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

The Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally is ready to welcome around 130 crews to Ludlow this weekend [9 September] as the popular gravel rally returns with a brand-new look for 2023. Supported for a second year by Presteigne Tyre Services and Phil Price Rally School, the Sixty and Worcestershire Motor Club organised forest event will

We are sad to inform you that long-time Sixty & Worcs member, Woodpecker Entries Secretary and co-driver Roger Allan passed away today after a short illness. When not helping with the “Woody”, Roger was often found in the co-driver seat of many national events, starting out in the 80’s with Nigel Wakefield and latterly alongside

We are delighted this year to be celebrating the 40th Woodpecker with the launch of a new book, The Famous Woodpecker Stages Rally. Written by Club historian Dood Pearce, there are over 300 pages packed with write ups of every Woodpecker Rally since 1983. Plenty of photos, results and interesting facts. If you’ve ever competed

The Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Rally will have a very different look in 2023, as the 9 September event introduces a brand-new format for the popular Ludlow-based forest rally. Supported for a second year by Presteigne Tyre Services and Phil Price Rally School, the Sixty and Worcestershire Motor Club organised loose surface stage rally will