Aussie Simon Evans impressive in Peugeot S2000 test

[RallySport Mag]

Hi guys,

Our Aussie Champ tested the Peugeot S2000 last week and hopes to get an IRC drive in 2010.

http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home...=4345&Itemid=2

[Mirek]

Good news, hopefully he finds necessary budget. I can see that it was the car Stephane Sarrazin used previously.

PS Just small mistake in the article. Safari is not participating in the IRC in 2010 http://www.ircseries.com/html/upload...0Announced.pdf

[RS]

Who is the "new French Peugeot team" and do they intend to run somebody else in IRC 2010 if Evans does not find the budget?

[urabus-denoS2000]

Great news to see some out-of-Europe interest !

[noel157]

Think the car is the old 06 ex Peugeot Sport car, now sold to Team 2c Combronde Comp.

[ProRally]

I think the Evans family will be surprised by the price of running a 207S2000 in the IRC.
I hope they do find the budget.

[N.O.T]

usually testing is done to acumulate data to help setup the car and get experience rather than impress people...but everyone needs some publicity tricks in his career i guess

Its nice for the IRC to get someone following it outside of europe..it gives prestige and also some meaning to the word intercontinental.

[pettersolberg29]

Who is the "new French Peugeot team" and do they intend to run somebody else in IRC 2010 if Evans does not find the budget?

I assume this is the team that will run Sarrazin on Monte Carlo. Perhaps a whole season for Sarrazin?

[johnny utah]

usually testing is done to acumulate data to help setup the car and get experience rather than impress people...but everyone needs some publicity tricks in his career i guess

Its nice for the IRC to get someone following it outside of europe..it gives prestige and also some meaning to the word intercontinental.

i understand what you mean, but in this instance, the team contacted evans (from France to Aus) and asked if he would come to France for a test drive.
Like most situations these days, he needs to bring a budget... so he now joins the queue of drivers looking for $$$.

Simon has only ever contested one tarmac rally in Aus, in a S2000 corolla... but he has been doing more tarmac races in the last 12 months, so a jump to more tarmac events would be a big one, but he is electric on gravel.

I hope he finds the budget, as i assure you he is well worth a watch on gravel when in full flight !.

[macksrallye]

Simon has done at least 3 Tarmac Rally's in the last couple of years. Rally Tasmania twice in an S2000 Corolla (Auris) with full racing slicks etc. and Targa Tasmania once in a TRD Aurion on road legal tyres as per the regulations. He has also done a few circuit races in the Aussie Car class over here & I think he has done the Bathurst 12 Hour but don't quote me on that one. He is a driver who is exciting to watch as he is "on it" all of the time. I hope he does get the funds together as although there is a bit of interest in the IRC down here it could do with a little more exposure, also it gives us a reason to push to have a round of the IRC down here.