Tyre choice key to Circuit of Ireland Rally win for Matt Edwards and David Moynihan

Welsh ace Matt Edwards and Mallow native David Moynihan guided their Ford Fiesta Rally2 to victory on the Circuit of Ireland Rally, the third round of the Samdec Securities Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Picture: Martin Walsh.

An inspired tyre choice proved the key to unlocking victory on the Circuit of Ireland Rally for Welsh ace Matt Edwards (Ford Fiesta Rally2) and Mallow native David Moynihan.

In a riveting contest through eight stages of the Dungannon countryside where the lead changed on three occasions, they finished 14.4s ahead of the similar car of Ballylickey’s Keith Cronin and his Killarney co-driver Mikie Galvin. Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (Citroen C3 Rally2) and co-driver Andy Hayes were a minute and 31.7s further behind in third.