Gareth and Dafydd with their silverware after an excellent result on the Brawdy stages
It has been another busy few weeks for club members with events going on here in Wales and over the seas out in Ireland. The first event undertaken by club members was the Donegal international rally, taking place on the 17th through to the 19th of June. This event is one of the largest in the rallying calendar and was back for its fiftieth anniversary following a break due to covid. The rally would be the fifth round of the irish tarmac rally championship and would feature just over 300 kilometres of stages based in the town of Letterkenny and would include famous stages such as Knockalla and Atlantic drive.
Steve Ormond-Smith and Dafydd Evans getting air on their way to a strong result on the Argyll (Solin Smith)
Once again it's been a busy weekend for club members with events running all over the country. The first event was the Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally, organised by Mull car club. This 12 stage event gave competitors around 60 miles of competitive motoring. The event attracted a couple of club members, with the first being Chairman Dafydd Evans would be navigating for Steve Ormond-Smith in his Mitsubishi Lancer evolution 9. This was a last minute spin for Dafydd and they together had not managed to complete a recce of the event so would be on a steep learning curve of the rallies stages. They were given number 33. Also out were Jonathan Davies and Wayne Jones, they were out in a Vauxhall Astra GTE and were seeded at number 117.
Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson with their new livery on their way to another strong result on the Jim Clark (GF Rally Images)
It had been another very busy weekend for club members over the 27th, 28th and 29th of May, with two tarmac rallies taking place. The first of which would be the second round of the British rally Championship, the Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally, that took place on the Scottish borders. The rally would contain 9 stages and include some 77 miles of competitive motoring. The rally would consist of two stages on the Friday evening, followed by another seven the following Saturday. Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson were seeded at car 3, and would once again be using their faithful VW polo GTI R5, now in its striking Castrol livery that they had revealed a few days before the event Everyone agreed it was great to see the Castrol colours back in the British rally championship.
Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson on their way to another strong result on the Killarney Rally of the Lakes (Rnc Rally-pics)
The weekend of the 24th or April and 1st of May saw the fourth round of the Irish tarmac rally championship take place with the Killarney and district motor club rally of the lakes. The rally would include fourteen stages over the course of the two days giving 240 kilometres of competitive mileage. Once again Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson would be competing in an attempt to score a good haul of points for their Irish tarmac championship bid, and would again be using their R5 specification VW polo GTI. They were seeded at car 4 on the 127 car entry.