Henry/Connolly in command at Lakeland Rally

Taking the lead on the second stage, the Antrim/Monaghan duo of Desi Henry and Damien Connolly (Ford Fiesta WRC) went on to win the Enniskillen based Lakeland Rally that counted as rounds of the McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship and the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally series.

They finished 22 seconds in front of the Ford Fiesta R5 of Monaghan’s Sam Moffett and his Cavan co-driver James Fulton. Tyrone’s Cathan McCourt (Ford Fiesta R5) and Fermanagh’s Barry McNulty, who had already clinched the Valvoline series, were 11 seconds behind in third.