Opel Fruits For Evans
Monday, May 8th, 2006Irishman Christopher Evans took his first British championship event win in the second round of the Quaife MSA British Rallycross Championship at Pembrey on Sunday.
Evans (Wicklow) only made it to the Welsh event after a mammoth effort by Tony Bardy Motorsport which had to build a new engine for the Opel Astra after overheating in round one caused extensive damage. Evans rewarded the effort with a superb performance at Pembrey where he qualified second on the Supercar A final grid, alongside multiple British and Irish champion Dermot Carnegie.
It was Carnegie (Dublin) who led the A final, but a tiny error in the slippery hairpin bend at the start of the Pembrey lap saw his Ford Focus drift wide. Evans took his chance, and relieved his compatriot of the lead. The two were evenly matched over the remaining distance, but Evans made no errors and Carnegie had no chance to regain the lead.
Andrew Jordan (Sutton Coldfield) scored his first race win during the qualifying heats and chased Evans and Carnegie home in the A final, the teenager impressing once again in his Ford Focus Supercar.
Steve Hill (Aylesbury) took fourth place with his Mitsubishi Lancer, ahead of the similar Citro?�n Xsaras of John McCluskey (Dublin) and Mark Watson (Barnard Castle) and Steve Mundy(Ludlow) who was the last finisher with his Ford Focus.