Moffett and O’Reilly take advantage as rivals crash out

With the lead changing three times on the final day of the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes, Monaghan pair Sam Moffett and James O’Reilly (Ford Fiesta WRC) took advantage of their rivals’ problems to win the Killarney based event.

It was a victory that was hard to predict as the Donegal duo of Declan Boyle (Subaru WRC) and Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC) battled for supremacy beginning yesterday’s final leg 40 seconds clear of Moffett.

On their debut in a Subaru WRC, the Kerry/Cork combination of Alan Ring/Adrian Deasy finished two minutes and 29.3 seconds behind in second place. Monaghan’s Josh Moffett/John Rowan (Mitsubishi) were third. The National event was won by Roy White/James O’Brien (MG ZR). In the FIA Historic category Cork’s Denis Moynihan and co-driver Ger Conway (Ford Escort Mk. 1) took the spoils.