Derry driver, Kevin Lynch, co driven by Gordon Noble, took his maiden victory in a round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship at the Waterford based Suirway Forklifts/Eddie Garry Car Sales co-sponsored Raven’s Rock Rally, round five of the series.

Dunlop National Rally Championship leader Niall Maguire and co-driver Paul McLaughlin have crashed out of the Raven’s Rock Rally, round five of the national series.

In the Waterford-based Raven’s Rock Rally, with fastest times on all of the first four stages, Derry’s Kevin Lynch and co-driver Gordon Noble in a Subaru WRC have amassed a lead of 44 seconds over the Subaru of Dunlop National Rally Championship leaders Niall Maguire and Paul McLaughlin, who are a further 14 seconds ahead of the Subaru of Jim Harrison and Harvey Bell.

Cavan driver Patrick Elliott and his Cork co-driver David Moynihan (Subaru WRC) are the early leaders of the Adare-based Circuit of Munster Rally, the fourth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Niall Maguire and co-driver, Paul McLaughlin (Subaru WRC) won an exciting Hotel Kilmore Cavan Rally, the third round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

After the opening loop of three stages in the Hotel Kilmore Cavan Rally, the third round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, both Monaghan’s, Niall Maguire and Cavan’s, Patrick Elliott in Subaru WRC’s share the lead with the Hyundai WRC of Cahal Arthurs a mere second adrift in third.

Garnering 27 seconds from stages four, five and six, Niall Maguire and co-driver, Paul McLaughlin, in a Subaru WRC, now lead the Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Rally, the second round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, by 41 seconds.

Fresh from his win in yesterday’s Circuit of Kerry Rally in Dingle, Killarney’s Donie O’Sullivan heads

Killarney’s Donie O’Sullivan and co-driver Paul Nagle in their Ford Focus WRC won the Circuit of Kerry, the opening round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Surviving two moments today when problems cost him almost two minutes, Donie O’Sullivan and Paul Nagle (Ford Focus WRC) have won the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally in Clonakilty.

ALTHOUGH there are few certainties in rallying, Niall Maguire should wrap up the Dunlop National Rally Championship at the Clonmel Arms Hotel/FESP-sponsored Tipperary Stonethrowers Rally on Sunday.