Special Stage Rally Podcast
The world of rallying is vast and wide, and on each episode of the RallySport Magazine's Special Stage Rally Podcast, our hosts go in-depth on the current talking points and welcome special guests to understand the sport further. Getting its name from a regular opinion piece in our printed newspapers, 'Special Stage' enables great discussion and analysis of rallying.
Episodes
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Richie Dalton moved to Australia from Ireland 20 years ago and has become an integral part of the Australian rallying community in the ensuing time.
His Toyota Yaris AP4 or Ford Escort are seen often on the stages and they're driven fast and flamboyantly.
Dalton's got an arm injury, though, that might just rule him out of competing alongside Kris Meeke at the Otago Rally in April.
We talk about ...
Competing in the snow at Rally Sweden is a bucket list experience, and a few have done it from Australia.
From Ed Ordynski to Chris Atkinson, Peter Rullo and Taylor Gill will join this small group in 2024.
The RallySport Magazine team speaks all about these Aussies and their history on the tricky snow and ice.
The Special Stage Rally Podcast team goes through all the ins and outs of the Christmas period, discuss the news from across the first part of the season and look forward to the season ahead.
Rallye Monte Carlo is discussed in length, particularly the hopes of the three main championship protagonists – Elfyn Evans, Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak.
We also delve into a legendary rally car that has seen the stages in...
Glenn Brinkman and co-driver Dale Moscatt are ready for a huge adventure in the form of the 2024 Dakar Rally.
For the longtime rally pairing, it has been a build-up of at least a couple of years to get to the start line.
Brinkman is a Queensland Rally Champion and is well known as a rally and off-road competitor, and he’ll need all his skill from his 30+ years in the sport to complete the gruelling Dakar Rally.
It's nearly Christmas time, and there’s still lots happening in the rally world, but for this week's episode of the podcast, we’re going to give you a bit of a teaser of our DustTrails Podcast.
For those of you who don’t subscribe to RallySport Magazine, this is our podcast that’s exclusive for subscribers.
These long-form chats are the essence of the stories that we want to get told about the sport. Pe...
For Adelaide Rally boss, Tim Possingham, the last 18 months have been difficult to maintain his event on the calendar, and on this episode of the podcast, he speaks about the challenges that they've faced.
While COVID was the challenge in 2020 and 2021, the review of tarmac rallying by Motorsport Australia forced the Adelaide Rally team into some tough decisions.
They were the only event to stick with Motors...
Tim Possingham is the director for both the Adelaide Rally and the Adelaide Motorsport Festival and is a former tarmac rally competitor.
We had a chat with him about how he started in the sport and what some of his goals in the sport are.
By the end of the episode, you'll understand the man a bit better.
Do you ever remember begging your Mum for a day off school to watch TV, or stay up later to watch WRC?
It was this, but to a much greater extent for Estonian rally driver, Romet Jürgenson, in 2019, when Ott Tanak won the world title.
Hear the story about Romet begging his Estonian Military superiors to watch the WRC, as well many other interesting stories in this 'Getting to Know You' episode of the Special Stage ...
Romet Jürgenson was the standout performer in the FIA Rally Star Program this year and we caught up with him to discuss 2023 and his progression into the Junior World Rally Championship in 2024.
Forget every Estonian mannerism you associate with Ott Tanak – Romet is chatty and gave in-depth answers to how his year went.
We spoke to Romet from his home on a quiet Saturday morning and discussed the 2023 season, the ...
This week we're looking back and discussing how we used to follow rallying in years gone by.
It wasn't as simple as looking at a live stream or getting live results in 1980, nor was it as simple as getting onto rally radio in the 2000s.
The RallySport Magazine team discusses their recollections from years gone by, chat about other people's memories from our social media channels, and touch briefly o...
Upon winning his second Australian Rally Championship title, we spoke to Harry Bates about his weekend and how the tense finale unfolded.
Bates spoke to RallySport Magazine on the Monday after his rally, Power Stage and championship win and was generous in his answers about the weekend’s proceedings.
He also answered questions on 2024 and how the off-season looks for he and the Neal Bates Motorsport team.
While many know Harry Bates for his exploits behind the wheel of a rally car, we decided to get to know the 2019 and 2023 Australian Rally Champion a bit more.
What's his favourite rally car of all time? What's his favourite stage?
Those questions and many more are answered in this episode.
It all comes down to this...
The final round of the Australian Rally Championship is upon us and it will be an all-out battle between Toyota drivers Lewis and Harry Bates.
RallySport Magazine's crew give their thoughts on the season finale and forecast what might happen at the Rally of Canberra.
Sam Hill is a longtime member of the rally community and has many stories from not only his time with Subaru Rally Team Australia but also in long-distance rallying.
That's what he's joining us to chat about this week – his adventures in the Australasian and Sunraysia Safari events.
Hill talks to us about the challenges that long-distance rallying brings, what it means to take the step across from your r...
This week's Special Stage Podcast guest, Daniel Gonzalez, is aiming to clinch his first West Australian state title this weekend.
He talks about all things rallying and explains how he's learning at each event thanks to his dedication and detailed preparation.
All new to the Special Stage Rally Podcast is the shorter, 'Getting to Know' section where we'll learn a bit more about our guests.
It might be their favourite rally car, or in this case, we learn about Daniel Gonzalez's Uruguayan heritage.
We also find out about his dreams of becoming a world-class sprinter!
The Australian Rally Championship is going from strength to strength and we welcome its manager, Adrian Coppin, as a guest on this week's episode.
Coppin has been in the role for a few years, but with COVID rampaging as he took over, it was slow to see the benefits of his work.
RallySport Magazine's Luke Whitten asks all the questions that fans want to know about the sport – where it's heading, what...
South Australian rallying has a long history, and Jeremy Browne is a big part of that.
He discusses with Peter Whitten some of the history of the South Australian rounds of the Australian Rally Championship and tells stories of how he got involved with the inaugural Rally of South Australia events in the early 2000s.
From filling the Wayville Showgrounds to the optimisation of Mount Crawford spectator experiences,...
Tyres were the talk of the town in Chile at the most recent round of the World Rally Championship, and that's a big topic on this week's podcast.
We discuss the results of the latest WRC round and speak about Aussies kicking goals overseas, a West Australian state round, and also look back at an upcoming anniversary.
To conclude the episode, we reflect on the Rally of Melbourne considering the recent Val...
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