Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast

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.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Series 3, Episode 20: Luke Barry joins us as a co-presenter.We chat to the top three finishers from the Monaghan Stages Rally – Josh Moffett, Sam Moffett and Eddie Doherty, plus the top modified finisher Daniel McKenna.  We review the WRC Safari Rally Kenya with Toyota co-driver Aaron Johnston and Hyundai engineer Jamie McMillan.  Wrapping up this week’s podcast, we look forward to RallyNuts, ERC Hungary and the Willie Loughman rallies. Did you enjoy this latest episode? Could you, please like and subscribe, and be notified whenever a new instalment is uploaded?

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast Series 3, Episode 19. In the latest instalment, we look back at the Circuit of Ireland with overall winners Matt Edwards & Dave Moynihan. We also hear from the winners of the modified category Jason Black & Karl Egan plus the winner of the rally’s historic section Tomas Davies.  Joining us this week to discuss their exciting news for 2024 are Motorsport Ireland Academy, members Aoife Raftery and Jack Brennan. Finally, we catch up with Thomas Treanor and Kerry Stevenson as we look forward to this weekend’s Monaghan Stages Rally. We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you have not already subscribed to the channel, it would be great if you could.

Krunching Gears - The Rally PodcastSeries 3, episode 18: This week joining us is Luke Barry to look back at the first round of the Probite British Rally Championship at the Legend Fires North West Stages. We speak with the podium finishers, Chris Ingram, Liam Regan and Meirion Evans. Closer to home, we speak with Graeme Stewart, Event Director for the Circuit of Ireland. Also, hear from Kevin O’Driscoll on his thoughts ahead of the third round of the Irish Tarmac Championship at the Circuit of Ireland. We hope you enjoyed the content. Could you please, like, rate, and subscribe it would be fantastic.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Series 3, Episode 17: In this special episode, we chat with Jon Armstrong and Eoin Treacy. They will be undertaking the full European Rally Championship (ERC) during the 2024 season.  Jon and Eoin will be piloting an M-Sport Rally2 Fiesta in all eight rounds of the championship with the support of the Motorsport Ireland Academy. With a mixture of three gravel and five asphalt events, the ERC will get underway on April 12th in Hungary.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast episode 16 of Series 3, we look back at the West Cork Rally, round two of the Irish Tarmac Championship, with Mikie Galvin, Matt Edwards, William Creighton, Chris Melly, Ryan MacHugh and Kevin Horgan.  We also look ahead to the first round of the British Rally Championship, the North West Stages, with Matt Cotton.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, Episode 15, sees us chatting with Niall Burns, Darren Curran and Kyle White about their Bishopscourt Rally escapades. Seb Perez & Gary McElhinney talk about their victory on Rally Clasico Isla de Mallorca. Sinead Canny tells us about the MI Women in Motorsport Commission event last week and about competing in the West Cork Rally. Mikie Galvin talks West Cork Rally and this year’s British Rally Championship campaign with Keith Cronin. Kevin O’Driscoll brings us up to speed on what we can expect in round two of the Irish Tarmac Championship in West Cork.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, episode 14, We hear from William Creighton on his 2024 British Rally Championship campaign.   Jonathan Pringle talks about his MK2 adventures on the first round of the National Rally Championship in Mayo.  Brian Crawford, CoC for the Bishopscourt Stages rally, tells us about the 2nd round of the NI Rally Championship.  We hear from Peter Dowds and Jordan Hone and their participation in the Micra Challenge.  Ronan Cox brings us up to speed on the Enniskillen Motor Club’s “Castle to the Summit” Targa Rally.  We hear from Patrica Denning & Gretchen Swinburne as they embark on Rally Jameel in Saudia Arabia. We close with breaking news from Josh McErlean on his rally plans for 2024!If you enjoyed this episode, a follow/subscribe would be brilliant.

In this episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we get a chance to hear some fantastic rally stories. We review the Samonas Rally Fivemiletown, talking to overall winners Niall McGonigle and Caolan McKenna. Hannah Davison tells us of her travels from across the world from the co-driver seat.Finally, Laura McMenamin joins us to tell us about the Mayo Stages Rally that kicks off the National Rally Championship this Sunday.

