Sam Moffett profits as Roy White bales out

There was late drama in the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes in Killarney, where Monaghan’s Sam Moffett (Fiesta R5) and his Bandon co-driver Karl Atkinson took victory after long-time leaders, Roy White and co-driver James O’Brien, clattered their Fiesta WRC against a chicane bale on SS 13 and limped to the stage finish before retiring.

It was a cruel blow, as they were on the cusp of their inaugural victory in a round of the tarmac series.

Second place went to Dubliner Robert Barrable (Hyundai i20 R5) and his Monaghan co-driver Damien Connolly, who were 29.5 seconds behind and almost three-and-half minutes ahead of the Fiesta R5 of Stephen Wright/Arthur Kierans.