Motorsport: Stafford and Cleary hang on to win in Midleton

The Wexford crew of James Stafford/Richard Cleary (Darrian T90 GTR) won the Midleton based CDE Imokilly Rally by a 4.4 second margin. Picture: Martin Walsh.
With a 15.3-second lead entering the final stage, the Wexford crew of James Stafford/Richard Cleary (Darrian T90 GTR) almost backed off too much but did enough to win the Midleton-based CDE Imokilly Rally by 4.4s.
Armagh's Jason Black and his Cork based co-driver Karl Egan took second place as they pushed hard on the final stage and while they almost caught Stafford/Cleary, they deprived the Monaghan/Cavan pairing of Johno Doogan/Paul Lennon (Ford Escort) of the runner-up spot by 4.7s.