Welsh rallying’s ascending star Elfyn Evans put in possibly the best drive of his life to snatch 2nd place on the Finland WRC round at the weekend. The DMack Ford Fiesta driver finished 0.3 seconds infront of the third placed Juho Hanninen and split the Toyota Yaris team-mate of Esapekka Lappi, who was arguably the local star winning in his home country. The Finland round is the fastest of … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers’ outstanding performances celebrated
Demon driver Elfyn Evans almost pulled off his first WRC win in Argentina at the weekend while Tom Cave set the pace for most of the Pirelli Rally in Northern Britain. Rally Argentina had it all: more twists than The Da Vinci Code, gravel roads rougher than the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and a spectacular finish tenser than a violin bow, with Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville winning by … [Read more...]
Elfyn evens the score in snowy Sweden
Welshman Elfyn Evans put in another storming drive in WRC Sweden at the weekend, writes Gary Jones. But despite all his hard work with the M-Sport D-Mack Ford Fiesta he was dogged by some bad luck and ended 6th, the same position he opened with this season on the Monte Carlo Rally. It was a particularly snowy Rally Sweden and some very experienced drivers found themselves sliding off the … [Read more...]
Elfyn stuns with WRC 2017 debut
Welshman Elfyn Evans stormed to a thrilling sixth place in the opening round of this year’s WRC above Monte Carlo at the weekend. He set fastest time on three stages with navigator Dan Barritt in their MSport Ford Fiesta using his trusted DMack tyres which he used so effectively last season. It was an incredible opening to the year and showed he can outpace the world’s top rally drivers in … [Read more...]
2017 WRC begins today
The build-up and fever pitch expectation is almost over as this week’s Rallye Monte-Carlo 19 - 22 January heralds the start of one of the most keenly-anticipated FIA World Rally Championship seasons in memory. Dynamic new-look World Rally Cars will echo through the mountains of the French Alps as four of the world’s biggest automotive manufacturers begin the fight for supremacy in motorsport’s … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans gets M-Sport WRC drive in Monte
Welshman Elfyn Evans is back in top flight WRC series. He will return to M-Sport's main squad for Rally Monte Carlo starting two weeks today. Evans spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons with M-Sport, and stayed with the team last year as he stepped down to the WRC2 class. The Welshman will return to the main class for the first round of the 2017 season with the Cumbria-based team, alongside … [Read more...]
Elfyn honoured 20 years after dad Gwyndaf
The Welsh Motoring Writers group has honoured two outstanding individuals for their achievements in Wales. The Tom Pryce Memorial Trophy recognises the achievements of Rally Driver Elfyn Evans who won this year’s British Rally Championship title. His father Gwyndaf was awarded WMW’s inaugural Tom Pryce Trophy in 1996 having won the BRC that year and now his son Elfyn, exactly two decades … [Read more...]
Wales’s leading driver in doubt for WRGB
With Wales Rally GB now just four weeks away, Wales’s leading driver still doesn’t know whether he will be contesting the British round of the World Rally Championship, writes Peter Hughes. Newly crowned British Rally Champion Elfyn Evans says there are currently more pressing matters where his rallying career is concerned. Speaking at the media launch of the event at Llyn Brenig, Elfyn was … [Read more...]
Welsh crews dominate on Isle of Man
Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the Rally Isle of Man at the weekend after a gruelling three-day encounter over the classic Manx Tarmac roads. The Welsh duo were once again the class of the field taking the lead on the second stage of the rally, holding their advantage until stage 12 when a drive shaft failure dropped the World Championship stars back into second. Undeterred after … [Read more...]
Elfyn is British champion 20 years after father
Welsh rally team-mates Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally last weekend and claimed the 2016 MSA British Rally Championship title. The Ulster Rally also marked a special anniversary in the Evans household as Elfyn’s success comes twenty years on since father Gwyndaf won the same title on the Ulster Rally back in 1996. The … [Read more...]
