingram and Ian Allsop entered the event in their Subaru Impreza WRC but pulled out in the week leading up to it due Jon's wife Joanna being involved in a serious horse riding accident the week previously. We wish her a full and speedy recovery.

Stephen Petch Junior overcame minor gearbox maladies and a time consuming spin to bag a solid haul of points when he finished fourth in class on last weekends high speed Trackrod National Rally in his SG Petch run Hyundai accent WRC. Stephen was returning to action after a summer break and, despite a short test prior to the rally, admitted...

Phweli based Andrew Hockridge impressed mightily on last weekends International Rally of Yorkshire as the Welshman took his fourth podium of the year to maintain his Citroen C2R2cup lead as the series returned to gravel. Andrew took victory in the season opening Pirelli International Rally, and since then added a further two...

Following his Peruvian adventure when he tackled the Incas Rally last week, Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez returned to the fast Yorkshire forests to record his second successive victory on the Trackrod National Rally which comprised the penultimate round of the 2008 MSA Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship. Driving the Ford Focus WRC, the Chesterfield...

Steve Perez and Paul Spooner claimed the honours in the penultimate round of the Pirelli National Gravel Rally Championship as they won the Trackrod National Rally today (Saturday 27 September). In their Ford Focus WRC, top seeds Perez/Spooner finished 40.2 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza WRC of Roger Duckworth and Mark Broomfield on the Pickering...

The National Rally finished in dramatic style with defending Pirelli ANCRO National Gravel Champion Marcus Dodd leading for much of the day only to see his hopes of capitalising on the absence of current series leader Jon Ingram blown to pieces on the final 14-mile Givendale stage.

County Durham’s favourite rallying family returns to action on the forthcoming Trackrod Rally when Stephen Petch Junior and his father Steve contest Saturdays rally in a pair of SG Petch Motorsport run rally cars. Stephen is contesting the full 2008 ANCRO Gravel Rally Championship in a Hyundai Accent World Rally Car, this being his first full season in the technologically superior machine...

Pwllheli resident Andrew Hockridge is focused on just one thing when the 2008 C2R2cup heads to Yorkshire for round 5 this weekend; to gain as many points as possible as the Welshman aims to further extend his championship lead in only his first season in the series. Andrew began the season, way back in April, with no idea of how he would fare...

The battle for the 2008 MSA Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship reaches its crescendo when the penultimate round of the title chase takes place in North Yorkshire next Saturday (27th September) with the Trackrod National Rally. Altrincham property developer, Jon Ingram, has been the model of consistency in his Subaru WRC...

The ANCRO National Rally Championship returns to the awesomely fast and flowing forests of North Yorkshire for the first time in almost a decade when its penultimate round is incorporated into the approaching capacity entry for the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire on Saturday, September 27th

Nathan Crewe and John Connor took their MGZR 1400 rally car to South Wales, to contest the Swansea Bay Rally with the aim of wrapping up the National Two Wheel Drive Gravel Rally Championship in their favour. The Midland pairing needed to finish third two-wheel drive or high to claim the championship title. The Cottrill Transport backed pair set a blistering pace on the first stage...

Fermanagh driver Richard Cathcart and his navigator Martin Brady from Meath kept their challenge for the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge firmly on track as they scored another second place at the Swansea Bay rally in Wales. The championship restarted after its mid term break of almost 2 months and despite feeling rusty from the...

Stephen Petch Junior persevered on last weekends Swansea Bay Rally, overcoming all sorts of issues and problems, including a broken track control arm, to eventually finish the 65 mile long event sixteenth overall, but more importantly fourth in class. Stephen, co-driven as always by Michael Wilkinson, was reunited with his Hyundai Accent...

* Irish driver Keith Cronin was celebrating his 22nd birthday on Friday 18 July as he scrutineered and signed on for the rally. Unfortunately he and co-driver Greg Shinnors retired on SS4 when they went off and got stuck.

* Steve Perez made a welcome return to the championship after missing the Severn Valley as he was competing in Barbados.

For Enniskerry rally driver Daniel Barry and his co-driver Mark Bowens from Castlemartr , it was a case of deja-vu in round five of the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge - the Swansea Bay Rally - when they recorded their second non-finish in as many events. This result follows a near perfect start to the season for the Irish 24-year old, having scored three podium finishes...