In this latest episode William Creighton joins us to announce that Liam Regan and himself are competing on the West Cork Rally in their M-Sport supported Fiesta Rally 2.

In this episode, we look back at WRC Sweden with guest co-host Luke Barry and chat with Aaron Johnston on his and Takamoto Katsuta's event, Eamonn Kelly & Conor Mohan with Willie Mavitty about the start of their Junior WRC campaign and with WRC2 contenders William Creighton & Liam Regan. If you enjoyed this episode, a follow/subscribe would be brilliant.

In the latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we review round one of the Northern Ireland Rally Championship and the Irish Forestry Championship. Strong entries and fantastic battles show the strength in depth of rallying across this island. We also preview round one of the Northern Ireland Forest Challenge that kicks off this weekend at the Fivemiletown Rally, Denise McCanney from Omagh Motor Club shares the details. From the NI opener in Kirkistown, we speak to overall winner Jonny Greer plus 2wd winner Colin Price. The Forestry opener began in Castle Island, in Killarney. We talked to overall winner Jordan Hone, 2wd and Rally 4 winners Shane McGirr and Kyle McBride respectively.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe to the channel, or leave a 5-star review. It would be gratefully appreciated.

In this episode, we chat with Adrian Hetherington and Ronan O’Neill about competing in the 1st round of the British Historic Rally Championship, the Riponian Stages rally.  As the Irish Forestry Championship gets underway, we hear from Cian Donnellan, the Championship’s PRO.  Gavin Campbell, Northern Ireland Rally Championship co-ordinator, brings us up to speed on the 2024 season.  Andrew Bushe talks to us about signing up for the 2024 Micra Challenge. We hope you enjoyed this episode, would you please like and subscribe to the channel?

In this episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we roll back the years. To me, the car that captured Irish Rallying in the 1980s was the Opel Manta 400. In this episode, we rewind the clock to 1988. We attended the launch of a very special Manta, Vincent Bonner's Donegal Oil-sponsored Manta. Donagh Kelly is building an extraordinary collection of cars in his Stables Motorsport Museum, the  1988 Donegal Bonner Manta fits into the collection perfectly. We talked with Vincent and his co-driver Rory Kennedy who took the car to 4th overall in Donegal in 1988. Paul Murphy, along with Norman Burns assisted by his two sons Jordan and Darrell, were the team who created this masterpiece. Donagh also explains why it had to be this car!    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the channel to keep up to date with all the latest episodes.

This week’s episode concentrates on the Galway International Rally, and we speak to Winning co-driver Mikie Galvin and third-place co-driver Andy Hayes. Frank Kelly, winner of the two-wheel drive section, regales us with his Galway story. We also catch up with Ryan McHugh, Keelan Grogan and Joe Kelly who battled for the Rally4 honours in Galway. Last but not least William Creighton and M-Sport Team Principal Rich Millener join us to discuss William & Liam’s upcoming WRC2 campaign. We hope you enjoyed this episode; to keep up to date with all the latest from rallying in Ireland and beyond, please subscribe to our channel.

In this week’s episode, rally journalist Luke Barry joins us to co-host the podcast and give us his view on the recent WRC Monte Carlo rally.  We also hear from Rory Kennedy on the passing of Austin Frazer, Kevin O’Driscoll brings us up to speed on this weekend’s Galway International Rally. Declan Casey talks about this year’s ITRC Historic Championship. If you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe to our channel. To keep up to date with all the latest Irish Rally news.

In this week’s episode, we speak to Paul Murphy from the Toyota Gazoo WRC team about the Monte Carlo Rally and the debut of the Yaris Rally2 car. We hear from Matt Edwards, three-time British Rally Champion and his plans to compete in this year’s Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Staying with the ITRC, we chat to Sean Hayde, the recently appointed Championship Manager. It would be fantastic if you could subscribe to the channel and get all the latest uploads.   596

This latest episode of, Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast looks back at the 2023 East African Safari Classic Rally with John Coyne, Josh McErlean, Eoin Treacy, Paul Rowley and Richard Tuthill.  Join us for a bucket list adventure in a classic Porsche 911 through the plains of East Africa for a tale of broken steering racks and gearboxes, flash floods, fesh fesh, secret route details, sketchy pace notes and wild animals over 2,100km of competitive stages.We would be grateful if you enjoyed this podcast, could you please subscribe and like our channel?

