Wall and Kelly blitz rivals on final stage
Trailing leaders Seamus Murphy/Graham Kelly (Escort), they came back to win by 13 seconds. It was the first rally win for Wall, 35, from Fethard on Sea. The consistent Enda O'Brien/John Butler, also in an Escort, were third, a further seven seconds in arrears and six ahead of Andrew Purcell/John Purcell's Honda Civic.
Just a second separated the Escorts of Eamonn Murphy and Liam Wall after the first run through the stage near Ardfinnan . A broken drive-shaft on the reconnaissance run meant an early retirement for top seed David Percy (Escort).
