 So we're talking more motorsport here on Highland and what was a fantastic weekend for The Donegal rally men and wheels last week We've already heard from Eamon Kelly and also Cal McBride next up from my charlotte's Joseph Kelly Joseph you're welcome to the studios of Highland. Thanks. I'll see Celtic trophy winner on the the European Rally trophy Branded achievement. Hi, it's It's good to get a championship legata. I suppose it's not everybody get something. So, yeah, I'd like to come home with a wheels with something Yeah, listen, you're only a young man. How long have you been at this rally in 2019? I started So yeah, not out of white long, I suppose but take two years a little bit for COVID Yeah, there's there's not a there hasn't been too many months or not No, it's been a busy year or two there. I suppose that that then shows just how much effort you put in over the course So last year to one this Celtic trophy and not just me There's a lot of people behind the scenes, you know as well They're putting an awful lot of work to it and getting cars ready and getting booking stuff And you know, there's it's not just as simple as turning up. Yeah, what carry driving at the moment is the Pujo last year It's the Pujo. Yeah, it's the Pujo rally for Pujo. Yeah, it's a great week. Yeah, so we're happy enough for this Yeah, man and machine working in tandem. I too many machine and Ronan there's not on me from our math a minute, too He's two of us are doing a good job. We're doing well in the car Yeah, I was Ronan won the co-driver side of the Celtic trophy. No, he hasn't actually Um, I don't know what way the stands is with the co-drivers. I think it could be Grace O'Brien, I guess one that okay And there's there's a stall a couple of rounds left. No, I'll carry it again. There was the last round There was four rounds in total I think three of them are in Ireland one on the Elemanon one in Wales or five rounds So what was your performances like through each each round? Um, I would have good enough good enough started the year started in the circuit of Ireland and we had We just kept steady, you know, we didn't actually win around it all year But steady progress all years kept us going third second and third places. So yeah, we're happy enough with that Were you expecting to one at this year? Was that what you were at the start of the year when you're going to do that? To be honest with you, we started out of the year doing the Irish tarmac championship and a lot of the rounds tie in together There might be like done a goal here's around of it and there's five or six rallies you know the around the country they think they all tie into it and And we we came out of Ulster to three weeks ago now You know and we said we didn't we didn't get the Irish tarmac championship But we said we're in a chance with us if we go to Cardigan. So we went and Made it end up coming home with so What was your performance like and don't you go all this year? Don't I go I was it's on the Friday and don't I go We're actually very sluggish in the morning time and just to get wakened up in the stages in the morning We're they were quite greasy and wet in that but yeah, it set us back for we heard what we got going then again Just enjoyed it. It was my first time doing it red loved every second of it. Is that one you want the one? Hopefully if the opportunity or is yeah, yeah, what is what do you want it? What do you want out of motor sport? I just like I like to push out like it's Obviously it's great to get the opportunity to do it so young and you know to get these opportunities to go way across the water and stuff Listen if we can just keep logging away the way we're going at the minute Hopefully it might turn out too bad. Yeah, we've seen the likes of Kyle one in the Academy trophy and Amen as well taking the junior British Rally Championship. Is that the next step? Yeah, hopefully we're gonna value it now in the next couple of weeks what to do next year We'll probably do the harvest just to the wind the year off and We'll evaluate next year then where to go obviously the two lads have done very well all year over and in the UK as well Amen and Kyle so Yeah, it's a big challenge over there. It's a different sort of challenge mix surface It's not like Ireland here. We were last year during COVID we we went over there for a couple of rallies and did this You know the bit of gravel a bit of time, you know, we thought it was a really good championship Definitely a different challenge to hear what the gravel involved in your swapping cars and changing It's it's a great challenge and hopefully we'll get the chance to do it again. Do you prefer the tarmac puppy? I don't know what I'd say it's I do like both the gravel is good fun But the tarmac to at home, especially here, it's it's on our doors to epic. It's the great stages. So, yeah See humans one around in a in a rally to care in the world championship. That's right Yeah, that's that'll be a that's obviously great for him and to get it. It'll be a lovely It'd be a lovely prize and fairness. Yeah, who was your heroes just fine you then Joe? I suppose a lot of the local boys that wouldn't obviously minus would have been there to you know Would have known him quite well and would have been out testing with him and stuff and The likes of Donna as well a man's father and just a lot of the local boys You know that would I would have had an opportunity to be around and see what they were doing And it's nice now to be able to maybe come up the ranks and get to where they were maybe yeah That's the two boys where they would like to be in five ten years time in the motorsport career. Where would you like to be Joe? That's on the road Last night it'd be nice to be it'd be nice to be moving up on the ranks Maybe going to European levels and that but let's not take it one year at a time and see how it goes Okay Well listen Congratulations again on your success in the in the Celtic trophy very much deserved and all we can do is wish you all The best in in the future in your motorsport career. Thank you