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Welcome to the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally

Now in it's 69th year (its been running since 1955!) the Cambrian is recognised as one of the best rallies in the UK. It is again part of a number of championships which includes British Rally Championship, BTRDA Rally Series, WAMC, ANWCC Championship and the Bowler Defender Challenge and is set in the challenging welsh forests.

The Cambrian has been enjoyed by a number of top WRC drivers. In 2009 Mikko Hirvonen was the course car in his works WRC Ford Focus. In the same year Mads Ostberg took the overall win in a WRC Subaru. Mikko Hirvonen also won the Cambrian back in 2000, when he was just 20 years old, in his Subaru Impreza WRC . Andreas Mikkelsen won the Cambrian in 2006 when he was just 17years old!!

Today the Cambrian Rally is organised by the highly experienced members of the North Wales Car Club (NWCC) and has done since it was formed in 1955. The event offers a real challenge for competitors of all levels, driving through some of the best forest stages, in some of the finest scenery in the UK.


Latest News

20.11.24

BTRDA 2025 Calendar

Since the BTRDA Gold & Silver Star Rally Championships were first introduced in 1953, the BTRDA ‘Stars’ have become some of the most sought-after accolades in British rallying and are worn with pride by those whose efforts have deemed them worthy of the title. Joined, more recently, by the Bronze Star Championship in a no-less keenly fought series for 1400cc cars, the calendar of events is eagerly anticipated by prospective competitors.
04.11.24

FUCHS LUBRICANTS BTRDA GOLD STAR® CHAMPIONSHIP

Since transferring their allegiance from Ford to Skoda at the beginning of September, Matthew Hirst/Declan Dear have been in imperious form, setting a series of fastest times on the Woodpecker Rally, winning the Trackrod Forest Stages and now, to finish off their Protyre BTRDA Rally Series campaign, taking victory on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally. Last year’s winners, Russ Thompson/Steve Link were 3rd overall in their Lancer EVO9 and, in so doing, increased their Fuchs Lubricants BTRDA Gold Star Championship points tally by one which was all that was needed to deny the flying Hirst/Dear runners-up spot!
27.10.24

Matthew Hirst’s record-breaking fourth Pirelli Welsh Championship

​Matthew Hirst put his hopes of a record-breaking fourth Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title right back on track after a dominant performance on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally (Saturday 26 October).
26.10.24

Ingram Wins BRC

Ingram, a former FIA European Rally Champion, piloted his Michelin-shod Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 across the famously demanding North Wales stages with perfect precision, keeping his nerve during a rally-long battle with three other title hopefuls. But Ingram was able to pull out a crucial lead in the afternoon, securing the rally victory and in the process clinching the BRC Championship crown.

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  • Conwy County Borough Council
  • Jones Bros
  • Sional
  • Corvis
  • Peter Lucas
  • Gwynedd Fork Lift
  • Conwy Motorsport
  • Jolly Hire

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