Just like with her sister cars, V905 EEN and the Ralliart Italia cars, were prepared by Co-ordSport and MEM to Ralliart UK specifications. However, her case is different in the sense that her only active season was 2004 - 4 years after the Gr.A kit was introduced and 3 years after Ralliart stopped competing with the Evo 6! She was rallied by Ali Ersin (a turkish Gr.N champion with Mitsubishi) and co-driver Ahmet Yoruk.
Their first event was the Pirelli Rallisi, with a strong entry: 2 Focus WRC, an Accent WRC and many dealer-supported teams with S1600 cars. They had a slow start, but by the end, they were setting regular top4 stage times and climbed back up to 7th.
However, this was only a test for the big rally that year: Turkey hosted its first ever WRC round, and Ali and the team took part - making this the first appearance of a Gr.A kit Lancer since Aghini's Sanremo fiasco in 2000. They didn't light the world on fire, but with this car at that year, it was not possible either. They finished 18th overall and 11th in A8.
Next up was the Bursa Rallisi, with the same strong entry as previously. They started well, but lost time on the 3rd stage and had to retire on the 4th.
Their next event was the Hitit Rallisi, with a little less of the entry as before, but still very strong. The car got some visual updates: a works Evo 6.5 front bumper and Exide sponsorship. However, they were forced to retire again.
Strangely, they never returned to the stages - Ali's last rally was Hitit, and I found no information on the car appearing again (strangely similar case to V905 EEN, though that car should still exist). So, again, if you have infos about this topic, please contact me!
KX53 AOB - alongside KX53 BFV - was the first 2004 specification Lancer WRC built, and later used as a test car.
KX53 AOB during the Lancer WRC04 rollout
KX53 AOB during the Lancer WRC04 rollout
From the above two pictures it is very interesting to compare the initial look of the car to how the actual car ended up (biggest differences: front bumper, rear bumper, headlights, front and rear wings, etc.).
Whereabouts
The car is owned by Tristan Bailey, who also owns KX53 BFV, since 2012. The car is halfway through its build up process, and soon will be ready to roar in original specification as a tarmac car.
In december 2023, it was revealed that AOB's restoration is nearing its completion at MMR Rallysport. Upon completion, she will join her sister BFV as the only remaining 2004 specification Lancer WRCs.
K5 MRE -alongside sister car K4 MRE- made her debut on the 1993 Rallye Monte-Carlo with Armin Schwarz and Nicky Grist (for a little story on the cars' livery, take a look at K4 MRE's story). They were doing quite well, but transmission problems cost them a lot of time, but they eventually rallied back to 6th position.
She returned to action in Portugal, again with Schwarz. They had a disastrous first day with losing a wheel, and an accident on the road section before SS13 put them out of their miserable rally.
Rally de Portugal 1993 (Pinterest)
Her next event was the 1000 Lakes Rally, this time with Kenneth Eriksson. The cars were a step behind the competition (mainly caused by the centre differential, which was switching torque between the front and rear axles whilst airborne, making the car unstable after landing), made apparent by the fact that Eriksson managed to win only one stage out of 35. They finished in 5th position though, earning precious points for Mitsubishi and themselves as well.
Her final event of the season was the RAC Rally. Held in trecherous conditions that year (snow in Wales, ice in Kielder, etc.), the stages took their toll. Still piloted by Eriksson, they fell back initially, but fought their way back to 2nd by the end of the rally. It was quite a good result considering the lost time on the first day.
1994
It was not until the Sanremo Rally that K5 MRE returned to the WRC as an Evo II (in the meantime, she could have been used on some APRC events, like Malaysia or Indonesia, as there are little to none info on them events), and back with her was Armin Schwarz. Their reunion didn't end well, as they had to retire due to a fire. Before that, they won two stages.
Update: before the event, a car with K5 MRE numberplates was used for testing. It would surprise me of this was the actual car they used was the same as this, but maybe yes, who knows...
1995
During the next season, she was back again - albeit only for the final event, the RAC. Mitsubishi was in a (bit hopeless) fight with Subaru for the championship, and K5 had a new driver (and Evo III specification), namely Tommi Mäkinen. Mitsubishi's title hopes collapsed when Mäkinen was forced to retire on SS9 with transmission problems, ending any chance of defeating Subaru.
