{"id":37,"date":"2015-01-13T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T13:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:49:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:49:57","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong> <em> WRDA Archives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <em> <\/em><\/strong>  Drivers Awards <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/history\/champions_gallery.htm\">Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Champions Gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSSCC Best Lady Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/young_driver_roll_of_honour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>WRDA Welsh Young Driver Roll of Honour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>The WRDA\u00a0Young Welsh\u00a0 Driver of the Year Award is dedicated to the drivers who carried the Welsh Dragon into F1.  <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/thomas_maldwyn_pryce.htm\">Tom Pryce <\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/jack_lewis.htm\">Jack Lewis <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20WSSCC%20Race%20winning%20drivers_2.xlsx\"><strong>\u00a0Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car record of race winning drivers <\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; covers the years from 1991<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Containing archive material plus Race Results and \n\t\t\t\tProgrammes from the early years up to the current time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<strong>The \n\t\t\t\tEarly Years 1981 to 1990<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/?page_id=33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1981  to 1983 &#8211; The Welsh Racing Drivers Assocation &#8211; Its formation\u00a0&amp;  the quest to bring back motor racing to Wales <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/Early%20Years\/Pembrey%20phase%202\/pembrey_phase_2_1983_to_1989.html\">Pembrey Phase 2 1983 to 1989 &#8211; Llanelli Borough Council apply apshalt to the surface  making the circuit at Pembrey a reality! <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/Early%20Years\/Pembrey%201989%20onwards\/pembrey_phase_3_1989_onwards.html\">Pembrey Phase 3 1989 onwards &#8211; Pembrey as a MSA  licensed race circuit becomes a reality! <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/wrda_press_cuttings_archive_index.html\">The years prior to 1990<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press cuttings showing the activites of the founder \n\t\t\t\tmembers prior to the start of the Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car \n\t\t\t\tChampionship! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/results_archive_1991_2001%20.html\"><strong>Welsh Sports  &amp; Saloon Car Championship Race  Results 1991  to 2001<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/results_archive_2002_2008%20.html\"><strong>2002  to 2008<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2009\/results_archive_2009_20012.html\"><strong>2009  to present<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2008\/2008_news\/index.htm\">2008 Welsh Saloon &amp; Sports Car Championship +  International News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2009_news\/index.htm\">2009 Welsh Saloon &amp; Sports Car Championship +  International News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2010_news\/index.htm\"> 2010 Welsh Saloon &amp; Sports Car Championship +  In&#8217;national News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2011_news\/index.htm\"> 2011  Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Championship+ International News<\/a><\/strong><br \/> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2012\/index.html\">2012 Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car +  International News<\/a><\/strong><br \/> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2013_news\/index.html\">2013 Welsh Saloon &amp;  Sports Car Championship + International News<\/a><\/strong><br \/> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2014\/index_2014_wrda_news.html\">2014 Welsh Sports &amp;  Saloon Car Championship + International News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2015_news\/index.html\">2015 Welsh  Sports &amp; Saloon Car Championship + International  News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Robert\/Documents\/My%20Web%20Sites\/results_archive\/2016\/index.html\">2016 \n\t\t\t\tWelsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Championship + International Ne<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2016\/index.html\">2016  Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Championship + International News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/?p=2895\">2017  Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Championship + International News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0  <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20WSSCC%20Race%20winning%20drivers_2.xlsx\"> <strong>\u00a0Welsh  Sports &amp; Saloon Car record of race winning drivers <\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; covers the years from 1991<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/history\/champions_gallery.htm\">Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Champions Gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/young_driver_roll_of_honour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>WRDA Welsh Young Driver Roll of Honour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>The WRDA\u00a0Young Welsh\u00a0 Driver of the Year Award is dedicated to the drivers who carried the Welsh Dragon into F1.  <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/thomas_maldwyn_pryce.htm\">Tom Pryce <\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/jack_lewis.htm\">Jack Lewis <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Robert\/Documents\/My%20Web%20Sites\/results_archive\/tom_pryce_resourse_centre\/tom_pryce_index.html\"> <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/tom_pryce_resourse_centre\/tom_pryce_index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Pryce\u00a0 Resource Centre &amp; Results Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Single Seater &amp; other drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/Julian%20Westwood\/julian_westood_index.html\"> <strong>Julian Westwood<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/Old%20news%20files\/2014_news\/julians_ring_win.html\"><strong>Still  racing <\/strong><\/a>in the Blancpain\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/Barry%20Reece\/barry_recce_index.html\"> <strong>Barry Reece &#8211; Career &amp; Press Cuttings<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/Castle%20Combe%20Racers\/castle_combe_racers_index.html\"> <strong>Welsh racers at Catle Combe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/Phil%20Kempe\/phil_kempe_index.html\"> <strong>Phil Kempe &#8211; Star of Tommorrow winner<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/Tim%20Davies\/tim_davies_index.html\"> <strong>Tim Davies &#8211; Carrier Highlights &amp; Press Cuttings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/News%20cuttings\/Other%20Welsh%20Racers\/other_racers_index.html\">Other  Drivers<\/a> Karl Jones,\u00a0 Viv &#8216;Buster&#8217; Wallace, Martin  Williams &amp; Gareth Rees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2007\/singleton_2007_fr_season.html\"><strong> Richard Singleton in\u00a0 2006 Barc win &amp; National Formula  Renault series in 2007 <\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/2007\/hwyel_wins_2007_fr_champ.htm\">Hywel  Lloyd wins 2007 Barc Formula Renault Championship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. 2009 Andy Meyrick \u2013 multiple race \n\t\t\t\twinner in British F3 National Class + 4th place Overall in Le \n\t\t\t\tMans 24hr race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; . 2011 Seb Morris &#8211; Youngest \n\t\t\t\twinner of a major Championship &#8211; Ginetta Juniors &amp; 2010 Ginetta \n\t\t\t\tWinter Series\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp; . 2013 Matt Parry \u2013 Winner Formula Renault North \nEuropean Cup\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHope you like it! I cant say it&#8217;s 100% complete and the section \n\t\t\t\tfrom 2005 to 2007 does have some gaps, but it&#8217;s still pretty \n\t\t\t\textensive <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> N.B Where there are gaps, if anyone has any old programmes or  results sheets covering those gaps then please let us know, #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nHTML clipboard\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\n\t\t\t\tWRDA Archive<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The WRDA\u00a0Young Welsh\u00a0 Driver of the Year Award is dedicated to the drivers who carried the Welsh Dragon into F1. <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/thomas_maldwyn_pryce.htm\">Tom Pryce <\/a> &amp;  <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/jack_lewis.htm\">Jack Lewis <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandprix.com\/gpe\/rr260.html\">\nhttp:\/\/www.grandprix.com\/gpe\/rr260.html<\/a>\nBRITISH GP, 1975 Tom Pryce leads at Silverstone. Magical!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\n\t\t\t\tTom Pryce Resources + F3 &amp; F2 Results &amp; Press Cuttings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dedicated to Tom \n\t\t\t\tPryce the Welsh driver who inspired many with his exploits in F1 \n\t\t\t\tracing, but sadly died in the 1977 South African Grand Prix.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom had a meteoric rise through the  lower ranks and after a stellar drive in the F3 race at Monaco,  secured a drive with the Shadow team. He was highly regarded and  if he had lived would almost certainly been a F1 Champion. Even  so he remains the only Welshman so far to win a FI race; The  1975 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Race_of_Champions_(Brands_Hatch)\"> Brands Hatch Race of Champions<\/a>, a non-championship  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formula_One\">Formula One<\/a>  race. The only Welshman so far to qualify in Pole Position for a  Grand Prix, and the only Welshman so far to lead a Grand Prix,  the 1975 British Grand Prix at Silverstone! He also scored two  podium finishes and many other points during his short, but  illustrious career!