Cronin and Galvin claim round two of British Rally Championship

Four-time British Rally champion Cork’s Keith Cronin and his Killarney co-driver Mikie Galvin steered their VW Polo GTi to a fine victory in round two of the British Rally Championship

Cork’s Keith Cronin and his Killarney co-driver Mikie Galvin in action on the night stage of the Beatson’s Jim Clark Rally in Scotland, round two of the British Rally Championship They won the Duns based event to move into the lead of the British Rally Championship. Photo courtesy of Tom Banks, Jakob Ebrey Photography.

Four-time British Rally champion Cork’s Keith Cronin and his Killarney co-driver Mikie Galvin steered their VW Polo GTi to a fine victory in the Beatson’s Jim Clark Rally, round two of the British Rally Championship that was based in Duns in the Scottish Borders.

Prior to the event Cronin made the switch from Hankook to Pirelli tyres and on Friday night’s opener he led pre-event BRC leaders Welsh ace Osian Pryce and his Killarney co-driver, Noel O’Sullivan, also in a VW Polo GTi R5, by 7.6 seconds. On the repeat of the stage, albeit in darkness, Cronin was a staggering 22.8 seconds faster than his first run.