The 2025 Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally delivered another day of high drama in the Mid Wales forests (30 August), as Elliot Payne and Patrick Walsh took overall victory after a late twist in the tale, while Osian Pryce dominated the Historic field with a start-to-finish National category win. Number two seeds Matthew Hirst and

An almost sell-out list of around 160 cars will head for Newtown, Powys on Saturday 30 August, as the Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally blasts into the legendary Welsh forests for its 2025 edition. The rally, now established in Mid Wales after last year’s successful relocation from Ludlow, promises a day of flat-out competition across some

Organisers of the Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Stages are proud to celebrate a remarkable member of the rallying community. Andrew Farrington, who served as scrutineer during the 2024 edition of our event, has been awarded the FIA Outstanding Official of the Year / Specialist Award; one of the most prestigious honours given by world motorsport’s

he Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally will remain in its new home of Newtown, Powys, in 2025, following the successful transition from Ludlow last year. The 30th August event will once again embrace the iconic Welsh forests, but this time with an even more exciting stage line-up featuring world-renowned tests made famous by Wales Rally GB;

Ollie Mellors took the second Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally win of this career at the weekend [7 September], overcoming tricky conditions to take his Proton Iriz R5 to top spot against an impressive field. Mellors was able to add to his 2019 victory after a progressive afternoon which saw him and co-driver Max Freeman

A sensational lineup of 130 crews will head for Newtown this weekend [7 September], as the revised Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally takes place across some of the most famous forest stages in the world. Moving from its traditional Ludlow rally base to Powys, the popular gravel rally will welcome an exciting mix of modern

Leading online rally reporting platform Xlerate.net will join forces with the Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally in 2024, becoming a partner of the popular forest event. Xlerate.net is a free-to-view online website dedicated to covering some of the UK’s top national stage rally Championships. It is run by a small group of like-minded, passionate enthusiasts

Sixty and Worcestershire Motor Club, organisers of the Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally are making final preparations for their move to a new home of Newtown on 7 September, as the popular rally moves from its traditional Ludlow rally base. Due to the unavailability of several forests which have traditionally formed the route for the

Event sponsors Phil Price Rally School and Presteigne Tyre Services will continue their support for the Woodpecker Rally on 7 September, as the popular forest event moves to Newtown in 2024. Due to the unavailability of stages in the English Marches, the rally moves west and will take in world-class stages such as Hafren, Sweet

The Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally will move from its traditional Ludlow rally base to Newtown, Wales in 2024, in a radical shake-up of one of the UK’s most popular forest stage events. The 7 September event, has been forced to relocate to the Powys market town, due to the unavailability of stages in the

The organisers of the Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally were grateful to event supporters Phil Price Rally School for they will be providing us with prizes for our marshals / radio person / signed on stage personnel draw for the 2023 event. Two draws took place for a FULL DAY experience at the Phil Price Rally School and in addition, one marshal

Arron Newby kept his MRF Tyres BTRDA Rally Series title hopes alive by taking a closely fought Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally victory on Saturday [9 September]. Newby and co-driver Jamie Edwards had been embroiled in a battle all-rally long with Elliott Payne and Tom Woodburn, but it was the Skoda Fabia R5 driver that