Craig Breen enjoys ‘great day out’ at Boggeragh Rallysprint

WINNING DRIVE: Waterford's Craig Breen and co-driver Peter Brennan powering the ex-Marcus Gronholm Ford Focus WRC to victory in the CFF Group Boggeragh Rallysprint near Nadd, County Cork. Pic: Martin Walsh.

On board the ex-Marcus Gronholm Ford Focus WRC, Waterford’s Craig Breen and co-driver Peter Brennan took an expected victory in the CFF Group Boggeragh Rallysprint near Nadd. Fastest on all four timed runs, they finished 48 seconds ahead of the Ford Fiesta R5 of Cavan’s Stephen McCann and co-driver Tommy Hayes. Carlow’s David Condell and his Limerick co-driver Greg Shinnors (Ford Fiesta R5) were 12.9 seconds further behind in third.

On the first run over the 5.6 kilometre stage Breen took a 12.8 second lead over McCann, who was on his first gravel outing in some four years. Daniel Cronin, on what his first real gravel stage in the VW Polo GTi R5, was 6.2 seconds further behind with Carlow’s David Condell in the ex-Joe Connolly Fiesta R5 just 1.9 seconds further back. Ray Breen, double driving the Ford Focus WRC, occupied fifth with fellow Waterford driver Keith Power (Ford Fiesta R5) completing the top six.