Garry Jennings takes Donegal Rally with commanding performance

With a commanding performance delivered with total commitment, Fermanagh’s Garry Jennings and his Letterkenny co-driver Rory Kennedy brought their Kumho backed S12B Subaru WRC to a strong victory in the Joule Donegal International Rally, round five of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship.

After three days and twenty stages, they finished with a winning margin of a minute and 7.1 seconds over the Ford Fiesta WRC debutants, cousins Declan and Brian Boyle. One-time leaders Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC) were a similar margin further behind in third.

With a margin of 3.2 seconds separating Jennings and Kelly, hopes of a frenetic battle pulsed the expectations of the thousands of spectators that lined the stages on Saturday morning.