Jennings and Kennedy win 2025 Manx Rally

Donegal crew roar to near 40-second victory

Report by Chris Boyde:

Donegal’s Garry Jennings and Rory 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.

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 .

Fagg was the leading local competitor, with Steve Colley/Joe Dooley the best all-local crew in 15th, ahead of Maxx Bradshaw/Liam Whiteley, in 19th and John Tear/Robert Turton 20th of 102 finishers, all in Mitsubishi Evo 9’s.