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A pre-event test is more important for some than others and RallySport Magazine’s Luke Whitten was there on cue to explain how the action was unfolding. Speaking with the likes of Lewis Bates, Toby Price and Alex Rullo, the podcast will transport you to Western Australia to learn more about what’s to come for the Forest Rally. Who was comfortable with their cars and who was trying to get as many k...

In this bonus episode of the Special Stage Rally Podcast, Luke Whitten is joined by Rally de Portugal winners Taylor Gill and Dan Brkic the morning after their second straight JWRC win. How were their celebrations? What about their tiredness? They’ve just completed one of the most gruelling World Rally Championship rallies in years and join us to share their stories from it all. We get an update o...

A very special BONUS episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down this week because – as you might have heard – they’ve got a bit of news… The driver of the #96 Macauley Jones is joined by team owner Brad Jones to talk about their looming switch to Toyota for the 2026 Supercars Championship season. They cover the lead-up to the decision, the agonising Brad did over the decision, why he finally settle...

This week on the Special Stage Rally Podcast, Luke Whitten catches up with Dean Herridge for a chat full of the big talking points. With the Forest Rally just around the corner, Dean shares his unique insights on the rally and just how the deal with Tom Kristensson came about to drive the team’s Skoda Fabia R5.  The Subaru WRX Challenge is also a key point in this podcast, and he shares how it’s s...

On this week’s episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones is joined by team owner Brad Jones to wrap up the last few weeks since Taupō and preview this weekend’s racing at Symmons Plains. They chat about what a race team does when there’s no racecars in the workshop, Brad’s first ever trip to a zoo, the new Dunlop soft tyre, whether different manufacturers havi...

Brendan Reeves and Mitch Newton join Luke Whitten on the Special Stage Rally Podcast to talk about the week’s news and also give a valuable lesson on ‘blind’ rallying. Reeves and Newton give their tips and tricks on driving and co-driving on route chart rallies – a style that is a large part of the Australian rallying calendar and what most beginners start with. Prior to that, the discussion cover...

Whether you’re a gravel fan or a tarmac lover, there’s something for everyone on this week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast. The boys start by looking at another hugely successful Rally of the Heartland, where Toby Price took the win, before turning their attention to the world scene, where the Canary Islands made its WRC debut. It was a Toyota domination from start to finish, but that didn’t make fo...

The announcement of former JWRC champion Tom Kristensson entering the next round of the Australian Rally Championship was big news this week. Special Stage host, Luke Whitten, welcomes former ARC 2WD champion, Guy Tyler, to delve into how the Swede will fare on the tricky West Australian roads. Also discussed on the podcast is the new round of the World Rally Championship this weekend in the Canar...

This week on the Special Stage Rally Podcast we take a moment to remember the life of one of rallying’s larrikins, Ed Mulligan, who tragically passed away this week. On a more brighter note, we head to New Zealand and chat with the brothers Robbie and Jack Stokes who performed so brilliantly in the recent Otago Rally. All that is discussed in detail, while also covering the latest rally news appea...

The Special Stage Rally Podcast is back to discuss another fine edition of the Otago Rally that brought together rally identities from across the globe. While we were expecting a battle in the Classics between former WRC stars Kris Meeke and Hayden Paddon, it was the unlikely battle between the New Zealand Rally Championship front runners that really took the cake. The RallySport Magazine team run...

On this week’s episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood are joined by Tony Woodward, who shares his journey to becoming a Supercars race engineer, his own racing (including a go-kart tangle with Macca back in the day!) and look ahead to the next round at Taupō . Become a BJR Member in 2025 >> https://www.bradjonesracing....

The Rally of Canberra delivered everything we had hoped for, but it also included tinges of disappointment, which the boys get into in this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast. From Lewis Bates' brilliant win, Josh Wiedman's Production Cup success and Hayden Paddon's introduction to the Aussie wildlife, the rally had a bit of everything. After all that, who is the championship favourite? We also re...