For the third time this season David Bogie and co-driver Kevin Rae sprayed the champagne, when they crossed the finish line of round five of the 2008 Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, the Swansea Bay Rally – which took place on 19th July. They took the lead on stage four and had to battle right to the end, as second-placed Richard Cathcart/Martin Brady fought back in the closing stages.

Aberdeen driver Dave Weston claimed the overall victory on today's Swansea Bay National Rally as Marcus Dodd took his second win of the season in the 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship. Weston and co-driver Aled Davies led from the outset in their Ford Focus WRC and never looked back as they finished 20 seconds ahead...

VK Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez enjoyed his return to gravel in the 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship with a superb fourth place finish overall in today's Swansea Bay Rally. Driving the Ford Focus WRC, the Chesterfield businessman, along with Irish co driver Stephen McAuley battled their way up through the field after a steady start to

Bentham’s Shelley Rogerson, 22, is hoping to continue her MSA Gravel Rally championship campaign next weekend (19th July) after putting in a very late entry for the Swansea Bay Rally. Shelley will be partnering Andrew Burton in his Peugeot Cosworth which, after a lot of engine work, is hopefully going to be ready to start the South Wales event.

Round five of the 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship heads for Wales for the second time in two months this forthcoming weekend when the Swansea Bay Rally takes place on Saturday (July 19th). And with most of the leading crews in action in the classic Welsh forests once again, the finish ramp on Saturday evening...

County Durham rallying ace Stephen Petch Junior will be hoping for a bit of luck this coming weekend as the 23 year old heads to South Wales for the fourth round of the 2008 Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship. Stephen, along with co-driver Michael Wilkinson, contested last weekends inaugural Greystokes Stages in Cumbria as a warm up event. Because there was less than a week...

With only one point separating the top four drivers in the championship standings: Daniel Barry, David Bogie, Richard Cathcart and Nik Elsmore, the fifth round of this year's Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, the Swansea Bay Rally on 19th July, is destined to produce an exciting battle for supremacy. With cars in the Evolution Challenge strictly controlled...

Cornwall driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson are targeting a top 10 finish on next Saturday’s (19 July) Swansea Bay National Rally. Cookson and Wilkinson return to action in round five of the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship in their GillettsSpar.com, Robert Wiseman Dairies, VK Vodka Kick, Kumho Tyres and Riverside...

Andy Burton faced a race against time to get his car ready for the event following on from the engine failure on the Somerset Stages Rally in April. He and co-driver Shelley Rogerson missed round three of the championship in the Isle of Man earlier this month as the car was being rebuilt, but returned...

After three podium finishes in this year’s Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, the highly competitive one-make rally championship for Mitsubishi Lancers, Daniel Barry from Enniskerry, together with his co-driver Mark Bowens from Castlemartr, were denied a fourth, when they retired on the final stage...

David Bogie and co-driver Kevin Rae recorded their second Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge victory of the season on this weekend’s Severn Valley National Rally. They took the lead on stage three when former front-runners Keith Cronin/Greg Shinnors lost time, relegating them to third, whilst Richard Cathcart/Martin Brady finished second.

Stephen Petch Junior was left feeling a little frustrated at the end of last weekends Severn Valley Rally when a variety of problems knocked him down the leaderboard, eventually finishing fifth in class. Stephen and co-driver Michael Wilkinson were back in their SG Petch Motorsport run Hyundai Accent following a stint as...

Rally co-driver Shelley Rogerson, 22, got her MSA Gravel Rally championship hopes back on track last Saturday (31st May) when she took victory on the Severn Valley Stages with Kington's Andrew Burton in his Peugeot Cosworth. Following crankshaft failure on the pairings previous event in April the car had to have an engine rebuild which was only...

Saltash driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson collected more points in the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship as they finished a tough Severn Valley National Rally on Saturday (31 May). Cookson and Wilkinson came home 18th overall and ninth in class B13 in their GillettsSpar.com, Robert Wiseman Dairies...

Andy Burton and co-driver Shelley Rogerson have won the Severn Valley National Rally for the second consecutive year. Burton's Peugeot Cosworth, fitted with a newly rebuilt engine that was only completed in the days leading up to the event, was immediately into its stride, setting a stunning time on the opening stage of the day at Esgair Dafydd...

Making it four different winners in the opening four rounds, Herefordshire driver Andy Burton claimed maximum points in the 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship as he won today's Severn Valley National Rally. Driving the Peugeot Cosworth, Burton, and co-driver Shelley Rogerson, finished nearly 25 seconds ahead of series leaders...

