Monaghan’s Sam Moffett bids to maintain double challenge

Dovetailing the Triton Showers National Rally Championship and the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship doesn’t pose any huge problems for Monaghan’s Sam Moffett, who leads the former and is second in the latter. It’s an interesting combination as he drives a Fiesta WRC in the National series and a Fiesta R5 on the Tarmac campaign.

“There’s a big difference for sure, particularly in the steering rack, the power and handling of the World Car. The R5 is a nicer car to drive whereas the World Car is more demanding,” explained Moffett, who is the top seed for Sunday’s second round of the Triton series, the Midland Moto Rally in Longford.

“If the weather is dry then the pace will be quicker. Declan (Boyle) and Donagh (Kelly) will go hard and Roy (White) can be very quick.” Moffett is still disappointed with his last outing in West Cork, for most of the event he held second behind eventual rally winner Donagh Kelly until a puncture on Stage 13 demoted him to fourth and cost him the lead of the series.