Cronin out to dent Higgins’ title hopes in Manx

ROUNDS of the Irish Tarmac, National and British Rally Championships take centre stage over three days beginning today with the former and the latter dovetailing on the Rally Isle of Man International.

Meanwhile, the Sligo Rally on Sunday begins the second half of the Dunlop National Rally Championship season.

A pact or boycott by the regulars of the Irish Tarmac Championship means that there are no WRC cars on the event that is now essentially a British Championship event.