The Lewis and Hunter Cambrian Rally on Saturday October 25 marks round five out of six in this year’s Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship and there is absolutely everything still to play for in the title race.
James Giddings and Aled Davies currently top the points after an exemplary season in their Fordpad/Tandom/MetDem Mitsubishi Lancer E9 but chasing hard is Liam Clark, who has had more than one co-driver in his Ford Fiesta Rally2.
Clark topped the PWRC points on the Plains and the Woodpecker and only a non-finish on the Nicky Grist due to engine woes has blunted his challenge. For the Cambrian he has ace co-driver Jack Morton alongside, which will be a boost to his title bid.
Meanwhile, bubbling under but well down the order at present are Matthew Hirst and Declan Dear in their Delta Salvage/Witham Motorsport Skoda Fabia R5.
Hirst and Dear missed the opening two rounds but have since taken a win and a second and know that two more victories could yet win them the championship for a fifth time and the fourth time in a row.
With the best four scores from six rounds to count, it is wide open heading to Llandudno but all three crews need a big result on the Cambrian to keep up their momentum in the championship contest.
Among the other leading contenders in the top class are the Skoda Fabia R5 of Bob Morgan/Adrian Williams (Winner Garage Skoda Cinderford) and the Citroen C3 Rally2 of Rob Morris/Paul Spooner (RMG Groundworks). The Ignition Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 of Colin Minton/Jordan Joines is another Class W14 entry.
