As the 2007 rally championships are in the process to kick start their season, Kumho Motorsport are to support a two car team in the Legend Fires MSA Asphalt Rally Championship. The team will consist of two Welsh drivers, with Melvyn Evans and Mark Morgan ready to tackle this year's championship in the Kumho Motorsport Team.
The team will be a strong force this season with both Melvyn and Mark able to provide good results and with both drivers in separate classes, pose no threat to each others championship aspirations.
The first round of the Legend Fires MSA Asphalt Rally Championship kicks off on the Welshmen's doorstep with the Tour of Epynt. The Llandovery based rally familiar to both drivers.
2006 023 Tiles Southern Four Champions, West Wales driver Melvyn Evans and his co-driver Sean Mullally from Limerick will lead the field away on Sunday 4th March as they debut their recently acquired Allsports Logistics backed Subaru Impreza S9 World Rally Car on the Mid Wales MOD ranges. Having won the event previously, Evans will be looking for more of the same.
"Sean has never competed over Epynt before and it will be a whole new experience for him. I know the place quite well and won this event the last time I competed on it. The car has been rebuilt since its last rally and we should be among the front runners despite not competing there for a few years." commented Melvyn.
While Heads of the Valleys Motor Club pairing of Mark Morgan from Neath and his Aberdare co-driver Tony Fisher will contest the rally in their Pacific Nutrition and Wyn Thomas Plumbing & Heating backed Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII looking for Group N honours and a strong overall position. Mark and Tony are no strangers to this event, with their best result to date 4th overall in 2002 and dominating the Group N showroom class in the process.
"Our main aim is the Group N spot but we will be pushing hard to get a finish inside the top ten. The competition in Group N should be close and the times throughout the day will be interesting." explained Mark.
"It should be a good this year for us with the Kumho Motorsport Team and having a driver of Melvyn's calibre with so much experience, we certainly have a winning formula" added Mark.
The Tour of Epynt commences on Sunday morning with spectators welcome on the Epynt Military Ranges. Ten of the fifteen stages can be viewed from Dixies Corner spectator area, access via the A40 at Lywel. The action starts at 8.50am with the penultimate stage of the rally expected to pass the spectator area from 2.40pm.
The 2007 Legend Fires MSA Asphalt Rally Championship Calendar
4th March Tour of Epynt
11/12th May Manx National Rally
25/26 May Jim Clark National
8th July Sligo Stages
31st Aug/1st Sept Ulster National Rally
21st October Cheviot Stages