Join Krunching Gears for a one-to-one chat with Mark Higgins, whose accolades include three times British Rally Champion, British Junior Rally Champion, 2018 British Rallycross Champion, five times winner of the Manx Rally, winner of the Cork 20, Galway and Ulster internationals, Isle of Man TT lap record holder, works driver for Nissan, Volkswagen, Hyundai & Ford and not forgetting James Bond’s stunt driver! It would be fantastic if you could subscribe to us. It makes a huge difference, plus you will be alerted every time we upload a new episode.

Krunching Gears reviews the 2023 WRC Season with Becs Williams and Luke Barry. With over 20 years spent working in the World Rally Championship, Becs Williams is one of the most respected and recognisable faces and voices of the WRC. Luke is an award-winning motorsport journalist (not to mention Junior BRC podium finisher on the 2023 Jim Clark Rally). Their unique insight into the WRC 2023 season and thoughts ahead of the 2024 are full of emotion and fun. If you enjoyed this episode, we would appreciate it if you could please subscribe to our channel.

Our third season kicks off with a WRC special. We celebrate some of the crews from this Island who have reached the pinnacle of our sport, the World Rally Championship. Aaron Johnston is one of only six codrivers to have competed in all the rounds of the 2023 WRC in a Rally 1 car, he recaps his season and looks forward to 2024.William Creighton and Liam Regan became the Junior World Rally Champions in 2023, along with fellow JWRC competitors Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan, they review their year and preview plans for 2024. Seb Scott, the former JWRC/Msport Coordinator also joins the conversation.

Final episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast for 2023. We look at what is behind the WRC Ireland rumour mill, plus a review of the year at Msport and finally catching up with one of the bright young talents from the MIRallyAcademy. We hear from: .Motorsport Ireland President Aiden Harper .Msport engineer Jamie McMillan . Aoife Raftery There’ll be a few specials over the festive season and we are already excitedly planning for 2024

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast.  A Killarney Historic Rally special. We get a chance to catch up with the winners of the Historic and Modified sections of the rally. Plus, we chatted with a guy who made the trip all the way from America to compete.Hear from:.  Jonny Greer, Kirsty Riddick, Rory Kennedy, Michael McDaid & Declan Casey. Rob Duggan, Kevin Eves, Chris Melly and Declan Gallagher. Derek James & Martin Brady

The Roger Albert Clark Rally has become one of the most demanding rallies in the world. It has captured the imagination of rally crews and spectators alike. In this bonus episode of the Krunching Gears Podcast, we look back at this fabulous event and speak to the overall winners, one of the bad luck stories of the event and some great stories from crews from this side of the Irish Sea.We hear from:. Marty McCormack & Barney Mitchell. Seb Perez and Gary McElhinney. Robert Woodside, Dean Beckett, Allan Harryman, Bryan Jardine, Declan Campbell, Fintan McGrady and David Burns

Latest episode out now. We preview the Killarney Historic Rally with Sean Moriarty. Look back at Rally du Var and the epic drive by Jon Armstrong. Also Casey Jay Coleman tells us about recent Italian adventures. We also talk Roger Albert Clark Rally, all this and more....

Brand new Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. In this episode we are in full Roger Albert Clark Rally Fever!! Also there are some exciting developments from Race and Rally ahead of the 2024 season. We hear from; . Ryan Champion . Paul Woodford . Raymond Moore

Brand new episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast out now. We look back at the Teac Bhillie Donegal Harvest Rally. We catch up with; . Callum Devine . Eamonn Kelly . Declan Gallagher . Kevin McLaughlin

Brand new episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We talk Junior British Rally Championship, The Malton Forest Rally and also Donegal Harvest Rally. All this and so much more… We talk to - Kyle White & Sean Topping - Gary McElhinney & Martin Brady

