Deciding to continue motorsport career at a higher level, the crew changes the car from Subaru Impreza to more modern Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, which allows them to fight for victories in the Ukrainian national rally competitions.

Next year Odesites climb a step up in the top five and won its first international trophy - Cup of Friendship, which is held by Automobile Federations of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus together.

Yuriy Kochmar and Sergiy Koval, another crew of Odesa Rally Team, became the Ukrainian class 3 champions leaving Pushkar and Mishyn on the second position.

Developing the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X the crew wins his first major international race - Romanian Rally Sibiu[5] and finishes the 2012 season in sixth place in IRC Production.

[8] At the end of the season, crew safely finished at the Rallye du Valais and Tour de Corse, and after scoring 167 points became the European Rally Champions among the Production Car drivers and codrivers both.