On this week’s episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood run through all the washup from a bruising second round of the 2025 Supercars season at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. The ‘chaotic’ racing was a major talking point, and Macca articulates exactly what it was like racing in the pack and why he d...

Another week has gone by and the RallySport Magazine team are back to discuss this weekend’s Rally of Canberra, the opening round of the Australian Rally Championship. There’s been plenty of talk about Bates vs Paddon over recent weeks, and we get in and discuss who we think might come out on top. It’s also a WRC weekend as the moving circus is in Kenya for the treacherous Safari Rally. Will Elfyn...

RallySport Magazine’s Luke Whitten was at the pre-season test day for the Australian Rally Championship and spoke to many of the drivers before their season begins. Each driver shared their impressions on proceedings and just what they were targeting from the all-important test day just a week and a half before the opening round. We speak to the likes of Hayden Paddon, Harry Bates and Scott Pedder...

On this week’s episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood run through all the washup from the opening round of the 2025 Supercars season at Sydney Motorsport Park. They talk about the teeny-tiny margins in qualifying and how miniscule moments are the difference between the top 10 and P-nowhere, Macca’s thoughts on Dunlop’s...

Australian Rally Champion, Harry Bates, will face the toughest challenge of his career in 2025. Former WRC star, Hayden Paddon, is entering the ARC for the first time, and we asked Bates just how he’s going to tackle the season given his new rival’s entrance. Bates shares that he's prepared to increase his speed and work harder than ever in search of another title. We also talk with Bates about th...

Joining the RallySport Magazine team on this week’s podcast are drivers who are at different points in their journeys. The experienced Hayden Paddon joins the pod to talk about all the news surrounding his 2025, including the Australian Rally Championship, the Race of Champions and the Otago Rally. There’s also an interview with young Max McRae who shares an insight on his unfortunate injury and j...

It was a huge week for rallying in Australia. Hayden Paddon was announced to compete full time in our national championship, while two of our own won at Rally Sweden. Fresh from the snow, Taylor Gill joins us on the podcast to tell us all about his victory, including just what it’s like to be at the front in not only the Junior WRC but also the WRC3 category. Also on the podcast is Brendan Reeves,...

On this week’s episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood are joined by BJR owner Brad Jones. There’s a bit to unpack around the Triple Eight-to-Ford news! Brad talks through what it was like when BJR switched from Ford to Holden in 2009, along with what T8’s switch means for GM, for the sport, for Ford teams and for BJR....

Rally Sweden runs this weekend, and it marks 20 years since Australian Chris Atkinson made his Subaru World Rally Team debut. We welcome him to the podcast to discuss what it was like to join the most famous team and begin his WRC journey in the famous frozen forests. He shares some stories about that first event and gives his thoughts on the upcoming event and how he thinks Australia’s Junior Wor...

It seems like an age since we had an Australian rally to talk about, but that doesn't mean there's a shortage of news. On this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast, Luke and Peter discuss what we can expect from Scott Pedder and his new Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 this year, and the unfortunate absence of the Maguire brothers. Brendan Reeves is back for a state championship assault this season, while we a...

On this week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast we're joined by Junior World Rally Championship co-driver, Dan Brkic, as he prepares for Rally Sweden. Brkic and his driver, Taylor Gill, are currently getting ready for the first of five rounds in the JWRC, and we catch up to see how their preparations are going. We also run through the likely front-runners in this year’s Australian Rally Championship to...

The Brad Jones Racing Run Down is back for 2025! On this ep, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood talk about what a Supercars team does when everyone comes back from the Christmas and New Year break and the intensity of that period, revealing the ritual behind how BJR names its new cars, Macca’s new/old engineer, plus their take on a key rule change for 2025....

What’s happened across the rallying off-season? The answer is plenty! RallySport Magazine’s Luke Whitten is joined by guests Brendan Reeves and Mitch Newton to discuss what’s happened over the holiday break. There’s champions looking to return, new stages for the Australian Rally Championship opener and WRC drivers given the shot of a lifetime. The conversation then culminates in a fascinating Ral...