Krunching Gears

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 19.   We discuss the Rally3 class with Eamonn Kelly, Johnnie Mulholland, William Creighton, Richard O'Lone, and Shane Quinn.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast 2025 Season, episode 18. We chat with Ryan Caldwell and Stephen O'Brien, winners of the Maiden City Motor Club Stages Rally. Kevin Eves and Chris Melly join us, fresh from their podium finish on the Cavan Stages Rally. Chapters Ryan & Stephen 4 mins 45 secs Kevin & Chris 27min

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 17. Aaron Johnston joins us to talk about his WRC season so far this year co-driving Takamoto Katsuta for Toyota Gazoo Racing. Emma Hawley chats to us about rallying and social media. https://www.tiktok.com/@.emmahawley

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 16. Alan Bolton - from Maghera to Mombasa, adventure despite adversity. A childhood obsession with bikes and sideways cars ignited an unexpected passion and the local legends, schoolyard encounters, and unforgettable rally memories that sparked a lifelong journey into rallying club involvement, and international motorsport adventures.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 15.   Rob Duggan, Colin O'Donoghue and Andy Hayes join us to chat about the battle for modified honours on the recent Killarney Rally of the Lakes. We talk to John Archer who is Field Engineer for Hankook Tyres about how this year's World Rally Championship has gone so far for the Korean tyre manufacturer.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season Episode 14 Renowned motorsport journalist Luke Barry joins us to discuss the World Rally Championship following Rally Islas Canarias, round 4 of the 2025 season.

** Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season Episode 12b ** In this latest episode of the podcast, we review round two of the British Rally Championship, the Carlisle Stages. We talk with William Creighton and Mikie Galvin about their experiences of the famous Kielder stages. Also, Joseph Kelly and James McBrearty tell us about claiming their maiden BRC Rally 4 win. We also preview the upcoming Circuit of Ireland with Event Director Graeme Stewart. The Circuit is round two of the Irish Tarmac Championship.    Chapters Start 00:00:00 William & Mikie 00:03:47 Joseph & James 00:37:52 Graeme Stewart 00:52:32 End 01:03:54

**Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, Episode 12** In this episode; we review the Tour of the Sperrins Rally, featuring overall winners Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy. We also discuss the two-wheel drive victory: of Gareth Irwin and Justin McAuley as they took their first two-wheel drive win.   Additionally, we catch up with Craig Rahill and Keelan Grogan, fresh from their adventures at the first round of the European Rally Championship in Spain, the Rally Sierra Morena.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Season 2025, Episode 11.   Eddie Doherty and co-driver Tom Murphy discuss their maiden win on the Circuit of Kerry Rally, round two of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship.   Jack Harris also joins Kevin to talk about his maiden Rally4 class victory on the Circuit of Kerry Rally, where the young Donegal driver leads the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Championship.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 10.  In this episode, we speak with Andrew and Graeme Nesbitt about their recent outings on the Race & Rally Stages, which took place at the Bishopscourt circuit. Two-time Irish Tarmac Champion and rally legend Andrew competed in a Fiesta Rally2 for the first time.  Whilst Graeme drove his trusty Lancer Evo 10 and had Bryan Murphy on the notes.

**Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Season 2025, Episode 9** In this episode, we chat with Ray Sherratt, a highly regarded rally engineer who is recognised for his significant contributions to motorsport engineering. Ray has worked across various engineering and motorsport-related fields. He is best known for his time at MCD, which later became Rally Engineering Development (RED), a renowned rally preparation outfit. Throughout his career, Sherratt has collaborated with numerous rally stars, including Roger Clark, Ari Vatanen, Malcolm Wilson, Mark Lovell, Louise Aiken-Walker, David Llewellin, Harri Toivonen, Didier Auriol, Jimmy and Colin McRae. His meticulous attention to detail and innovative engineering solutions have earned him a reputation as one of the top rally engineers in the industry.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 8.   Craig Rahill, Keelan Grogan, Conor Smith and Ayrton Sherlock join us to talk about competing on the 2025 Junior ERC championship.  With support from the MI Rally Academy both crews will tackle all six rounds of the Junior ERC in Rally4 Peugeot 208s with the first round getting underway in Spain on April 4th.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 7. In a conversation with Kieran O'Neill, the renowned Irish rallying legend and entertainer, we explore his early days in Belfast and his involvement with Group Motors Rallying. Kieran shares the story of how he began driving his famous Opel Kadett and recounts his many achievements, including finishing fourth overall in the 1994 Circuit of Ireland. He also discusses his role in helping young co-drivers like Paul Nagle and Chris Patterson on their journey to world success. Additionally, Kieran shares his experiences in Barbados and his efforts behind the scenes to bring the World Rally Championship (WRC) to Northern Ireland, along with many other insights throughout our conversation.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 6.   We catch up with Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne, Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy athletes. They will be joining the M-Sport World Rally Team in a Rally2 Fiesta to compete in all eight rounds of the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC).   Jon and Shane chat about the year ahead and how their preparations are going for round one of the ERC, which begins in Spain on the Rally Sierra Morena (3 – 6 April).  Before that, an entry on the upcoming West Cork Rally kickstarts their season.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 5.   We spoke to Dessie Wilson about his rallying career, which spans over five decades and includes winning the 1994 Circuit of Ireland alongside Stephen Finlay. Dessie's journey in rallying is remarkable—he has organised events, nurtured young talent, developed a numbered pace note system, navigated Bertie Fisher to his first stage rally victory and many more tales. He has an incredible story to share.

**Krunching Gears: The Rally Podcast - 2025 Season, Episode 4**  In this episode, we discuss Performance Psychology in Motorsport with Dr. Stephen Walsh and Sean Moriarty. Dr Walsh is a lecturer in psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and an experienced motorbike racer. He combines his expertise in performance psychology with his motorsport knowledge to offer insights into the mental skills necessary for success in this challenging environment, where high levels of concentration and quick decision-making are vital. Sean Moriarty is one of Ireland's most seasoned motorsport journalists. He regularly contributes articles to various publications and manages the website Kerrymotorsportnews.com.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast 2025 Season Episode 3.   On this week's Krunching Gears, we catch up with Becs Williams to chat about the 2024 WRC season and look ahead to the 2025 season that gets underway in Monte Carlo.   Becs is a distinguished commentator renowned for her extensive contributions to the World Rally and European Rally Championships. Beginning her WRC journey in 2002, she became a cornerstone of rally coverage, particularly as a key figure in the WRC All Live platform. With her profound knowledge of motorsport, engaging presentation style, and passion for rallying, Becs captivates audiences worldwide. She is renowned for her ability to seamlessly combine technical insights with storytelling, making rally action accessible and thrilling for fans.

The 2025 Season of Krunching Gears, episode 2.   In this edition of Krunching Gears—The Rally Podcast, we chat with Mats van den Brand, who specialises in building and preparing BMW M3 rally cars according to FIA historic rally specifications.  Mats is based in the Netherlands, and both Mats and his beautifully prepared cars are becoming a regular feature of Irish rallying.   The BMW M3 E30 is an iconic rally car developed by Prodrive. It first graced the stages in 1987 in the hands of Bernard Béguin. He went on to win the WRC round in Corsica that year.  In Ireland, the M3 dominated the stages during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its agility made it a perfect match for Ireland's tight, twisty roads and was notably campaigned by Bertie Fisher, Austin McHale and Andrew Nesbitt. 

The first podcast of the 2025 season from Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast - is a special episode dedicated to the Formula 2 Kit Car era of the British Rally Championship with Mark Higgins, Neil Simpson, Stephen Whitford, Martin Rowe, Ryan Champion, Howard Davies, Trevor Agnew and Alister McRae. The British Rally Championship Formula 2 era (1994–1999) featured front-wheel-drive, naturally aspirated cars. It emphasized cost-effective competition, producing thrilling battles and nurturing future rally stars. Iconic manufacturers like Peugeot, Renault, Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford, Seat and Vauxhall thrived, delivering innovation and unforgettable rallying moments. In October 2024, Donagh Kelly held a reunion at the Stables Motorsport Centre for those involved in the BRC Formula 2 days, which inspired this episode.

