Motorsport: Boyle out to end wait with Cork '20' victory 

The Lettermacaward driver is looking forward to the concluding round of the NAPA Auto Parts Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

Donegal's Declan Boyle (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) seeking a first victory in the O'Connell Group Cork '20' Rally, the final round of the NAPA Auto Parts Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Picture: Martin Walsh.

In a sport that is often awash with uncertainty, this weekend's O'Connell Group Cork '20' Rally, the concluding round of the NAPA Auto Parts Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, will definitely herald a new winner. For top seed Donegal's Declan Boyle, the 15-stage event offers a great opportunity to end a barren period of some 11 years since he last won a round (Donegal International Rally) of the ITRC as he bids for his first Cork '20' victory.

Further to his 2011 ITRC success in a Subaru WRC, the Lettermacaward driver moved to a Ford Fiesta WRC and didn't transition to the R5 category (introduced in 2016) until 2019. Variants of the Fiesta and Polo GTi were tried before he switched to a Citroen C3 Rally2 and subsequently a defining change to a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 where victory in last year's Wexford Rally provided him with his first Rally2 victory.