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Cronin captures Fastnet Rally for third time
Those honours came on the next round of the Championship in Birr. As things transpired over an enthralling 2 days of rallying, the pendulum did swing in favour of Mark Higgins as he won the event for a fourth time. However, on forestry cronkn the car proved unreliable so, on the week before the Cork Forest rally a deal was struck to trade the in against a Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7.
Towards the summit, his Subaru WRC stopped with a transmission problem.

In very tricky conditions, Keith showed skill far beyond his age, mixing it at the top of Group N and taking a well-deserved second in class on what was his first tarmac rally with a 4-wheel-drive rally car. Circuit of Munster Ireland National. The car was very competitive on tarmac, with Keith and Anthony taking a class win on the Rally of the Lakes.
Denis Cronin - rally profile
Limerick Circuit of Deni Stages Rally. A non-finish on the opening round in Carrick-on-Suir was not the ideal start to the year; however, on the next round in Tipperary, Keith finished second overall to Steven Moore and was a decisive winner in Group N, after setting the two fastest times on the day and leading the rally for a number of stages.

This lead had been stretched to 12 seconds by the end of stage 5, but disaster struck on the sixth stage as the car got out of line on a series of high speed bends and they crashed out of the event. It was therefore decided that he would concentrate on the National Forestry Championship, as it required the least amount of time spent away from study. In much the same way as the previous rally had transpired, Keith took back the bulk of the time 7.
On the next rounds in Limerick, Munster and Monaghan, he took maximum points in his class with apparent ease and managed also managed another couple of overall fastest times. Fastest on the last stage by 4 second Cronin took his first overall win by 10 seconds. As defending Champion, Keith would be running first on the road, which he had not done since the Cork Forestry Rally in The winner had to put his hand up at the finish and give full credit to Keith and Greg, who had 10 fastest times over the weekend and until their puncture on stage 18 the rally looked as if it would go down to the wire.
Fitzpatrick Silver Springs Cork 20 Int. His closest challenger was Kevin Kelleher and they had an epic battle throughout the day, with Cronin leading by a mere 15 seconds entering the final stage.
As if to emphasise his victory in the Galway Summer Rally, the penultimate round of the Dejis series, he set a cracking pace and opened up a lead of On the second stage however, disaster struck, as they clipped a rock and suffered a puncture, causing rallu to lose nearly 2 minutes to Championship rival Mark Higgins. Keith was faster on the first two stages to lead his Clonakilty rival by 11 seconds.
Denis Cronin –
As champion for the ddenis two years and winner on the Pirelli rally on both those years he started from the number one berth in his Proton Satria Super Galway International Rally Ireland Tarmac. Solid as a rock: This lead was stretched over the next two stages and stood at They eventually won the event by a margin of 35 seconds.
R White 92pts; 4. Gallagher continued to post some very strong times and his efforts were reflected with third place — Show all driver photos On the next stage their rally came to an end when on a rutted junction the crew slipped off the road into the undergrowth.
The significance of the result was not lost on the British Works drivers, all of whom came to shake his hand at the final control. J Moffett 76pts; 6.
Denis Cronin
As a result they dropped another 30 seconds, and their fourth place finish was scant reward for having 4 fastest times out of 7 croni. Sixth placed Patterson Escort was adamant that his concentration was fully on the PlasticBags. Willie Loughman Memorial Forestry Rally.
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