Molly Taylor lies second in the championship after three rounds. (Photo: Peter Whitten)Three stage wins in its debut in Canberra however tells us that the Mini, with Evans at the wheel, will be a contender for the rest of this year and into 2018.
Solid performances by the likes of Brad Markovic and Toni Feaver, Tony Sullens and Kaylie Newell and Andrew and Kirra Penny sees them still in touch with the top four and not to be discounted.
The Australian 2WD Classic Rally Challenge continues to be a favourite with the spectators; they love the unmistakable sounds of classic rally cars roaring through the forests.
Trevor Stilling has streaked away to a huge lead in the championship in his Datsun Stanza and will prove to be difficult to beat from here. Grant Walker and Luke Sytema were dominant at the Eureka Rally in their pair of BDG Ford Escorts and Andy Van Kahn grabbed a swag of points at the Forest Rally in his Toyota Corolla TE27.
In the Australian 2WD Rally Championship Adam Kaplan and Aleshia Penney have a solid lead over Lewis Bates and Anthony McLoughlin, the pair from NSW getting the job done in their Mazda RX7.
New for 2017, the ARC2 class encourages state competitors to make the step up into the ARC; after four rounds, the top three eligible 2WD and 4WD teams receive free entry to Kennard's Hire Rally Australia and a set of MRF tyres to do battle in a winner-takes-all final on the world rally stage.
Tony Sullens, Brad Markovic and John O'Dowd are in the box seat in the 4WD category, and Nathaniel Dillon, Lewis Bates and Ross Allen are looking good in the 2WD category.
However, Lightforce Rally SA could shake up the point score, with a number of competitors using this round as one of their two nominated events to count; ARC2 will go down to the wire.
- Series press release
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