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Myerscough motorsport hits top gear at the Manx rally
Published: Wednesday 13 May 2026Myerscough motorsport staff and students celebrated a successful weekend at the Manx Rally.
25 of our further education motorsport students headed to the Isle of Man for the prestigious annual event, as part of the unique, sector leading enrichment opportunities provided to Myerscough students.
Ten students looked after tutor Danny Cowell in the student-built Talbot Samba with his regular co-driver Paul Holmberg alongside. The team also took responsibility for Dave and Grace Pedley's Ford Escort, Grace being familiar with the college, having graduated with a degree in Motorsport Management & Logistics.
The other 15 students acted as marshals, while also competing at the event was final year Myerscough College Motorsport degree students Joe Merrills with local co-driver Mark Brew.
Here are some clips of the Myerscough cars in action at the rally, courtesy of Special Stage Rally Video:
The Manx Rally is one of the longest-established closed road rallies in the UK, rallying on stages that have been made famous over more than 60 years of competition.
The event has a glorious heritage and was first run in 1963. Previous winners includes Colin McRae, Richard Burns, Elfyn Evans, Henri Toivonen, Ari Vatanen and Roger Clark.
The 2026 event was marked by exceptional teamwork and resilience from the Myerscough College & University Centre supported crews, playing a crucial role in ensuring both cars reached the finish line.
Myerscough continues to offer students experiences of working at prestigious events on the motorsport calendar in addition to their course studies as part of their enrichment.
Occasions like this give the students crucial real life experience on events where they'll be working alongside potential employers. The students get to experience, first hand, a major event and such experience looks great on their CV when they apply for jobs within the industry.
Myerscough also boasts a strong rally heritage having a long-established motorsport department with stage rallying a core element of their activities and a number of lecturers having strong links to the sport.
It has long established links with a number of Lancashire based Motor Clubs who have been instrumental in the organising of the event for many years.
Read more and see more photos and videos of the event on our Myerscough Motorsport Facebook page
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