Cork driver Keith Cronin’s hopes of a dream prize drive in the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship slipped away after an accident on Wales Rally GB ended his challenge for victory. Cronin and co-driver Marshall Clarke came to the event locked in a winner-takes-all battle for the Citroen Top Driver title but a collision with a tree on Friday sidelined the pair – despite a valiant effort to rejoin the event and chase vital points. The Irish … Read More »
Dream Drive Dashed At Final Round Thriller
November 18, 2013
Cronin Flies to Maiden World Rally Victory in Finland
August 4, 2013
Ireland’s Keith Cronin clinched a spectacular WRC3 victory today at Rally Finland in only his third-ever FIA World Rally Championship rally. Cronin delivered an outstanding performance to win by 74.5 seconds and move into the lead of the Citroën Top Driver championship. The Motorsport Ireland-supported driver adopted a very clever approach on his first visit to Finland which is renowned for being an ultra-fast specialist event. He and … Read More »
Podium Spot in Sardinia
June 27, 2013
Keith Cronin scored his first podium finish in the FIA World Rally Championship WRC3 after finishing runner-up in the tough Rally Italia Sardegna. Despite losing time on the very first stage with a puncture, Keith battled back over the two-day event and moved into second after a last stage twist. Cork driver Cronin arrived in Sardinia knowing he could match the front-runners in pace after scoring a series of fastest times on his world rally … Read More »
Rally De Portugal 2013
June 6, 2013
The Rally de Portugal represented Keith Cronin's first outing at the WRC 3 Level, and things didn't go entirely to plan. A fifth-place finish overall was more than creditable, but Cronin's outstanding performance on the first day offers the promise of higher placings in the rallies ahead. Leading on the First Day In the initial stages, Keith made great progress, demonstrating the finesse behind the wheel that equips him to challenge for … Read More »
Cronin Returns to 4-Wheel-Drive for Irish Tarmac Championship
January 28, 2013
British Rally Champion Keith Cronin is to compete in this weekend’s Galway International Rally, the opening round of the 2013 Irish Tarmac Championship. In a deal that was only organised within in the last week, he is set to make his World Rally Car debut in the Subaru S11 that was campaigned by Kerryman Thomas Fitzmaurice during the 2012 National Championship. The deal will be see Cronin return to a 4-wheel-drive car for the … Read More »
