Devine and O’Sullivan storm to victory in Longford

The pair improved as the event went on.

Callum Devine and Noel O'Sullivan in their VW Polo GTI R5 celebrate after winning the Midlands Triton Showers Stages Rally Round 1 of the National Rally Championship in Longford. Picture: Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile

Leading throughout, Derry’s Callum Devine and his Killarney co-driver Noel O’Sullivan won a riveting Ardmore Air Conditioning Corp/Longford Arms Midland Moto Rally in Longford. 

Increasing their pace and gaining in confidence on every stage, they finished 10.7 seconds ahead of triple British rally champion Matt Edwards and his Mallow born co-driver David Moynihan in the Keith Lyons-owned Ford Fiesta Rally2. Reigning Triton national champion Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (Hyundai i20 R5) and his Wexford co-driver Andy Hayes were a mere seven-tenths of a second further behind in third.