 So once again, we're talking rallying and championship winners. I'm delighted to say Eamon Kelly joins us now to reflect on his junior British championship one last weekend. Good to talk to you, Eamon. Good to see you've got a smile on your face and I'm sure it's been like that all week, so it has. Yeah, been smiling since Sunday. So yeah, actually thanks for having me. It's great to be on the show once again. So I was home just before the Donegal rally last, but at least I've something to smile about this time. It's great. Well, listen, last year you finished second in the junior championship. So obviously, this was a category that you wanted to one because it's a prestigious category as well in the motorsports circles, Eamon. Yeah, the British championship, it's been renowned for years. You know, it's one of the top championships in Europe, they've not the world. You know, it's such a hard pace over there and for junior rallying in front of the drive cars, it's just, you know, it is next level. There's a huge, a huge pace and always, you know, top class competition. So to go over there and compete at the top, you really do need to be on your A game. And we always said that's where we wanted to be. And it's a championship that we wanted to do. And I always said I admire people who've won this championship in the past. And there's been a very strong trend of Irish domination over there too. So I suppose as a young Irish driver, it's quite inspiring seeing a lot of the lads going over there and doing well. So naturally you want to be part of that. Then that was the inspiration to go there. And yeah, we went there last year for the first time to compete with, I suppose, relatively less experience than a lot of the other guys. And we just kind of took it in our stride and, you know, we planned as we went along and we learned. And, you know, last year we ended up having a better year than we expected. We came second and the title actually went down to the wire and we gnarly missed out. But yeah, heading into this year, we said it had to be our year and we put a plan together. And thankfully it came good. We had a very successful year and claimed the title with two runs to spare. Yeah, which is very impressive driving. And you sort of took a grip of the championship, did you, after the Nikki Grish? Yeah, we've always, I suppose, consistency was my main, I suppose my main accolade, I guess. We'd never finished outside the top the top two. So, you know, from the get go, it was strong finishes. And yeah, after the, I suppose we're going to win in the second round in the gym, Clark. And I also played my Joker card, which is a card you can play on a selected round that allows you to gain up to five extra points if you win. And I played that in May in the gym, Clark, and got an extra five points, which was a huge bonus. And then gathered wins in the Grand Bien rally and then at the rally in Wales of the weekend, which ultimately left us untouchable in the championship. So, yeah, it's, you know, points make prizes and thankfully we've got a lot of them and it really paid off for us. Yeah, do you put yourself under a lot of pressure in the carry them and to achieve the results? Not really, no. Like, you naturally just want, you want to achieve the results, you want to win so there's no pressure. It's just that's where you get the enjoyment from. Well, you know, me personally, it's everybody's different, but I want to win and I really want to make the effort to win. So it's, it's enjoyment more than anything. So I wouldn't say pressure is such and you do as much as you can to, you know, take away any form of pressure because I would be lying if I said there was zero pressure either. But thankfully I've had a lot of support this year and working on that too. And part of an Academy in Ireland, the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy and one big thing they provided to us was psychology training, sports psychology. That's made a huge difference on me this year and how I've approached my preparation and how I kind of, yeah, treat my head and relax my head before events. So that's no pressure in that sense. Yeah, obviously you mentioned the Academy there. It's, it's hugely beneficial to young drivers, Kyle McBride from Carandona, also one of the, one of the trophies part of the Academy. It's a fantastic initiative that Motorsport Ireland decided to put together in recent years and it's going to try and keep Ireland up there at the top of the game. Yeah, absolutely. You know, it's a new initiative, but we have to start somewhere and it's fantastic that we're doing this for young drivers in Ireland. We've got such a strong community of rallying and it's only right that we do something for young drivers coming up through the ranks. You know, whether it's lads who are 15, 16 years old or lads who are kind of in their mid 20s at the top of the junior game. And Dave, you know, the guys in Motorsport Ireland put a strong team of people together to try and support that and offer as much as they can. And you know, it's an initiative that's, it's in its early stages and they're learning as they go along. But you know, in future and years to come, I definitely think it would be something that's really, really strong and hopefully can provide like a solid pathway to, I guess, a career in Motorsport, even though it's a very, very hard thing to achieve. That's what they're trying to do. They're trying to provide a pathway as such, which is, yeah, it's really, really positive and it's an honour to be part of it. Yeah. Well, your prize for winning the junior championship as a supporter drive now in the World Rally Championship round in 2023. Do you get to pick the round in the Hyundai or does somebody else pick it for you, Emma? As far as I know, I get to pick, but I asked about that last night, so we'll see. I still need to gather a few details about it. But as far as I know, I get to choose Where would you like to go? I'll just say I'm not too fussy. I'll go anywhere. But yeah. Finland would be nice. Where? Finland. Finland would be mad. Yeah. I've done a bit of driving there before in January and it's definitely a different style. It's absolutely crazy, but any of them World Rally rounds are unbelievable. Even the likes of Monte Carlo has been iconic events. But you go to as a spectator and you think it's super special to even be there to watch, so to think that we can possibly be there to compete next year is just mind-blowing and hasn't really sunk in yet, to be honest. But I'm really looking forward to it. And yeah, we're going to have a sit down and really think about what the most beneficial round is to choose and carefully think about it, but no matter what it is, it's going to be an unbelievable experience, no doubt. Certainly will be. Just looking further on down the line, where does him and Kelly want to be in the motorsport circles in five or ten years time, Emma? I will see. It's hard to say because it's such a grueling sport in terms of your career path and where you want to go with it. It's very, very tough to say where you will be. From now on, I'm really enjoying my rallying. It's a pastime and I enjoy every single bit of it at the same time putting in as much effort as possible. Our plans next year is to step up into a four-wheel drive R5 machinery and hopefully tackle some rounds of the probably a British championship or an Irish championship. I'm then possibly some stuff abroad, but we'll see. So for now, that's my plan is to take it up a step in terms of machinery. But yeah, it's very hard to say for the future. We're kind of trying to take it as it comes and just enjoy it along the way. Okay, well we look forward to see where your career goes, Emma. We wish you all the best in the future and once again many congratulations on your brilliant success in the British Championship last week. No problem, Moshane. Thanks very much for having me.