News
August 18, 2010
Entries for 2010 are Open!
The Regs and Entry Form are now available to download from the Competitors section
Entry Form – http://www.cambrianrally.co.uk/competitors
Regulations – http://www.cambrianrally.co.uk/competitors/regulations
SPECIAL OFFER
There are 6 stages this year including Clocaenog and Penmachno.
The organisers (North Wales Car Club) are able to offer an entry fee of £345 and for BTRDA Rally First Competitors, a special entry fee of £325 – if entered before 1st September. After this date the entry fee will increase to £395 and £345 respectively. Charges will apply for payments via paypal.
ACCOMMODATION OFFER
We have two hotels offering some great deals for competitors and crews for the Friday and Saturday night. The St Georges Hotel and the Esplanade Hotel, both located on the promenade in Llandudno. Both hotels have parking and are situated opposite the Start/Finish line.
The Esplanade Hotel (Signing On) is offering a special rate of Room and Breakfast for £40.00pppn (Quote Cambrian Rally)
For the St Georges Hotel (Please call and quote Cambrian Rally)
http://www.esplanadehotel.co.uk
http://www.stgeorgeswales.co.uk
Many thanks,
Cambrian Rally Committee
North Wales Car Club
June 28, 2010
Management Cars ‘Allowed’
It has been announced by the Cambrian Rally committee that they are now allowing Management Cars for this years rally in October. However, there will be strict guidelines and penalties for any competitiors that don't comply with the regulations. Management Packs are £25 - only one per competitor. See Regs for more information
April 08, 2010
NWCC - New website
The North Wales Car Club (organisers of the Cambrian Rally) have just launched their brand new website. The site is packed with forthcoming events, images and videos from previous events. Membership to join the club is only £12.00 per year (Nov - Oct). So if you fancy getting involved in helping organise one of the best rallies in Wales then you need to contact us at www.northwalescarclub.co.uk
February 16, 2010
Multi Awards for Cambrian
The Cambrian Rally has scooped yet another award, the ANWCC Rally of the Year 2009. The votes from competitors and officials giving the verdict to the reigning holders of the McGivern Trophy ... North Wales Car Club. The event attracted a full entry including WRC drivers testing for the WRGB that followed a week later. Claire Thomas, Secretary of the forthcoming 2010 event, accepted the award on behalf of the North Wales Car Club from Allan Dean-Lewis MBE of the MSA. The committee would once again like to thank all the volunteers and marshals for giving up their time.
The 2009 Cambrian rally was won by Norwegian World Rally Championship (WRC) competitor Mads Ostberg, and fans also had the thrill of seeing World Rally Chapionship runner-up Abu Dhabi Ford works driver Mikko Hirvonen powering through the Clocaenog and Penmachno forests to clear the route for competitors.
"The WRC teams who used the event as a shakedown for the Rally GB were all very complimentary about the event and said the facilities and organisation were on a par with anything they experience anywehere in the world, and it seems that club competitors agree with them," said the event's clerk of the course Alyn Edwards.
February 04, 2010
Awarded ‘Best Event for 2009”
The North Wales Car Club is pleased to announce that the Cambrian Rally scooped 'Best Event of 2009" for North Wales at the recent Welsh Rally Association Awards ceremony on 30th January.
October 20, 2009
“The Cambrian was like a WRC event”! - Mikko Hirvonen
The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team confirmed today they had a successful weekend in North Wales and thanked the North Wales Car Club for looking after them.
Mikko Hirvonen commented - "It was useful to have the opportunity of driving in Wales on gravel roads of a type we'll see next week. I tested for three days in the north of England earlier in the week but the Cambrian was more of a proper practice - a bit like driving a normal leg of a WRC event. We didn't have any problems and I felt comfortable with the feeling in the car. The last stage was almost 30 kilometres, so that sort of practice really helps with the long stages that we'll have on Rally of Great Britain,"
We hope to see Mikko in the Cambrian again next year and wish him the very best for next weekend.