Bentham's Shelley Rogerson, 22, is hoping to resume her MSA Gravel Rally championship campaign next weekend (31st May) on the Severn Valley Stages rally. Shelley has entered the event with Andrew Burton, from Kington, in his Peugeot 306 Cosworth but the decision to compete will be left to the last minute as the car is still being repaired following severe engine...

County Durham’s Stephen Petch Junior is looking forward to competing on gravel again after a busy couple of weeks of competing on tarmac based rallies, and will be hoping for a good run on this weekends Mid Wales based Severn Valley Rally. Less than a fortnight after finishing third in class on the Manx National Rally Stephen and co-driver...

It’s back to gravel forests roads, just three weeks after the first of two asphalt rallies, for the fourth round of the 2008 Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, when the championship for production specification Mitsubishi’s heads to mid-Wales for the Severn Valley National Rally. The event also hosts round four of the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship...

Saltash driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson are aiming to get their Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship season back on track when they contest round four, the Severn Valley National Rally, next Saturday (31 May). Cookson and Wilkinson will be back in action in their GillettsSpar.com, Robert Wiseman Dairies, VK Vodka Kick...

Round four of the hotly-contested 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship heads for Wales for the first time this season when the Severn Valley National Rally takes place next Saturday (May 31st). After a race against time to fix an engine problem in his radical Peugeot Cosworth, 2007 winner Andy Burton has put in a late entry and along with co driver Shelley...

Hardly had the ink dried on the Preview for the SEVERN VALLEY NATIONAL RALLY when news filtered through that there is, indeed, an entry on its way from last year's winner ANDY BURTON. The Kington driver is still having problems to ready his Peugeot Cosworth in time, but he is determined to be on the start line at the Royal Welsh...

The name of 2007 SEVERN VALLEY NATIONAL RALLY winner ANDY BURTON does not appear on the entry list for this year's event – yet! The Kington driver is encountering problems readying his Peugeot Cosworth after a major engine blow-up on the recent Somerset Stages Rally. However, there is still time!…

Contenders for the popular Fiesta Sporting Trophy are returning to the Severn Valley Clubmans Rally (Saturday 31st May) for what will be the first of two visits to the Welsh forests in their 2008 calendar. The six-round series has already been to the Lake District (Malcolm Wilson Rally) and Kielder Forest...

The third round of the Mitsubishi challenge the Manx national Rally held on the 9th and 10th of may marked the first of two rounds to be held outside mainland UK and on Tarmac roads instead of the traditional Forest stages. The rally based in the Isle of man capital, Douglas, which is no stranger to high caliber sporting events the isle of man TT starts in....

ANCRO'S Val Thompson and Neil Dodd shirked their regular duties as registrar and logistics manager to compete in their 1400cc MG ZR. The pair finished 70th overall. Ably deputising was familiar face, Ciara Conlan, who made a welcome return to the ANCRO fold as she acted in Val's role for the weekend.

Saltash driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson had a disappointing weekend on the RBS International Manx Rally (9-10 May) as they failed to finish due to a mechanical problem. Cookson and Wilkinson were enjoying a good run and lying in 25th overall in their SparDevon.com, Robert Wiseman Dairies, VK Vodka Kick, Kumho...

After overcoming an incident-packed weekend, Daniel Barry from Enniskerry, together with his co-driver Mark Bowens from Castlemartr, crossed the finish line of this weekend’s RBS International Manx Rally to claim third place in round three of the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge and, in doing so, continues to lead the one-make championship for Group N (production specification) Mitsubishis.

Keith Cronin recorded his very first Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge victory on this weekend’s RBS International Manx Rally when, with co-driver Greg Shinnors, he took the lead after Richard Cathcart/Martin Brady suffered a puncture and then mechanical problems on the penultimate stage. After winning last year’s Evolution Challenge on the island, Neil McCance...

Pwllheli based rallying ace Andrew Hockridge was more than satisfied after his first ever competitive outing on the Isle of Man, returning home with yet more silverware after finishing on the class podium on the tarmac debut of his GRH Foods supported Citroen C2R2. Andrew, who is co-driven by fellow Welshman Tony Derrick...

County Durham based Stephen Petch Junior continued his steep learning curve on board the SG Petch Motorsport run Hyundai Accent World Rally Car when he brought the car home twelfth overall and third in class amongst the registered crews after 2 days of high speed rallying. With no opportunity to test ahead of his first ever tarmac rally...

