Rhys revels in Renties Ypres Rally qualifying

Third fastest – behind Craig Breen and Kevin Abbring – and top ŠKODA from the Ypres Rally qualifying stage. I’m happy with that. I’ll take that. Before the stage, we were looking at the data and I was picking out some places and corners, saying: “We can probably nick a little bit here and take
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Forget the Belgian waffle, Rhys is chasing a podium in Ypres

Chesterfield rally star Rhys Yates will take on the cream of European rallying when he tackles next week’s Renties Ypres Rally in Belgium. Heading back across the English Channel brings happy memories for the 27-year-old, who re-wrote British rallying history last year when he edged a whole host of locals to become the first Brit
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Rally star Rhys hits a career high among the world’s best in Portugal

The last three days… The Matosinhos-based event included three days of flat-out rally action in the Portuguese hills inland from the Atlantic coast. Summer arrived just in time for the start of the rally, with the loose gravel roads baking in temperatures which climbed into the high 30 degrees Celsius. Inside the Rhys Yates Rallying
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Rhys ready to level the learning curve against the world’s best

Rhys Yates will take another step in his World Rally Championship education when he tackles Vodafone Rally de Portugal for the first time next week. The 27-year-old has made an exceptional start to his first season of competition in rallying’s big time and holds a top-10 position in the ultra-competitive WRC 2 category. Despite a
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Yates storms to British Rally Championship podium

Chesterfield rally driver Rhys Yates made sure his return to the British Rally championship was worthwhile, by equalling his career best result in Carlisle to take second place at the Pirelli International Rally on Saturday (27th April). Yates used a break in his World Rally Championship WRC2 campaign to make a comeback to the British series
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Yates continues World Rally Championship form in Corsica

Chesterfield rally driver Rhys Yates proved his pace in the World Rally Championship this season has been no fluke, by securing an impressive fifth overall in the WRC2 category at a challenging Tour de Corse (28-31 March). Driving his Brettex Skoda Fabia R5, Yates and co-driver James Morgan battled against some of the quickest young
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Success in Sweden for British rally ace Yates

Chesterfield rally driver Rhys Yates ensured his impressive debut season in the FIA World Rally Championship continues, with a top ten WRC2 position at last weekend’s Rally Sweden (14th – 17th February). Yates and returning co-driver James Morgan set a string of blistering stage times throughout the weekend despite Yates making his snow rally debut. He guided
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Yates enjoys career-best result at legendary Rallye Monte Carlo

British rally driver Rhys Yates drove “one of the best events of his life” to finish fourth in the WRC2 category at the momentous Rallye Monte Carlo last week, kick-starting his 2019 World Rally Championship campaign (24th – 27th January). Known as one of the most difficult events in the World Rally Championship calendar, “Monte’s”
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Yates makes World Rally Championship leap in 2019

Chesterfield rally driver Rhys Yates will embark on the biggest season of his career in 2019 as he steps up to the FIA World Rally Championship to tackle nine rounds of the WRC2 category in his Brettex supported Skoda Fabia R5. After tackling three seasons of the British Rally Championship with sporadic outings in Europe,
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Yates masters Monza Rally Show

Chesterfield rally driver Rhys Yates ensured his return to the prestigious Monza Rally Show was a successful one, by taking a stunning top-ten position in an HK Racing Ford Fiesta WRC at the famous Monza Race Track near Milan in Italy (6-9 December). Competing against some of the best motorsport stars in the world, including
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