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Chris Kelly Memorial Rally: McGonigle and McKenna take top spot

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"Everything clicked" during weekend event

The Chris Kelly Memorial Rally took place over the weekend (4 October) with the pairing of Niall McGonigle and Caolan McKenna taking the top spot.

McGonigle says he 'didn't expect this at all' on what was his first tarmac rally - adding: "Everything clicked on the first stage and we led from start to finish and won by 44 seconds."

1st: Car 2 Niall McGonigle/ Caolan McKenna Ford Fiesta Rally2 38:14

2nd: Car 18 Andrew Purcell/ Kaine Treanor SKODA Fabia RS Rally 2 38:58 +0:44
 
3rd: Car 3 Frank Wray/ Joe McNulty Volkswagen Polo GTI 39:29 +1:15

Meanwhile, Maxx Bradshaw says he's 'counting his lucky stars' after coming off at the Sartfell Road and crashing into the adjacent field - he and his co-driver Stephen Christian reported to have walked away with just a few bruises.

The Manx driver shared footage of the incident on social media:

 

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