Whereabouts Quite a difficult question, just like with K4 MRE. Andrew Cowan has an Evo II supposedly from 1994, which was driven (supposedly) by Eriksson, more than likely in tarmac specification. This all but rules out K5, although it is possible it exists somewhere, as many of the old Evo IIIs have found their way into private collections.
K4 MRE -alongside sister car K5 MRE- was the first Lancer Evolution entered by Ralliart Europe in the WRC, making her debut on the 1993 Rallye Monte-Carlo with Kenneth Eriksson and Staffan Parmander. One funny story occured right before the event, after Ralliart failed to secure Coca-Cola sponsorship. But just before the event, the wrong design scheme was faxed to the workshop, that's why the Lancers had Coca-Cola stripes on the sides. They ran the event like that, but the design -sadly- has never been seen since. Anyways, Eriksson did well, and finished 4th, albeit 17 minutes behind the winner.
Rallye Monte-Carlo 1993 (internet)
Rallye Monte-Carlo 1993 (instagram)
Her next event was the Rallye de Portugal, again with Eriksson and Parmander. As said above, the cars were sporting a new look, with a lot of green replacing red and black. They were doing well once again (remember, this was only the second works outing for the Lancers ever!), and finished 5th behind more experienced opposition.
Rallye de Portugal 1993 (F1PAM): this is a great picture, as during the Lancer's design phase,
the Integrale was studied thoroughly by Mitsubishi engineers
Her final WRC event in 1993 came on the RAC Rally, this time with Schwarz. They had very little experience, and that was worsened by the trecherous conditions that year (snow and ice in Wales, ice in Kielder, etc.), but in the end reached the finish in 8th.
1994
Despite the arrival of new chassis, the old cars (or at least their numberplates) were kept around an converted to Evo II. K4 MRE returned on the Sanremo Rally, with the team's new star, Tommi Mäkinen. Their rally didn't end well, as Tommi took a wheel off on SS5 and they retired. 1995
K4 MRE returned to the WRC on the RAC Rally, again with Mäkinen and now as an Evo III. Mitsubishi was in a fight with Subaru for the manufacturers' title, but their plans didn't go too well: Mäkinen retired with transmission failure, and Eriksson crashed out, meaning Mitsubishi finished 2nd behind Subaru.
Whereabouts
This is a tough one, as this car was one of the two first Lancer Evos to compete in the WRC, and yet it might now have survived. There's an Evo II in Cowan's collection, but from the pictures it can't be determined which one, and none of the Evo IIIs is likely to be this car. Track record (might be incomplete)
Starts: 6
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Best result: 4th - Rallye Monte-Carlo 1993
Retirements: 2
L6 MRE made her debut on the 1994 Rally New Zealand, with Armin Schwarz and Klaus Wicha. The event counted towards the WRC and the APRC among others - so specialist drivers were also present to try to throw a wrench into the regulars' business. Schwarz was not baffled by them though, and finished 3rd, right in front of his more experienced team-mate Kenneth Eriksson.
Her next event was the Hong Kong - Beijing Rally. No info on who drove the car or what the finish was, and pictures... no-no.
1996
She returned on the 1996 1000 Lakes Rally, with Ralliart test driver Lasse Lampi (this could indicate that at that time L6 MRE was a test car), and as an Evo III. They did what they could, and ended up 8th overall against very-very strong opposition.
Whereabouts She made it to 1996, albeit most likely as a test car; this could indicate that she was scrapped later on, but just as well she might be still around, although not likely.
L5 MRE made her debut as an Evo I at the 1994 Rallye Monte-Carlo with Armin Schwarz and Klaus Wicha. They had a great showing, winning a lot of stages, but a mistake cost them 4 minutes, and eventually they finished 7th.
Her next event was the Rally New Zealand (which was part of the WRC and APRC as well), this time with Eriksson. By this time the car was converted to Evo II spec (most notable difference from the outside is the different front sumpguard and bumper). Surprisingly, Schwarz finished 3rd, while Eriksson managed 4th in the car.