On this week's Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we speak to Rich Millener, Josh McErlean, Eoin Treacy, Sean McHugh and John Coyne about Josh & Eoin joining the M-Sport WRC Team to compete in the Rally1 Puma on all 14 rounds of the 2025 WRC.  Noelle Horan and Rosemary Walsh join us to chat about the recent ‘Women With Drive' women in motorsport summit that took place recently in Indianapolis.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 51. We hear from the 2025 Billy Coleman Award winner Craig Rahill.   We look back at the Killarney Historic Stages Rally, which featured Historic rally winners Donagh Kelly and Rory Kennedy and modified winner Rob Duggan, joined by Declan Gallagher and Andy Hayes.   We catch up with Aaron Johnston and Josh McErlean to relive the final round of the WRC, Rally Japan.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast, Series 3, Episode 50.  This week, we speak with motorsport journalist Luke Barry about the 2024 WRC season finale in Japan.  We also hear from Anthony O'Connor, the Clerk of the Course for the Killarney Historic Stages Rally.

Series 3, Episode 49—This week on the Krunching Gears—The Rally Podcast. Frank Kelly, who chats about his recent adventures in San Marino, Portugal, and Madeira.  We also speak to Jamie Edwards, the Manager for the FIA European Historic Rally Championship, about recent developments in that championship.   Notice—The KDMC Youth Programme is holding an evening with Paul Nagle, Mikie Galvin, Noel O'Sullivan, and Ger Conway on Friday, November 22nd, at 7:30 pm at Killarney Racecourse. The aim of the evening is to give guidance, advice, and encouragement to young co-drivers starting out on their co-driving careers or to any youngsters thinking of becoming co-drivers.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 48.   In this week's episode, we talk with Ernie Graham about his silver medal win at the FIA Motorsport Games and his runner-up finish in the FIA European Historic Championship.  Phillip Young & Peter Dowds join us to discuss what it is like to compete again after a 20-year break.   We catch up with Niall Burns to understand the work behind the scenes as a top-line co-driver.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 47.   On this week's episode of Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we look back at the Kerry Winter Stages Rally with winners Richard Moffet & Darragh Kelly.   We speak to Jason & Gareth Black about World Champion Kalle Rovanpera borrowing their Starlet to compete in the upcoming Killarney Historic Stages Rally.   Meirion Evans chats to us about going to WRC Japan with the Castrol Yaris.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 46.   On this week's Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we catch up with William Creighton to discuss the Cambrian Rally and this year's British Rally Championship.   We hear from the Rally4 Class competitors on the Cambrian Rally, Aoife Raftery, Ioan Lloyd, Robert Proudlock, Ryan McHugh and Craig Rahill.   Ruthann O'Connor and John Warren discuss the difference between competing in R5 and Rally2 Fiestas.   Sean Moriarty talks about the forthcoming Kerry Mini Stages Rally.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 45.   In this episode, we talk to Eamonn Kelly & Gordon Noble about their third-place finish on the Sanremo Rally Storico.   Jason Mitchell chats about winning the Maiden City Motor Club's Dogleap Rally.   Hyundai Motorsport Engineer, Jamie McMillan explains the details of Ott Tanak's win at the Central European Rally and heard from Desi Henry and Shane Byrne, as well as Josh McErlean's “Gravel Crew,” at the WRC event.  Matt Cotton joins us to preview the Cambrian Rally, the final round of the British Rally Championship.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 44.  On this week's episode of Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we chat to Jon Armstrong & Eoin Treacy about the final round of the ERC in Poland. We look back at the Harvest Rally with Callum Devine, Kevin Eves, Declan Gallagher, Jordan Jervis and James McBrearty.   Josh McErlean joins us to talk about his recent rally adventures and the penultimate round of the WRC, the Central European Rally.   Finally, CoC Ian Connolly looks ahead to the Maiden City Motor Club's Dogleap Forest Rally.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 43.   in this week's episode, we catch up with Irish Tarmac Championship-winning co-driver Mikie Galvin.   We look back at the Clare Forestry Rally by winners Ryan Caldwell and  Stephen O'Hanlon, plus Ioan Lloyd, Keelan Grogan and Craig Rahill: they had a titanic battle for the 2wd win.   CoC for the event, John Crumlish, joins us to look ahead to the Donegal Harvest Rally.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Series 3, episode 42.  This week's podcast features Frank & Lauren Kelly, two-wheel drive winners on the Cork 20 and 2024 ITRC Modified champions.  Matt Edwards talks about his 2024 ITRC campaign and brings us up to date on his Suzuki Swift Sport / Harry Hockly Motorsport Junior Championship.  We are joined by Dave Marsh, Head of Motorsport at Bowler, to chat about Petter Solberg participating in this week's Clare Forestry Rally in a Bowler Land Rover Defender.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Series 3 Episode 41.  We talk Bushwhacker Rally, with the event winner Patrick O'Brien, the 2-wheel drive winner on the day and the 2wd championship, Shane McGirr and Forestry Championship winner Derek Mackarel. Cian Donnellan, Forestry Championship PRO joins us to discuss this year's competition. We look forward to the Cork20 Rally with CoC Kevin O'Riordan.  Finally, Gerry O'Brien and Denis Ferry discuss the Clare Forestry Rally and the Bowler Land Rover Defender series.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast - Series 3, episode 40. We talk to Declan, Michael and Matthew Boyle, the Boyle Motorsport family and Jonathan Pringle to look back at the Wexford Stages Rally. Lewis Boyd & Ronnie McAleer from Omagh Motor Club discuss the upcoming Bushwhacker Rally.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast Series 3, episode 39.  Patrick O'Brien, Derek Mackarel and Denver Rafferty join us to look back at the EMC Lakeland Stages Rally.  We discuss WRC Acropolis Rally Greece with Hyundai's Jamie McMillan and rally journalist Luke Barry.  We meet Aoife Raftery to discuss her selection for the WRC Women's Driver Development Programme.   If you wish to donate to Denver's round Ireland adventure, details for the ‘Hallion's on Tour' fundraising can be found at https://www.facebook.com/HallionsOnTour/

