Motorsport: Keith Cronin and Mikie Galvin win Modern Tyres Ulster Rally 

EXTENDS LEAD: The Ballylickey/Killarney crew of Keith Cronin/Mikie Galvin (Ford Fiesta Rally2) on their way to victory in the Newry based Modern Tyres Ulster Rally, the penultimate round of the Samdec Securities Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Picture: Martin Walsh.

Keith Cronin and Mikie Galvin (Ford Fiesta Rally2) took a key victory in the Newry based Modern Tyres Ulster Rally to extend their lead in the Samdec Securities Irish Tarmac Rally Championship to fifteen points. Negotiating ten technical and often times tricky stages, they finished 15.4s ahead of reigning Irish Tarmac champions Derry’s Callum Devine and Killarney’s Noel O’Sullivan (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2), who moved into second spot in the series.

With dropped scores taken into consideration, second place on next month’s Cork ‘20’ Rally will suffice for Cronin/Galvin to net a second Tarmac title - even if Devine/O’Sullivan were to win the event - Cronin/Galvin would win on a tie-break.