PIRELLI
MOTORSPORT UK WELSH FOREST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
YOU
NEED TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT
WYEDEAN STAGES
For Immediate Release
With entries coming in rapidly for the Winner Garage Skoda Wyedean Rally,
the Forest of Dean Motor Club organised event looks set to provide a fitting
climax to what has been a highly competitive season in the Pirelli Motorsport
UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship. A few of the crews still in contention,
however, have yet to enter the event.
Both front running crews in the fight for the overall title, Russ Thompson/Andy
Murphy and Matthew Hirst/Declan Dear are entered for the rally.
Away from the Main title battle, however, there are whole range of class
honours still to be decided.
Tom Llewellin may have clinched the RAVENOL Welsh Challenge for drivers but
2nd and 3rd places and the prize fund that go with them
could go to any over four drivers. It’s Andy Fox who currently holds second
place ahead of Josh Taylor but Hywel Davies and Perry Gardener still remain in
contention.
In the RAVENOL Welsh Challenge for co-drivers, it’s Tom Murphy who has sewn
up top honours but any of the next eight co-drivers in the standings could end
up in the top three.
Tom Llewellin has also claimed overall Two Wheel Drive honours but both
front and rear wheel drive titles remain to be decided. Chris Powell, Andrew
Fox, Hywel Davies and Andrew Davison could all still take the rear wheel drive
crown while in front wheel drive the battle is between Perry Gardener, Callum
Black, Tony Simpson, Steve Black and Dan Evans.
Any of the top three rear wheel drive co-drivers could still take that
category with the battle similarly open among the front wheel drive co-drivers.
In class 4 for cars up to 1400cc, the fight is between the top 4 drivers and
co-drivers while in Class 4, Martin Walters and Steve Deeley are battling it
out for the title with the top 4 co-drivers in contention.
Hywel Morgan and Simon Jones have secured the titles in Class 5 but Escort
driver Ron Morgan or Volvo man Ken Davies, whose company KGD Industrial
Services is supporting the Wyedean could still finish as second placed driver.
Class 6 is the most open class in the Championship with any of the top 7
drivers and the top 9 co-drivers while in Class 7 the fight is between the top
8 drivers and top 7 co-drivers.
In Class 13, matters are complicated by the destination of the overall
title. Josh Taylor leads the way but he is just a single point clear of Matthew
Hirst but if Hirst takes the overall drivers’ title he will not be eligible for
a class award. Keith Gapper, meanwhile, in his second season in the
Championship could secure a second trip to the end of season awards evening.
Declan Dear appears favourite to secure class 13 co-drivers’ honours but
could still be pipped at the post by Heather Merrison.
Finally, in class N3, Russ Thompson and Wug Utting are tied on points and,
with drivers counting only their six best scores from the season’s eight
championship rounds the mathematical permutations are many and varied.
Crews who have not yet entered the event have until Wednesday November 6th
to do so.
The Winner Garage Skoda Wyedean Stages Rally takes place on Saturday
November 9th.
More information about the event is available on the
official website, wyedeanstages.co.uk,
and about the Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Forest Rally Championship at wnrc.wamc.org.uk, on the
Championship