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Series 3, episode 38.  In this episode, we look back at Rali Ceredigion a round of the ERC and BRC championships with Hayden Paddon, Jon Armstrong, William Creighton and Matt Cotton.  We chat about the Galway Summer Rally with Daniel McKenna & Andrew Grennan, and we look forward to the Enniskillen Motor Club Lakeland Stages Rally with Brian D'Arcy.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast Series 3, Episode 37  We catch up with Mikie Galvin and Andy Hayes to look back at the Ulster Rally.   Sean Moriarity talks to us about the MI Academy ‘take-over' on Rali Ceredigion, Aoife Raftery's exciting WRC news and a special fundraiser for an injured biker, Anthony O'Carroll.   Kevin O'Driscoll joins us to preview the Galway Summer Rally.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast – Series 3, episode 36.  On this week's episode, we speak to Hollie & Jimmy McRae.  Catch up with M-Sport Team Principal Rich Millener.  2024 Ulster Rally Junior winner Philip White joins us, and Kevin O'Driscoll brings us up to speed on the Irish Tarmac Championship standings following the Ulster Rally.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – Series 3, Episode 35:  We are back after the summer break.  We talk to Jason Mitchell and Niall McGonigle, who finished 1st & 2nd respectively at the Jim Walsh Cork Forestry Rally.   William Creighton talks about round 4 of the British Rally Championship, the Grampian Rally.   We chat with Josh McErlean and Eamonn Kelly about their exploits in WRC Finland. We look ahead to the Ulster Rally with David Gray, Ulster Automobile Club Chairman.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – Series 3, Episode 34: With Michael Carbin & Dean O'Sullivan speaking about their Tipperary Stonethrowers RWD win.   We discuss fathers and sons competing with Declan & Michael Boyle and John & Dermot McCafferty.   Aoife Raftery talks about ERC Estonia and the Goodwood Festival of Speed.   Gavin Campbell, the NI Rally Championship Co-ordinator, talks about the Championship as it comes to a close on the Tyrone Stages Rally.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast: Series 3, episode 33.  In this episode, we look back at Rally Estonia, Round 4 of the European Rally Championship (ERC) with Jon Armstrong & Eoin Treacy.  Aidan Wray & Peter Ward discuss their victory on the Loughgall Stages Rally.  We look ahead to the Tipperary Stonethrowers Rally with Clerk of the Course Adam Coffey and also catch up with WRC Rally TV's Mike Chen, who is competing on the Stonethrowers in Andy Fanning's immaculate Skoda Fabia S2500 with the support of NAPA Auto Parts.  Finally, we speak to Gary Nolan about the recent launch of his online rally magazine Double Caution.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 32.  Another busy episode, we continue our review of the 2024 Donegal International Rally. We talk to second-placed Meirion Evans and the third-placed crew of David Kelly & Dean O'Sullivan and Adam Platt, who prepared the winning Skoda Fabia RS of Callum Devine and Noel O'Sullivan. Matt Edwards talks to us about his experience and hopes for the rest of the season. Rally2 competitors Rory Kennedy, Garry Jennings, Joe McGonigle, Paul Barrett, Andy Hayes and Niall Burns join us to discuss their Donegal experience. Winners of the Historic category Meirion Evans & Anthony O'Sullivan join us along with Rally4 winners Ryan MacHugh and second-placed Rally4 competitor Kyle McBride.

