Cambrian Rally

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Various News from the Cambrian Rally Team and the Championships

Category 12.05.26

Lewis & Hunter renews sponsorship deal

Lewis & Hunter Contracting Ltd has once again confirmed its support for one of Wales’ most iconic motorsport events, renewing its sponsorship deal with the Cambrian Rally for another year. The Ruthin-based company, led by Rally Driver Hugh Hunter, continues its long-standing relationship with the event as preparations build for the 71st edition of the Cambrian Rally, taking place this October across the forests and roads of North Wales.
Category 27.10.25

McBride masterminds Cup Final victory in Wales

After an enthralling eight-round season on some of the best asphalt and gravel stages across Ireland and the United Kingdom, Kyle McBride and co-driver Darragh Mullen were crowned 2025 Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK champions after a winner takes all final showdown on the Cambrian Rally in Wales. The Stellantis Cup contest organised and promoted by Race & Rally, Michelin Motorsport, Protyre Motorsport Ireland and LP Tents for cars from automotive giant Stellantis, concluded its second season and yet again produced a gripping Cup competition. With five different drivers standing on the podium across the dual surface campaign - two drivers stood out among the rest. Kyle McBride and Joe Kelly.
Category 25.10.25

Max McRae wins Cambrian and his first BRC event

Max McRae won his very first British Rally Championship event – becoming the fourth McRae to do so – as William Creighton claimed the 2025 title at the Cambrian Rally. Driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 for the first time on gravel, 21-year-old McRae was quickest on the opening stage to establish a strong 8.7-second lead at first service.
Category 25.10.25

Creighton claims British Rally Championship crown; McRae secures Cambrian win

William Creighton and Liam Regan added the Probite British Rally Championship to their impressive list of titles, claiming the coveted crown at the Lewis and Hunter Cambrian Rally [25 October] after a tense final-round battle on the world-famous gravel stages of North Wales. It was Max McRae who claimed the rally win in spectacular fashion, adding the family name to the top step of a British Rally Championship event for the first time in 27 years, making it three generations of the family to claim the BRC spoils after grandfather Jimmy and dad Alister.
Category 25.10.25

Thank you from North Wales Car Club

The North Wales Car Club would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has worked tirelessly over the past months to make this year’s Lewis & Hunter Cambrian Rally such a fantastic success. A huge thanks to our main sponsor – Lewis and Hunter Contracting – for their outstanding support, and to Llandudno Town Council for their continued backing of this event.
Category 22.10.25

PIRELLI WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE RACE MOVES TO NORTH WALES

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. Like many championships, the PWRC got off to a delayed start when the planned opening two rounds were lost to the damage caused in the Welsh forests by last winter’s storms. However, that prompted a rare away day when the championship went to Kielder for its opening round on the Carlisle Stages in April....