Rally New Zealand 1994 (internet / KiwiRallyFan)
Her next event was 1994 Hong Kong - Beijing Rally. At the moment I don1t know who her driver was (most likely Eriksson), and what the result was. Here's a picture though, supposedly of L5 MRE.
Whereabouts
Since there's very little info on the APRC rounds of 1993-94-95, I can not fully say that this car had only two starts (ot this numberplate even). The car might have competed on the 1994 Rally of Malaysia and Thailand, as well as being used again as an Evo III...
M8 MRE debuted alongside sister car M7 MRE on the 1995 Rally Indonesia, and was piloted by Tommi Mäkinen and Seppo Harjanne. They finished 3rd, behind Colin McRae's Subaru and their team-mate Eriksson.
Her next (known for me) event was the Telstra Rally Australia, again with Tommi Mäkinen and Seppo Harjanne. They were running in 3rd for most of the event, but in the end slipped back to 4th after clipping a bank and almost losing the left-front wheel. While the event did not count towards the WRC (just the APRC), Eriksson's win and this 4th place kept Mitsubishi in the title race in the Asia-Pacific standings. (Ps. This is the only picture I could get of the car so far... sorry for the big logo.)
Whereabouts
More than likely this car was used in pair with M7 MRE during 1995 (although I can not say that for sure, so far I couldn't find any pictures or videos), if that is true, it was used at least on one more event, the Rally of Malaysia (where Mäkinen finished 2nd behind Eriksson and M7). I'll try to get info on these events somehow... Track record (incomplete)
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Podiums: 1
M10 MRE -alongside sister car M9 MRE- made her debut on the 1995 Rally New Zealand, with Tommi Mäkinen and Seppo Harjanne on board. They made a good start to the event, leading it after the first day. But like on many events back then, Tommi was pushing the envelope a bit far, and they crashed out on SS10.
She returned on the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally with an other Finn, this time with Ari Vatanen. They had one task: help team mate Eriksson in the APRC Drivers' Championship, and also to bring good points for Mitsubishi in their close fight with Subaru. They achieved both, with arriving to Beijing in 2nd, right behind Eriksson. (No photo yet, it is very difficult to get one of these old APRC events...) Whereabouts
Just like M9 MRE, this numberplate has never returned to the stages, although it's more than likely that the chassis of both cars have been used if they were new builds; if not, it's possibly that this was their final showing.
M7 MRE is a car that first appeared during 1995 - but with uncertainty over the fact when (to me at least, there are very few pictures and videos). Her first event seems to be the 1995 Rally of Indonesia, with Eriksson and Parmander. They finished 2nd, a bit more than 2 minutes behind winner Colin McRae.
Next up was the 1995 Petronas Rally of Malaysia, with Kenneth Eriksson and Staffan Parmander. They won the rally, in front of their team-mates Mäkinen and Harjanne.
Petronas Rally of Malaysia 1995 (Mitsubishi)
Her next event was the 1995 Rally Australia, again with Kenneth Eriksson and Staffan Parmander as her crew. The event (which wasn't part of the WRC that year, only the APRC) couldn't have gone better, as they collected maximum points following their win!
Rally Australia 1995 (Martin Holmes / rallylife.cz)
1996
M7 MRE made her return very late into the Evo III era, reappearing on the 1996 San Remo Rally with the team's guest star, Didier Auriol. This was the charismatic French driver's first drive in the car, jumping into the team in the last minute. Accordingly, most of the time he was getting used to the car, and he eventually finished 8th, and kept Ralliart in contention for the Manufacturers' Title.
San Remo Rally 1996 (internet)
Originally, the plan was that Auriol would drive the car in Spain as well, but Mäkinen crashed his own car during the previous round, and so Burns got to drive M7, whereas Tommi got Burns' car (though with M5 MRE numberplates, which were likely swapped from the crashed car). The new car didn't bring Richard any success as they had to retire.
Rally Catalunya 1996 (pinterest)
Whereabouts Update 2018: The car is in Japan alongside K7 MRE.
