{"id":5847,"date":"2013-09-17T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T13:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=5847"},"modified":"2013-09-17T14:29:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T13:29:38","slug":"kumho-shod-rally-wins-west-wales-rally-spares-r-a-c-rally-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/kumho-shod-rally-wins-west-wales-rally-spares-r-a-c-rally-championship\/5847","title":{"rendered":"Kumho-shod MKII Escort wins West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke slid their Kumho-shod MKII Escort to a fourth consecutive victory on September 8\u2019s Red Kite Historic Stages event, thereby clinching the inaugural West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship with one round still to run.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on their dominant performance McCormack said: \u201cWe were straight on it this morning: there are no lie-ins with this championship.\u201d And how right he was, having blasted his Escort into a full five second lead over the similar Ford of Jason Pritchard and Dale Furniss during the opening stage in Crychan. After a dry, dusty morning\u2019s rallying, heavy rain showers completely changed the conditions in time for the second round of tests. This could well have upset McCormack\u2019s momentum, but he used his Kumho gravel tyres to full advantage and had ground out an impressive 42-second advantage by the end of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the result, Kumho\u2019s European Motorsport Manager Steve Thompson said: \u201cMarty and Phil have performed faultlessly throughout this excellent new championship and thoroughly deserve their win. 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