Austin McHale (Opel Manta 400) won the 1985 Uniroyal Cork 20 Rally to beat Billy Coleman (Porsche 911 SCRS) on homeground and win the Irish tarmac championship for the second time.
There was some controversy with the result as the Rothmans team claimed they were unaware that McHale had been faster than Coleman, by almost 30 seconds, on the Lough Alloa stage during [...]










