ROAD RALLY ROUND-UP

The Midsummer Rally at Caer went started 48 cars, and Jim Munden and co-driver Jon Leigh Tavern won by over a minute.

The second placed Darrian of David Morgan and Richard Suter topped the second stage but, after that, Munden tore away into the distance.

Carl O’grady was a further minute and a half behind, but was a popular sight on the stages in his Nissan Sunny F2 kitcar.

William Mains and Aled Edwards were the stars of the top 10, taking eighth in their plucky Vauxhall Nova.

Car one Phil Turner was among the retirements with a broken turbo.

In the Laois Heartlands Mini

Stages, Jonathan Pringle sealed victory by 4.1s over a tight fight for second place.

Jack Newman and Andrew Browne had kept Pringle at arm’s length but fell back two spots in the heat of the battle on the penultimate stage. Enda O’brien moved into the runners-up spot, with Alan Smyth/mac Kierans third. Smyth set a fastest time earlier in the event, impressing in his Mitsubishi.