A brand new episode, where we talk the final round of the British Rally Championship, the Cambrian Rally. The Final round of the Triton Showers Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship, the Fastnet Rally and look ahead to the Teac Bhillie Harvest Rally. We hear from . Max McRae .Jack Brennan .Ryan McHugh & Declan Boyle . Paddy Robinson

Rallylegend is an annual celebration of historic rallying and each year it attracts an incredible line up of famous drivers and rally cars not to mention the support of the ‘factory’ teams who have supported the event over the years. Some of the notable drivers on this year’s entry list included Stig Blomqvist, Jarri-Matti Latvala, Juha Kankkunen, Miki Biasion, Francois Delecour and Patrick Snijers. Among the entry list was a number of Irish crews and we took the opportunity to reflect on the event with Austin MacHale, Andrew Nesbitt, Rory Kennedy, Donagh Kelly, James Coleman and Gareth MacHale and Graeme Nesbitt. Thank you to Cian Donellan for the photos and Grace O'Brien, Glenn Montgomery, Barry & Margaret Murphy and Killian Cronin for the video clips from Rally Legend 2023.

In this latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, We visited C&M Motorsport Sales, we had the chance to hear all about this exciting car showroom which is more like a candy store for rally heads! Also, we talked to the FIA ERC - European Rally Championship Rally 3 champion. We also discuss the Scottish Rally Championship, the final round of the British Rally Championship and the Triton Showers National Rally Championship concludes this weekend with the Fastnet Rally. All this and more... We talk to Marty McKenna, David Young and Jon Armstrong Hannah Davison Eddie Doherty

In the is episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we talk about the Mull Rally, European Historic Rally Championship and look back at the 2023 Irish Rally scene. We talk with;  Fergus Barlow  Jamie Edwards  Kevin O'Driscoll

In the latest Krunching Gears we talk about the development of the Msport Puma, Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship, FIA European Historic Rally Championship, FIA Rally Star and Central European Rally. All this and more... We talk to; . Jamie McMillan . Ryan Caldwell & Arthur Kierans . Marty McCormack & Barney Mitchell . Ronan Comerford . Conor Wilson

Latest episode we talk WRC Rally Chilie, RAC Rally, BRC and Irish Forestry Championship. We chat to; - Meirion Evans from Wales Motorsport - Michael Gilbey from M Sport - Kyle McBride & Liam McIntyre - Larry O'Shea & Liam Mackey from the Carrick-on-Suir Motor Club   All this and more....

In the latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we talk Omagh Motorclub Bushwhacker Rally, Micra Challenge, Wexford Rally and Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship. We hear from; Patrick & Stephen O'Brien Donall Sweeney, Owen McMackin & Paul Barrett Sean Foy & Peter Dowds Kieran O'Kane Laura McMenamin

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We talk FIA Junior WRC, Escort Rally Special, Omagh Motorclub Bushwhacker Rally and Rali Ceredigion! All this and more We talk to; . William Creighton, Liam Regan & Conor Mohan . Christopher O'Callaghan & Frank Kelly . Gary Milligan from Omagh Motor Club . Meirion Evans and James Williams

In the latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we look back at the Enniskillen Motor Clubs Lakeland Stages, a round of the Irish Forestry and NI Rally Forestry Championships. We look forward to the last round of the Junior WRC, and then we talk about the BRC and how good was Rally Ceredigion. Finally, we look forward to the penultimate round of the Triton Showers National Championship, the Clare Rally. We talk with; Patrick O'Brien & Ryan Caldwell Declan Casey William Creighton Matt Cotton Gerry O'Brien

Krunching Gears the Rally Podcast in Conversation with Vincent Bonner.  In this special episode we chat with Donegal International Rally winner and National Rally Champion Vincent Bonner about his rallying career, which dates back to 1971.  Recorded in front of an audience of Vincent's family, friends and supporters who joined Kevin and Conor for this special event, held in the magnificent setting of the The Stables motorsport museum in Donegal.