October 20, 2009
Final Results for 2009
You can now donwload the final results for the 2009 Cambrian Rally (PDF File)
http://www.cambrianrally.com/downloads/final_results_09.pdf
October 20, 2009
Mikko Hirvonen’s Stage Times
Stage Times for Mikko Hirvonen:
SS1 - 5.09
SS2 - 8.03
SS3 - 6.36
SS4 - 7.33
SS5 - 14.47
October 19, 2009
“Mads was hard to beat” - Hugh Hunter
NORWEGIAN rising star Mads Ostberg stormed to victory on the Cambrian Rally at the weekend winning four out of five challenging stages in the Penmachno and Clocaenog forests to push last year's winner Hugh Hunter from Ruthin into second place. Ruthin based Hugh Hunter, whose company Lewis & Hunter Contracting sponsored the event was pleased with his runner-up position behind world class opposition. "Obviously I would have liked to win again, but Mads was hard to beat", he smiled.
There was disappointment though for Will Nicholls from the Isle of Wight who had hoped to clinich the British Trials and Rally Drivers' Championship, of which the Cambrian is the final round, but an error of judgement let through Yorkshireman David Wright to take the title. Spectators also had the treat of seeing current world championship leader Finland's Mikko Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehitenen in a Ford Focus RS powering through the stages in a Ford Focus RS as he set target times for the competitors.
October 19, 2009
Mads Ostberg - Winner Cambrian Rally 2009
On behalf of the North Wales Car Club we would like to congratulate Mads Ostberg who took the Cambrian Rally 2009 title in his 09 WRC Subaru Impreza.
Class winners included:
• WR1 - Mads Ostberg / Jonas Andersson
• B13 - Nasser Al-Attiyah / Giovanni Bernnacchini
• N4 - Alex Allingham / Mark Glennerster
• B12 - Ieuan Rowlands / Kelvin Savage
• H3 - Paul Griffiths / Sam Collis
• H2 - Andrew Haddon / Mark Crisp
• 1.4S - Graham Middleton / Ella Flynn
• N3 - Harry Hunt / George Gwynn
• RF1.4 - David Bennett / Alistair McNeil
• B10 - Julien Fouques / Cyril Laborderie
• 1.4C - Sion Matthews / Gary Matthews
• 1.4L - Tony Simpson / Stefan Arndt
• RF1.0 - Alistair Sutherland / Gill Cotton
• H1 - Gwilym Roberts / Lowri Davies
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers and marshalls who worked so hard on the day to make this event happen. We look forward to an even bigger and better event for 2010.
October 08, 2009
” I’ll be going flat out ” Mikko Hirvonen
CURRENT FIA World Rally Championship leader Mikko Hirvonen commented ...
"It's going to be great to be back in North Wales, I'm really looking forward to it and pleased to have the opportunity to have a good shakedown for the Rally GB.
"This is a perfect opportunity for me to sample stages which will be similar to those we'll encounter on Rally GB so close to the event. I will be going flat out so that I get a good feel for the car, and it will be great that I've heard there will be plenty of spectators, because I'm sure that that will help me to record some good times".
And Hirvonen says he's looking forward to setting some fast times on the challenging stages which he last drove in 2002 when as an emerging talent he drove to victory on the Cambrian in a Subaru Impreza.
This time he will be in a BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRC Ford Focus RS which he recently claimed third place in the Spanish round of the WRC.
October 06, 2009
Mikko Hirvonen confirmed!
The North Wales Car Club are pleased to welcome back World Rally driver Mikko Hirvonen with co-driver Jamo Lethtinen. Mikko has kindly agreed to set the target times for the competitors on the day in his Ford Focus RS. Mikko is looking forward to getting in some extra testing under his belt ahead of the final round showdown at Rally GB to decide this year's Drivers' championship winner. The Rally GB starts just five days after the Cambrian.
Mikko is no stranger to the Cambrian, in 2002 a young Hirvonen won the event in his private WRC Subaru Impreza. The Cambrian won 'Best Event' in 2008 by the BTRDA, this years' is shaking up to be even better!
Is Sebastien coming? Watch this space!
October 01, 2009
Its hotting up!!
