Motorcycle road racing is to return to the upland area of Epynt in Mid-Wales for the first time in more than 60 years next summer.

The ’Welsh TT’ was first held in 1948 on War Department property near Sennybridge in the Brecon Beacons and racing continued up to and including 1953.

A number of Grand Prix and TT stars - including Les Graham, Ray Cowles, Cecil Sandford, Bill Boddice, Fron Purslow and Maurice Cann - participated, and the lap record of 70.65mph was set by Syd Barnett on a 350cc Norton during the 1950 Junior race.

This time last year the UK’s Parliamentary Committee for Transport repealed the Road Traffic Act that made it illegal to race vehicles on the public highway.

A group of officials involved with the annual Aberdare Park meeting in South Wales approached the UK secretary of state for defence and made an application for a licence to use the Epynt course. This was duly granted along with authorisation of the ACU to organise an event on August 4-5.

The anti-clockwise course measures 5.25-miles in distance and the two-day meeting will include Ultra-Lightweight, Lightweight Supertwin, Supersport and Superstock machines, plus a Zero electric class.