Historic success for Patterson and Whyte in Killarney

Lisburn’s Wesley Patterson and his Cork co-driver, Alan Whyte took their Ford Escort RS1800 to a fine victory in the Gleneagle Hotel Killarney Historic Rally.

Although they finished four and a half minutes in front of the Lancia Stratos of Steve Perez/Carl Williamson, the result masked a fine battle with Millstreet’s, Mark Falvey/Colin Moynihan (Ford Escort), who retired prior to the final stage with a broken driveshaft. Todd Falvey/Ger Conway (Porsche 911) were third.

Elsewhere, Cork duo Denis Moynihan/Eamonn Hayes (Escort) won the Post-Historic category; Welsh pair, Tomas Davies/Dai Roberts (Ford Escort) won the Classic section and the Donegal/Cork combination of Martin McGee/Denis O’Mahony (Ford Escort) won the Modified category while the Junior section was claimed by John O’Flaherty/Patrick Dowd (Toyota Starlet).