Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes made it a double with a hard-fought victory on the West Cork Rally, their second win in the 2022 Acesigns Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.
Having won the first round on the Corrib Oil Galway International in February, the Hyundai crew finished 23.3 seconds ahead of Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson to make it two wins from two in this years premier rally series.
Alastair Fisher and Gordon Noble completed West Cork’s podium, a further 18 seconds behind their Volkswagen team-mates.
“Such a day, such a weekend,” said a joyous Moffett after the final stage. “Unbelievable. It was a relief to come to the end of that last stage, we had a nice enough run through it.
“We are on a good roll now, I don’t know how long we can keep it up for but hopefully we can.
“Everything is working well at the minute, the car and the team.”
James Stafford recorded a 46.2-second modified victory on the West Cork Rally. The Darrian driver was untouchable for most of the rally, winning nine of the 14 stages in the modified class.
Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan bounced back from their retirement in Galway with a dominant victory in West Cork’s front-wheel-drive category. Kelly’s drive was good enough for an impressive 12th overall finish in the packed international field.
Neil Williams and Anthony O’Sullivan claimed a two-minute victory in West Cork’s Historic Rally.
Top points scorer in Galway, Jason Farrell, had to battle hard to win the Junior section of the West Cork Rally.
Farrell claimed an early five-second lead and a fastest-time, 10.8 seconds quicker than any of his rivals on the final test, ensured Farrell came out on top and maintained his perfect start to the Acesigns Junior Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.