Lynch in driver’s seat as rival out

THE MOONRAKER Rally, an event steeped in tradition, marks a beginning of an era for the Munster Car Club, the rally section of the now technically disbanded Munster Motor Cycle and Car Club, one of the oldest clubs in the sport that originally catered for four different aspects of motorsport.

The development of each discipline rallying, karting and motorcycling, along with the veteran and vintage section, meant it really wasn't feasible to run under one organisation.

The Moonraker is the fourth round of the McCauley Trailers Irish National Forest Championship and will be based at the Midleton Park Hotel. Top seed Kevin Lynch, in his S8 Subaru, has an ideal opportunity to extend his lead in the absence of close rival Brian Murphy, who is on co-driving duties with Austin MacHale in the Rally of Wales. Lynch has won Carrick and Wicklow, was second in Tipperary and there is no doubt he is the pre-event favourite.