Whilst his co driver noel osullivan comes from killarney, this will also be his first appearance at the famous west cork rally. Melvyn evans motorsport have a wide range of hire cars available for customers. Bmw m3 from rallies in 1998, please watch as this is one of the best rally car noises ever, enjoy. The event is the brainchild of chris evans and features 3 days of cars, music and entertainment with profits being donated to the charity children in need. The best of melvyn evans rallying over the past few years, includes footage from many events, such as the manx, and west cork. In 2010 evans won the british junior rally championship and was the winner of the uk ford fiesta trophy series, also he won the pirelli star driver shootout after two days of tests and assessments at the sweet lamb rally complex in his native wales, with a prize of a fully funded season in a pirellibacked group n subaru impreza run by the. Pryce is no stranger to closed road asphalt rallies and won rae bae ceredigion, wales first closed road stage rally, last september in his first rally in a hyundai i20 r5. Since we launched rallycarsforsale fifteen years ago, we have grown to become the largest website for rally and racecar classified ads in the world. Paul bird and aled davies put in a dominant wyedean forest rally performance. Evans junior celebrated his 23rd birthday with a faultless drive in the scan stationbacked ford fiesta r5, as the lampeter driver mastered the big jumps and. Codriven by sean hayde, the experienced lampeter driver won by 12. Threetime australian rally championship winner, eli evans, will have a new co driver alongside him in his mini cooper ap4 this year. Ahead of rally germany, spoke to four of the bestknown faces from the service park press pack to find out who were the drivers they consider changed the landscape for the sport and. Meirion evans hopes that the west cork rally can be rescheduled later.
Washington james the darrian driver works for the family buisness cenarth coaches bus company wayne evans gwyndafs son is a carpenter neil williams red mk2 works for his father, corbett, selling 4x4 vehicles melvyn evans owns derwen garage bodyshop and general repairs, service and m. The 2019 msa british rally championship will be the 61st season of the series, the premier rally competition in the uk the championship will feature eight classes. Melvyn evans and co driver aled davies in a subaru impreza wrc s12b won the 2012 city north hotel backed almc stages rally by one minute and twenty eight seconds from james belton with mark glennerster also in a. Welsh driver, mel evans and co driver, patrick walsh brought their subaru wrc to victory in the dominic quinn body repairssligo park hotel rally. We can build and maintain fia historic cars such as escorts etc. Im never going to hear the end of this, joked melvyn evans, although there was only pride in his voice as he recalled being beaten, fairly and squarely, by his son meirion on the carryduff folklift down rally in northern ireland. Melvyn evans motorsport tour of epynt 2018 seeded entry list. Eli evans picks new codriver for 2018 australian rally. Peugeot 208 full spec r2 car built new by peugeot sport and used in ireland since new. A big thanks to those who made this happen, and the melvyn evans motorsport team for a faultless car. Hunter and his co driver andy marchbank subaru wrc fended off the challenge of. Regulations published and entries open for the 2020. Meirion evans hopes that the west cork rally can be rescheduled for later in the.
Customer news meirion evans melvyn evans motorsport. Welsh highlights from autosport international wheels within wales. Melvyn evans motorsport is a professional motorsport preperation company, specialising in subaru wrcs. Joule donegal international rally celtic rally trophy ireland tarmac. After competing on road events, it soon became apparent that reliability was the key to a good result together with a good navigator of course. He is currently teamed with scott martin and is competing for toyota gazoo racing in the. Posts about melvyn evans motorsport written by paulcommons1983. New car for pryce and osullivan for west cork kerry. This succes attracts new advertisers from all over the world but unfortunately also fake and rogue advertisers.
The msa british rally championship is a rallying series run over the course of a year, that comprises six tarmac and gravel surface events 2020 will be the 62nd season of the series, the premier rally competition in the uk. Port talbot motor club ltd melvyn evans tour of epynt 2018 entry list sunday 11th march car no entrant driver driver club co driver co driver club make model cc class driver championships co driver championships 58 paul james swansea derek davies swansea mitsubishi evo. Port talbot motor club ltd melvyn evans tour of epynt 2018. Hugh hunter wins carlow rally from melvyn evans rte. While rally drivers deserve the utmost respect for their abilities and. George beever rally driver george davis edward thomas. Evans leads wales 12 on closedroad stage rally dai sport. Melvyn evans, who won the event in 2002 and 2006, driving a ford. January 3, 2019 2019 protyre motorsport uk asphalt rally championship calendar announced championship april 24, 2020 protyre asphalt esports championship ready to launch on dirt rally 2. The derwen garage body shop is one of the most renowned in the country for the repair of damaged rally cars, with all the necessary equipment such as a spray.
