Rebels Racing's roll of honour

We're just over a month away from Rebels Racing's biggest event of the year - the Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion.

Rebels in action at Mendips Raceway 2025 (Lime Jelly Photography)

As part of the build-up to the race at Mendips Raceway, near Bristol on 19 September, we're pleased to share this full roll of honour.

With thanks to Rebel Racing's Rachel Hunn, here is the list of drivers who have won the title - effectively the world championship - since it was first contested almost 30 years ago.

Top racers from around the UK, mainland Europe, and the USA have contested the World-Wide Rebellion in the past, but who will lift the trophy on 19 September?

1997 - Mark Whorton-Eales

1998 - Mark Whorton-Eales

1999 - Mark Tubey

2000 - Graham Charlesworth

2001 - Anthony Hamstead

2002 - Andy Passey

2003 - Greg Jenkins

2004 - Greg Jenkins

2005 - Tony McCarthy

2006 - Tony McCarthy

2007 - Adam Rubery

2008 - Lee Cooke

2009 - Graham Charlesworth

2010 - Steve Shaw

2011 - Steve Shaw

2012 - James Joyce

2013 - Steve Thompson

2014 - Ryan Jones

2015 - Steve Thompson 

2016 - Ian Chalkley 

2017 - Luke Loveland 

2018 - Ian Chalkley 

2019 - Karl Emmett 

2020 - No event 

2021 - Shay Murphy 

2022 - Shay Murphy

2023 - Shay Murphy

2024 - AJ Davis 

2025 - Shay Murphy

The Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion brings together the top 38 drivers from this popular oval-track series, with the highest-scorers starting at the front on the big night. It will be the first time the race has been held in South West England.

Rebels are small-scale retro-style stock cars, which have entertained crowds on short oval tracks around the UK and mainland Europe since the 1990s.

The cars are single-seat racers, built to withstand the contact that comes with close racing on tight tracks, and with lightweight body shells modelled on a 5/8-scale replica of the classic Ford Popular.

This partnership is the latest chapter in our long involvement in motorsport, which has included working on publicity and promotional campaigns for promoters and drivers over many years.

We've helped leading Legends Car drivers in both the UK and Irish Championships, as well as working with Mendips Raceway to publicise the Formula 2 Stock Car World Championship final.

In recent years, we've teamed up with national hot rod driver, Mark Shelper in his races around the UK, and with race-winning teams in international sim-racing. 

And this season, we're also working with Tom Sutton in the UK Oval Track Legends Championship.

If you want to see how we could help your race team or business with publicity, publications, web content, event organisation and more, get in touch for an informal chat.