The race is on for a place on our big-event grid

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 - with Shay Murphy setting the pace on 124 points, ahead of Harry Graham on 99 and Johnny Kriv on 90.

An earlier scheduled qualifying round - at Mendips Raceway itself - was cancelled due to fog, so drivers who attended that round will have more points added, equivalent to the average of their first five round scores.

We'll be checking in on the series throughout the season for more updates, as the countdown continues to Saturday 19 September, when the big race will be held in South West England for the first time.

The Weltch Media World-Wide Rebellion brings together the top 38 drivers from this popular oval-track series, with the highest-scoring drivers starting at the front on the big night.

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.

Last month we unveiled the ad promoting our role in the big race.

This is the latest chapter in our long-time 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. 

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