The eighth and final round of the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge takes place next Saturday (20th October), the Oswestry-based Bulldog Rally destined to produce a new winner for this season. Having scored a record six Evolution Challenge victories this year, Phillip Morrow was able to wrap-up the championship at the Rally Yorkshire earlier this month, with one round still to go. Fellow Ulsterman Neil McCance is the only other driver to win a round of the series in 2007, when he scooped Evo Challenge honours for the first time on the RBSI Manx Rally in May. As is the usual trend entries tend to decline as the motorsport season progresses, especially when the championship has already been decided. However, organisers of the Mitsubishi series are pleased to report that 10 registered drivers will be entering next weekend, a figure that represents 18% of the overall national entry. A secure second in the championship standings is the man that kept Morrow honest all season, Seb Ling. Although assured of the runners-up spot, Ling has decided to compete in order to try to put at least one Evo Challenge win on the board this year. Currently third in the series is Nik Elsmore, but his podium position could well come under threat by Stephen Petch. Although having an indifferent season so far, the young County Durham driver has regularly managed to get into the points and, following this event, will claim the PIAA Junior Award for under 25 year-old drivers. Having scored a career best when he was second of the Evos two weeks previously in Yorkshire, Daniel Barry is back to prove that his performance was no fluke and is fired-up for a flying finish his first full season in a Mitsubishi Making a habit of coming to rally in the UK is Daniel Sigurdarson. Rapidly familiarising himself to British forests, the recently crowned Icelandic Rally Champion could well have scored his first ever Evo Challenge podium result in Yorkshire had a rear suspension arm not broken. Always spectacular, he will be another to watch this weekend. After a good showing last time out in round seven, until both suffered transmission troubles, Thomas Naughton and Alan Carmichael are getting used their Evos and are hoping to end the season on a high note. The Bulldog Rally starts in Oswestry at eight o’clock on Saturday morning and features six timed special stages in forests that were used regularly on the classic RAC Rallies: Dyfnant, Dyfi, Pantperthog and Gartheiniog. After servicing twice in Dolgellau and covering a total of 70 competitive miles, crews return to Oswestry for the finish at 4.30 pm. With Morrow having sewn-up the Evolution Challenge title, Miles Johnston claiming the Evolution Cup and Petch the PIAA Junior Award, the championship’s Pirelli and Performance Fricton Brakes Cups are the awards still to be decided this weekend. The Evolution Challenge offers drivers what is widely regarded as the best prize in British rallying – the chance to become a Mitsubishi works driver in the 2008 British Rally Championship. The series is backed by Mitsubishi Motors UK Ralliart, with support from its associate sponsors: Pirelli, PIAA, Speedline Corse, Sparco, Performance Friction Brakes, Shell Helix and Tesco 99 Octane - suppliers of the controlled fuel for the championship. ENDS
11 Nik Elsmore (Coleford)/TBC
12 Daniel Barry (Enniskerry)/Mark Bowens (Cork) (J)
15 Stephen Petch (Richmond)/Michael Wilkinson (Tow Law) (J)
17 Mark I’Anson (Hayden Bridge)/Graeme Walker (Henley) *
18 Errol Clark (Irvinestown)/Neil Ewing (Largs) (J)
19 Thomas Naughton (Bury)/Horace Saville (Bury)
25 Jonathan Sparks (Glastonbury)/Bradley Magnus (Downham Market)
51 Sebastian Ling (Llandysul)/Aled Rees (Crymych)
TBC Daniel Sigurdarson (Iceland)/Asta Sigurdottir (Iceland)
TBC Alan Carmichael (Ballymena)/Ivor Lamont (Ballymena)
* = Evo Cup
(J) = Junior driver Championship positions after round seven
Drivers
1 Phillip Morrow 77
2 Seb Ling 53
3 Nik Elsmore 40
4 Julian Reynolds 39
5 Stephen Petch 36
6 Daniel Barry 27
7 Wayne Sisson 20
8 David Bogie 20
9 Neil McCance 15
10 Alan Carmichael 10 Drivers
1 Miles Johnston 60
2 Wayne Radford 42
3 Mark I’Anson 18
4 Ferran Font 10 ENDS Photo Caption The eighth and final round of the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge takes place this weekend, the north-Wales-based Bulldog Rally providing series runner-up Seb Ling with a good chance of claiming his first victory of the season (copyright free image). | 
Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge - Round Eight
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