LUDLOW Castle Motor Club will be well represented in the 40th running of the Wye Dean Rally this weekend.

The rally, which boasts a 175-strong field, sets off from Chepstow Racecourse.

Four co-drivers from the Ludlow club will be represented – Mike Wilding in an Opel Manta, Phil Clarke in a Citroen C2R2, Keaton Williams in a Vauxhall Nova and Jez Rogers in a Ford Fiesta.

Cars will set off at 8am on Saturday and will have to overcome eight special stages in the Forest of Dean before arriving back at Chepstow Racecourse from around 2.40pm.

Clarke goes into the rally following a win in the first round of the British Historic Rally Championship, the Red Kite Stages, based in the forests surrounding Llandovery.

He teamed up with Builth Wells driver, Jason Pritchard in a Ford Escort MkII to secure the win.

Williams also competed and sat alongside driver John Perrott from Leominster in a Mk I Ford Escort.

Cars had to overcome some tricky conditions in the Crychan Forest but after forty-five miles, Pritchard and Clarke crossed the finish line in first place, just four seconds ahead of their nearest challengers.

Victory puts Pritchard and Clarke in the lead of the British Historic Rally Championship.

Meanwhile Perrott and Williams achieved twelfth place overall after a successful rally.

The next round of the championship takes place in March and will be based in Newtown, M id Wales.