This is the old Bulldog rally held by Wolverhampton and s Staffordshire club held in Dolgellau
Competitors in the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship head to Dolgellau this weekend (March 28th) and round 3 of the series, the North Wales Rally Service – Weir Laundry Equipment Rally North Wales, with championship registrations up by more than 25% on last year and more still coming in.
With Junior World Rally Championship star Osian Pryce leading the field off, car 2 on the event, organised by Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club, will be the Mitsubishi Evo IX of Welsh Championship front runner Luke Francis. The Abergele driver missed the opening round of the Championship and with him and co-driver John H Roberts from Colwyn Bay succumbing to electrical problems on round 2, they will be keen to get their Championship campaign back on track with a top finish this weekend.
Roland Llewellin lies in second place in the Group N standings, for less modified cars in his Mitsubishi and the Haverfordwest driver and co-driver Jamie Edwards from Wrexham will be looking to close the gap on class leaders Paul Davy and Roger Allan, the Worcester duo seeded fourth this weekend in their Subaru Impreza. Surrey driver Wug Utting completes the Group N top 3 in his Subaru.
With Championship leader Hugh Hunter, from Ruthin, not out this weekend, Malvern’s Bob Ceen could close the gap at the top of the table with a strong finish in his Subaru Impreza World Rally Car. Wiltshire duo Martyn and Dawn England, in their Mitsubishi Evo X are another crew anxious to move up the standings as is Llanon driver Dylan Davies, behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza.
Llandysul driver Jamie Jukes has made a strong start in the two wheel drive category but the Suzuki Swift driver can expect stiff opposition this weekend from, among others, John Baker from Ellesmere driving a Ford Escort and Llanwrda youngster Meirion Evans in a Citroen DS3.