Update 2024: The car is showcased in the Fuji Motorsports Museum in her 1995 Australia livery:
At the Fuji Motorsports Museum (Miho Cheung / facebook)
Well, this time a bit of an ancient, but interesting rumour regarding Mitsubishi and Abu Dhabi. Many of you know that Abu Dhabi entered the sport as a big sponsor in 2007 as part of the Ford WRT from Finland onwards. Also, MML prepared an update for the Lancer WRC05, which they claimed made the car 0.5s/km faster than before. Two things that has nothing in common at first sight - and since this is a rumour, take this with a grain of salt -, it might have had. Theory says that Abu Dhabi contacted MML and Mitsubishi about a full-time works return to the series. However, Mitsubishi didn't want it in the end (because of the new direction they had and have at the moment), and so Abu Dhabi went to Cumbria instead. It would have been very interesting to see this come together if it was really true (car/drivers-wise, etc.), but unfortunately it didn't. However, they got as far as decorating up a Lancer WRC with Abu Dhabi colours - it would have looked good if it became a reality. At least we got a better car out of this whole thing in the end, which pretty much kept it alive as long as it is.
Unfortunately, this never became a reality... The WRC07 in Abu Dhabi colours (internet)
In rallying heyday of the '90s, there was a championship besides the WRC which was almost as important for the Japanese manufacturers as the big series itself - the now often overlooked and forgotten about Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, or APRC. The series was prestigious, and the events so special that many times the manufacturers called for specialist drivers - such as multiple times Dakar and Safari Rally winner Ari Vatanen, Asia-specialist Kenneth Eriksson, Kiwi Possum Bourne, and also Dakar Rally and APRC champion Kenjiro Shinozuka. Of course, besides these drivers, the top WRC stars were regular participants, with Mäkinen, Sainz, McRae, Burns, Kankkunen and Liatti taking part as well.
After this little intro, let's get back to the Mitsubishi part in all this. For 1996, Ralliart prepared two cars (or numberplates) for APRC use: N1 & N2 APC; these cars were often partnered by Shinozuka's RHD, Ralliart Japan-prepared Lancer. N1's first event was the 1996 Rally of Thailand, with the crew of Tommi Mäkinen and Seppo Harjanne. It is undclear as to what happened to them, but they didn't finish.
No info or pics, just this bad quality cutout of a video... 1996 Rally of Thailand
Her next documented deployment was the Rally New Zealand, again with Mäkinen. They were leading after the first day with a big gab behind them, but they hit a treestump on the second day and had to retire.
1996 Smokefree Rally New Zealand
Her final event was also the very last running of the infamous Hong Kong-Beijing Rally, but this time her driver was Ari Vatanen, multiple time Safari and Dakar Rally winner, 1979 World Rally Champion. He bid farewell to the car and the rally in style, winning it without doing any recce! Also, a 1-2-3 finish ensured Mitsubishi successfully defended their manufacturers' title in the APRC.
Hong Kong-Beijing Rally 1996 (Response.jp)
Whereabouts
This was an APRC-exclusive car, and given the fact that the Evo IV was already knocking on the door and this car just having done an endurance gravel event, there's not much chance for it still being around, although it's possible. Track record (confirmed starts only)
Starts: 3
Wins: 1
Well, we have stepped over the 10th WRC, and from now on everything gets bigger and more confusing. Cars that disapper for 8 years and then show up again, etc... But now let's talk about KN04 WMC. She was one of the car that was built in the middle of 2004, but wasn't used till 2005 because of Mitsubishi's decision to stop after Germany and come back for Catalunya only. So it isn't so surprising that she debuted as a WRC05 spec car with Galli in NZ. However, this debut was bittersweet: even though they claimed 8th place, but that was after Rovanperä had to stop with a double puncture after the last stage, and after problems with the clutch and alternator on the first day.
