Noel O’Sullivan heads strong Kerry entry in Fastnet Rally
This weekend’s Fastnet Rally marks the end of a long and hard-fought Triton Showers Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship campaign.
The championship’s main protagonists, defending champion Josh Moffett and newcomer Callum Devine arrive in Bantry knowing that nothing short of a victory will decide the outcome of this year’s title race.
Both drivers and their respective co-drivers Keith Moriarty and Kerry’s Noel O’Sullivan are highly motivated but for two very different reasons.
It is the first time since Declan Boyle’s third championship win in 2018 the Triton Showers Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship will be decided in the final round.
For Moffett, he stands the chance of equalling Boyle and Niall Maguire on three consecutive championship wins.
Devine, already the Irish Tarmac Rally champion would love to do the double and win the National title too – but his Monaghan-based rival is an outgoing double-champion and will be doing his best to prevent the Derry man from reaching that target.
Strong Kerry entry
Conor Murphy and Sean Collins are the top seeds in the Modified rally in their Ford Escort Mk2.
The rally is also the final round of the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship and Mike Quinn Kieran Doherty are chasing championship glory in their Ford Escort.
3Alan Ring and Adrian Deasy compete in their Subaru Legacy RS in preparation for the Killarney Historic Rally next month.
Kerry co-driver Sean Nolan is on pacenote duty for Shane Casey in their Ford Fiesta R2.
Class 14 incudes Vincent O’Shea and Eoin O’Donoghue (Darrian T90) and Kevin O’Donoghue and his Donegal co-driver Evan MacBride in a BMW E30.
Bob Moran will be hoping to secure class 12 in the Southern 4 championship in his Escort.
The Junior entry includes John Michael Kennelly and John Fleming and Keith O’Connor and Aaron O’Connor, both in Honda Civics.
Brother and sister Mossie and Megan Costello will drive their Ford Fiesta Rally 4 in the eight-stage event.
Class 13 incudes Kerry crew Cyril Wharton/Donal Falvey and Ger O’Brien/John Liston in similar 2000cc Escorts.
Katie Quinn can wrap up the West Coast Ladies championship. She will be co-driven by Caz Somers in a Honda Civic.
Sean Enright and Kevin Doherty compete in a class 12 Ford Escort Mk2 and the Kerry entry is completed by Declan O’Sullivan and Jonathan O’Shea in a Volkswagen Golf.
Kerry crews on the reserve list include newcomers Timmy Finnegan (Honda Civic) and Paul Stryker (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam).
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