South Wales Police has seized off-road vehicles as part of Operation Red Mana. The Ely neighbourhood team were joined by officers from the Roads Policing Unit and the anti-social off-road team (#ASORT) and Cardiff Council at the weekend to tackle off-road bikes riding in an anti-social manner in Cardiff. The riders were reported in the Ely and Rumney areas and as a result, four off-road … [Read more...]
Welsh Road Race plans hit by resignation
Another blow has hit plans to bring back a Manx-style TT-road race to Wales. Cancellation of this year’s Welsh Road Race was announced earlier this month after the organisers failed to meet a strict list of safety and administrative requirements of motor-cycle racing’s UK governing body. The event, last run in 1954, was announced at the 2017 bike show but now sponsorship and facilities … [Read more...]
Welsh Road Race meeting cancelled for 2018
A Manx-style TT-road race series planned for August in Mid Wales has been called off. The all-new Welsh Road Race event was announced at the bike show last autumn but has been beset with difficulties and the UK body which has to approve such racing said the organisers have failed to meet a strict list of safety and administrative requirements. In a statement, the WRR blamed the cancellation … [Read more...]