Callum Devine searching for elusive West Cork Rally win in Clonakilty

He came close back in 2022, then at the wheel of a Ford Fiesta Rally2, only for an engine malady to derail his efforts

CRUSING: Derry's Callum Devine (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 ) has won all six of the last ITRC events he's contested. Pic: Martin Walsh.

As the Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally begins later this (Friday) evening it's easy to see why Derry's Callum Devine is the hot favourite for the three day, sixteen-stage encounter that has the commercial tag of "kick-starting the tourist season" in West Cork.

A winning streak that stretches back to the 2024 Cork '20 Rally has seen Derry driver become the sixth most successful driver in the history of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Currently, he has thirteen wins under his belt in less than five years.