2005 Rally New Zealand (Mitsubishi)
Up next was a hard-hitting event, the Rally of Turkey, and her driver was Galli once again. Contrary to NZ, this event started very well: Galli won a stage and finished four in 2nd place, he was briefly leading the rally, but more imortantly, he was 2nd at the end of the first day behing Sébastien Loeb! However, the cindarella story came to an abrupt end on the start line of the first stage of the second day as a turbo pipe came loose, forcing Galli to go the entire loop without turbo, and subsequently dropping the crew to 10th. They bounced back with an other stage win and consistent top5 stage times, but the huge time loss meant they only finished 8th.
2005 Rally of Turkey (Mitsubishi)
Well, we can't say this story is a successful one so far, but Galli really put the icing on the cake in Finland: they had to retire on the second stage of the first day after losing a wheel, and they crashed again on the second day, heavily damaging the engine bay and the chassis.
2005 Rally Finland (Mitsubishi)
Her last event in the works era was the Tour de Corse, again with Galli. The event was disappointing altogather as all three WRC05s were misbehaving (like the Evo WRC on its debut), making life miserable for the team. In the end, Galli finished 9th without causing any trouble to the leaders.
Her last appearance in the works team was just like her previous ones: miserable (Mitsubishi)
2006
In 2006, she started the Donegal International Rally in Ireland with Mark Higgins. This rally was a refreshment as the team finished 2nd in heavy competition and on stages that they've never encountered before.
2007
In 2007, she made an unexpected return to the WRC with various drivers. First of them was Xavier Pons, who competed for Kronos last year, but Sordo got the factory Citroën contract, so Xavi had to get some sponsorship to start with something. He started the season in Monte Carlo, and was in the top10 when he broke the transmission and was forced to retire. He returned with SupeRally, and finished 26th.
2007 Monte Carlo Rallye (Mitsubishi)
Pons -even though he had basically no experience on snow- chose to drive on the Rally Sweden and Norway as well. These two rounds were the last for him till Subaru signed him. In Sweden he crashed out early on, and in norway he finished 16th.
Wearing the classic marks of a trip into a snowbank, 2007 Rally Norway
Pons didn't return to the team, but WMC was in action again with Juho Hänninen on the Rally Sardinia. Despite Juho's then very young age (he's still just 32 in 2014!), he didn't do any mistakes, and neither did the car, meaning that they crossed the finish line in 8th.
2007 Rally Sardinia (Mitsubishi)
She returned with Hänninen for the 2007 Rally Finland, but this time in Race Rent Europe's unique silver-black-gold paint scheme. He was in 8th when the engine started running on 3 cyinders only on Ouninpohja. He had to retire on the next stage, putting a disappointing end to KN04 WMC's disappointing WRC career.
On her last ever WRC event, the 2007 Rally Finland (Mitsubsihi)
2008
Maybe it's a coincidence, but those cars -Mitsubishi wise- that have the most success in the WRC always get written off or retire at national levels; however, those cars that struggle in the WRC tend to do well in national rallies. This is the case with WMC as well, since on her only event outside the WRC until 2008 (2006 Donegal Rally), she finished 2nd. Csaba Spitzmüller (his nickname is 'Spici', and since it saves me a whole lot of trouble, I'm going to use this; also, everybody who know him do by his nickname) and his team the second half of the ORB (Hungarian Chamionship) with MML, and he was the one who wrote off KR05 ZLK in a huge accident... but back to 2008 now. The team started the year with the Eger Rally, and finished it in 2nd place, behind a Ford Focus WRC03.
2008 Eger Rally (Petr Sagner)
The next event was Spici's home rally, based in Miskolc, so the team took extra effort to make sure everything was going to be OK. However, it just wasn't to be, as they had to retire with a fuel pump failure.
After Spici's home rally came mine, the first gravel rally of the year, the Szombathely Rally. This was memorable for the team, because even though they won with a Lancer WRC in 2006, the win here launched a wining streak that saw them becoming the champions... but more on that later. The rally itself was muddy and rainy, and since we have fast, Finland-like stages that have a very hard top layer, it was really challenging just to finish.
Next up was the Veszprém Rally, which is like the Acropolis -hot, dusty, and runs on military gravel roads that have a lot of stones. They had a huge fight with Benik and his 2003 Focus WRC for the win, but in the end, they prevailed, and won their second rally in a row.
