The South Wales Autograss League hosted Round One of the British Autograss Series recently at its superb Castle Lloyd Raceway, near Red Roses, and it turned out to be an exciting action-packed two days of racing, with nearly 600 drivers competing from all over the UK and Ireland. The race meeting has been widely acclaimed to be one of the best organised race meetings held in the sport over recent years on a venue and race track said by many to be the best in the country. As well as putting on a great meeting for the very large crowd of spectators, the host league also shone on the race track, with many local drivers picking up trophies against top class opposition. In the men's Class 1, Pembroke Dock's Lee Pearce again came good in the big meetings, driving a superb race in his 1,000cc mini to take home the second place trophy in the final. Another driver using home advantage on the very fast raceway was young Teifi teenager Alun Jenkins who had a great weekend, winning all three heats and a fine second place in the final with his Class 4 mini. He now leads the British Series after the opening round. Tony Hart Jones (S2) racing his Micra in Class 2 won his class final on Sunday, but was adjudged to have committed an offence and was penalised two places in the race giving him the third place trophy. Wayne Llewelyn, the Johnston race car fabricator, returned to top form after a couple of very quiet seasons to get a fine third place trophy in the Class 9 final in his Honda Zetec powered Llewelyn special with the Pembrokeshire racer now second in the championship. In the ladies' classes, South Wales Ladies' were on top form, with Eglwyswrw racer Heulwen Reed winning Class 6 in her Vauxhall powered Corsa, while there was second place for Eirwen Hughes (Teifi), who now tops the championship in Class 7, and Donna Cole (Lamphey) picked up her first major trophy in Class 3 with a fine second place. Elinor George (Blaenwaun), meanwhile, claimed the runner-up trophy after another good drive in Class 4 and Louise Jones (Meidrim) survived a roll-over in the first heat to get a good third place in the Class 5 final. The trophy presentation was opened with a special surprise presentation to 78-year-old Elwyn Court (Martletwy), who has given over 45 years unpaid dedicated service to jalopy/autograss racing. The South Wales League return to action at the Castle Lloyd Circuit on Bank Holiday Monday, May 26, with an 11.30 am start.