Alastair Fisher wins Wastewater Solutions Circuit of Ireland Rally

15 April 2022; Alastair Fisher and Gordon Noble in their VW Polo GTi R5 on SS3 Orra Lodge in the Circuit of Ireland Rally Round 3 2022 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in Cushendun Co Antrim. Photo by Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile

There was an exciting and dramatic conclusion to the Wastewater Solutions Circuit of Ireland Rally as Fermanagh’s Alastair Fisher and his Tyrone co-driver Gordon Noble powered their VW Polo GTi R5 to an 11.6 second victory over the Monaghan/Wexford pairing of Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Hyundai i20 R5). The Derry/Donegal duo of Callum Devine/Shane Byrne (VW Polo GTi R5) were 30.3 seconds further behind in third.

The event wasn’t without controversy when organisers scrapped the bogey times for the stage at Cairncastle and times were adjusted retrospectively, however, and in line with the rules, it transpired they should not have been applied in the first instance.