Motorsport

Double Trouble clinched top position in the opening race of the UKOPRA Offshore Powerboat Championships around the Isle of Wight, with an impressive average speed of 99.35mph. This is a remarkable achievement from the Falmouth-based team, who dedicated countless hours...

The Island Stages rally will not take place in 2025, with organisers instead setting their sights on a revised date of February 2026, it has been confirmed. The closed-road motorsport event was expected to return in November this year, following...

The 'Round the Island' Offshore Powerboat Race will take place this Saturday (3rd May), marking the opening round of the 2025 UKOPRA Offshore Championship. Up to 16 teams from across the UK and Sweden will compete for the Classes 1,...

Richard Weaver/Dylan Thomas Hertfordshire's Rob Swann and co-driver Steve McNulty put in a committed drive to take the top spot on the podium at yesterday's Island Stages Rally, an event which has been hailed a huge success by organisers. Swann/McNulty...

A debut at the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix looms large for the Isle of Wight’s own motorcycle road racer, Ryan Whitehall. 10th in this year’s Senior Manx Grand Prix, held on the prestigious Isle of Man TT circuit, and 3rd...

With just a month to go until the Island Stages Rally hits the closed roads around Havenstreet, the Isle of Wight Car Club is appealing for marshals to sign up. On Sunday 3rd November, competitors will go against the clock...

The Lymington Challenge Offshore Powerboat race will take place on Saturday (21st September), which will see teams competing in the last and 4th round of the 2024 UKOPRA Championships. 20 teams from across the UK and Europe, including boats from...

Last weekend's Cowes Powerboat Festival resulted in an Island crew picking up 7 trophies. They were 2nd in the 67.1 NM. Cowes-Poole-Cowes Race with H 400 Thunderstreak and with owner-driver Hugo Peel being the oldest race finisher over the weekend...

One of the Isle of Wight’s most famous and successful residents will be setting the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes fleet on its way this weekend for the 63rd running of the historic and prestigious race. Mark King, frontman and bassist with Level 42,...

Adgestone Vineyard and their Arson Fire brand - based in Brading - have come on board as sponsors of The Gentlemen’s Motor Racing Team. Philippa and Russ from the vineyard have kindly helped fund a new rally helmet for Kevin...