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Belfast Telegraph
07-08-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
William Creighton ready to pull out all the stops to secure Grampian Forest title
The UK competition makes its return after a short summer break, with Creighton and his Castrol MEM Rally team-mate Meirion Evans provisionally tied at the top of the standings. Creighton won the opening East Riding Stages in February and completed April's Carlisle Stages in second to keep his scoreboard ticking over before family commitments meant he had to sit out the Jim Clark Rally with Liam Regan and nominate it as a dropped score. Joining them on the Grampian entry list is round two winner Romet Jürgenson and former Scottish Rally champion Garry Pearson, with both using M-Sport's Ford Fiesta Rally2 car. 'We are all looking forward to the Grampian,' said Creighton, whose car – like every other on the entry list – will carry commemorative sun strips and decals in tribute to the late Dai Roberts, who succumbed to injuries sustained while competing on May's Jim Clark Rally. 'The rally has great stages that offer a bit of everything and, although this year's event will use a much different layout compared to last season, we have good experience with the characteristics of these roads, so that should help us.' Creighton banked some all-important seat time at the non-championship counting Nicky Grist Stages last month and held on to win the gravel fixture by less than three seconds having led it from the opening stage. In soaring temperatures that accelerated tyre wear, he recorded a second win of the season aboard his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 despite dropping more than 10 seconds on the deciding test to Evans. 'We have worked hard between events with the team, and the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, to try and understand where we can improve,' revealed the 27-year-old Moira man. 'Events like the Nicky Grist Stages have helped us continue to learn how to get the most from the Yaris and develop my own performance on gravel. 'The competition in the British Rally Championship is incredibly tight, so it is all about fine margins. We will do everything we can to fight for another strong result at the Grampian this weekend.' Based in Banchory, the Grampian Forest Rally gets underway on Friday afternoon with the first of two stages, including a new Spectator Special, followed by a further eight on Saturday that will incorporate fast and flowing forest roads 15 miles west of Aberdeen.
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Cambrian News
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Cambrian News
Jim Clark Rally: Jason Pritchard's quest for maximum points
William Mains won his class on the East Riding Stages and remains in the lead of Class G. Co-driven by Emma Clarke, the triple Protyre Asphalt 1400cc champion has been seeded at number 82 (as opposed to number 162 which he had on the opening round) meaning that the Llandysul driver will do a lot more stages in daylight on Friday in his Speedy Sofas/Mike's Scaffolding Vauxhall Nova.
BBC News
23-02-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Creighton starts BRC title bid with dominant win
Northern Ireland's William Creighton got his bid to win the British Rally Championship title off to a perfect start with victory at the East Riding win in Yorkshire was a first overall win in the BRC for Creighton, who finished runner-up in the championship behind winner Chris Ingram in a former Junior BRC and Junior WRC champion, and co-driver Liam Regan switched to a Toyota GR Yaris for their title bid and won seven out of the 10 tarmac Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver, 27, finished 23.8 seconds ahead of Irish crew Keith Cronin and Mikie Galvin, while James Williams and Ross Whittock were third."It's our first rally in the car and we hadn't done so much [in the Yaris] before the event and with such tricky conditions today, it's just felt good," Creighton told the BRC."I'm really excited for what's to come. A huge thanks to Liam for doing a great job on the notes and keeping me on the straight and narrow. I'm just really, really happy."In the Junior BRC, there was a podium lock-out for Motorsport Ireland Rally crews as Kyle McBride claimed and co-driver Darragh Mullen finished 10.6 seconds ahead of Craig Rahill and Conor Smith, while Keelan Grogan and Aytron Sherlock completed the second round of the season is the Carlisle Stages on 12 April.
