Motors

Top prizes on offer for budding motoring writers

The new Mercedes A-class model

A ride in an Aston Martin and £1,000 to spend on a holiday are on offer to someone aged 10 to 16 for writing a short story in memory of a Shropshire motoring writer and respected author - Phil Llewellin.

Ford duo are setting the pace at Wales Rally GB

The opening day of Wales Rally GB saw Ford claim the top two places as both Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg set a blistering pace in their efforts to end Citroen’s winning streak in the World Rally Championship.

Classic car rally revs up interest

Doug McCusker and Steve Richards, from St Martins, at Whittington Castle

Cars old and modern, from the classic to the quirky, arrived at a county castle this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Shropshire Alternative Car Club.

Jaguar stalwart reruns 1952 race

In the end they crashed into a mountain. But for a while it looked as though Stirling Moss and his co-driver Norman Dewis, from Church Stretton, were on course to ‘accidentally’ win the famous Italian Mille Miglia 1,000-mile road race of 1952.