THE BATTLE BREWING ON THE RALLYING UNDERCARD

For an instant, we thought just a split second separated the two leading runners on the recent Loughgall Stages Rally before the final stage. But as Jonny Greer’s disallowed times were reinstated, his 0.1-second advantage became 9.4s and he was suddenly comfortably clear of title rival Desi Henry. Greer’s victory was just the latest twist in a compelling Northern Ireland Rally Championship season so far.

Debuting the Citroen C3 R5 in private hands, Greer drew first blood on the Bishopscourt Stages as Henry punctured and pulled out of the rally having lost bucketloads of time he was never likely to recover. But, in Henry’s words, “the Dogleap Rally was the exact reverse” as it was Greer’s