It’s two wins from two starts in 2025 for Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy as the pair topped the charts at the Manx Rally this weekend and next they head for the Circuit of Ireland.
Letterkenny navigator Rory Kennedy was alongside Kesh driver Garry Jennings for victory in the Manx Rally on Saturday.
After two days of action on the Isle of Man, Jennings and Kennedy were in command in the Ford Fiesta Rally 2.
Jennings and Kennedy made a late decision to tackle the Proflex Manx Rally pay off in style, powering their Ford Fiesta to a 38.7 second victory over the two-day, 18 stage event held on closed roads across the island.
Five-time former winners Jason Pritchard/Phil Clarke had to settle for second spot this time, as they continue to familiarise themselves with a Toyota Yaris after a switch to the car for this year, sealing the runner-up spot with blistering fastest times on both runs of the Druidale/Baldwins stage.
Most important of all they secured maximum points in the Protyre Asphalt Championship and their first class win in the new Toyota Yaris after struggling in Rally Yorkshire last month.
2017 event winner Hugh Hunter and co-driver Andy Marchbank snatched a last-gasp podium finish in third with Mark Kelly/Will Atkins fourth, overhauling 2022 winner Neil Roskell and Kirk Michael’s Rob Fagg over the final stages and Jersey driver Sam Touzel and Max Freeman, who punctured on the final stage dropping to sixth, all in Ford Fiesta’s.