2008 Veszprém Rally (Tódori Tibor)
The next round of the championship saw the crews return to the northern region of the country for the debut of the Ózd Rally. Spici was fighting with both Benik and Turán -at the time he was driving a 307 WRC-, but after Benik's retirement and Turán's tyre problems, they could ease off and collect win #3 in a row.
The next round was also a new rally in the calendar, the Nyirád Rally. The evnt was great, with spectacular stages that were a combination of Szombathely and Veszprém: some sections were fast, some technical, with generally a great surface, but the stones could cause major trouble if you found them. Well, the team didn't, and they won their 4th rally in a row, and looked set and sealed for the title. But there was still one rally to go...
The 2008 ORB's final round was the 41st running of the Mecsek Rally around the hills of Pécs. This is a historic event, as this was the final time that one of Mitsubishi's WRCs and Group A cars -KN04 WMC and X3 MMR- went head to head. It could have been an interesting fight, but unfortunately Tagai crashed X3 and had to retire. But back on topic: Spici, his codriver Kazár, the team and KN04 WMC achieved what they have been dreaming about all season long, and won the 2008 championship title. That means KN04 WMC is one of the three Lancer WRCs that have won a championship!
2008 Mecsek Rally celebrations (MML Sports)
2009
For 2009, the car stayed with the team, although it went through a refurbishment at MML in Rugby. The calendar was about the same, but the opposition changed heavily: an S11 and an S12b Subaru WRC arrived, and in addition to the 307 WRC, the car park was stronger than ever.
So, the season started in Eger again, and the rally brought even more competitiveness than predicted, as the Subarus and the team exchanged stage wins, but in the end, the team celebrated their 6th win in a row!
2009 Eger Rally (Daniel Hlinka)
The next event was Spici's home event, the Miskolc Rally. The hometown curse struck the team again, as a small mistake in the first loop meant a broken suspension and several lost minutes. In the end, they could climb up to 4th place overall.
During scrutineering, Miskolc Rally 2009
Next up was another rally that's close to the team's HQ and a historic event, the Salgó Rally. They lost some time with bad tyre choices, meaning they couldn't chase down the S11 Impreza, and ended the rally in 2nd.
The 4th round of the championship was the Veszprém Rally - a welcomed return to gravel. It was a grueling event, as the stages were wet from overnight rain, and 30+ Celsius degrees meant that the humidity and the agony of choosing the right tyres were both high. However, a steady, fast drive from the team earned them victory, and more importantly, put them closer to the championship leaders.
Jumping to victory, Veszprém Rally 2009 (Tódori Tibor)
As the news came out it's 100% that in 2010 WRCs will not be allowed to go for the overall championship in the ORB (in 2009, they participated in an "Open Championship", while the championship for the FIA-compatible cars was the National Championship; from 2010, the latter stayed in tact, and WRCs could only win their category), the penultimate round of the championship, the Mecsek Rally was to be WMC's and the team's last event together. They arrived with the chance of defending their title, but a mistake on the first day resulted in a big crash, ending their hopes of the title and a good end to this partnership. In two years, they managed to win 6 rallies, finish 2nd a further two times, and retire only twice from 12 events, well, that's not so bad at all!
Shattered car and championship hopes, Mecsek Rally 2009 (www.rigofoto.hu)
2011
She returned to action almost 2 years after her crash on the Rally Latvia with Raimonds Kisiels. Unfortunately the return didn't end well, as they had to retire from 3rd overall after a nerve in Kisiels' shoulder was causing him pain all the time.
She made one more appearance in 2011, with Dutchman Mark van Eldik (YPP's former driver), on the Lausitz Rally. However, this rally turned out to be her 2nd retirement in a row, this time because of transmission problems. After repairs they returned, and won many of the stages.
2011 Lausitz Rally (Tomas Toman)
2012
In 2012, she had a bit longer and varied programme than in the previous years. Her first rally of the season was the Rallijs Sarma, with Raimonds Kisiels. This event didn't turn out to be good, as this was her 4rd retirement -and the 2nd because of a gearbox problem- in a row.
