Motorsport: Kelly clinches dramatic back-to-back victories in Killarney

There was late drama at the Killarney Towers Hotel Historic Rally.

Donegal's Donagh Kelly and co-driver Rory Kennedy (BMW M3 E30) secured back-to-back victories in the Killarney Towers Hotel Historic Rally in Killarney. Picture: Martin Walsh.

There was late and indeed, late late drama on the Killarney Towers Hotel Historic Rally as Donegal's Donagh Kelly and co-driver Rory Kennedy (BMW M3 E30) secured back-to-back victories withstanding a terrific final stage challenge from two other crews.

As expected, former six time World Rally event winner Kris Meeke and local co-driver Noel O'Sullivan powered the MATS prepared Aherns BMW backed M3 E30 into the lead from the start and with seven successive stage wins they had amassed a lead of a minute and 19s prior to the penultimate stage, the first of two runs over Moll's Gap - both ending in Killarney - a reversal of the morning opener.