N.Wales stars to do battle for British rally title
A CLOSE contest between two North Wales drivers for this year’s British Rally Championship, will provide an enthralling spectacle at this weekend’s Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally which starts and finishes on Llandudno promenade on Saturday (October 30).
Currently leading the championship, is Machynlleth’s Osian Pryce who has a 16 point lead over his closest rival, two time British champion Matt Edwards from Colwyn Bay, who’s looking for a third successive British Championship title. Both men are competing Volkswagon Polo GTI R5 cars prepared by Melvyn Evans Motorsport.
After Edwards suffered a blip, which caused him to lose significant time on the two opening stages of the event, Pryce topped the BRC leaderboard at the recent Mull Rally in Scotland, with Edwards showing tremendous grit and determination
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On his home rally, with the action taking place in the forests of Conwy county, Edwards will be going all out for victory and plans to play his bonus points Joker.
The Cambrian also hosts the penultimate round of the British Trials and Rally Drivers Association
Championship which is being equally closely contested, with George Lepley from Newark, holding a slender lead over the recently crowned Scottish Rally champion, Garry Pearson, and rival Ian Bainbridge.
And the same three drivers are also in close contention to win the Pirelli Welsh National Rally Championship
title with points gained on the Cambrian likely to prove decisive.
Tickets to view the stages, which include car parking and a programme in the cost, can be obtained via the website ww.cambrian rally.co.uk
There will also be live coverage throughout the day on social media, which will be provided by Julian Porter and Chris Rawes from the World Rally Championship and FIA ERC coverage; Killian Duffy and Andy Walsh from Onthepacenote; the Special Stage Rally Review team; and Sideways Media who will be broadcasting from every stage end with two full stages live.
This is in addition to the British Rally Championship and Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship broadcasting from their own channels.
Additionally, media students from Coleg Llandrillo will be contributing reports from the service area throughout the day.
Llandudno Albion 1-2 Rhydymwyn Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs 0-4 Llanrwst United
Brymbo 0-2 Porthmadog Denbigh Town 6-0 Y Felinheli Llay Welfare 2-2 Llanuwchllyn Mold Alexandra 4-2 Nantlle Vale Rhostyllen 3-0 Brickfield Rangers St Asaph City 0-3 Saltney Town
North Wales Coast West Premier
Bangor 1876 2-0 Glantraeth Aberffraw 2-4 Llanberis Amlwch Town 2-4 Gwalchmai Bodedern Athletic 9-0 Gaerwen Llanrug United 1-2 Pwllheli Penrhyndeudraeth 5-0 Mynydd Llandegai
Pentraeth 0-8 Menai Bridge Tigers
Division One
Bontnewydd 0-5 Llanystumdwy Llangoed & District 2-3 Bethesda Rovers
Talysarn Celts 6-0 Cefni Waunfawr 6-4 Caergybi
Y Fali 0-1 Mountain Rangers Cemaes Bay 7-1 Bodorgan
North Wales Coast East Premier