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The battle to get racing restarted in Wales

National motorsport is back in full swing in England, with Scotland following soon. But Wales is still yet to return from the COVID-19 enforced hiatus. If Welsh motorsport is to avoid further damage, the government has to give the go-ahead soon

Stephen Lickorish Aug 27, 2020, 3:37 PM

Just 88 miles separate the Anglesey and Oulton Park circuits. And yet the distance between the two in terms of the motorsport activity held at each venue in 2020 is far, far greater.

While Oulton Park has hosted five car racing meetings since motorsport restarted in the UK at the beginning of July, Anglesey has held none. While Oulton Park has featured the second highest-profile UK race series in British GT, watched by a limited but far from insignificant crowd, Anglesey has just held a handful of track and test days behind closed doors.

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Author Stephen Lickorish

Stephen Lickorish is Group National Editor of Autosport and oversees coverage of the plethora of different club championships that operate in the UK. He was formerly Deputy Editor of Motorsport News and has reported on a wide variety of national race meetings for Autosport and MN since 2011. He currently focuses on the British Touring Car Championship's support categories, which always provide plenty to talk about. Stephen also holds a degree in journalism studies from the University of Sheffield.