Thursday,August 29, 1996

got the worse end of the conditionsand were 90 all out. Alex Wylie (2-14) and Leighton Walters (l-26) I turned in impressive performances, Pernbrey hosts Welsh Brewers South Wales' Association Divislon One P W D LAbPts Forrnula Swansea,...... 17 I I 7 1 1 30s test Ynysygerwn.....177 71 2298 tTth. G0wefl0n...... 174 I4 0266 top single seater series in Neath...... 17410 1 22U I Britain makes its annual W1 BritonFSteel..lT5 7 3 2230 visit to Pembrey sl€ 'Llangennech...17 Circuit this 5 4 6 2216 weekend when many of the fro Ammanlord...... 175 5 4 3214 world's best young lee Pontarddulais...lT4 I 4 0 209 racing stars Su l|ane||i.....,...... 173 311 0176 hope to improve their ambitions wh Skewen...... ,.....171 511 0119 of becoming Grand Prix stars Lla Division Two The British Formula 3 Championship is It's Dafen...... 1 7 73 0 297 the most prestigious has a long-established lnl Ynystawe...... 173l 3 277 reputation for bringing exciting new talent thir Hendy...,...... ,...17 54 3 247 into the limelight. Ayrron Sennaand Nigel Po MaestegCeltic.17 62 4 225 Mansell both proved themselvesin in the har Twn'l7 5 4 4 4 215 series in their formative vears. Hei 3 199 Prusont Foimula l-*irdd ehanpiodiipe- mu Pontardawe.....,173 5 3 188 favourite Damon tlill also f irst testecl M0nis10n....,..,..173 6 2 183 successin Formula 3 while the winners of ne) previous years Gorseinon...... 17 4 1 .t loc at Pembrey have graduated Go PodTalTown....l73 6 3 160 to a higher standardof racing. by Jan Magnusson,who impressedtwo Division Three cor years ago in taking the chequeredflag in Mumb|es...... ,.17I 5 3 1 290 Leading the Phi both rounds, is now one of the hottest way . . . Ratph Firman is aiming for another Formula 3 win 1and0re...... 178 3 4 2 283 at Pembrey. Jor propertiesin motor racing making his Cowbridge...... 17 46) I 3 3 3 281 Grand Prix debut last year. 8SPortTalbot..178 4 2 271 po( 3 Another former winner is SwanseaCS....174 8 3 2 243 Mif making an impact in the Indycar seriesand BarrieThomas reports on the local WinchWen...... 174 7 4 ste 2 223 Kelvin Burt competesin the high profile Pontyberem...... 17 motor sport scenene pro 4 7 6 0 203 British Touring Car Chanrpionship. C|ydach...... 17 onl 3 6 5 3 180 This year, a fresh crop of ambitious Cwmavon...... l73 5 8 1 171 ass youngstersfrom all over the world are ; Welsh Sports and Saloon Championship to sit and watch Paul Edwards extend his SouthLlanelli ...17 0 212 Por 3 102 battling for the title that can set them on the which has provided the best racing at th-e title lead! I Nei Division Four route to Grand Prix racing. Significantly, circuit this vear. ,Another class to have a pair of races at Lia CarmWndrs.....l7I 6 213U the Pembrey meeting hosts a pair of races Class.wins hasput flavprfordwest ace Fembrby is the Saloon 2000 int BritonFTown...1710 2 4 1 287 at a crucial stage in the championship Martin D'avies in contention for the Championship. The field is headed.!y the ag. 0yffryn...... 178 3 4 2272 calendar. championship a third year running in his mighty Nissan Skyline GTR or Andy *Cosworth Aberdare...... 176 I 1 2 2U With nearly every driver using the Sapphire but the most Middlehurst but the Escort Cosworths of clai Hinlraun...... 174 6 4 3231 Italian-built Dallara chassis, the racing is impressive' performances in rccent rounds Graham Coomes and lVfichael Woodcock inn Bronwydd...... 175 5 6 1230 ferociously competitive and the ability of has coine from Carmarthen'sTerrv Brown. will be snapping at,the heds of the big car WI Dreiach...... 175 7 3 2 2N the driver and his team to tune their car for In a Kawasriki powered Darria; T9 , tre :rryund the rwists of Pembrey. Moe lvtdely (25 Felinloel...... 175 3 7 2193 the demandsof Pembrey is critical. former rally -driver,.&as driven to varying saloon action comes in rounds of 2e) Kidwe11y...... 171 311 2118 If he scoreswell in both races,British convincing victories in the fast two rounds. the Kumho Tyres BMW ChdlenSe, BBC, hq Porthcawl...... 