Aoife Raftery took an impressive and well-deserved third-place finish in the Junior British Rally Championship element of the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally on Saturday.
It was the best performance by an all-female crew on a round of the current era of the Junior British Rally Championship
The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy-backed driver delivered a strong performance in her Peugeot 208 Rally4 and she impressed with a string of top-three stage times.
The Craughwell-based driver and her co-driver Hannah McKillop took the fight to the top Rally4 class drivers from both Ireland and Britain over the seven-stage rally in North Wales.
“We really enjoyed the battle, the stages were lovely, and it’s great to be back in the British Rally Championship where it all started for me,” said Aoife.
Raftery’s experience in the FIA European Rally Championship proved invaluable in tackling the longer stages of the Cambrian Rally.
“Our experience in the European Rally Championship really helped us in the longer stages and that showed on Saturday. There was a hot pace in the Rally4 class all day,” she added.