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast is out now. In this episode we talk, Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, McGrady Insurance NI Forest Rally Challenge, Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship, Micra Challenge and so much more We talk to ▪️Andy Hayes▪️Jason Mitchell & Paddy McCrudden▪️Alan Cullinan from Enniskillen Motor Club

The latest Krunching Gears  The Rally Podcast is out now. We talk Ulster Rally, Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, British Rally Championship and FIA ERC - European Rally ChampionshipLuke Barry joins Conor Edwards and myself as we hear from▪️Callum Devine▪️Shane Quinn▪️Kyle White▪️Patrick Croke▪️Hayden Paddon▪️Aoife Raftery & Ronan Comerford

Latest, Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast is out now. A packed show once again, everything from WRC, ITRC, and BRC, to club man rallying and everything in between!  We chat to Aaron Johnston Willie Mavitty Adrien Fourmax  Michael Gilbey Kevin O'Driscoll Trevor Wilson and Paul Mulholland Crawford Henderson

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast is out now. We talk about Munster Car Club / Cork 20 International Rally with Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson. Secto Rally Finland and MIRallyAcademy with John Coyne. Jon Armstrong tells us about his FIA ERC - European Rally Championship campaign. Finally we catch up with the Arias Adventures guys as they come close to completing their epic journey from Donegal to Dingle. To donate go to https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/ariasadventures

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast out now. Another jam packed show. ▪️Josh McErlean chats about his latest travels. ▪️Jamie McMillan from MSport talks us through the latest Puma developments ▪️30 years ago James Cullen and Ellen Morgan won the Cork 20, James joins us to review that 93 season. ▪️Kevin O'Driscoll tells us all about the Munster Car Club / Cork 20 International Rally ▪️Arias Adventures is a heartwarming story Shane Barry & John Doherty tells us why they are riding horses from Donegal to Dingle.

Latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast out now. We review Donegal International Rally, Ardeca Ypres Rally and look ahead to the next round of the FIA ERC - European Rally Championship 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Matt Edwards, Dave Moynihan, Garry Jennings and Meirion Evans Kevin Gallagher, Lauren Kelly, Eddie Doherty Johnny Jordan and David Moffett Casey Jay Coleman Patrick O'Brien and William Creighton All this and more

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast out now. We review the Wilton Waste Recycling Donegal International Rally and the latest round of the FIA ERC - European Rally Championship, Tet Rally Liepāja Hear from ▪️ Michael McDaid, Declan Casey, Duncan Williams and Guy Weaver ▪️Jason Mc Connon ▪️Josh Harris ▪️Josh McErlean

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, part 2 of our Donegal Rally Special, is pretty epic! We invited some of the fastest Class 14 men onto the same Zoom call and then sat back and let the craic commence!  Listen as David Bogie, Declan Gallagher, Kevin Gallagher, Frank Kelly, Gary Kiernan plus Daniel McKenna regale us with fabulous stories. Kevin O'Driscoll updates with all the latest Irish Tarmac Championship points then take a look at the history of this fantastic rally. Also, we speak with Jason McConnon, a young guy starting in rallying who is a social media influencer, it is very interesting to see what could be done to help promote rallying to a younger audience. This and more...

In Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, it is Donegal Rally week and saying we are excited is an understatement!! Part one of two episodes this week. In this episode, hear from; New title sponsor Rodney Wilton, Donegal Motor Club, Chairman Brian Brogan and COC of the Rally Eamon McGee.The top 3 drivers this year Josh Moffett, Callum Devine and Meirion Evans join us for a chat. Finally, we talk to Matt Edwards and Dave Moynihan. They crashed out of the lead last year and vowed to return this year. Well, they are back and in a determined mood. All this and more...

New Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We talk to FIA Rally Star co drivers Lorcan Moore and Ronan Comerford. Also Rally Sardinia stars William Creighton and Josh McErlean. Finally we catch up Eddie Doherty who was the star in Laois Heartlands on Sunday. All this and more...

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, out now. In this episode, joining us is a special co-host, Luke Barry. We review a fantastic WRC Rally Portugal, The Manx National Rally and the Sean Conlon Memorial Forest Rally. Plus preview round three of the ERC, Rally Poland, Tour of the Sperrins and the Jim Clark Rally.Hear from;.  Josh McErlean.  Jamie McMillan. Jon Armstrong. Marty Toner. Tommy Moffett. Crawford Henderson  Luke Barry is competing on the Jim Clark Rally, part of his rationale behind competing on this event is to raise awareness and funds for Diabetes UK. Please if you can donate in any way please follow the link below. https://www.justgiving.com/page/luke-barry-jim-clark-rally?checkoutMode=HeadlessAll this and so much more...

