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'''Elfyn Evans''' is a junior [[Wales|Welsh]] [[rally driver]]. |
'''Elfyn Evans''' is a junior [[Wales|Welsh]] [[rally driver]]. |
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The son of former [[WRC]] driver [[Gwyndaf Evans]], he is sponsored by the family [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] motor dealership in [[Dolgellau]], first established by his great-grandfather in [[Dinas Mawddwy]], renamed to Gwyndaf Evans Motors in [[1983]].<ref name="about_gem">[http://www.gwyndafevansmotors.co.uk/about.htm "About GEM"], Gwyndaf Evans Motors</ref> |
The son of former [[WRC]] driver [[Gwyndaf Evans]], he is sponsored by the family [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] motor dealership in [[Dolgellau]], first established by his great-grandfather in [[Dinas Mawddwy]], renamed to Gwyndaf Evans Motors in [[1983]].<ref name="about_gem">[http://www.gwyndafevansmotors.co.uk/about.htm "About GEM"], Gwyndaf Evans Motors</ref> |
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Evans drives a [[Group N]] production car class, [[Ford Fiesta]] in the [[Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy]], an event he currently jointly leads. In 2007 he competed in [[Rally GB]] in Wales.<ref>http://www.crash.net/motorsport/rally_uk/feature/12262-0/fstuk_qa_elfyn_evans_-_exclusive.html</ref> |
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On [[14 June]], [[2008]] while competing with co-driver Gareth Roberts in the Donegal International Rally in [[Ireland]], their car crashed and hit 18-year-old spectator Richard O'Donnell, who was later pronounced dead.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7456475.stm|title=Rally driver in fatal race crash|publisher=BBC Wales|date=2008-06-17|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref> |
On [[14 June]], [[2008]] while competing with co-driver Gareth Roberts in the Donegal International Rally in [[Ireland]], their car crashed and hit 18-year-old spectator Richard O'Donnell, who was later pronounced dead.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7456475.stm|title=Rally driver in fatal race crash|publisher=BBC Wales|date=2008-06-17|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:17, 17 June 2008
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| Active years | 2007 |
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Elfyn Evans is a junior Welsh rally driver.
The son of former WRC driver Gwyndaf Evans, he is sponsored by the family Ford motor dealership in Dolgellau, first established by his great-grandfather in Dinas Mawddwy, renamed to Gwyndaf Evans Motors in 1983.[1]
Evans drives a Group N production car class, Ford Fiesta in the Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy, an event he currently jointly leads. In 2007 he competed in Rally GB in Wales.[2]
On 14 June, 2008 while competing with co-driver Gareth Roberts in the Donegal International Rally in Ireland, their car crashed and hit 18-year-old spectator Richard O'Donnell, who was later pronounced dead.[3]
References
- ^ "About GEM", Gwyndaf Evans Motors
- ^ http://www.crash.net/motorsport/rally_uk/feature/12262-0/fstuk_qa_elfyn_evans_-_exclusive.html
- ^ "Rally driver in fatal race crash". BBC Wales. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
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