\u00a0 The memory of <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/thomas_maldwyn_pryce.htm\">Tom Pryce &amp; his exampl<\/a>e  inspired the creation of the <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/young_driver_roll_of_honour.html\">WRDA Young Welsh\u00a0  Driver of the Year Award <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Pryce\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Pryce<\/strong><\/a> \n\t\t\t\tExcellent Biography of Toms career<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recomended Reading <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The Lost Generation ISBN 1 84425 \n\t\t\t\t205 1<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The Forgotten Races ISBN 0 954535 \n\t\t\t\t20 0 (includes Toms 1975 F1 race win at Brands Hatch)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Championship Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1972 Shell Super Oil \n\t\t\t\tBritish F3 Championship &#8211; 9<sup>th<\/sup> place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1972 B.R.S.C.C. Lombard \n\t\t\t\tNorth Central British F3 Championship \u2013 14<sup>th<\/sup> Place \n\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB4.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB4.htm<\/a>&nbsp; Brands \n\t\t\t\tHatch Pole Position + Fastest Lap Winner! D.J. Bond \n\t\t\t\tEngineering Royale RP11 &#8211; Ford\/Vegantune &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB5.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB5.htm<\/a>&nbsp; \n\t\t\t\tSnetterton &nbsp;&#8211; &nbsp;5<sup>th<\/sup> place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB6.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB6.htm<\/a>&nbsp; \n\t\t\t\tOulton Park DNF 19 laps Accident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB8.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB8.htm<\/a> Mallory Park &nbsp;DNF \n\t\t\t\t9 laps Accident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB10.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB10.htm<\/a> Silverstone DNF 5 laps \n\t\t\t\tCrash Damage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB10.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB10.htm<\/a> Zandvoort &nbsp;9<sup>th<\/sup> \n\t\t\t\tOverall &nbsp;+ &nbsp;Fastest Lap &nbsp;(Heat 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB14.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB14.htm<\/a> &nbsp;May 13, \n\t\t\t\train &#8211; Monaco \u2013 accident (Broken Leg)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB21.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB21.htm<\/a>&nbsp; \n\t\t\t\tBrands Hatch Pole Position &nbsp;+ 4<sup>th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB41.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F372_GB41.htm<\/a>&nbsp; 11<sup>th<\/sup> \n\t\t\t\tOctober&nbsp; 6<sup>th<\/sup> place <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>1973 British Formula Atlantic \n\t\t\t\tResults<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/www.oldracingcars.com\/atlantic\/uk\/1973\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn 1973 Yellow Pages were the sponsors of a six-race \n\t\t\t\t&#8220;International&#8221; championship, in addition to which BP sponsored \n\t\t\t\tan 18-race national championship. Colin Vandervell and John \n\t\t\t\tNicholson contested the two series, with Vandervell taking the \n\t\t\t\tmore lucrative Yellow Pages title. Tom Pryce contested both \n\t\t\t\tchampionships and won three consecutive rounds in the BP series \n\t\t\t\tearly in the season (20 Apr 1973 &gt;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldracingcars.com\/results\/result.php?RaceID=B73E\">Snetterton<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(BP \n\t\t\t\tround 3) 23 Apr 1973 &gt;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldracingcars.com\/results\/result.php?RaceID=B73F\">Brands \n\t\t\t\tHatch<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(BP \n\t\t\t\tround 4) &amp; 06 May 1973 &gt;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldracingcars.com\/results\/result.php?RaceID=B73G\">Mallory \n\t\t\t\tPark<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(BP \n\t\t\t\tround 5)&nbsp; in the Royale RP12A but took the chance of a \n\t\t\t\tpromotion to the Rondel F2 team and was in F1 by the following \n\t\t\t\tseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>1973Formula 2 Results<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&nbsp;Rondell Racing\n\t\t\t\tMotul M1 &#8211; Ford FVD\/Smith<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_14.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_14.htm<\/a> dnf Hockenheim<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_13.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_13.htm<\/a> 11th Nivelles<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_15.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_15.htm<\/a> DNF Rouen-les-Essarts\n\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_20.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_20.htm<\/a> 5th Mantrop Park<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_25.