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Evans triumphs in Yorkshire but is denied championship
publication date: Sep 26, 2011
Welshman
Elfyn Evans took a fantastic victory on round six of the 2011 Dulux Trade MSA
British Rally Championship but it wasn't enough to lift the crown despite a
brave performance on Rally Yorkshire on Saturday.
Along
with Aberystwyth co driver Andrew Edwards, Evans knew nothing short of a
victory would keep his title hopes alive and hope main rival David Bogie had
problems, given that the event comprised the final round of the series
following the recent announcement that the final two rounds in the Isle of Man
had been cancelled. |  | With
conditions perfect in the classic Yorkshire forests, the TEG Sport Pirelli
Shoot Out sponsored Subaru Impreza N15 pairing set fastest time on the opening
stage and were never headed throughout the day, setting fastest time on five of
the eight stages and not being outside the top three on the remainder, but
despite his best efforts, the 22 year old from Dolgellau couldn't do anything
about Bogie who brought his Mitsubishi home in a safe third place to claim the
title.
Despite
the victory on the final round of the series, which added to his Bulldog
International Rally of North Wales triumph earlier in the season, the result
sees Evans confirm second place in the 2011 Dulux Trade MSA British Rally
Championship and for the Carnforth based TEG Sport team, it meant a runner-up
placing to add to their two previous British Rally Championship titles.
Elfyn
Evans said,"The
car has been great and we've really enjoyed it. We led from start to finish but
had a bit of a hiccup with a spin on SS5 which lost us a little bit of time but
we managed to claw it back. The team has done a great job once again and it's
unfortunate we can't take the fight to what would have been two great rounds in
the Isle of Man. Congratulations to David, he's a worthy champion and I can't
be too disappointed with second place in my debut season for the team."
Lynn
Newby - TEG Sport Team Director, added,"It's been brilliant. We're really proud of
Elfyn, we've always wanted to win the Trackrod and now we've done it. It's just
a shame we didn't have better luck during the year but Elfyn has been the
fastest man today and we've ended up second in the championship. We're
disappointed about the Isle of Man being
cancelled as it's one of our better rallies but we've gone out on a high. Elfyn
drove faultlessly and has been a dream to work with and it's a fantastic result
given that it's his first year in a four wheel drive car."
Results
1, Elfyn
Evans/Andrew Edwards, Subaru Impreza, 1:15:56.8
2, Jonny Greer/Dai Roberts, Skoda Fabia, 1:16:25.1
3, David Bogie/Kevin Rae, Mitsubishi Evo, 1:17:52.3
4, Martin McCormack/David Moynihan, Citroen DS3, 1:21:24.2
5, Peter Taylor/Andrew Roughead, Renault Clio, 1:21:36.9
6, Callum Black/Paul Wakely, Suzuki Swift, 1:22:50.2
Championship
Positions (provisional)
1 David Bogie 110; 2 Elfyn Evans 100; 3 Jonny Greer 95 | | |
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