Martin McCormack and Liam Moynihan have been announced as the second winners of the 'Shekhar Mehta Spirit of Rallying' award in recognition of their performance in the 2007 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship.The special 'spirit of the championship' award is a cast bronze Cheetah on a plinth and was given to the BHRC by Yvonne Mehta in memory of her late husband, one of the legends of rallying and a true ambassador for the sport. It is presented annually to a BHRC crew, selected by a panel of judges at the end of each season.The young Irish crew arrived in the BHRC in March 2007 and quickly proved their tremendous pace, while showing a truly sporting attitude to the ups and downs of rallying.They won the Pirelli Historic Rally on their first experience of the Kielder stages and, despite suffering a major engine failure on the Isle of Man in July, re-grouped and came back stronger than ever to win the final round of the championship, the Trackrod Historic Cup. Their Ford Escort Mk2 was stunningly fast, even though they were learning each event as they went along and had never seen any of the stages before. It was a true family effort, and they earned the admiration of their rivals for their performances."Martin and Liam were nothing short of sensational in 2007 and we're delighted that they are the new recipients of this very special trophy," said Simon Marks, co-ordinator of the BHRC. "Given their age and ability, I am sure that they will climb the rallying ladder, but we hope to see them out again on some BHRC rounds next year as well."