A RHOS-ON-SEA racer is looking for a repeat feat this weekend.

The action-packed British Rally Championship heads to Carlisle, Cumbria for the Pirelli International Rally (April 27) – the third round of the series.

This weekend, the intrepid British championship crews face a one-day shoot out over 80 fast and furious gravel miles in the infamous Kielder Forest complex.

The ceremonial start will take place at the Pirelli factory on the outskirts of Carlisle ahead of eight timed stages on the fast and flowing gravel roads, before a family-friendly finish in the centre of Brampton, where fans will be able to get up close to the cars and stars.

Leading the charge in Britain’s premier rallying series is reigning champion and 2018 Pirelli International winner Matt Edwards and co-driver Patrick Walsh.

Edwards clinched his breakthrough BRC win on the gravel of Kielder exactly one year ago and will be keen to repeat the feat this weekend.

The Welsh pairing are spearheading the assault for Cockermouth-based team M-Sport once again this season and the Pirelli-backed Ford Fiesta R5 duo will be eager to extend their championship lead and back up their round one Cambrian Rally win.

“Winning the event last year was a big thing for me," said Edwards.

"It was a great battle with many top drivers, but the most important thing was that it was an uneventful weekend as we had no dramas compared to other crews.

"It was an important rally as it was my first international and first BRC win and I look forward to returning with the number one on the door - something I have yet to do on a BRC round, so that will be another nice tick in the box.

“The event is very unique. You need a lot of bravery over the crests and on the high-speed straights to really make up time.

"You need to also have an element of caution as Kielder can bite and catch you out.

"Your pacenotes are vital as that can give you more confidence over a blind crest or if it’s wrong, it could put you in one of the famous ditches.

"Kielder is not known for allowing mistakes so it’s very much a tightrope between a stage win or retirement.”

Tom Cave, David Bogie and Marty McCormack are also expected to go well in Cumbria.