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  • Wright ends rally season on a high with Grizedale win

    Bentham rally driver David Wright enjoyed a brilliant end to his rally season last weekend with a dominant win on the Grizedale Stages in Cumbria.

    The event started on Saturday evening with a stage in the dark. Despite the very testing wet and misty conditions Wright stormed through the stage faster than any other crew in his Kumho Tyres, Proflex, Drenth, York Brewery and Grove Hill Garage-supported GPM Mitsubishi Evo 9.

    “We went really...read more

  • Wright ready for season-ending Grizedale test

    Rally driver David Wright will end his season next weekend when he contests the Grizedale Stages event in Cumbria.

    Bentham-based Wright narrowly missed out on winning his BTRDA class championship on his last event in North Wales so he is hoping for a successful run to finish off his year in his Kumho Tyres, Drenth, Proflex, Grove Hill Garage and York Brewery-supported GPM Mitsubishi Evo 9.

    “It was very disappointing to lose out on the class...read more

  • Wright moves into championship lead despite Woodpecker woes

    Rally driver David Wright had mixed fortunes on last weekend’s Woodpecker Stages rally when a series of problems meant he only finished fifth in class but the result was good enough for him to move into the lead of the class championship.

    The Ludlow-based event kicked off with the High Vinnalls stages. Wright was going well in his Kumho Tyres, Drenth, Proflex and Grove Hill Garage-supported GPM Mitsubishi Evo 9 but three miles from the end of the...read more

  • Wright makes it four out of five on Dukeries Rally

    Bentham rally driver David Wright continued his run of success in the BTRDA rally championship last weekend with a class win on the Dukeries Rally.

    The event commenced with the short Blidworth stage and Wright made a good start in his Proflex, Kumho Tyres, Drenth and Grove Hill Garage-supported GPM Mitsubishi Evo 9, taking sixth fastest time overall and first in class.

    Two stages in the Sherwood Forest complex followed and Wright was one of...read more

  • Wright maintains title challenge on Plains Rally

    EvoParts.org supported rally driver David Wright scored another haul of points on the Plains rally last weekend to keep up his hopes of retaining his BTRDA rally championship title. Wright and co-driver Michael Wilkinson took the GPM Mitsubishi Evo 9 to an excellent third place overall and first in class.

    The Welshpool-based event, round 4 for the BTRDA championship, kicked off with the Gartheiniog and Dyfi stages and Wright was immediately on the...read more

  • Wright tops the class on Plains rally

    Bentham’s David Wright took his third class win in four events last weekend when he contested the Plains rally, round 4 of the BTRDA rally championship.

    The Welshpool-based event started with stages in Cwmcelli and Gartheiniog forests and Wright made a good start in his Proflex, Kumho Tyres, Drenth and Grove Hill Garage-supported Mitsubishi Evo 9, lying in fifth overall after a troublefree run. Two stages in Dyfi forest followed and Wright moved...read more

  • Wright wins class despite wheel drama on Somerset rally

    Bentham’s David Wright took a class victory on last weekend’s Somerset Stages rally despite a high-speed mechanical failure on the last stage.

    Wright and co-driver Michael Wilkinson were hopeful of a good result after a disappointing retirement on their previous event and they made a fine start, lying in fourth place following the opening batch of four forest stages.

    “Our times on the early stages were pleasing,” commented Wright....read more

  • WRIGHT AIMING TO GET CHAMPIONSHIP BACK ON TRACK IN SOMERSET

    Bentham’s David Wright is looking to get his BTRDA rally championship campaign back on track next weekend when he contests round three of the championship, the Somerset Stages.

    After a good start to the year on the opening round in the Forest of Dean where he claimed fourth place Wright suffered disappointment on last month’s Malcolm Wilson Rally when a stone holed the oil filter on his GPM Mitsubishi Evo 9, forcing him out of the event.

    Post-rally...read more

  • Alastair Fisher Irish Tarmac Rally Championship 2010

    Alastair Fisher and co-driver Rory Kennedy’s fourth place finish on round three of the Citroen Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, the Killarney Rally of the Lakes, puts Alastair on top overall in the driver’s championship, and this driving a Group N Production based Mitsubishi Evo 9! After the disappointment of a retirement on the previous weekend’s Pirelli International Rally in England, Alastair put it all behind him, as he switched back to tarmac...read more

  • Wright aiming to be top of the class on Dukeries rally

    Bentham’s David Wright is aiming to take his fourth class win out of five BTRDA rally championship events this year next weekend when he contests the Dukeries rally.

    Wright has enjoyed a successful season so far in his Proflex, Kumho Tyres, Drenth and Grove Hill Garage-supported Mitsubishi Evo 9 with his most reason outing resulting in fourth overall as well as the class win on the Plains rally in May.

    “We’ve had mixed fortunes on...read more