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07/09/2026

Why not visit the famous Weston Park and make a little noise for us at this years Hills Ford Stages

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07/09/2026

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05/09/2026

🏁 NEXT UP — HILLS FORD STAGES 2026 🏁

The countdown is on as Datts Motorsport prepares for our next challenge — the Hills Ford Stages Rally on 19–20 September.

Dean Grimes and Martin Corbett will be back behind the wheel of the ex-Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2, for what promises to be one of the biggest and most competitive events of our season.

05/09/2026

🏁 NEXT UP — HILLS FORD STAGES 2026 🏁

The countdown is on as Datts Motorsport prepares for our next challenge — the Hills Ford Stages Rally on 19–20 September.

Dean Grimes and Martin Corbett will be back behind the wheel of the ex-Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2, for what promises to be one of the biggest and most competitive events of our season.

The action gets underway on Saturday with the ceremonial start in Shrewsbury, before heading to the iconic Weston Park, a venue steeped in British rallying history, where crews will tackle four competitive stages.

Sunday brings a completely different challenge as the rally moves onto the closed public roads of Shropshire, with five different stages, each tackled twice.

That makes 14 competitive stages across the weekend, combining the unique surroundings of Weston Park with a full day on the fast and challenging Shropshire closed roads.

With a full entry of 150 crews, the event is expected to attract a large number of spectators across the weekend, together with plenty of attention from the motorsport community and media.

For Datts Motorsport, it’s another fantastic opportunity to compete on a major event while showcasing the team and the businesses that continue to support us to a large rallying audience.

With a particularly strong field of Rally2 and R5 machinery, we’re under no illusions about the level of competition we’re going to face.

But that’s exactly why we’re looking forward to it.

Every event in the Fiesta Rally2 gives Dean and Martin another opportunity to build experience, develop the pacenotes and continue finding more pace.

After everything we’ve learnt from our recent events, the aim for Hills Ford is simple:

Keep learning. Keep improving. And see how close we can get to some very quick crews. 💪

🤝 WANT TO GET YOUR COMPANY INVOLVED?

There’s still time to get your company involved with Datts Motorsport for the Hills Ford Stages and gain valuable brand exposure in front of a potentially large spectator audience, both at the event and through our social media coverage.

From branding on the Fiesta Rally2 to team and social media exposure, we’re always interested in talking to businesses that would like to become part of the Datts Motorsport journey.

Interested? Drop us a message and let’s have a chat.

A massive thank you, as always, to the partners who already help make this possible:

DG Construction Group
Exposure Lights
DG Charging
Memories in Motion

📅 19–20 September 2026
📍 Shrewsbury • Weston Park • Shropshire
🏁 14 competitive stages
🚗 Ex-Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2

Bring on Hills Ford. 👊

Hills Ford Stages Martin Corbett

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09/08/2026

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29/07/2026

Tour of Epynt 2026 - from inside the car

27/07/2026

27/07/2026

Stage 8 from the Tour of Epynt

Tour of Epynt Rally 2026 | Full Onboard | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Datt...

26/07/2026

Tour of Epynt Rally – Day Two Round-Up

After the frustrations of day one, the objective for Sunday was simple – drive smoothly, apply everything we had learnt from the opening day, avoid unnecessary risks and, above all, bring the car home.

Following the problems on Saturday, including losing almost five minutes after damaging a wheel, we were reseeded overnight from Car 28 to 79th on the road. That meant there was a long way back if we were going to recover any positions.

With overnight rain making tyre choice critical, we opted for Michelin soft compound tyres for Stage 5, and it proved to be the right decision. A clean and controlled run immediately saw us climb from 79th to 70th overall.

Stage 6 was a repeat of the previous test and, with confidence continuing to grow, another solid performance moved us further up the leaderboard to 57th overall.

Although we were steadily recovering the time lost on day one, it quickly became clear just how much of an advantage the local crews have around the Epynt military ranges. Their knowledge of the blind crests and fast flowing roads makes finding significant chunks of time incredibly difficult, but we continued to chip away at the deficit.

As Stage 7 approached, the rain began to fall and we switched onto medium compound tyres. Initially we questioned whether we had made the right choice, so we eased ourselves into the stage to assess the grip levels. As confidence grew, so did our pace, and the tyres worked far better than expected. Another strong stage lifted us from 57th to 46th overall.

Going into the final stage of the rally, the priority was simply to get to the finish without any drama. However, once we settled into the rhythm of the stage, confidence took over and we gradually increased the pace. It turned into our fastest stage of the entire weekend and was enough to move us up another eight places to finish an impressive 38th overall.

Considering we lost almost five minutes on Saturday after damaging a wheel, recovering from 79th on the road to finish 38th overall is something we can be proud of. More importantly, we leave Epynt with valuable experience, greater confidence in our pace notes and another rally completed in the Ford Fiesta Rally2.

A huge thank you goes to our service crew, whose hard work kept the car in perfect condition throughout the weekend, to our partners for their continued support, and to Osian Pryce, whose coaching has undoubtedly helped us improve both our confidence and pace.

Finally, thank you to everyone who has followed our progress throughout the weekend. Your messages and support are hugely appreciated.

We’ll be back soon with more updates as preparations begin for the next event.

Datts Motorsport Partners:

* DG Construction Group
* DG Charging
* Exposure Lights
* Memories in Motion