Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes have the 2018 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in their sights after taking maximum points on the John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally.

The pair settled for second behind event winners Matt Edwards and Darren Garrod in a similar Ford Fiesta R5. Only Desi Henry and Jonny Greer could have prevented Moffett from taking top points in the championship but Stage 3 Cairncastle saw both drivers crash out on the same corner to make Moffetts task a whole lot easier.

In the Treaty Plant Hire Modified Championship Kevin Eves extend his lead despite competing in a hired Mk2 Escort as opposed to his usual Toyota Corolla. Eves finished a fabulous sixth overall and with Kyle McGettigan taking second placed points following his ninth place overall it extended his championship lead from three to eight points over John Bonner who had to be content with twelfth position.

Ernie Graham took top points in the Historic category in his BMW M3, while the Junior Championship was wrapped up by Gary McNamee as he took his third maximum score of the season from three events. That was enough to leave McNamee in an uncatchable position with one round still to go.
The final round of the 2018 championship, the CB Tool Hire Cork 20 International Rally, takes place on September 29 and 30.

Provisional Overall Championship Points after 5 Rounds
1 – Josh Moffett               73
2 – Sam Moffett               57
3 – Robert Barrable         41