Manus Kelly claims stunning victory at National Rally Championship

Subaru WRC debutants Donegal’s Manus Kelly/Donal Kelly took a superb win on the Seven Oaks Hotel Carlow Rally, the third round of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship.
Manus Kelly claims stunning victory at National Rally Championship

They finished 9.9 seconds ahead of the Clonmel/Cork pairing of championship leaders Roy White/James O’Brien (Ford Fiesta WRC). Longford’s Tommy Doyle and Cork co-driver Liam Moynihan (Subaru WRC) were 21.8 further behind in third.

Despite stalling at the start, Manus Kelly made a great start and finished the stage at the top of the leaderboard — nine-tenths of a second ahead of Peadar Hurson (Subaru WRC) with the Escort of Frank Kelly only eight-tenths of a second back. White (Fiesta), Doyle, and Daragh O’Riordan (Fiesta) followed.

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