In this latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we review round four of the Irish Tarmac Championship, the Rally of the Lakes in Killarney. We also look back at the May Day Rally run by Enniskillen Motor Club. We hear from; Callum Devine, Robert Barrable, Gordon Noble and Rob Duggan Gary Kiernan and Sean Moynihan Aaron McLaughlin & Darren Curran Jonny Leonard Barry Morris and Jarlath Kelly  Rodney Wilton Daniel Doherty All this and so much more...

In the latest episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, we review WRC Rally Croatia and preview Rally of the Lakes and May Day Rally. We speak with; Aaron Johnston Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Patrick O'Brien Ronan Comerford sent us a fantastic Vlog from the event. Kevin O'Driscoll Garry Jennings

in this episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We review the Circuit of Ireland with the top three overall. We speak to Callum Devine, Andy Hayes and Meirion Evans. Also, we talk to Jason Black the Modified Rally winner and then Kevin Eves with Owen Mallon. Owen got the opportunity through a charity event. He tells of his day's fun! Finally, the winner of the Historic Rally, Trevor Wilson, tells us about his rally in the stunning blue Porsche. All this and more...

Ronan Comerford and Kyle McBride tell us their MI Rally Academy experience as they were just back from Spain and what a few days they had. Barry Boyle and Kevin O’Driscoll give us the lowdown on the Circuit of Ireland ahead of the rally this weekend. All this and more…..

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. As the news break of the latest exploits from the MI Rally Academy, John Coyne and Patrick O'Brien tell us the news. John talks us through his experience from WRC Rally Mexico and then gives us all the latest revelations! It is a fantastic story, we are so excited to share all the news. At last Patrick is able to tell everyone he is going to WRC Croatia and is so excited at the prospect. All this and so much more...

We review the West Cork Rally and Rally Costa Brava, two fantastic events. We chat to: Andy Hayes Robert Barrable Frank Kelly Duncan Williams Barney Mitchell

In this episode of Krunching Gears, we look back at round one of the FIA ERC - European Rally Championship. Also round two of the British Rally Championship and round two of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Rally Championship and the Micra Challenge plus we preview West Cork Rally. All this and more.... we hear from  Hayden Paddon Jon Armstrong & Andrew Browne Mikie Galvin Casey Jay Coleman Jonny Greer & Niall Burns Stephen Whitford & Clodagh McMorrow Kevin O'Driscoll

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Season 2 Episode 7! Busy show once again!! Callum Devine, Matt Edwards, Dave Moynihan, Gary Kiernan and Mark Alcorn tell us about their Midland Moto Stages experiences. Celebrating Women in Motorsport we hear from Hannah Davison fresh from her win on round one of the Scottish Rally Championship & Noelle Horan give us a fantastic insight to her rallying story. Finally Jon Armstrong previews FIA ERC - European Rally Championship round one Rally Serras de Fafe and we go down a rabbit hole about pacenotes. All this and so much more…

The Donegal International Rally in 2006 was one of those special events with an entry list that included Colin McRae, Austin MacHale, Eugene Donnelly, Kevin Lynch, Tim McNulty, Gareth MacHale, Matthew Wilson and Derek McGarrity. Added to the mix that weekend was Andrew Nesbitt securing a deal to bring two ‘works’ Mitsubishi Lancer WRC cars to compete on this iconic rally. As the rally unfolded, an epic battle took place between the two identical works Lancers driven by Andrew Nesbitt with James O’Brien co-driving and Mark Higgins with Rory Kennedy co-driving. A recent discovery in the Nesbitt household of the onboard videos from that weekend has allowed us to retell the tale of the 2006 Donegal International, with Andrew Nesbitt, James O’Brien and Graeme Nesbitt joining us on the Krunching Gears podcast for a special episode to revisit the memories from that fabulous 2006 weekend in Donegal. Unfortunately, there was no camera fitted on Friday. Full onboards from the majority of the stages on Saturday and all of Sunday have been preserved and are now available to view on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@gnesbitt1988 or search Andrew Nesbitt Donegal 2006 onboards We hope you enjoy this fantastic story of how the Donegal International Rally in 2006 unfolded for Andrew & James

