Devine reduces Meeke’s lead after stage eight

Callum Devine reduced Kris Meeke’s lead with a fastest time in stage eight of the Donegal International Rally.

Devine and Noel O’Sullivan posted a time of 7:07.2 at Drumhallagh in their Skoda Fabia RS Rally2.

Rally leaders Meeke and Liam Regan finished in a time of 7:10.5 to see their advantage cut to 11 seconds.

The Tyrone native had stretched his overnight lead with a fastest stage time around Knockalla but the reigning champion has pulled it back.

Completing the current top three is Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy, clocking a time of 7:08.6 in stage eight and they sit 28.3 seconds off Meeke.