Motorsport News Podcast

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood look back at the team’s run in the Sydney SuperNight at Sydney Motorsport Park, how the team is attacking its frustrating run of form, racing under lights, having fun on the ride day on Monday, an old Wally Story-ism, and what walk-out music Macca would choose for the driver introductions – if he was allowed to choose – and plenty more.

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Mitch Newton joins Luke Whitten for this week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast in what is an all-encompassing conversation on the current rallying landscape.

Discussed is the Adelaide Hills Rally itinerary, the date for Tony Sullens and Kaylie Newell’s reality TV show and the Xeno North Eastern Rallysprint in Victoria.

Then, the hosts get into Rally Latvia where there were new stars emerge and long-time winners suddenly on the ropes. We also give updated predictions on who will win the 2024 World Rally Championship.

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The World Rally Championship goes to Latvia for the first time, and the RallySport Magazine team do in-depth on who might win and just how far up the leaderboard home hero Martins Sesks can get.

Also discussed is the (arguably) unsurprising removal of Australia from the FIA World Rallycross calendar, and host Luke Whitten’s upcoming rallysprint in which he takes charge of an event for the first time.

Adrian Stratford then joins the podcast to talk about his career, the various cars he’s driven, his Mitta Mountain Rally crash and the next project he’s...

The unexpected cancellation of this month's Rally of the Bay is the top talking point on this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast as we dissect another big week in rallying.

We've got information on the possible formation of next year’s Australian Rally Championship calendar, the continuation of the Rally of Canberra contract, and an update on the repair of Lewis Bates' Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.

There was plenty of action in the Grimwade Stages in Western Australia last weekend, while in Estonia, local stars Georg Linnamae and Robert Virves fought an enthralling battle in ro...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast:

-   We unpack all the Supercars action from the Townsville 500

-   Cam Waters faultless drive and Tickford’s resurgence

-   Jack Le Brocq’s birthday surprise and the battles on the other side of the Erebus garage

-   The rise of Matt Payne … and the battles on the other side of the Grove garage

-   The absence of ‘friendly fire’ between Ford drivers

-   Old blokes in the Top 10 Shootout

-   ‘The Accumulator’ strikes again

-   The crowd…

-   The boys also cho...

There were crashes galore and mind-numbing speeds – what a weekend we had in rallying!

In the Queensland sunshine, Scott Pedder took his first Australian Rally Championship victory in 10 years, while his co-driver, Glenn Macneall, broke a startling drought of his own.

On this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast, we discuss what was a horror weekend for Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia, with all three of their GR Yaris' going off the road with varying degrees of seriousness.

The pace of this year's ARC has risen remarkably and we dissect what this means for the re...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood look back at the team’s run in the Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, chat about the engine problems that hit some of the Chevrolet runners in Darwin and how the fix is delaying the team’s Townsville preparations, continuing issues with the new Full Course Yellow procedure, and why a couple of (other teams’) cars broke down during the Track to Town parade in Darwin.

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They’ve made it through the tough Canberra roads and the ball-bearing West Australian gravel, but the challenge of Queensland just might top them both for Australian Rally Championship competitors this weekend.

Joining the RallySport Magazine team for this week’s preview is former Subaru factory driver and ARC TV man, Dean Herridge, who gives his unique insight into the state of play in the championship.

Herridge joins Luke and Peter Whitten to discuss the event that’s growing in stature after its return to the series in 2021.

The tricky and often rough roads...

Co-drivers are often the forgotten parts of a rally team, but on this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast we get up close and personal with two of the best.

Five-time Australian Rally Champion, Coral Taylor, joins us to chat about riding with Harry and Neal Bates and gives some valuable advice on what it takes to get to the top.

We also head to Finland to talk to Dan Brkic, the man guiding Taylor Gill to success in the Junior World Rally Championship.

To open the podcast, though, we preview this weekend's Nissan...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast:

-   We unpack all the Supercars action from Hidden Valley

-   Broc Feeney’s rebound, Brodie Kostecki’s return to the podium

-   Brodie’s “gamesmanship” in Sunday’s Top 10 Shootout and Triple Eight’s subsequent protest

-   How we ended back up with wheels/nuts that interlock when cars make contact

-   Fixing the ‘Triple Crown’ format

-   PremiAir’s breakthrough weekend

-   The boys also choose their Autobarn Aces from the weekend

The Motorsport News Podcast is hosted by V8 Sleuth’s awa...