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Season 2 Episode 6. So much positive news this week, Patrick O'Brien and Josh McErlean are going to round one of the European Rally Championship tell join us to give us the details. Lorcan Moore has had a busy few weeks, his passport most be red hot, a great story. Samsonas Fivemiletown Rally last weekend, we hear from the top 2 Mark Donnelly and Gareth Mimnagh. Finally Ryan MacHugh launched his new car at the weekend and looks ahead to his new season.

This week’s Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast out now. Killarney Forestry Rally was last weekend overall and 2wd winning corivers Stephen O'Hanlon and Declan Casey give us their thoughts. Stephen Wright tells us about his victory on round one of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Rally Championship. The Micra Challenge is new this year and we have Sean Foy and Peter Dowds to give us some information on this exciting new championship Kyle Mc Bride has an incredible year ahead. Man of the moment Eoin Treacy tells us about his fantastic opportunity to compete in WRC Mexico with John Coyne. All this and more…

Latest Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We hear from;▪️James Fulton after his fantastic second in Rally Sweden ▪️William Creighton and Liam Regan join us as they celebrate their JWRC victory in Sweden. ▪️Adrian Hetherington & Ronan O'Neill take a super third in round one of the BHRC. ▪️Graham Henderson helps us preview the NI Rally Championship and picks out some fantastic memories from the last 40 years! ▪️Jordan Hone explains his hopes ahead of round one of the Irish Forestry Championship and we also talk Micra Challenge. ▪️Stuart Darcy & Noreen Darcy take the time to explain the thought behind their fundraiser 'Caoimhe's fight to walk' as they want to help their daughter get a life changing operation. ▪️Thomas Nugent from Omagh Motor Club, gives us the lowdown on the upcoming Fivemiletown Rally.

Krunching Gears-The Rally Podcast. The Donnelly Motorsport Special, part one. Eugene and Charlie Donnelly are joined by Paul Kiely as they talk about the early years. How they got started, the cars and the craic along the way.

Krunching Gears - The Raly Podcast. Episode 3 of the second season and we review round one of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, the Galway International Rally. We speak to overall winners Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson. Also National winner Mark Alcorn recalls his epic adventures to finally take a national win. Looking forward to Sweden and round one of the junior WRC we talk to William Creighton and Eamonn Kelly as they embark on their campaigns. Finally we hear from Alan Heary, performance director at MI Academy.

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast in this episode we preview round one of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, the Galway International Rally. We speak to Kevin O'Driscoll (press officer for the rally0, He gives us a breakdown of where and when to see the rally. Toni Kelly and Michael Patterson join us to tell us all about the exciting news that HM Productions are covering the Championship, they aim to cover every stage from the championship live. Matt Edwards - Professional Rally Driver/Coach explains what to expect from him as a driver coach. All this and so much more.....

​Krunching Gears season two starts this week as we preview Rallye Monte Carlo. Josh McErlean and John Rowan explain how it's a dream come true to be starting the rally, Jamie McMillan engineer with M-Sport tells us of his hopes ahead of the 2023 season. With round one of the Irish Tarmac Championship just around the corner, Mick McCullagh from Euro MSport details their plans as the nominated fuel supplier for the International field and how this service is open to everyone. All this and so much more

In the special episode of Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast we remember Ken Block. Ken's Sudden and untimely death is a huge loss to rallying. We speak with Gerard Quinn, Colin McMaster, Alex Gelsomino, Neil McDaid, Chris Meegam and Martin Brady about their memories of Ken.

Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan have announced their Junior World Rally Championship plans. We spoke to the two guys to get their hopes ahead of this exciting challenge.

Paul Nagle joins us to kick start 2023 on Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. We start right from the beginning growing up in Kerry. Learning his trade with Kieran O‘Neil & Eugene Donnelly quickly making a name for himself. His time in the Peugeot one make championship, joining Gareth MacHale and all about his success with Kris Meeke and Craig Breen and much more beside its a fascinating story.