McNulty to sit out Raven’s Rock Rally

WHAT appeared to be a cracking entry for Sunday’s Kilkenny-based Suirway Farm Machinery Raven’s Rock Rally, the fifth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, has been decimated by a series of withdrawals.

Dunlop series leader Tim McNulty was forced out yesterday when it became clear that the engine of his Subaru WRC would not be ready in time.

Following his victory in last week’s Topaz Donegal International Rally that catapulted him into second place in the ITC — just four points off series leader Kevin Barrett, work needed to be carried out on the engine. However, early yesterday afternoon he received the news that it would not be completed until Tuesday next. Irrespective of what happens in Kilkenny, McNulty will still retain top spot in the Dunlop series.