The season will begin in the forests of wales on 8 february and conclude on 19 september in southern scotland the championship will feature eight classes. Bmw m3 e30 rallypure engine soundmelvyn evans youtube. Subaru impreza at the wales world rally championship wrc. Melvyn evans and co driver mark glennerster will lead the capacity car field away in their first event in a ford fiesta wrc at the start of the carryduff folklift down rally, as round 4 of the protyre msa asphalt rally championship takes place on saturday 21 july. Meirion hopes rally can be rescheduled news cambrian news. Melvyn evans motorsport melvyn evans motorsport website. Driver navigator 1 john davies nick bloxham 2 ian dude roberts gwawr hughes. Brc 1 r5, r4, super 2000, regional rally carbrc production cup brc 3 r3 brc 4 r2 national rally cup open class junior brc r2, drivers under 26 years old. Melvyn evans motorsport are able to offer full workshop facilities for rebuilds of all transmissions and subassemblies. We know what a driver requires, and understand the complex set up of the cars. Evans and son rally spares founder ian evans has been involved in motorsport since early 1990, having started competing in a home built escort mk2. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines. Mk1 historic for a assault on the british historic championship for 2011 to be used by young talented driver dylan davies.
Event sponsor melvyn evans codriven by mark glennerster took a 39 second victory after a day long battle with damien cole on a tough event that saw only 45 finishing the event. To preorder tyres for the 2020 championship, please contact. Organised by the btrda, the asphalt rally championship will consist of seven top quality events four of which are new for 2020. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Rally racing is a form of auto racing in which automobiles are driven over public roads under normal traffic conditions as contrasted to other car races that are run on a circuit. With his father, melvyn evans, such an accomplished and celebrated rally driver, and living in an area of west wales where rallying and rugby complete for top billing, it was somewhat of a surprise that meirion evans first sporting love was football. Evans wins almc stages rally 2012 july 16, 2012 admin. List of famous rally drivers with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. The wrc is one of the most exhilarating forms of motorsport and elfyn is an exceptional talent who has risen through the ranks and is now one of the men to beat. Melvyn evans picked up the asphalt series silverware last year on the down rally in what was his first event in a fiesta wrc. Richard merriman and kath curzon rounded off the top 10 in the darrian t90 again taking a class. Having taken second placed points last time out on belgium, the blackburn driver is on great form and another good result in his exmikko hirvonen ford will highlight his status as a serious title challenger.
Melvyn evans of pumpsaint displayed his latest skoda rs rally car preparerd for this season. Three subaru impreza wrc cars up for sale whichcar. We are pretty stoked to present this branding project for melvyn evans. Following on from his maiden junior british rally championship podium on the pirelli rally earlier in the month, twenty one year old meirion evans overcame early drama to fight back and take his second podium in as many rallies at the recent scottish rally. Elfyn evans is a racewinning welsh rally driver competing for the ford msport world rally team in the fia world rally championship wrc. Our professional workshop at derwen garage caters for all your rally and road car needs. Entries have opened for the 2020 protyre motorsport uk asphalt rally championship with the sporting and technical regulations available to download at.
In 2018 car had a brand new shell and has done approx 12 rallies since including winning british junior championship 2019 with josh mc erlean absolutely lovely car and professionally maintained from new. Melvyn evans motorsport tour of epynt 2018 internet. Evans and son rally spares escort and rally spares for. Melvyn evans motorsport are able to offer full workshop facilities for rebuilds. Rally retro irish rally photos is an online digital archive with some 400,000 images of irish, british, european and world rallying spanning six decades. Port talbot motor club ltd melvyn evans motorsport tour of epynt 2018 partial results to ss2 car no.
Following the retirement of his longtime partner and championship winner, glen weston, evans was forced to find a new pace note caller for 2018 he quickly came to the decision that experienced west australian, ben searcy, was the man for the job. With one doubleheader, there are eight points scoring. Melvyn evans and patrick walsh recorded a dominant harry flatters historic rally victory whilst 4th overall was enough for paul barrett and dai roberts to consolidate their. Elfyn rhys evans born 28 december 1988 is a welsh rally driver. Son meirion beats father melvyn in evans rally duel dai. Rali bro caron sponsored by melvyn evans motorsport.
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