Gass gears up for Kerry Rally bid

A LATE entry from Armagh’s Darren Gass (Subaru WRC) has added extra spice to Sunday’s Carlton Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally in Tralee, the second round of the Top Part West Coast Championship.

He joins top seeds Kevin Barrett and Niall Maguire, also in Subaru WRCs, in the quest for victory in one of the most popular events in Irish rallying. All three know what it’s like to lead the Circuit of Kerry but only Maguire has tasted outright victory in Tralee in a tie-break situation.

Gass has a fine turn of speed but needs consistency if he is to triumph in the nine-stage rally that includes the classic Minard Castle stage. Barrett and Maguire shape up to each other for the third time this season, with the former the most recent victor when he claimed victory at the Mayo Rally.