Clare driver Rob Dwane virtually clinched the Naylor Engineering National Hillclimb Sprint Championship for the first time thanks to scoring his eighth win from nine rounds in Donegal.

The 21 year-old had to give best to the Radical sports car of Gerard O’Connell in event on the Saturday over the famous Knockalla coast road on the Fanad peninsula, with less than one fifth of a second separating the two rivals. 

However, Dwane was back to winning form on the second day of the event finishing well clear of runner up Tim Nunn.