Jennings puts the boot down in Donegal

Up until yesterday the S14 Subaru WRC didn’t perform well on Irish tarmac roads, but that has changed with Fermanagh’s Garry Jennings guiding the car into the lead after yesterday’s opening leg of the Topaz Donegal International Rally.

With several fastest stage times, he ended the day 15.9 seconds ahead of the Subaru S12B of Midleton’s Darragh O’Riordan. Omagh’s Seamus Leonard, in his S9 Subaru WRC is 6.8 seconds further behind in third.

Jennings punched in the best times on the opening two stages with O’Riordan quickest on S.S. 3 near Buncrana. At the service halt, Jennings was five seconds to the good with O’Riordan next and Irish Tarmac series leader, Darren Gass a further 12.1 seconds behind in third.