THE father of three-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has entered this year's Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages Rally.
Jos Verstappen is a former F1 driver and has been a regular in the Belgian Rally Championship since 2022.
He enters the Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages Rally in a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2.
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Midland Manor Motor Club event and to celebrate, the rally will be re-imagined as the Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages.
A very exciting format and route is planned to mark the half-century, with features including a nod to its impressive past, plus an exciting proposition for competitors, fans and followers alike.
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In a nod to the rally’s impressive history which has run since the early 1970s, organisers of the April 13th occasion have introduced a widespread number of changes to the format which has in turn, attracted an impressive list of rally championships to the mid Wales-based event.
The rally will also return to its spiritual home of Llandrindod Wells where the imposing gaze of the Metropole Hotel will look over the new ceremonial start and finish celebrations during the weekend, a location which hosted many rallies over the decades and indeed became the Severn Valley Stages’ new home after it moved away from Kidderminster many years ago.
Llandrindod Wells will welcome a number of crews for the Ceremonial Start on Friday evening with an autograph session and a chance for fans to get up close and personal to the cars and stars predicted to line up to tackle the event.
On Saturday they will head away from the Metropole Hotel time control to attempt a range of world-famous stages including Myherin, Hafren and Sweet Lamb.
The town will also host a mid-event re-group whilst the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells houses the event service area and pre-event technical checks.
After a long day in the stages, Llandrindod Wells provides the perfect location for the traditional finish celebrations and champagne spray in front of fans.
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