Mark Greenham Racing
Meet the team.
Driver Mark Greenham and co-driver Steph Esterbauer first teamed up in 2014 to compete in 2-day Rookie category of Targa West. Despite Steph being relatively new to rally co-driving and Mark having no Targa experience, the pair showed competitive promise and lead the Rookie category easily for the whole event. That was of course until Mark decided to park their Evo 7 into the protective barrier on the penultimate stage. Ouch.
Since then the pair have worked together through the highs and lows of motorsport to be successful in every tarmac rallying event on the WA calendar. The duo have taken outright Targa honours in all five events on at least one occasion to become one of the most successful tarmac rally combos in WA. Although years later, Steph still hasn't let Mark forget about their first Targa Rookie event result.
Co-driver Steph has also worked with a number of drivers competing in the WA Rally Championship (the gravel variety) and is currently teamed up with Kelly Thomas in the Kat Racing Subaru WRX. While Steph admits the co-driver seat is more her forte, she's no stranger to sitting behind the steering wheel either having competed in the WA Formula Vee Championship and dirt Autocross events.
The team has aspirations to travel East and compete against the locals in their own tarmac rallies such as Adelaide Rally in South Australia, Targa Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Targa High Country in Victoria and of course the famous Targa Tasmania. In the mean time and given the challenges thrown up by the global pandemic the team are grateful to continue having the opportunity to compete in local WA motorsport.
MGR Mitsubishi Evolution IX
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution was originally developed and homologated by to compete for the World Rally and Asia Pacific Rally Championships. The FIAs new Group A regulations at the time spawned a new era of purpose built rally cars from a number of manufacturers. The MGR Evolution IX is the penultimate model in the Lancer Evo model line-up and continues to be a hugely popular base for building rally cars today thanks to it's exceptional handling, power and rally tested mechanical strength.
The MGR Evolution IX features a custom fabricated roll cage, Sparco seats, OMP harnesses and firebomb to keep the crew safe. Targa technical regulations permit particular modifications to the 2.0L turbocharged engine including larger camshafts for more power, exhaust for more noise, all tuned via the Autronic S4M ECU - including antilag for more bang. Mechanical upgrades include LSDs front and rear, upgraded clutch, custom final drive, AP brakes, KW struts and 18x9 wheels wrapped in 265/35R18 R-comp tyres.
The MGR Evolution IX is prepared by Race Torque Engineering at their HQ based in Wangara Western Australia. Their record speaks for itself with countless championship wins to their name from engineering, building and supporting motorsport vehicles, particularly for teams competing in the Australian and Asia Pacific Rally Championships. Their wealth of experience, professionalism and calmness under pressure translate into an exceptional efficient service crew for MGR at tarmac rally events.
