Jimmy McRae will contest the 2013 West Wales Rally Spares RAC Rally Championship with the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Team alongside John Lloyd in a two-car team of Ford Escort Mk2s run by Melvyn Evans.The five-time British Rally Champion is one of the most popular figures in British rallying, but has not competed regularly for several seasons. Now, everyone involved in the new championship is thrilled to have such a high profile driver confirm plans to join the contenders. Jimmy is an absolute legend of British rallying and to have him competing with us is another massive boost, said championship manager Colin Heppenstall.Im just pleased that John wanted a team mate, said McRae (69), who has been involved with the JLT team for 17 years and is delighted to have a full season in prospect. Im pleased that Jimmy will be joining the team as he is a good guy to have around and he is the master, said Lloyd, who was keen to contest the RAC championship as the championship calendar includes some of his favourite rallies.Pauline Gullick will co-drive for McRae and Adrian Cavenagh will co-drive for Lloyd. The team will miss the opening round, the Red Kite Stages, due to prior commitments, and will open its campaign on the Mid Wales Stages in early March.The 2013 championship starts on the Red Kite Stages on Sunday 20 January and event regulations are available from www.redkitestages.co.uk