Series 3, episode 31 of Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – In the first of two episodes, we review the 2024 Donegal International Rally focused on the modified competitors and catching up with modified section winner Declan Gallagher, second place Gary McPhillips and third place crew David Moffett & Martin Connolly. Hollie McRae joins us to talk about her first-ever visit to Donegal. We chat with Class 13 winner Conor Harvey and second place Oli Benton they are joined by Class 14 competitors Frank Kelly, Chris O'Callaghan, Conor Curley and Colin O'Donoghue.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast. Season 3, Episode 30.  In this second preview show for the 2024 Donegal International Rally we: speak with Clerk of the Course Eamonn McGee; catch up with competitors Matt Edwards, Meirion Evans, Mikie Galvin, Gary Jennings and Desi Henry. We hear from WRC Junior Champions Liam Regan & William Creighton who are competing in this year's Donegal International Rally and finally we catch up with Eugene Ferry talking about the Rally Stages App the new online rally maps and information service.

Krunching Gears- The Rally Podcast. Season 3, Episode 29.  The first of two preview shows for the 2024 Donegal International Rally, we speak with competitors from the 2WD, RC4 and Historic categories.  2WD drivers: Kevin Gallagher, Gary McPhillips and Frank Kelly. Followed by the Rally4 competitors: Ryan MacHugh, Ioan Lloyd, Keelan Grogan, Kyle McBride and Joe Kelly.  Wrapping up with the Historics crews: Declan Casey, Michael McDaid, Paul Mulholland, Tommy O'Connell and Jonni McDaid.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – Series 3, Episode 28: In this episode, we hear from Chris O'Callaghan, Rob Duggan and Craig Rahill about competing on the Lyons Motorgroup, Circuit of Munster.   Jamie McMillan, Chief Engineer for Ott Tanak's Hyundai Rally1 i20, talks to us about the recent round of the WRC in Sardinia. Finally, Pat Lordon looks ahead to the GSMC Mini Stages Rally.

Season 3, episode 27 of Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast - we catch up with Marty McCormack, Barney Mitchell and Mats van den Brand, who tell us about their recent win on the Rally de Asturias Historico in the Mats van den Brand built BMW M3 E30.  We hear about last weekend's Jim Clark Rally from rally journalist Luke Barry, winning co-driver Mikie Galvin and 2nd place crew William Creighton & Liam Regan, who are also leading the British Rally Championship along with the Rally 4 podium contenders Kyle McBride, Ryan McHugh and Mark McGeehan.  We look ahead to the Limerick Circuit of Munster Rally with Press Officer Ivan Hurley.

Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – season 3, episode 26: this week, we are joined by guest co-host Luke Barry, rally journalist, as we speak to Josh McErlean and Desi Henry about their battle on the Tour of The Sperrins. Hear from Jonny Greer on securing his 5th Northern Ireland Rally Championship title.   Lauren & Frank Kelly talk about their MKII Challenge win on the Carlow Stages Rally.  We look ahead to Luke Barry's local event, The Jim Clark Rally, round 3 of the British Rally Championship.

On this week's Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast, we chat to Josh McErlean about his fantastic result on WRC Portugal. Hear from Gary McElhinney and Declan Casey, they competed in the Manx National Rally, a round of the British Historic Rally Championship.   Crawford Henderson from Magherafelt and District Motor Club tells us about the upcoming Tour of the Sperrins Rally.  We also hear from Aine Phelan about this weekend's Carlow Stages Rally and the 20th Anniversary of the MKII Challenge.   Please subscribe to the channel if you have not already done so. 