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F273_25.htm<\/a> 2nd overall Norisring<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\tN<\/strong><strong>.B \n\t\t\t\tRondel Racing<\/strong>&nbsp;was \n\t\t\t\ta British racing team that competed in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formula_Two\">Formula \n\t\t\t\tTwo<\/a> series \n\t\t\t\tbetween 1971 and 1973. The team was founded by two ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brabham\">Brabham<\/a> mechanics&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ron_Dennis\">Ron \n\t\t\t\tDennis<\/a>&nbsp;and \n\t\t\t\tNeil Trundle. Rondel won five&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Formula_Two_Championship\">European \n\t\t\t\tChampionship<\/a>&nbsp;races \n\t\t\t\tbefore being forced to close down in 1973 due to lack of funding \n\t\t\t\tfollowing the withdrawal of sponsor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motul_(company)\">Motul<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\tFor the 1973 season, Rondel hired Ray Jessop to design \n\t\t\t\ttheir own car. The result was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motul_(company)\">Motul<\/a>&nbsp;M1 \n\t\t\t\twhich was named for the team&#8217;s sponsor. Rondel&#8217;s final victory \n\t\t\t\tcame at the Norisring where Tim Schenken won the race, with \n\t\t\t\tteam-mates Tom Pryce and Henri Pescarolo in second and third \n\t\t\t\tposition. The 1973 season saw a complicated points structure \n\t\t\t\tused, where races were divided into basic and complementary \n\t\t\t\traces with only a driver&#8217;s first result from complementary races \n\t\t\t\theld in the same country eligible for points. This meant Tom \n\t\t\t\tPryce was not awarded points for his second place finish at the \n\t\t\t\tNorisring, having competed in a previous complementary race in \n\t\t\t\tGermany at the Hockenheimring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAt end of 1973 season,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motul_(company)\">Motul<\/a>&nbsp;withdrew \n\t\t\t\ttheir sponsorship due to financial difficulties caused by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1973_oil_crisis\">1973 \n\t\t\t\toil crisis<\/a>&nbsp;forcing \n\t\t\t\tRondel to wind up operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1974 F2 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_8.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_8.htm<\/a> &nbsp;<strong>Hockenheim<\/strong> \n\t\t\t\t&#8211; \n\t\t\t\t4<sup>th<\/sup> Overall &#8211; Team Baty Chevron B27 &#8211; Ford BDA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_10.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_10.htm<\/a> <strong>Mugello &#8211; \n\t\t\t\tFlorence Italy<\/strong> &#8211; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Overall &#8211; Team Baty\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;&#8211; Chevron B27 &#8211; BMW M12\/Schnitzer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_14.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_14.htm<\/a>&nbsp; <strong>\n\t\t\t\tEnna, Sicily<\/strong>. &nbsp;Team Baty\/ Harper DNF. \n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Heat 1 \u2013 10 laps Electrics. DNF Heat 2 \u2013 5 laps \u2013 accident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_19.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_19.htm<\/a> <strong>Hockenheim<\/strong> \n\t\t\t\t14<sup>th<\/sup> &nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tom Pryce,&nbsp; Team Harper Chevron B27 &#8211; \n\t\t\t\tBMW M12\/Lec<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_21.htm\">\n\t\t\t\thttp:\/\/www.formula2.net\/F274_21.htm<\/a>&nbsp; <strong>Autodromo \n\t\t\t\tdi Vallelunga, nr Rome&nbsp;Italy<\/strong> -5th \n\t\t\t\tOverall- Chevron Racing Team Chevron B27 &#8211; BMW M12\/Lec<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;FI with Shadow&nbsp; <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Pryce\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Pryce<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/tom_pryce_resourse_centre\/Tom%20Pryce%20Press%20cuttings.PDF\"> <strong>Top mechanic Neil Trundle describes his part in Toms  1974 Monaco F3 win  that catapulted him to the Arrows F1 team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/tom_pryce_resourse_centre\/in_1990_toms_dad_jack_pryce.html\"><strong>In  1990 Toms dad Jack came to Pembrey and  handed the Tom Pryce Memorial Trophy to the Eurocar V8  Race Winner <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/tom_pryce_resourse_centre\/Tom%20Pryce%20Western%20Mail%20article.PDF\"><strong>Tom Pryce  2005 Western Mail article<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2009_news\/tom_pryce_memorial.htm\"> <strong>Tom Pryce Memorial unveiled in Ruthin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/2012_news\/tom_pryce_memorial.html\"> <strong>Tom Pyrce Memorial visited<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/wales\/entries\/9a0c1cec-ed01-33d2-bb03-c4540de21ecf\"> http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/wales\/entries\/9a0c1cec-ed01-33d2-bb03-c4540de21ecf<\/a><\/strong> James McLaren of BBC Wales New Media developed a history  site on Tom Pryce <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/o\/hjRSt\/http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/wales\/northeast\/guides\/halloffame\/sport\/tom_pryce.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/wales\/northeast\/guides\/halloffame\/sport\/tom_pryce.shtml<\/a><br \/> Excellent Tom Pryce tribute site! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nHTML clipboard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Tom Pryce.jpg (22376 bytes)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <strong>Thomas\n\nMaldwyn Pryce &#8211; Taking the dragon sideways to victory. