Creighton and Regan fight to the finish in a thrilling BRC finale
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew William Creighton and Liam Regan put on a spectacular performance at the season-ending Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, pushing Chris Ingram and Alex Kihurani to the limit in a thrilling battle for the Protyre British Rally Championship title.
While Ingram ultimately secured the championship, Creighton and Regan gave it their all and never backed down.
The duo, in their Pirelli-shod Ford Fiesta Rally2, were neck-and-neck with Ingram’s Michelin-shod Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 throughout the demanding North Wales stages.
Creighton, who strategically deployed his points-boosting Joker for the final round, pushed hard to overcome Ingram’s lead.
“I tried,” said Creighton. “It’s been a fantastic year, stepping up into the Rally2 car has been amazing and to compete at the top of the British Rally Championship, we are very lucky.”
Creeighton won one round and finished second on three more to set up a winner takes it all title fight in North Wales.
The Cambrian Rally saw a fierce four-way battle for the title, with Welsh driver Osian Pryce and Cork’s Keith Cronin also in contention.
However, Cronin’s championship hopes were dashed early on due to mechanical issues, while Pryce couldn’t quite match the pace of Ingram and Creighton.
The top two fought hard over the opening four-stage loop and just four seconds separated the title protagonists at the midday service halt in Ruthin.
However Creighton overshot a junction on the day sixth stage after being distracted by a marshal.
The Moira driver did not place any blame towards the marshal but the resulting incident cost him over 14 seconds and the rally and the title race were as good as over.
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