Rising Welsh rally stars Elfyn Evans and Meilyr Evans are gearing up for an 'eggsplosive' Easter this weekend as they head to Ireland for the second round of the Maxol E85 Ford Fiesta SportingTrophy IE.
On Easter Sunday the GEMsport drivers will be among the crews contesting the UAC Circuit of Ireland with Elfyn currently leading the Irish series after a win on the Galway International Rally in February.
Despite having one win already under his belt though, Elfyn is aware that there is still much to learn and he and Meilyr have both been working on their asphalt driving techniques having spent a day at a racing circuit with instruction from an experienced driver.
"Meilyr and I are both still new to rallying in Ireland and have been grabbing every opportunity to fine tune a smooth and fast driving style and we both want to put what we have learnt from the racing experts into practice on the Irish roads," he explained.
"The disciplines are very different but both require the smoothest of techniques to get those extra seconds shaved off stage times and that's what we will be concentrating on this weekend in the hustings.com Fiestas," added Meilyr.
With rally legend Gwyndaf Evans at the helm of the team, GEMsport is quickly building up an impressive reputation as being one of the most committed supporters of young rally drivers.
Gwyndaf, a former British Rally champion and works driver for Ford, SEAT, MG and more recently Mitsubishi, said the whole team is enjoying being part of a huge effort to get British drivers into the World Rally Championship.
He also added that while the event will be challenging from the outset with such tough competition in the FSTIE series, he is still confident following their success on round 1.
