The search for the “ GRP4 Fabrications King of the Mk2” gets under way at 10am next Sunday morning when over 35 Mk2’s tackle the first of 9 special stages in the Mor Oil Galway Summer Rally. Gary McPhillips was crowned “ King” in 2010 and went on to win the rally overall but the competition will be more intense this year as the rally is a counting round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, which has helped to ad 4 World rally cars to the top ten. Current championship leader Tim McNulty heads the field next Sunday in his Subaru Impreza WRC S12b with Paul Kiely on the notes.

The first Mk2 over the start ramp will be Wesley Patterson followed by Rodney Wilton, Pat Donegan and current West Coast leader, Mike Quinn. The Ford Escort Mk2 will occupy 9 slots of the top twenty on Sunday. Such is the array of highly competitive cars and talented drivers that it is almost impossible to predict who will be “ GRP4 Fabrications King of The Mk2”, prior to 5pm on Sunday next August 28th.

GRP4 fabrications are sponsoring the perpetual trophy for “ King of the Mk2” and have been joined by some well known motorsport equipment suppliers to sponsor prizes for the first Mk2 in classes 9 through to 14.

A huge thank you must go to, GRP4 Fabrications, West Wales Rally Spares, SMH Rally Bitz, Henderson Autosport & Spares and finally C. Bradley Motorsport.

The new King will be crowned at 5pm on Sunday next at the Lough Rea Hotel & Spa.