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The  <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/young_driver_roll_of_honour.html\">WRDA\u00a0Young Welsh\u00a0 Driver of the Year Award<\/a> is dedicated to the drivers who carried the Welsh Dragon into F1. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tom Pryce or Mal\/Maldwyn as he was known by his family,&nbsp; carried his\n\ndragon on the back of his helmet. His early career is peppered with championships but it\n\nwas how he drove, rather than what he won, that marked him out. Quite a few people saw Tom\n\nrace. 16\/3\/1975 is the anniversary of his win in the 1975 Race of Championship Brands\n\nHatch, also taking pole &amp; fastest lap. That was when it was a proper F1 race.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WRDA Secretary Robert Allender recalls &#8220;Tom was the only driver I ever saw\n\nwho could make slick tyres squeal! Eddie Jordan later said the same of Michael Schumacher,\n\nso Toms&#8217; driving was streets ahead of his time&#8221; Tracks at that time had become safer but some, like the Nurburing, the original\n\nOsterreichring in Austria, Silverstone, &amp; Brands Hatch, were still major challenge to\n\na driver. Also there were no pits stops for fuel or tyres. So the drivers needed to pace\n\nthemselves as a grand prix could last up to 2 hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Later in 1975 Tom took Pole Position for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone\n\nand had 2 laps in the lead in the rain on slick tyres, until he crashed after a heavy rain\n\nshower. Just to put that into context 15 other drivers crashed \u2013 12 on one lap \u2013\n\nonly 4 cars were still running when they red flagged the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He then finished 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in Austria held on the&nbsp;original\n\n&nbsp; daunting Osterreichring, in another rain hit race after starting 15<sup>th<\/sup> \n!\n\nHe was closing on James Hunt, who later admitted he was going to pit on the next lap for\n\nfresh tyres, and Vittorio Brambilla, who was leading, when they ended the race at half\n\ndistance. Brambilla crashed as soon as he passed the Flag! So that was definitely a race\n\nhe could have won. However in the dry he was 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in Brazilian in 1976 behind\n\nNiki Lauda and Patrick Depailler, just to prove that wet weather racing wasnt all he could\n\ndo. Later that same year in the classic Japanese Grand Prix that saw James Hunt crowned as\n\nWorld Champion after Niki Lauda pulled out, Tom was again closing on James just as Hunt was\n\ngoing to pit for fresh tyres, when the engine in Toms Shadow blew up, with the race at his\n\nmercy! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just to give a picture of Toms&#8217; impact here are some quotes, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enzo Ferrari to Nikki Lauda after 1<sup>st<\/sup> practice for the 1975 Monaco\n\nGrand Prix. &#8220;Tom Pryce is in Pole Position! What are you going to do about it?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nikki Lauda after taking Pole in final practice &#8220;It was difficult. I had\n\nto drive harder and take more risks than I wanted to&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alan Henry \u2013journalist &#8220;Tom was certainly quick enough to go all the\n\nway in the sport. It would just have been a matter of calming himself down and getting the\n\nright equipment&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gerald Donaldson \u2013journalist &#8220;Pryce burst onto the scene with a\n\nstunning blend of speed and car control that would later be associated with Aryton Senna\n\nand Michael Schumacher&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tom himself. &#8220;All I\u2019m doing is driving a Formula 1 car&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Tom Pryce driving2.jpg (45735 bytes)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\nPrincipal Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Winner<\/td><td>1970<\/td><td>Daily Express\n\n    Crusader Formula Ford Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winner<\/td><td>1971<\/td><td>Formula F100\n\n    Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winner<\/td><td>1972<\/td><td>Formula Super Vee\n\n    Championship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winner<\/td><td>1973<\/td><td>Grovewood Award<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winner<\/td><td>1974<\/td><td>Monaco F3 race<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winner<\/td><td>1975<\/td><td>F1 Race of\n\n    Champions Brands Hatch 16\/3\/1975<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pole Position<\/td><td>1975<\/td><td>British Grand Prix\n\n    Silverstone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd Place<\/td><td>1975<\/td><td>Austrian Grand\n\n    Prix<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd Place<\/td><td>1976<\/td><td>Brazilian Grand\n\n    Prix<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/results_archive\/jack_lewis.htm\">Jack Lewis <\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WRDA Archives Drivers Awards Welsh Sports &amp; Saloon Car Champions Gallery WSSCC Best Lady Award WRDA Welsh Young Driver Roll of Honour The WRDA\u00a0Young Welsh\u00a0 Driver of the Year Award is dedicated to the drivers who carried the Welsh Dragon into F1. 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