Mighty mcgarrity takes mourne win

Derek Mcgarrity and Paddy Robinson led from start to finish to win by over a minute in the Subaru Impreza S14 WRC Darren Gass will use on this weekend’s Donegal International Rally.

“The guys in the Ford Escorts drive very fast and it’s not ideal to race them with a WRC,” said Mcgarrity after going 5s quicker than Damian Toner/denver Rafferty on the two-mile Camlough opener. “But we had a job to do.”

Toner and Rafferty measured the two-wheel-drive pace and, as at the recent St Angelo Stages, a lone WRC headed the pair– this time by 1m4s.

Third was decided by a mere 0.1s, with Camillus Bradley taking the spot despite being down on power earlier in the day. He closed in on the podium on the last stage, demoting David Armstrong.

John Devlin/john Mccarthy made it four Escorts in the top five with his Mk2.