A TRAVEL company that allows rally fans to get to the heart of the action, is continuing to race ahead of the competition.
Just three years since it was launched, Rallyspec is today the UK's leading operator of specialist rally holidays.
The Torfaen business is the only British firm able to take motorsport enthusiasts to every single stage of the World Rally Championship - from New Zealand to Argentina, Monte Carlo and the forests of Mid Wales.
Owner and founder Peter Hughes is planning to extend the Abersychan business into a host of other sports.
The former motorsport journalist said, "I've always been a keen rally fan and I noticed a gap in the market - there weren't any travel companies offering holidays to stages of the World Rally Championship.
"The sport is becoming more and more popular and we have grown with it. We cater for the real rally enthusiasts and aim to offer them the best possible service.
"In addition to obviously sorting out all the flights and accommodation, we provide them with a spectator guide to where the best places to watch the stage are and the restaurants or bars where they may be able to bump into the drivers each night."
This specialist insider knowledge is provided by leading Welsh rally co-driver Nicky Grist, who is a shareholder in Rallyspec.
Mr Hughes said, "Nicky is fantastic and produces a set of notes for each stage. He helps us advise our customers exactly where they need to be.
"We don't want to just get out customers to the location of the rally, we want them to be in the best possible place. We are now looking at a range of other sports and will be supplying the same criteria."
Mr Hughes has also been assisted by business support agency Newport & Gwent Enterprise.
"They're a very valuable resource," he said.
"Although we've been fortunate, the more successful we get the more useful it is to have NGE alongside.
"They have helped us look objectively at what we have achieved and where we are going - to take a step back from the day-to-day operation of the business."
NGE business adviser Linda Ford, said, "Peter knows where he is going - but he is happy to have an objective view and we help him remove some of the barriers that might have presented problems."
With most motorsport analysts predicting that the Word Rally Championships is perhaps the growth event, Rallyspec looks like enjoying a very busy future.
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Just three years since it was launched, Rallyspec is today the UK's leading operator of specialist rally holidays.
The Torfaen business is the only British firm able to take motorsport enthusiasts to every single stage of the World Rally Championship - from New Zealand to Argentina, Monte Carlo and the forests of Mid Wales.
Owner and founder Peter Hughes is planning to extend the Abersychan business into a host of other sports.
The former motorsport journalist said, "I've always been a keen rally fan and I noticed a gap in the market - there weren't any travel companies offering holidays to stages of the World Rally Championship.
"The sport is becoming more and more popular and we have grown with it. We cater for the real rally enthusiasts and aim to offer them the best possible service.
"In addition to obviously sorting out all the flights and accommodation, we provide them with a spectator guide to where the best places to watch the stage are and the restaurants or bars where they may be able to bump into the drivers each night."
This specialist insider knowledge is provided by leading Welsh rally co-driver Nicky Grist, who is a shareholder in Rallyspec.
Mr Hughes said, "Nicky is fantastic and produces a set of notes for each stage. He helps us advise our customers exactly where they need to be.
"We don't want to just get out customers to the location of the rally, we want them to be in the best possible place. We are now looking at a range of other sports and will be supplying the same criteria."
Mr Hughes has also been assisted by business support agency Newport & Gwent Enterprise.
"They're a very valuable resource," he said.
"Although we've been fortunate, the more successful we get the more useful it is to have NGE alongside.
"They have helped us look objectively at what we have achieved and where we are going - to take a step back from the day-to-day operation of the business."
NGE business adviser Linda Ford, said, "Peter knows where he is going - but he is happy to have an objective view and we help him remove some of the barriers that might have presented problems."
With most motorsport analysts predicting that the Word Rally Championships is perhaps the growth event, Rallyspec looks like enjoying a very busy future.
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