Donagh Kelly secures double in Enniskillen

There was double delight for Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC) as he clinched the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship with victory in the Todd’s Leap Ulster Rally in Enniskillen. 

Donagh Kelly secures double in Enniskillen

In sharp contrast, local hero Garry Jennings and his Letterkenny co-driver Rory Kennedy were on course to record a third straight Ulster Rally win until their Subaru WRC burst into flames some two kilometres from the finish of the final stage, leaving the pair bitterly disappointed.

In the unlikeliest of circumstances Kelly secured the Tarmac title with his fourth event win of the season. “I couldn’t believe when Garry failed to come through the last stage... To win both championship (National and Tarmac) in the same season is very special.”

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