Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power celebrated his 28thbirthday with two race wins, in the UK National Legends Car Championship with MRF Tyres series at Brands Hatch, Kent. He would have been in with a chance of three wins but slowed down when running second with a lap to go, thinking the race was over. Power, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, was in second place in the … [Read more...]
Racing lines 9 November
Mid Wales racer Ben Power won the final round of the MRF National Legends Car Championship at Brands Hatch. But he had to settle for second in the series a few points behind world champion John Mickel who had recorded more finishes this year than the 27-year-old Welshman. … [Read more...]
Speedlines 5 October
One of the most historically significant Formula 1 Ferraris will be presented by Sotheby’s at their Contemporary Fine Art auction in New York on 16 November. Chassis F2001 #211, which contested the 2001 Formula 1 world championship, is the car in which seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher won the last of his five Monaco victories and in which he secured his fourth world title, with … [Read more...]
Ben powers back into championship lead
Mid-Wales racing driver Ben Power has regained his lead in the MRF National Legends Car Championship at Donington Park. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won four of the weekend’s six races, and finished second in another. He only missed out on Sunday’s final race, when he got caught up in an accident and had to retire with car damage. “What a brilliant weekend,” said … [Read more...]
Racing lines 18 May
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power has extended his lead in the MRF National Legends Car Championship after winning three races in the two-day meeting at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won both of Saturday’s heats and the second race on Sunday to give him a 130pts lead in the series this season. WRC Promoter has strengthened its FIA World Rally … [Read more...]
Ben powers to the front
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power has powered his way to the top of the MRF National Legends Car Championship after winning three races in a two-day meeting at Anglesey Circuit. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won the opening heat on the first day, he went on to win the first race on day two and concluded the weekend with victory in the final of the BARC … [Read more...]
Sporting lines
Team Parker Racing’s Rick Parfitt Jnr and Seb Morris secured theirs and Bentley’s maiden British GT Championship victory at Oulton Park last weekend thanks to a commanding performance in the second hour-long race. Wrexham-born Seb Morris, Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 driver said, “I pushed really hard, to the absolute limit in fact all the way through the stint. The car was … [Read more...]
Power moves to second place in Legends
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power has moved back up to second in the National Legends Car racing championship, after a successful televised meeting at DoningtonPark. Power, aged 25, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, finished third overall on the first day and first overall on day two. … [Read more...]
Power takes glory on Anglesey
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power stormed to victory in the televised Guttercrest Cup at Anglesey Circuit, as he took the honours in the latest round of the National Legends Car racing championship. Power, aged 25, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, finished seventh and third in the heats, but beat a 27-car grid to win the final, taking the overall win and lifting the inaugural Guttercrest … [Read more...]
Power shortlisted for world series knock-out
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power has been named a finalist in the World Rallycross Championship’s RX Talent Search programme. Power, aged 25, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, is one of 12 who has been shortlisted from an entry of 120, to compete for a place in the RX Lites Cup category at the World RX round in Turkey. He joins some of the biggest names and hottest talents in British … [Read more...]