The Latest Breaking News from Paul Lawrence

Hall at the British Hillclimb summit after incredibly close early rounds

A thrilling three-way title battle is seemingly on the cards this year as six points separate Hall, Ryder and Menzies after first three events

Autosport · May 11

From Solberg to Franchitti: Highlights of the 2025 McRae Rally Challenge

Thirty years since Colin McRae's World Rally Championship success was among the McRae milestones being celebrated at the event and it was appropriate that Max McRae scored his first overall win in the competitive element

Autosport · Sep 22, 2025

Rowlands scores maiden British Historic Rally win after gruelling Argyll event

Will Rowlands and Emyr Hall were the toast of Argyll when they took a fine victory in the historic element of last weekend’s Argyll Rally, round four of the British Historic Rally Championship.

Autosport · Jun 24, 2025

The scruffy Spider that has terrorised bigger rivals for 100 years

Through the 1920s, Basil Davenport terrorised bigger and more expensive cars in his GN Spider special and, 100 years later, current owner Jim Edwards is continuing that tradition. Having accepted the challenge of rebuilding Spider’s Frazer Nash V-twin engine for previous owner David Leigh, Edwards was the obvious candidate to…

Autosport · Jul 11, 2024

John Swinney voices concern over postal vote delays in Scotland

First minister says voters being disfranchised because some ballots yet to arrive with school holidays due to begin

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Council takes emergency action as Scots face losing chance to vote

A SCOTTISH council has taken urgent action to ensure people who have not received postal votes can still have their say in next week’s General…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2024

Autosport's top 10 club racing rivalries of 2023

There are a plethora of championship battles every year in the world of club motorsport, yet some are remembered much more than others for a variety of reasons.

Autosport · Dec 28, 2023

The Triumph taking on the Escort Mk2 hordes on the UK's toughest rally

A week ago, dressed in a period correct British Leyland rally jacket and sporting the beginnings of a Tony Pond-style moustache, Chris Ingram – one of Britain’s best young rally drivers of a generation – stood quietly at a deserted Sweet Lamb test venue looking at the Triumph TR7 V8.…

Motorsport · Nov 23, 2023

The king of the hill preparing for a gradual descent from the peak

On an autumnal Sunday a few weeks ago at Loton Park, Scott Moran climbed out of a top-flight hillclimb car for perhaps the final time to end his career at the top of the sport. Though this is far from retirement for the Ludlow driver, it signalled the end of…

Autosport · Nov 9, 2023

‘Trees have no legal status’: calls rise for stronger protection in UK against felling

After destruction of the tree at Sycamore Gap, campaigners warn more must be done to protect country’s arboreal heritage

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023