Galway-based rally driver Aoife Raftery has made a strong start to her debut in the Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia, Italy.
Driving a Renault Clio Rally5 alongside Swedish co-driver Ida Lidebjer-Granberg, Raftery currently holds second place in the Rally5 class after the first day of competition.
Raftery, a member of the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, set the fastest time in the Rally5 class on the penultimate stage of Saturday's action. This has put her in a strong position heading into Sunday's final six stages
"We had a fastest stage time in the Saturday evening loop," Raftery said on Saturday night. "Six stages to go on Sunday, let's see what we can do."
Despite the cancellation of the final stage on Friday, Raftery's provisional second-place position in the Rally5 class is just 9.6 seconds behind Croatian driver Karlo Pelicar
The Sardinian Rally is the fifth and penultimate event of the 2024 Tour European Rally. Sunday's loop begins at just after 8 AM Irish time and is expected to conclude around 2:30 PM.
Aoife Raftery is supported by Des Lyons Plant | Kenny (Peugeot) Galway | O’Neill O’Malley Architects and Project Managers | Loughrea Auto Parts | Quinn Hardware | KG Motorsport | Kerry Motorsport News.