Melvyn Evans and Sean Mullally (Subaru Impreza WRC) have won the RBS International Manx Rally, arriving back at the finish at the TT Grandstand in Douglas 50 seconds ahead of the similar car of Roger Duckworth/Mark Broomfield. It was Welshman Evans' second victory on the event – his first came in 2002 – and Duckworth's sixth as runner-up!

Welshman Melvyn Evans took his second victory in the RBS International Manx Rally today as Roger Duckworth claimed the honours in the 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship as he finished second overall. Evans and Irish co-driver Sean Mullally finished 50.9 seconds ahead of Duckworth and co-driver Mark Broomfield...

Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez returned to the RBS International Rally on the Isle of Man and claimed a creditable 14th place finish at the end of the two day event. Driving the Ford Focus WRC with co driver Howard Davies on the notes in round three of the Pirelli MSA Gravel...

After the first leg of the RBS International Manx Rally yesterday evening (Friday 9 May) Welshman Melvyn Evans leads going into the second day whilst defending champion Marcus Dodd heads the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship in third place overall. Evans and co-driver Sean Mullally have a 14.5 second advantage...

With more switches flicked than the Space Shuttle, revs held constant by the complex launch control facility, a screech of tyres and a pop of turbo boost, Kenny McKinstry will head off round the traffic island, through the streets of Port Erin and up Cregneash hill next Friday night to blast the RBS International Manx Rally into life, and with it, round three of the prestigious 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship.

Publication of details of the 'Grand Marshals' Draw' on the Severn Valley National Rally website – www.severnvalleynational.co.uk - has prompted a further spate of prize donations, not least of which have come from Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Championship competitor FRANK CUNNINGHAM. Frank has contacted the organisers...

24 year old Stephen Petch junior is apprehensively looking forward to making his World Rally Car tarmac debut on this weekends notoriously unforgiving RBS Manx International Rally on board his SG Petch Motorsport run Hyundai Accent WRC. County Durham based Stephen, who is co-driven by Michael Wilkinson, has had mixed...

Pwllheli based businessman Andrew Hockridge is looking forward to the tarmac debut of his new rally car, a Citroen C2R2, as the Welshman heads across the waters to the Isle of Man for his first taste of the tough and tricky tarmac lanes around the island. Andrew, who is co-driven by fellow Welshman Tony Derrick in the Gino’s Pizza Cheese...

Saltash driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson are looking forward to returning to action in the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship when they contest next weekend’s (9-10 May) RBS International Manx Rally. Cookson and Wilkinson will be back behind the wheel of their SparDevon.com...

The RBS International Manx Rally has traditionally become the first all-asphalt event in the UK Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge calendar and this year is no exception. Taking place on 9th & 10th May, the championship's annual visit to the Isle of Man means a change of surface from that of the gravel forestry rounds in rounds one and two...

The entry list for this year's RBS International Manx Rally is possibly one of the strongest ever assembled, not only in terms of quality but also in quantity, since it first took to the closed public roads on the Isle of Man back in 1980. Times may be hard, but the notion that this rally has become one...

As the closing date for receipt of entries for this year's RBS INTERNATIONAL MANX RALLY (9/10th May) fast approaches, the list of crews making the trip across to the Isle of Man already numbers 120 – and is suitably impressive! As a qualifying round of both the Richard Egger Insurance MSA Asphalt & Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championships...

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, in Builth Wells, will once again be playing host to the Severn Valley National Rally on 30th/31st May. It's comprehensive facilities are well able to cope with the demands of an event of the size and stature of the 'SVN' and the organisers, Midland Manor Motor Club Ltd, will be taking full advantage of them.

Dolgellau based sheep farmer David Meredith was relatively happy with his performance on last weekends Border Counties Rally The rally was the second round of the 2008 Mitsubishi Evo Challenge and David brought his Revolution Wheels backed Evo 9 home sixth amongst the registered contenders on his first trip to the event...

North Wales resident Andrew Hockridge had a successful debut in his new Gino’s Pizza Cheese backed Citroen C2R2 last weekend when he used the Border Counties Rally as a test session and finished second in class on a difficult event that experienced everything from snow blizzards to bright sunshine...

A capacity entry of 150 cars started the Border Counties.

Rallying veterans Brian Bell and John Richardson signed up to the ANCRO championship on the event. The pair are going to see how their year goes as to how many rounds they compete on.

Saturday 5th April saw 12 crews gather in Jedburgh, Scotland for the second round of the Mitsubishi evolution challenge the border counties rally. The rally using the notoriously tricky Kielder forest to make up a portion of the stages brought a whole new challenge to the championship. The large ditches and ever changing surface...

