The leading internet site dedicated to the rallying community, RallyingUK.com, has announced it is to become sponsor of one of the UK’s leading gravel rally championships, the MSA Welsh National Rally Championship. The move sees RallyingUK.com, which has become the premier site for the entire rally community, achieve a presence on one of the most hotly-contested championships in the UK.
 
Established in 2006, RallyingUK.com is an all-encompassing site aimed at anyone with an interest in rallying. It provides a full range of services to the rally community, ranging from event reports and results to a ‘marketplace’ for drivers and co-drivers looking for competition seats to free of charge classified adverts for cars and parts.
 
Since it launched, the site has achieved an enviable reputation in the rally world, with impressive statistics to match; it currently attracts an average of 50,000 unique users per month with almost 20,000 registered users, who have access to the full spectrum of the site’s services.
 
The partnership with the Welsh national championship will ensure that the site receives exposure to its core market, of active rally enthusiasts, whether they are actual competitors or rally fans. The site will have presence on all championship materials not only to promote the website name but also to actively market the many private and trade adverts within.
 
Commenting on the news, RallyingUK.com Managing Director Simon Andrew said: “We hope that our sponsorship of the MSA Welsh National Rally Championship will help to support the series and its competitors and make sure that as many people as possible realise what RallyingUK.com can do for them.
 
“There is far more to RallyingUK.com than regurgitated press releases and a few secondhand tyres. Our aim is to develop the site as a one-stop shop for the entire rally community, catering for their every need. We decided that our classified adverts would be offered free of charge to the rally world, to give rally fans the best value when it comes to preparing for competition. We also offer free promotion to clubs for their events, as well as drivers and co-drivers looking for opportunities.
 
“We also have a comprehensive calendar of events throughout the UK and farther afield and an extensive trade marketplace, catering for every aspect of rally organisation and competition, from catering to insurance. We feel that everything the rally community could possibly need can be found on RallyingUK.com.”
 
Simon also practices what he preaches. He and wife Kathy compete in a Nissan Micra, with support from various RallyingUK.com partners, including Humphris Motorsport. They will be contesting the MSA English National Rally Championship this season and selected events from the Welsh championship, demonstrating not only an implicit understanding of the rallying World but also, their direct support for it.
 
The eight-round Welsh National Championship begins with the traditional season-opener, the Red Kite Stages based in Llandovery, on Sunday 18th January and culminates with the G-O-N Cambrian Rally in October.
 
For more information, go to www.rallyinguk.com