Protyre BTRDA Rally Series joins Rally North Wales in 2025

In advance of the release of the full 2025 Protyre BTRDA Rally Series calendar, the BTRDA is pleased to announce that Rally North Wales will form part of the most popular forest Rally Championship in the UK. Based in Welshpool, the Wolverhampton & South Staffs Car Club-organised event is scheduled to take place on 29th March 2025.‘It’s fabulous to be recognised by the BTRDA Rally Series and be invited to be one of the rounds,’ says Guy Weaver, W&SSCC Chairman....

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Hirst hauls in fourth Get Jerky Rally North Wales win

Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear stormed to a fourth consecutive, Get Jerky Rally North Wales win on Saturday [16th March], with a breathtaking performance that saw them win each one of the event’s eight stages. The 27-year-old driver was untouchable in the world-famous forests ofDyfnant, Dyfi and Gartheiniog, taking his Ford Fiesta R5 to a sensational win and his fourth in a row at the Welshpool-based event. Blasting through the tricky conditions which were made even more treacherous by persistent rain...

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Get Jerky Rally North Wales gears up for action

The Get Jerky Rally North Wales returns to Welshpool for the second successive year on Saturday [16th March] as some of the most closely fought rally series in the country head for the nearby forests to do battle. Sponsored once again by the Welshpool-based Get Jerky brand of beef jerky snacks, the popular gravel stage rally, organised by Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club has attracted an impressive entry of over 100 cars that will tackle world-famous stages such as...

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Hirst blasts to Rally North Wales hattrick

Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear took a hattrick of victories at the Get Jerky Rally North Wales on Saturday [25 March] taking their Ford Fiesta R5 to a sensational win by over two minutes from their nearest rival. Hirst set the fastest time on all but one of the eight tricky forest stages to dominate the event and kick off his defence of the Welsh Rally Championship title in fine style. But in the battle for the honours in the National section...

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Get Jerky Rally North Wales revs up for a top-class motorsport offering

The Get Jerky Rally North Wales will bring some of the best rally drivers in the business to Welshpool this weekend [25 March], as the new-look event heads for its new host town in Powys. Thanks to an exciting new partnership with Trailhead Fine Foods and the high protein Get Jerky brand of beef jerky snacks, the popular loose surface stage rally, organised by Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club will base itself in the market town, with rally headquarters inside...

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Get Jerky Rally North Wales launches new look for 2023

The Get Jerky Rally North Wales has revealed an exciting new line up of stages and format ahead of the launch of the 25 March event. An all-new partnership with Trailhead Fine Foods and the high protein Get Jerky brand of beef jerky snacks has allowed the popular loose surface stage rally to move location to the Powys market town of Welshpool for the 2023 running, opening up an exciting new set of stages for the top quality field expected to...

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Edwards and Hirst claim Rally North Wales wins

Reigning British Rally champion Matt Edwards stormed to a scintillating National win at Saturday’s WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales [26 March], whilst Matt Hirst made it back-to-back Interclub victories after a gruelling day in the forests surrounding the Dolgellau rally base. Edwards, from Conwy and co-driver Hamish Campbell blasted their FIAT 131 Abarth to a nail-biting Historic category win in the National Rally whilst Hirst and co-driver Declan Dear sealed their second Interclub win in a row at Rally North...

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Rally North Wales set for sensational entry

The WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales returns after a two-year hiatus this weekend [Saturday 26 March], boasting a bumper and star-studded entry for the Dolgellau based event. Organised by Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club, Rally North Wales will see around 160 cars tackle eight stages in the Dyfi, Gartheiniog and Pantperthog forests as an impressive line-up of competitors head to the market town for the annual event.Sponsored by leading multi-disciplined dog training firm WKD Trained Dogs, crews will be...

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Rally North Wales blasts back into action in 2022

The WKD Trained Dogs Rally North Wales will make a welcome return to the British motorsport calendar on Saturday 26 March as event organisers launch the popular Dolgellau based gravel rally.   Ahead of entries opening on Monday 7 February, the Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club organised event have introduced a host of changes to the traditional rally format which has not run since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As announced in 2021, leading multi-disciplined dog training firm WKD Trained...

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