Saltash driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson claimed their first points in the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship as they finished Saturday’s (5 April) Border Counties Rally. The crew came home 18th overall and eighth in class B13 in their SparDevon.com, Robert Wiseman Dairies, VK Vodka Kick, Riverside Property Services and Kumho...

Enniskerry rally driver Daniel Barry, together with his co-driver Mark Bowens from Castlemartr, finished a hard-fought second place in round two of the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, which took place this weekend on the Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally. With this being the second time Daniel and Mark have claimed the runners-up...

County Durham rally driver Stephen Petch Junior overcame treacherous snowy conditions, a high speed spin and a sticking throttle on last weekends Border Counties Rally to finish second in class in his SG Petch Motorsport run Hyundai Accent World Rally Car. Stephen, who is contesting the full Pirelli National Gravel Rally Championship this year, with Michael Wilkinson...

Bentham's Shelley Rogerson had a disappointing result on last weekend's second round of the MSA Gravel Rally championship, the Border Counties rally, when engine problems on the final stage of the event dropped her and driver Andrew Burton from second place to tenth. Burton and Rogerson got their event off to a good start on the opening Wauchope stage...

Richard Cathcart and co-driver Martin Brady scored their first Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge victory this weekend, following an impressive performance in round two of the one-make series for Group N (production specification) Mitsubishi Lancers, the Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally. Their performance also netted them...

Driving the Andreas Mikkelsen Ford Focus WRC, two times Scottish champion, Barry Johnson, claimed victory on the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally. County Durham driver Johnson and co-driver Stewart Merry finished 5.6 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza WRC of Cheshire driver Jon Ingram and Ian Allsop on the Jedburgh-based...

Cheshire driver Jon Ingram took his maiden victory in the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship as he finished second behind event winner Barry Johnson on the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally. In their Subaru Impreza WRC, Ingram, and co-driver Ian Allsop came home 5.6 seconds behind the Ford Focus WRC...

Following on from his successful first year as a co-driver Chris Davies, now 17, has a busy season ahead of him. It has got underway with a solid start finishing 16th o/a on the Red Kite with Jon Sparks in the Evo 7. Chris commented:“This was my first time in the woods - it was a fantastic experience!” Jon then invited Chris...

County Durham based Stephen Petch Junior heads north to Jedburgh for the second round of the 2008 MSA Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship this weekend and will be hoping for a repeat of previous form on this tough test of man and machine. Stephen, who is contesting the full series in 2008 on board a SG Petch Motorsport run Hyundai...

Bentham’s Shelley Rogerson will head north next weekend when she contests round 2 of the MSA Gravel Rally championship, the Jedburgh-based Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally. Shelley, 22, will once again partner Andrew Burton in his Peugeot Cosworth. The pairing have had a successful start to 2008 with a win on the Wyedean...

Regulations for the SEVERN VALLEY NATIONAL RALLY are now available to download from the event website : www.severnvalleynational.co.uk and, for the first time, competitors are being offered the facility to enter and pay online. Printed sets of regulations, which will be available shortly...

Round two of the 2008 Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, the Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally on 5th April, has all the hallmarks of being a fiercely fought affair. With all 14 of the registered Evo Challenge crews taking part, the rally will see a re-match following the closely contested round one, when the top six cars crossed the finish line...

Higgins, Dodd, Burton, Ingram, Moore, Girvan, Johnson, Reynolds, Horne, Morrow, Bogie.

A capacity 150 cars will line up in Jedburgh next weekend ready to take part in one of the Border region's main sporting events when the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally gets underway next Saturday morning.

With more than six weeks to go before this year's RBS International Manx Rally (9/10th May) takes to the closed public roads on the Isle of Man, the entry list is filling up and three past winners, all in Subaru Impreza WRCs, have already indicated their intention to return to the scene of their former triumphs!

Regulations for this year's RBS International Manx Rally, which takes place on 9/10th May, are now available to download from gravelrally or the event website, www.manxrally.org, and the race is on to obtain one of the 140 places on the entry list for one of the most popular events in the UK rallying calendar...

In response to requests from competitors, the organisers of the RBS International Manx Rally, Manx Auto Sport Ltd., have introduced changes to the timetable for reconnaissance of their 2008 event which takes place on 9/10th May. Competitors will now be permitted to carry out reconnaissance either on...