Rally action in Broad Street

It's all motor action in Newtown on Sunday for the Viking Motorsport/Links Electrical Mid Wales Stages.

Competitors are using the Elephant and Castle in Broad Street as a base for the event which will take in the classic Welsh forest roads in Hafren, Myherin, Pikes Peak and the Sweet Lamb complex, near Llangurig.

The event will kick off with a spectator start in Broad Street from 9am, as well as spectator points at Pikes Peak and Sweet Lamb stages.

There will be plenty of local drivers to support, including Dan Humphreys who is getting his championship campaign underway.

The Bettws Cedewain driver is partnered on his home event by Ian Pryce in their Mitsubishi Evo 9. Welshpool’s Kevin Nunns and Chris Ware from Shrewsbury are competing in a BMW 318iS.

Wrexham duo Richard and Sarah Ceen missed the Wyedean Rally with a leaking fuel tank on their Ford Focus World Rally Car so they, too will be looking to make up ground while Worcester duo Paul Davy and Roger Allen will be aiming to build on the fourth place they secured on the opening round  in their Subaru Impreza. Meanwhile Wug Utting will be bringing his similar car over from Surrey for his first Championship outing of the year.

Another Impreza driver is Ludlow’s James Hamer, partnered by Mike Baker while in the two wheel drive category, Rob Dennis from Wiltshire got his defence of the 2013 crown off to the best possible start with a category win on the Wyedean and he and co-driver Ian Jones will be hoping to repeat that feat this weekend in their Mark 2 Escort.

With round one winner, Rhuddlan’s Luke Francis not entered for this event, Roland Llewellin from Haverfordwest will be anxious to make up ground in the title fight. The Mitsubishi Evo driver finished third on the opening round and was top Group N finisher.

More details can be found at http://www.midwalesstages.co.uk.

Caption: The Mid Wales Stages in Broad Street, Newtown. Photo courtesy of Ian Francis.