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Final checks are complete ✅️

Go time for the final round of 2026 and possibly my last event in the R2t.

See you on the stages

@tctyres
@clunetech
@rallyplus_ie
@rmcsports.ie
@pembrokekilkenny
@demontweeksperformance
@triton_national_rally_champ
@mirallyacademy

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Season Finale 🔜

Time for the final round of the @triton_national_rally_champ for 2026. This is a big opportunity for me to get placed in another championship this year, after tough middle section to the year. @danielseamancodriver is alongside for the first time.

Thank you to all of my partners throughout the year.

@clunetech
@fmktrailers
@tctyres
@rallyplus_ie
@pembrokekilkenny

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We are European CHAMPIONS! 🏆

A class win and 7th overall here in Sanremo has clinched us the Category 3 title in @fiaehrc

Huge thanks to everyone at @walesmotorsport for running - and building - a fantastic car. It’s fair to say we proved what the old girl can do! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Thanks also to @dale_furniss for sitting beside me for our European campaign. Next week we’ll each fight for the British championship, may the best man win 😉😅

I’ve really enjoyed my season in this championship: they’re great stages with a really nice atmosphere 😎

@theleadingedge1
@hoosiertireeurope

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Who says you need the latest machinery? 👀

The Escort is holding its own against the more modern cars, running strong stage times and mixing it with the Grp A and WRC cars

Yesterday was about showing what the car was capable of. And what a car it is! 🙌🏻

Today is about getting it home and taking that European title. 🏆

@walesmotorsport
@fiaehrc
@hoosiertireeurope
@theleadingedge1
@dale_furniss

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Donegal 🥉

View from inside and outside thanks to @mad4tarmotorsportvideos

@clunetech
@tctyres
@rallyplus_ie
@rmcsports.ie
@triton_national_rally_champ
@mirallyacademy
@pembrokekilkenny
@fmktrailers
@stathamskilkenny
@theleadingedge1

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Learning day clearing the mind on gravel with
@theleadingedge1 and @osianpryce

After not been on gravel since 2024 really.good to have a spin in mini under guidance of Osian
And a few solo runs 😀

Such a beutifull place🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@rallynutsmotorsport @rollingproject_ @kindredcardiff @grandprixracewearsilverstone
#rally #motorsport #wales

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MIJRS 🥈

Delighted to come away with third in class in Donegal, helping us to secure 2nd place in the MIJRS. We set our goal for the year and achieved it 🙌
It was a very enjoyable event with unbelievable stages with a mix of everything.

A massive thank you to everyone involved in getting us here, it really does mean alot. Big congrats to @jamesmcshearallying on the win, it was great rallying all year between us and @oisinmcshane09.

Now to start putting plans together.....

#mijrs
#miacademy
@mirallyacademy
@triton_national_rally_champ

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Championship decider 🔜

It comes down to this. The decider. We currently lead by 1 point over @jamesmcshearallying although james has an extra round to count. There are 4 possible championship winners. 9 very tricky and slippy stages lie ahead.

It will be very tricky but we have good notes and are confident, so we will see what we can do 👊

Thank you to all our partners and everyone who got me this far.

@clunetech
@fmktrailers
@tctyres
@hughs_rallying
@rallyplus_ie
@msportltd
@pembrokekilkenny
@rmc_sports__ @demontweeksmotorsport

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Laois Forest 🎬

@mirallyacademy
@tctyres
@demontweeksperformance
@demontweeksmotorsport
@fmktrailers
@fmkvehiclesolutions
@rmc_sports__
@hughs_rallying
@theleadingedge1
@danseamanmotors
@pembrokekilkenny

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Wow! What a finale!

I’m writing this from my delayed flight home from Sardinia, fuelled by just over two hours’ sleep… but it was worth every second!

All that keeps going through my head is: what an ending! You couldn’t have written that script in a million years.

If you’re Welsh, or an EE&SM fan, it was the outcome everyone has been dreaming of for so long, not to mention Elfyn and Scotty themselves.

A moment in time that I definitely will never forget. A moment where I can say, like so many others:

“I was there.”

It just goes to show, like we’ve heard so many times before, it’s not over ’til it’s over.

One thing I noticed throughout the weekend was Scott’s belief. Every setback, every time things went against them, he never lost hope. There was always that belief that something could still happen.

And somehow, after all the twists and turns of an incredible final weekend, it did.

The emotions at the finish are difficult to put into words. The relief, celebrations, tears and the realisation that after all those years of coming so close, Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are WRC World Champions.

For Elfyn, after the heartbreaks and near misses over the years, he kept coming back, kept putting himself in contention and kept believing that one day his time would come.

This weekend, it finally did.

And for Welsh rallying, it’s absolutely massive. To see a Welsh driver standing at the very top of the rallying world is something many of us have dreamed about for years.

On the flip side, I can’t ignore the very worthy runners-up in Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson, who took the fight right down to the final few corners.

Unfortunately, there can only be one winning crew, and on this occasion it wasn’t them. “On this occasion” being the key part, there’s no doubt their time will come.

Commiserations guys. You’ve had an incredible year and should be very proud of yourselves. 🙌🏻

Congratulations Elfyn and Scotty.

2026 FIA World Rally Champions. 🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

What a weekend. What a season. What a moment.

@officialwrc
@elfynevans
@scottymartin__
@oliversolberg01
@elliott_edmondson

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Race driver? Survive & test yourself in EACSR🔥

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