170 310 41f2 racer will move closer to the But Llanelli based racef Mike Schmidt Top Gear Magazine"Eenault Clio l6v and' Lla Division Five title that he narrowly missed in 1995. after who has produced spectacular And.yspares/Firestone Citioer#: 2CV sta Ffynn0ne...... 1711 2 3 1 320 winning one of,the round in Pembrey. performanceson the Pembrey track this Championships. hoi 8a91an...... 17I 4 3 1 299 The racer has already guided summer,believes he can also close the gap Racing is all day Sunday, starting..at lnI HillsPlymouth..17I 5 2 1 254 his Paul Stewart Racing entry to three wins on Davies. 9am. Qualifying is from 9.l5am on wal 8PLlandarcy....176 5 5 2 238 this year and goesto Pembreywith a useful The main problem for Schmidt is that he Saturday followed by three races starting at en€ Ystradgynlais...lT6 2 6 226 points lead. has been unable to complete races after 4.l5pm. Crc - earning Cim|a...... 176 3 6 226 Firman's ability to accrue points only favourable grid position with Go excellent Ysfallera...... 174 5 6 184 twice in I I raceshas he failed to finish in qualifying times.. But he did se€ - achieve Llandeilo...... 174 3 g 178 the top four has given him the title lead a class win in Mallory Park earlier hor 'Glanymor...... 17 but no less this month 3 4 I 153 than six other drivers have all and is confident of a favourable Regulations Jan won races year. result G|ais...... 171 5 10 115 this anc 'Poinlsdeducled British racers Guy Smith, Darren wa! Manning, Jamie.Davies and Championshipreaches round l0 of 12 as for rally Mo Parker Plant Hire (in the most recentrace at Snetterton)have teamstravel to Walesand promisesanother Carmarthenshire the all taken the chequeredflag this year as thrilling race. In a very open season,there Regulationsand entries are cunently thrc were Championship have Juan-PabloMontoya (Colombia) and no less than seven different winners avaifable for the Port Talbot Motor the Kurt Mollekens (Belgium). - in the first nine Division One In class B for races for the 140 mph Club Classic and fllstoric Rallv cars at least year - sports-racing : P W D LAbRs a old Walsall racer cars as the new rear-engined scheduledfor OctoberSth. FIRI Martin O'Connell will cars battle with their traditional Trimsaran...... 10I 0 1 0200 be flat out to front- The one day daylight road event will Swe overhaul New Zealander engined counterparts.Defending Tr0stre..,...... 104 2 3 1141 Simon Wills. champion again reise funds for the British Ske Having had to miss Mike Evans has recently Betws...... 104 1 41118 five races while taken ovei the Diabetib Society,and continues the SEC tending cars in other championships, title lead from former Le Mans Penygaer...... 104 0 6 0118 competitor successfuf 1995 tormat oJ off road Marr O'Connell must win the classtwice Duncan Bain, but the rear-enginedcars of Gorr UanelliWndrs..l03 0 6 1 83 at speeial tests, including smeoth Pembreyto keep his classtitle hopesalive. Bain, Neil Riddiford and Pau'iGibson are foreslry'Regularitieswithin th6 route THII Penygroes...... 102 1 6 1 69 Clyc But this prestigirius two day Best of gerting quicker with every outing. ftough the best South Wales roads, Division Two British Meeting organised by BARC The PorscheClassic Championship Ser; and lhe NationalTrust area of,the FOL Canvay...... 109 1 0 0201 meeting is not just about Formula 3. features heavily as the drivers have an Ge'$yerFeninsula. Kidu Ferryside...... 95 2 2 0IU Race action extra race to make 'Laugharne...... 10 for sports cars, saloons and up for the round that Based again at the Hitton National Brito 4 0 33106 single seaters was washed out .Penygroesll.....9 help make the biggest at Snetterton recentlv. With Hotel, event Flegulationsare FIFI 3 1 3 2 72 meeting of the season one race on Saturday .LlanelliWndrsll9 at Pembrey with a afternoon and inother available frorn Lynn Nedin, Ystri 1 0 7 1 23 mammoth 16 race programme on Sunday,the Porsche 'Uangyndeym....9 scheduled. pack will produce Yny$maerdyFarm Llanr 0 0 7 222 It will plenty of fireworks. Cottage, feature another round of the Current championship Ynvsmaerdrr Flrifnn Farnr Nlaaih