{"id":4974,"date":"2025-02-16T13:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T13:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/176.32.230.251\/melvynevansmotorsport.com\/?p=4974"},"modified":"2025-02-16T13:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T13:50:51","slug":"william-creighton-joins-meirion-evans-at-castrol-mem-rally-team-for-2025-british-rally-championship-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/176.32.230.251\/melvynevansmotorsport.com\/2025\/02\/16\/william-creighton-joins-meirion-evans-at-castrol-mem-rally-team-for-2025-british-rally-championship-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"William Creighton joins Meirion Evans at Castrol MEM Rally Team for 2025 British Rally Championship campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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William\u00a0Creighton will join Meirion Evans in an exciting new-look two-car\u00a0Castrol MEM Rally Team as they attempt to retain the Probite British Rally Championship Teams\u2019 title and challenge for the Drivers\u2019 trophy.
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William, the\u00a026-year old Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy supported driver from Moira in Northern Ireland, will continue to be co-driven by Liam Regan (from Belfast), while 29-year old Meirion, from Lampeter in Carmarthenshire, will be partnered for the first time by the experienced navigator Dale Furniss (from Llanfyllin in Powys).
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The team\u2019s first outing of 2025 will be the opening round of the BRC, the East Riding Stages on Sunday 23 February.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Donald Smith, Castrol Global Sponsorship Manager, said: \u201cWe are pleased to welcome William [Creighton]\u00a0to the Castrol MEM Rally Team for 2025 and join Meirion [Evans] in a very strong Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 driver line-up. We had a great initial season last year and we\u2019re very pleased that we can continue to support both the MEM team and the Probite British Rally Championship. Credit to not only the team but the whole BRC organisation for a strongly promoted and well organised championship, and we look forward to more great events and TV coverage in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Meirion Evans said: \u201cFirstly,\u00a0I\u2019d like to welcome William [Creighton] and Liam [Regan] to the Castrol MEM Rally Team. I have rallied against them many times and I\u2019ve no doubt that we will get on well and push for top results from the start. The focus for 2025 is much the same as last year and that\u2019s to try to retain the British Rally Championship Teams\u2019 title and challenge for the Drivers\u2019 title. We feel that we have a very strong two-car team to enable us to do this. Last year was quite tricky for me personally, as it was my first time back in the BRC for seven years and with a brand-new car there was a lot of adapting to do. We were hampered a bit on the events we should have been strong on, but we are confident that we have overcome those issues now so hopefully we can be strong this year. With my long-time co-driver Jonathan Jackson taking a year out of competition to concentrate on work, I\u2019m fortunate to have someone as experienced as Dale Furniss sit beside me this year. We\u2019ve never competed together before, but Dale is a professional and I\u2019m confident he, and my return to Pirelli tyres, will click straight away.\u00a0
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William\u00a0Creighton said: \u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to join Castrol MEM Rally Team for the 2025 season. The opportunity to compete in the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 in the BRC is fantastic and it will be a real honour to be supported by such a global brand as Castrol. Their colours and rally car liveries are known across the world, and they have such a rich history in rallying that goes back decades. I can\u2019t wait to contribute to their legacy with strong performances throughout the year and I aim to pick up where I left off in the BRC in 2024. I certainly have unfinished business there and thanks to the support of the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, I\u2019m able to return with the knowledge of last season and confidence that I can really fight for it again. It\u2019s a big year, but I can\u2019t wait to get going in Yorkshire in a few weeks\u2019 time.\u201d

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