EVANS OPTS FOR A FOCUS
As a Ford dealer, Gwyndaf Evans is understandably a Ford man, even though his son Elfyn is a WRC ace for Toyota. So when presented with a selection of cars at Rallyday, Gwyndaf was really spoilt for choice. He finally opted for the fabulous ex-McRae
Ford Focus WRC but also hankered after a Ford RS200.
Evans told MN: “I’ve been to Rallyday quite a few times before. I spoke to
Ian Gwynne this morning about which car I was driving and he said take your choice, and so I’m spoilt for choice. What a lucky man!
“The Ford RS200 was very much on the list but unfortunately it wasn’t running. I was actually fancying the Fiat 131 as well and the Audi Quattro, of course. I mean, who wouldn’t walk past that and want to drive it!
“I did drive an RS200 around Boreham a few times. But there were just before my era; before I joined Ford. It would have been fantastic to rally them, but absolutely a challenge. They are beautiful cars.
“There was a hangar full of them at Boreham when I was there, and nobody really wanted them. I can’t believe it. If only we knew then what we know now! But life is a bit like that.”