With only 16 days to go, this years' Cambrian is really hotting up. We've got WRC drivers, over 130 entries and a real test for the boys, one of Australia's most promising rally drivers, Molly Taylor. She was a massive 30 seconds quicker than fellow drivers in the International Rally of Yorkshire. She will driving in the 1400 class in a Peugeot 106. Molly will definately be one to watch!
September 30, 2009
“It will be a good test for Rally GB” - WRC Team
WORLD Rally Championship contenders will be contesting this year's Cambrian Rally. Norwegian driver Eyvind Brinildsen will tackle the event in Skoda Fabia 2000.
The appearance of the Skoda will mark the first time a latest specification Super 2000 car has tackled a round of the British Trials and Rally Drivers Championship of which the Cambrian is the final round in 2009.
His compatriot and twice Norwegian rally champion, the hugely experienced Mads Ostberg will be competing a Subaru Impreza and should be as impresive in the forests of North Wales as he is on home ground.
And Quatar driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and Cyprus competitor Spyros Pavlides both driving Subaru Imprezas will also be using the October 17 Llandudno based event as a warm up for Wales Rally GB on the weekend following the Cambrian. "It will be a good test for Rally GB. I've done two rallies in the UK before but I don't know much about this one, said 21-year old rising star Eyvind.
Earlier this year Nasser Al-Attiyah finished second in the Rally dos Sertões in Brazil behind former World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz of Spain. His co-driver on the Cambrian will be Italian Giovanni Bernacchin, while in the navigator's seat for Spyros Pavlides will be Briton Chris Patterson. "We are very pleased that these international competitors have recognised the value of the Cambrian as a warm-up for Wales Rally GB and are hopeful of receiving entries from other World Rally Championship competitors," said clerk of the course Alyn Edwards.
September 29, 2009
New Skoda Fabia S2000 - Confirmed.
P-WRC driver Eyvind Brynildsen and co-driver Denis Giradaut have confirmed today that they are entering the Cambrian in the brand new Skoda Fabia S2000. Brynildsen switched to rallying from karting in 2005 and by the start of 2009 had started 13 WRC rallies. His best result by the season start was 2nd in Group N in Norway and 3rd in Group N in Spain (both '07). He was also runner-up in the Norwegian Championship ('07).
September 28, 2009
Mads Ostberg - WRC confirmed
The Norwegian WRC driver Mads Ostberg confirmed today his entry for the Cambrian Rally, in his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRC. Mads is the double Norwegian Champion and he's quick, will be interesting to compare his stage times against the field. Mads first experience of the WRC was back in 2006, when he was runner-up. In 2007 he won all seven rounds and was crowned Norwegian Rally Champion. Mads drives for the Adapta World Rally Team and is currently leading the Impreza driver season.
September 24, 2009
WRC Teams are coming !
We are excited to announce that some of the WRC teams will be entering the Cambrian ahead of the Rally GB. Confirmed drivers so far are Nasser Al-Attiyah and Spyros Pavlides. More teams will be announced shortly when they are confirmed. Watch this space!
August 27, 2009
** Entry Form and Regs Now available **
The Entry Form and Regulations are now available. Click Here for more information
August 24, 2009
Lewis & Hunter sponsors Cambrian Rally 2009
The Cambrian Rally is pleased to be sponsored by Lewis & Hunter Contractors, suppliers of Asphalt and Macadam. Based in Ruthin, Hugh Hunter was last years' winner of the Cambrian Rally in his ex works WRC Ford Focus. For more information on Lewis & Hunter please contact 01824 702870.
August 19, 2009
45 STAGE MILES CONFIRMED
5 stages totaling 45 miles (73km) has now been confirmed. SS5 is a challenging 16.2 miles (26.1km). See competitors pages for more info.
August 17, 2009
Regulations Available End of July
The regulations for 2009 are almost ready to go to print and should be available at the end of July. To be automatically notified please sign up to our newsletter on the home page.
June 18, 2009
International Competitors (NEAFP)
The Cambrian Rally has now been authorised for foreign participation (NEAFP) under the FIA International Sporting Code and MSA regulations.
