With victory in the Raven’s Rock Rally, in Waterford  Josh Moffett (Ford Fiesta WRC) and co-driver Andy Hayes have tightened their grip on the Triton Showers National Rally Championship. 

This was their fourth win of the current campaign, they finished 18.3 seconds ahead of title rivals, Roy White and James O’Brien, also in a Ford Fiesta WRC.  Richard Moore (Ford Escort) and co-driver John McGrath were a distant third – two minutes and 55.6 seconds further behind.

Monaghan’s Shane Maguire (Mitsubishi) and his Limerick co-driver Anthony Nestor won the Motorsport Safety Team Group N category while Meath’s Brian Brady/Gary McNamee (Honda Civic) took a facile victory in the Junior category.

Moffett was best on the opening stage near Grange to the south-west of Dungarvan where he was 1.6 seconds faster than White. White was best on S.S. 2 and moved 2.4 seconds ahead of Moffett. Both set identical times on stage three leaving Whyte in the lead by  2.4 seconds

Out on the second loop disaster struck for White. He had no handbrake, spun and stalled his Fiesta WRC, on S.S. 5 and when fifth gear broke on S.S, 6 he was stymied by a rear differential problem.  The net result was that he dropped to second - 24 seconds behind Moffett. 

Moffett went on to take his fourth win of the season and edges closer to the Triton title and the Vard Memorial Trophy.  White’s second loop issues ultimately cost him a shot at victory but he was pleased with his pace, he was fastest through the Power Stage to secure an additional Triton point.