JOSH MOFFETT HEADS IRISH TARMAC FIELD TO WEST CORK
Hyundai driver keen to build on successful start to 2022
Irish Tarmac Rally Championship leader Josh Moffett believes he can carry his momentum into the second round of the series in West Cork this weekend.
Moffett triumphed at the opener in Galway in early February, mastering two days of wet and windy weather on Ireland’s west coast to claim a maiden victory on the event.
The Hyundai i20 R5 driver also scored maximum points at the Irish National Rally Championship curtain raiser, the Mayo Stages Rally, to underline his form.
“We have had a very strong start to the year,” said Moffett, the Tarmac champion from 2018. “To go to
Galway and win there in those conditions, that definitely ranks as one of my best performances.
“It isn’t going to be easy, it never is in the Irish Tarmac Championship, but I don’t see why I can’t go [to West Cork] and do it,” he added.
Classic stages including Ardfield, Ring and Ballinascarthy all feature in the twoday itinerary and has drawn entries from talent such as Callum Devine (Ford Fiesta Rally2), Alastair Fisher (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5), Jonathan Greer (Citroen
C3 Rally2) and Welsh visitor Meirion Evans (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5).
Moffett, though, is unfazed and feels his recent performances are proof of the gains he has made with his Hyundai.
“There is more to come,” he said. “The pace was really strong in Galway – people could see that by the times – but at no point did I think I was driving beyond my limits, that I might end up making a mistake in those conditions.
“The car worked perfectly in the wet… if it’s dry it will make our job that bit harder as there is some work to do on the set-up but when you start the year well, you do everything to keep it going,” he added.