Daniel Cronin and Shane Buckley tops in Kingdom again

Tyre choice for the final pair of stages proved crucial and decisive as Ballylickey’s Daniel Cronin and his Killarney co-driver Shane Buckley won the Banna Beach Resort Kerry Winter Rally for the second time in three years.

Daniel Cronin and Shane Buckley tops in Kingdom again
Mon, 14 Nov, 2016 - 00:00
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It was also their second win in a fortnight following their success in the Fastnet Rally. The Cork/Kerry duo finished 9.6 seconds ahead of the Escort of Ashbourne’s Jack Newman and co-driver Andrew Browne.

Top seeds and early leaders Stephen McCann/Damien Fleming (Ford Fiesta S2000) were 29.5 seconds further adrift in third.

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CourtsSportMotorsportdaniel croninshane buckleyPlace: KillarneyPlace: West CoastPlace: LimerickPlace: MonaghanPerson: Daniel CroninPerson: Shane BuckleyPerson: Jack NewmanPerson: Andrew BrownePerson: Stephen McCannPerson: Damien FlemingPerson: Shane MaguirePerson: Mac KieransPerson: McCannPerson: NewmanPerson: Ed SynanPerson: Tim EnrightPerson: Tom RelihanPerson: Keith PowerPerson: Mike QuinnPerson: Sean MoranPerson: Pat O’ConnellPerson: O’ConnellPerson: SynanPerson: Peter WilsonPerson: PowerPerson: RelihanPerson: CroninPerson: QuinnPerson: Derek MackarelPerson: Muireann HayesPerson: Martin TynanPerson: Fintan ClerkinPerson: Damien HaganPerson: Damien ConnollyEvent: Banna Beach Resort Kerry Winter RallyEvent: Fastnet RallyEvent: West Coast Rally ChampionshipEvent: National Navigation Trial ChampionshipOrganisation: MitsubishiOrganisation: CroninOrganisation: EscortOrganisation: Subaru
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