On the latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we catch up with Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes top three Callum Devine, Matt Edwards, and Eddie Doherty, plus Rally4 winners Ioan Lloyd & Sion Williams and two-wheel drive winners Colin & Kieran O'Donoghue. Kevin O'Driscoll brings us up to date on the Irish Tarmac Championship. We chat to Donagh Kelly and Rory Kennedy about the European Historic Rally Championship. Hear from Jon Armstrong, Aoife Raftery and Hannah McKillop as they bring us up to speed on their ERC adventures on the Rally Islas Canaries. Look back at the Enniskillen Motor Club's St Angelo May Day Stages Rally with Aaron McLaughlin, Darren Curran, Gareth Sayers, and Philip White.   If you enjoyed this episode, remember to subscribe to the channel.

On this week's Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We talk to Josh McErlean who competed in the Terras D Aboboreira Rally as he debuted the TokSport Skoda Fabia Rally 2, finishing fifth overall.  Desi Henry, the overall winner of the Maiden City Stages Rally, plus Damien Tourish, the first rear wheel drive car home, tell us about their adventures.  Eamonn Kelly tells us about his work with MI Academy on the Rally Islas Canaries and his recent run at Deja Vu NorthWest.   Finally, we look ahead to the Killarney International Rally of The Lakes with Killarney & District Motor Club's Sean Moriarty & Ger Conway. They will give us all the information about the rally.   We hope you enjoyed this podcast if you could subscribe to the channel. This will allow you to keep updated with all the latest episodes and delve into our extensive back catalogue. 

In this episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we have a busy show again.  We talk WRC with Rich Millener and how he feels the year has gone so far for M Sport.  William Creighton and Liam Regan give us their thoughts on Rally Croatia.  Closer to home round three of the National Rally Championship, the Birr Stages Rally took place last weekend. We hear from third-place driver David Kelly. John Warren and Ruthann O'Connor had their first event in a Fiesta R5, hear about the fun they had.  The Rally4 class saw an epic battle, hear from the winners Gareth Deazley and Oisin Joyce.  This weekend sees Deja Vu North West revisit some famous Rally Ireland, Sligo and Donegal stages. Plum Tyndall gives us an overview of the event.  In this episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we have an incredible lineup waiting for you! We begin by delving into the WRC with Rich Millener, who offers his expert opinion on M-Sport's performance this year. We also have William Creighton and Liam Regan, who join us to share their insights on the Rally Croatia.   But that is not all! We take a closer look at the Birr Stages Rally, which took place last weekend, and talk to none other than the third-place driver, David Kelly.  We also chat with John Warren and Ruthann O'Connor, who reveal their thrilling experience of driving a Fiesta R5 for the first time. The Rally4 class witnessed an epic battle, and we speak to the winners Gareth Deazley and Oisin Joyce, who share their journey to victory.   And the excitement does not end there! Deja Vu North West is all set to revisit some of the most famous Rally Ireland, Sligo, and Donegal stages this weekend. To give us an overview of the event, we have Plum Tyndall, who will take us through the event highlights.   And finally, to wrap up the show, Sean Doherty helps us preview the Eakin Bros Rally, organised by Maiden City MC this is the third round of the Northern Ireland Rally Championship.     We know you will not want to miss this action-packed episode! So, if you have not already, please rate this episode and consider subscribing to our channel to stay updated on all things rally. 

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. In this episode, we catch up with the latest happenings in the European Rally Championship. There were three MI Rally Academy teams competing in Rally Hungary. We spoke with Jon Armstrong and Eoin Treacy, who competed in their M-Sport Fiesta Rally 2 and Junior ERC competitors Aoife Raftery and Jack Brennan. Round two of the British Rally Championship, Rallynuts, took place last weekend. We hear from the winners Osian Pryce and Rhodri Evans. We also spoke to Derek Mackerel and Ryan MacHugh after they had a great day in round two of the Irish Forestry Championship, The Willie Loughman Rally. Derek took his first outright win, Ryan scored another highly impressive Rally4 category win. We also hear from Shane McGirr and Denver Rafferty as they took the two-wheel drive victory in the mighty Lada.  Finally, Eoin Longworth joins us to give us all the details from round three of the National Rally Championship, the Birr Stages which takes place this weekend.