The weekend of the 15/16th April saw the Tata Elxsi Defender Rally Series compete at the 49th annual Rallynuts stages rally – widely recognised as a key stage rally in the British calendar. Rallynuts brought up to 120 teams together from multiple classes for some closely fought competition. Rallynuts was established as the first public event…
The Rallynuts Stages Rally (formerly known as the Severn Valley Stages) is one of the most popular stage rallies in the UK and has been a favourite with rally competitors since the early 1970’s. Over the years the Severn Valley has been a round of the Welsh National Stage Rally Championship, Clubman’s Championship and Historic…
This past weekend, the 2023 Defender Rally Series by Bowler and the 2023 Bowler Defender Baja Championship kicked off at Walters Arena. New and returning Bowler Defender Rally teams were introduced to a new competitive safari course layout at Walters Arena near Neath, Wales, during the combined first round. The Defender Rally Series by Bowler…
The exclusive Bowler Defender 100th Edition has been expertly engineered to mark the 100th full commission of a 90 wheelbase Defender by Bowler. To celebrate this key milestone, the 100th Edition includes a number of bespoke features well as Bowlers transformational performance specification. Bowler Motors have revealed their celebratory 100th Edition Bowler Defender 90 Road…
Walters Arena Rally Circuit is a thrilling and challenging rally circuit located in the heart of South Wales and has been home to rally championships since Walters took over the site in the 1990s. Its origins go back to just after WW2 when it was a huge 4,000-acre opencast coal mine. When it fell out…
Bowler is excited to showcase their expertise and passion for all things motorsport to Race Retro from 24-26th February, Europes #1 Historic Motorsport Show. Bowler Motorsport, is a leading manufacturer of high-performance off-road vehicles with a long history of pushing the limits in the world of 4×4 rallying. Bowler has extensive expertise in off-road rally…
Bowler Motorsport is excited to showcase their expertise and passion for all things motorsport to Autosport International at NEC Birmingham from 12th – 15th January, the premier event for racing enthusiasts. Bowler Motorsport, based in the UK, is a leading manufacturer of high-performance off-road vehicles with a long history of pushing the limits in the…
2022 has been a big year for Bowler as we welcomed an exciting return for the Bowler Defender Challenge and we would like to thank our teams, competitors and sponsors for the support that we have received to help us achieve a historic milestone with this championship. At the beginning of December we concluded our…
The 2022 Tata Elxsi Bowler Defender Challenge arrived at the Scottish Borders Hill Rally this weekend with everything to play for. Jamie Thwaites/Chris Cuming and Dave Beecroft/Fraser Parish headed into this final round at the top of the table with the championship wide open. With three other cars also in contention, the pressure was on…
The 2022 Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally certainly put the challenge into the Tata Elxsi Defender Challenge this weekend. Slippery conditions and sinuous stages held a war of attrition on the field, with over 40 competitors out by Saturday lunchtime’s service interval. In the thick of the action all weekend were the Defender Challenge competitors, racing…
Following a hugely successful first season of exciting and close fought competition, off-road performance specialists Bowler have today announced the Defender Rally Series for 2023. The Defender has proven to be an incredibly tough, durable and capable platform from which to grow the series in the UK and beyond. Designed for novices and competition veterans…
Trackrod Rally Gives Debut Night Stages for Tata Elxsi Bowler Defender Challenge This week saw the Trackrod Rally, centred around Filey, North Yorkshire, host the latest round of the 2022 Tata Elxsi Bowler Defender Challenge. Held across two days this was the first time the Challenge competitors had experienced night stages as part of an…
