Mark Donnelly and Sean Ferris won the Sean Conlon Memorial Tipperary Forest Rally to claim a back-to-back winning start to the 2023 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship.

Donnelly finished the day with 19.8 seconds to spare ahead of Jordan Hone and Paul Hone in the sister AP-Art run Ford Fiesta and Vivian Hamill and Andrew Grennan bringing their VW Polo GTi R5 home in third place. the pair claiming a fastest time on Stage 5 as well to compliment a great show of pace in the car. The experiences pair had a real battle on their hands to hold of young-gun Ryan Caldwell who would finish fourth alongside Arthur Kierans in a Skoda Fabia R5.

The spectacular 2WD battle was a real ding-dong affair as the times swung in all manner of directions as reports of incidents filtered back from the stages. In the end it was the incredibly unique Lada VFTS of Shane McGirr and Liam McIntyre who would claim the victory after a remarkable day’s rallying.

After an incredible day in Tipperary and a highly successful return of the Sean Conlon Tipperary Forest Rally to the Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship calendar, all eyes are now set on Ballyvourney and the re-scheduled Moonraker Forest Rally on June 25th