Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy to begin second leg of Secto Rally Finland in ninth place

Meanwhile, Donegal's Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (Ford Fiesta Rally3) are second in the Junior WRC category.
Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy to begin second leg of Secto Rally Finland in ninth place

The Irish crew of Josh McErlean/Eoin Treacy (Ford Puma Rally1) pictured on the opening leg of the Secto Rally Finland. Picture: Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool.

The Irish crew of Josh McErlean/Eoin Treacy (Ford Puma Rally1) will begin Saturday's second leg of Secto Rally Finland in ninth place after a steady run through Friday's nine stages.

Out in front in a tense battle and having taken the outright lead on SS3, Finland's Kalle Rovanpera (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1), who has never won his home event, leads the way - 4.9s seconds ahead of reigning World champion Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 Rally1) whose team mate Adrian Fourmaux is 2.8s seconds further behind in third.

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