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Sara secures second place on fast Coracle Stages
publication date: Jul 29, 2010
Brecon-based driver Sara Williams showed the boys how
it was done when she powered her Brecon Motors backed Subaru Impreza to
an outstanding second overall on the Bill Gwynne Rallyschool Coracle
Stages, held at the Sweet Lamb Motorsport Complex.
The 21 year old former champion on tarmac, has often showed promise
since making the change to gravel but finally everything clicked this
weekend and with the Brecon Car Rental supported Subaru running
perfectly, courtesy of a visit to Geoff Jones Motorsport.
|  | Sara and
co-driver Dai Roberts ran inside the top three all day long and at the
end of the seven stage event the pair were overjoyed to not only win
their class but to finish a career best of second overall!
| She said afterwards, “I don’t particularly like Sweet Lamb as it’s not
as flowing as a typical forest rally but today’s result is my best ever
and I really enjoyed myself in the car! I must say a massive thank you
to Geoff Jones for solving the mechanical issues we’ve had recently, and
to Dai, awesome as always on the notes! I am also really pleased to
repay the faith that my family and supporters have shown in me!”
Sara is planning to contest Wales Rally GB, the final round of the World
Rally Championship, in November and will spend the next few weeks
looking for funding for this big event.
Anyone interested in assisting
one of the fastest ladies in rallying should contact Sara through her
website www.sararally.com
| | The man responsible for excavating the world famous
land speed record car ‘Babs’ from the sands at Pendine and restoring it,
was on hand at Pembrey Circuit last Sunday to dedicate the venue’s
Media Centre to the memory of its driver, John Godfrey Parry Thomas.
Thomas lost his life at the sands in 1927 when a mechanical failure
caused the car to crash on a record attempt. His team buried the car in
the sands and it remained undisturbed until 1969 when Owen Wyn Owen
located and excavated it.
Recalling the event more than 40 years on, Mr Owen said on Sunday “I
hoped I might find a rusty camshaft or something but when we unearthed
it, it was far better than I could have imagined.
Nevertheless, it took a number of years of painstaking work to get the
car back to its original splendour. Fittingly, it now spends each summer
at Pendine’s Museum of Speed.
Commenting on Sunday’s events, Pembrey Circuit Director Phil Davies
said, “Genius is an over-used word but there is no doubt that, as an
engineer Parry Thomas was a genius and as a race driver he was fearless.
We wanted to recognise a Welsh hero and the fact that Mr Owen agree to
travel from his North Wales home to dedicate the building made it a very
special occasion for us.”
With the Vintage Sports Car Club providing a full day of racing, it was
very much an Owen family event as Owen Wyn Owen’s son Geraint took his
1930 Bugatti Type 35B to the runners up spot in the day’s feature race
for the Richard Seaman Trophy. Victory went to the 1936 ERA R11B of
North Devon racer David Morris. | | | | | | | | Another outstanding performance came from 17 year old
Aberangell student Osian Pryce enjoyed yet another visit to the podium
when the G & M Pryce backed youngster powered his Ford Fiesta ST to
third in class and first front wheel drive home on the event.
This
result, just two weeks after taking a podium finish in a round of the
Latvian Rally Championship, Rally Latgale, is a big boost for Osian, who
was co-driven by Iestyn Williams. Although the student admitted to a
slow start, as thick fog reduced visibility dramatically, and had a near
miss with a big ditch on the opening stage, he soon settled down.
He
said, “Today was really good. I have a lot of confidence in the car now
and driving in the thick fog this morning was a good experience, even
if I nearly ended my day in a ditch! I’ve now qualified for my
international competition licence and will be looking for the funds to
do my home rally, Wales Rally GB, in November!” | | | | |
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