Motorsport: Pat O'Connell claims Forest Rally victory in Dungarvan

O'Connell and co-driver Mark Wiley finished just three seconds in front of the VW Polo GTi R5 of Tyrone's Niall McCullagh/Ryan McCloskey.

Cashel's Pat O'Connell and his Mitchelstown co-driver Mark Wiley took their Ford Fiesta R5 to an exciting victory in the Dungarvan based EARS Motorsport Moonraker Forest Rally, the second round of the Sligo Pallets Irish Forest Rally Championship. Picture: Martin Walsh.

With the leading margin never more than four seconds and a lead change on three occasions, Cashel's Pat O'Connell and his Mitchelstown co-driver Mark Wiley took their Ford Fiesta R5 to an exciting victory in the Dungarvan based EARS Motorsport Moonraker Forest Rally, the second round of the Sligo Pallets Irish Forest Rally Championship.

In a close contest they finished just three seconds in front of the VW Polo GTi R5 of Tyrone's Niall McCullagh/Ryan McCloskey with Ballygawley's Vivian Hamill (Ford Fiesta Rally2) and Wexford's Gary Nolan just 0.5s further behind in third.