Rallijs Sarma 2012 (Rallijs Sarma Facebook page)
Next up was the Rallijs Talsi, where she was piloted by Kisiels again. And for the 3rd time in a row, she was forced to the sideline with a gearbox problem. In the video it can be clearly heard that something seriously broke in the gearbox when they're pushing the car towards the end.
After this disappointment she returned to the Central European region, more specifically to the Czech Republic, with her driver Roman Odložilík. Her Czech debut didn't end well, as an accident meant her retirement toll was now at 6 in a row.
Fuchs Agropa Rally 2012 (Ivo Nesrovnal)
Her next event was the Rally Kurzeme with Kisiels. They caught a break this time, as this was her first finished event since 2009! They finished 6th overall, and won the WRC category.
Her next event was a relaxing show rally, the Rally Show Uherský Brod. Her driver this time was Martin Březík, a regular in the Czech Championship.
Rally Show Uherský Brod 2012 (Ivo Nesrovnal)
She ended the 2012 season in Poland with another show event, the Rajd Barbórka, and was piloted by Piotr Krawczyk. They ended the rally in 45th position.
2013
She only competed in 2 rallies in 2013, and the first of them saw her return to the Czech Republic to compete on the Rallysprint Kopná, this time with Antonín Tlust'ak. Unfortunately they have never been on the pace, and ended up 6th.
Her second event of 2013 saw her return to Latvia for one last time with Raimonds Kisiels. This farewell went better than the previous ones before, as they ended the rally in 3rd overall.
Rally Talsi 2013 (Janis Asaris)
The car appeared at the 2013 Rallyday at Castle Combe Circuit with Guy Wilks.
2015
She returned to competition with Jamie Anderson on the Mid Wales Stages. They had good speed throughout, and eventually won by over 40s!
2015 Mid Wales Stages (Pirelli Welsh RC facebook)
After this, they entered the Malcolm Wilson Rally with a good chance of a good result - but there were plenty of strong opponents (many new Focus WRCs, an S12b, a couple of older Focus WRCs). Theydidn't start well, as they dropped to 25th on the second stage. A couple of top5 stage times followed, and just when they were in a chance to get to 4th place, they had to retire on SS6.
That slightly disappointing last event didn't have too much impact on the team, as they entered their next rally, the 2015 Somerset Stages. The entry was very strong, with S12b and S11 Imprezas, Focus WRCs, etc. However, a spin on the first stage cost 30 seconds, and further time was lost with a not quite optimal tyre choice. But in the end, they finished 2nd after a huge push!
Up next was the Plains Rally, again with Jamie Anderson. The opposition was even heavier than before, with lots of new WRCs, RRC, R5s. They managed to finish 5th, netting important points for the championship.
Jamie, Jon and the Lancer returned to action on the Nicky Grist Stages. A huge entry was present as always, and this time, the competition was too tough, as they finished 6th (with the same time as 5th-placed Stephen Petch), but the better first stage result decided against a top 5 finish for the Mitsubishi crew.
Next up was the Woodpecker Stages, a demanding and high quality rally, and also part of both the BTRDA and Welsh Forest Championships. This time everything fell into place, as they won the event, albeit by only 3 seconds - the top 3 were separated by 5 seconds! But a win is a win, and this is a well deserved one!
2017
In 2017, Jamie brought her out for the Woodpecker Stages. They started strongly, with winning the first two stages, but on the third disaster struck, and after SS3 they had to retire due to gearbox problems. Whereabouts
In 2014, Cyrille Féraud bought her along with KX05 AUR (that is quite interesting, more on that later!), but hasn't rallied her until now (June). It is unknown if she is a parts donor to AUR, or will be used alongside the other car. Update 2015: She wasn't with Cyrille (or isn't anymore), but stayed with MML instead. Looks like Jamie Anderson will be using her this season, but that can change; time will tell. :) Update 2016: She was / is for sale, as Jamie is running the revived BRC, but as this car is not eligible, with a Fiesta R5. So, she is looking for her 3rd owner in 3 seasons... Update 2020: She is up for sale again by Jamie, for 170k GBP here. It has a very rich history, so hopefully we will be able to see her in anger sometime in the future...
