Cronin wins in Mitchelstown

The opening round of the Petro Systems National Forest Rally Championship, the Tipperary Sean Conlon Memorial Rally, was won by the Cork/Limerick combination of Keith Cronin/Greg Shinnors.

Driving a Mitsubishi, Cronin, a former Billy Coleman Award winner, took a 35 second victory over the Subaru WRC of Trevor Harding/Andrew Purcell.