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British & Irish Championships 2024

Cave ready to retain Cambrian crown !

Welsh rally ace Tom Cave will return to the sport exactly 12 months after securing victory at the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally in 2023, in a bid to defend his win.

“We certainly had to return to defend our Cambrian win from 2023, and it’s a nice bonus that we can show our pace against the BRC front runners. I’m excited to have Dale [Furniss, co-driver] back alongside me to be back in the Melvyn Evans Motorsport team again. Their professional set up and outlook aligns perfectly with my partner’s expectations.”

I`m very excited to be back behind the wheel of the Polo, it’s easily the best car I’ve driven on gravel in the Rally2 format and it’s still at the top in terms of competitiveness at a national level. We have a pre-event test planned to get re-acquainted with the Polo and Pirelli tyres, but we are going out there to show our pace and fight at the sharp end of British rallying. I can't wait for the challenge that brings; it’s been a while.”

Cave is supported by: The Joker, Go Fetch Ltd, Thorne Wines Limited, HN Nuttall Food Services Ltd, GF Grigg Construction Ltd, Pirelli, Tom Cave Racing Ltd, Melvyn Evans Motorsport, Atech
 
I'm thinking about it, will see how good the entry list is closer to the time.

Ash Park and Kershope are across the road from each other, not too bad to get to, but it is pretty remote around there.

Haven't done Buck Fell before, but as I understand it, the Gowanburn stage is very similar to the Mount Common stage from the RAC last year with a couple of new miles at the start. Was very easy to get to last year, as the spectator area was next to Kielder Village.

If I end up going I think I'll do Kershope and Gowanburn, but will wait for the stage maps/spectator info.
 
I went to Ash Park on the 2000 Pirelli, which was run about 8 o'clock in the morning; Kershope was run mid afternoon, when Jarmo Kytolehto suffered a puncture on the stage, costing him the win.
 
I might go to the Cambrian as well if I can be bothered with the 2.5 hr drive :D

From the spectator info Brenig, Alwen and Clocaenog look a good bet - all close together if you wanna mix it up during the day and there’s that open section on Brenig where we got a lot of footage the other year of Solberg et al.
 
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Will be an interesting one, my money is on Creighton if he avoids punctures.

Was out in Clocaenog today, stage is in great condition. Looks like a dry day but the roads are still pretty damp.

Bring it on!
 
It's been a frustrating rally to watch online (and in a person I expect). The delays seem almost inevitable on British rallies nowadays and the lack of information makes it even worse.

A close battle at the front though between Ingram and Creighton is great to see. But Pryce off the pace and Cronin stopped on SS2 is a shame.

Also a real pity for Cave to get a puncture on SS1 and also Ollie O'Donovan out early with a mechanical.
 
The delays were due to 3 or 4 cars rolling in Elsi, with 1 blocking the stage. Not much you can do about it really.

Afternoon stages will be interesting, some of the roads in Clocaenog are destroyed (more than normal), will be very tricky even for the rally2 cars.
 
Creighton looked to have stopped for a while on the tracking !?

Edit: Seems a timing glitch, same time as Ingram apparently.
 
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