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The race for a place on the grid at the Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion heated up at the weekend. The Rebels Racing series was at Skegness Raceway in Lincolnshire - sometimes dubbed 'Skeg Vegas' - for the latest world qualifying round. After yesterday's (Sunday 21 June) points were calculated, defending champion Shay Murphy leads the chase on 339 points, well ahead of Liam Brown (on 217), Danny Maddox (216), Nicole Emmett (198), and Ryan Leech (195). We'll be checking in o

Racing driver Tom Sutton is set to return to the track with new opportunities for sponsors. Tom, a long-time friend of Weltch Media, is preparing to rejoin the UK’s oval-track Legends Car series and is seeking help to get him to the start line. “The car is almost there,” said Tom, a former British Champion in Legends Cars – high-speed 5/8-scale replicas of classic American stock cars. Tom Sutton's new Legends Car - "almost there" “We just need some extra help with tyres, a nu

The race is under way for a place on the grid in the Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion 2026 - the biggest event in the Rebels Racing calendar. Drivers are aiming to secure their place in the big race - effectively the world championship final - at Mendips Raceway, Somerset, in September, by gaining points in qualifying rounds throughout the year. Rebels Racers under the lights at Mendips Raceway (Lime Jelly Photography) The first of these has now been held - at Buxton Raceway

Today, we unveil new advertising artwork to promote our role in the biggest Rebels Racing event of the year. The Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion 2026 will take place at Mendips Raceway, Somerset, in September, bringing together the top drivers from this popular oval-track series. The advert, developed with our friends at Screamprint and with images from Lime Jelly Photography, publicises the big event as well as our services to motorsport and other sectors. You may see the

We're thrilled to announce that Weltch Media is teaming up with Mendips Raceway to present the biggest race on the Rebels Racing calendar. The Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion 2026 will take place on Saturday 19 September at the quarter-mile raceway, high in the Somerset hills, bringing together the top drivers from this popular series. Rebels are small-scale retro-style stock cars, which have entertained crowds on short oval tracks around the UK and mainland Europe for more

Designer, artist, and long-time Weltch Media collaborator, David Hopkins has offered a fresh insight into a major motorsport event half a century ago. The World Powerboat Championships were held in Cardiff Docks in 1975, and Dave has captured the event's thrills, dangers, and quirks in a guest post on our award-winning companion hyperlocal site, Rhiwbina Info . Dave was an art student at the time, and he focused on the championships for a design project over the summer of 197

Guest blog post by long-time friend of Weltch Media, TV motorsport commentator and announcer, Richard John Neil The end of each racing season usually means some uncertainty for us freelancers. However, I’ve found year-end work to be some of the most enjoyable that I get to do. My ITV work wrapped up at Brands Hatch at the beginning of October. It’s been a year of change within our wonderful team with Steve Rider retiring from presenting mid-campaign. Our script supervisor, Ma

The stylish 2025 livery of our friends Team Shelper Racing has now been turned into a National Hot Rod Blueprint and is available on...

There was disappointment for national hot rod racer Mark Shelper in yesterday's (Sunday 7 September) world championship qualifying round...

National hot rod racer Mark Shelper bounced back from a disappointing Sunday to gain a podium place in a thrilling finish at yesterday's...

The Weltch Media-backed RD Simsport simracing team had another successful night in this week's (Wednesday 26 February) penultimate round...

The Weltch Media-backed RD Simsport simracing team is now leading the Backfire Simsport TCR Challenge series. And the team's drivers are...

Huge congratulations to Weltch Media-backed RD Simsport, who took all three podium places in the latest round of the Backfire Simsport...

Congratulations to our friends at RD Simsport on another successful night in the latest event on the Backfire Simsport TCR Challenge...

Our Weltch Media-backed sim racers had another successful outing this week, with drivers from the RD Simsport teams taking first and...

The winners of the World Sports Photography Awards have been announced today (Thursday 9 January) and in our latest blog post we look at...

Weltch Media-backed RD Simsport racing is third in the team standings after an eventful opening round of the Backfire Simsport TCR Challenge this week (Wednesday 18 December) at Road America, USA. At one point, James's hard-charging drive prompted the commentator to say: "James Holman - what a legend!"For the RD Simsport II team, Daniel Mills had a pole, 2nd place and 4th place, Rob Sutherland had a DNF and a 27th (from 46th), Rob Jackson had a 28th and 28th (was 3rd in the a

The Weltch Media logo is back on the race track this week - we're supporting two three-car teams in the Backfire Simsport TCR Challenge...

As the 2024 speedway season ends in Britain, TV and radio presenter Jason Harrold has reflected on the state of the sport. In a special...

Our national hot rod racer Mark Shelper found his car spun around, ripping off the spoiler and ending his race at Aldershot yesterday...