Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast

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....

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, talk...

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 T...

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 fo...

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 cha...

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...

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 Historic...

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 &a...

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. ...

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...

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...

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 Aca...

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....

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...

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 pod...

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 Motorspor...

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’D...

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...

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 talk...

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 Hon...