Cronin – Buckley second in Wales
Photo by Marcus Andrews
On Saturday, in Wales Keith Cronin and Shane Buckley finished second in the Nicky Grist Rally in their Ford Fiesta Rally2.
Cronin used the event as a shakedown for the next round of the British Rally Championship, The Grampian Rally.
Buckley was a stand-in co-driver due to the unavailability of regular co-driver Mikie Galvin due to the last-minute decision to enter the event.
The event was notable as Chris Ingram AND Alex Kihurani gave the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 its first victory in the UK by winning the 2024 Nicky Grist Stages – while Castrol MEM Rally Team stablemates Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson made it yet another double podium celebration for the Carmarthenshire squad with third in an identical car.
Chris Ingram said: “I’m delighted to give the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 its first win in the UK. We had a great battle with Keith Cronin, and Meirion [Evans] was really quick as well. We only did twenty miles testing at most in the car before the Nicky Grist Stages, so to jump in and be on their pace on our first rally in the car is very encouraging. I’m sure we’ll find some tweaks to get the Toyota more suited to my driving style before the next round of the British Rally Championship and to keep improving is the key. There is a lot to come from both me and this car, and the aim is to unlock that potential in the next few rallies. Today was perfect preparation for the remainder of the BRC and we’ll keep moving forward from here for sure.”
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