With Thierry Neuville 34 points out front and Hyundai 35 to the good, is the battle for both World Rally Championship titles already over with three rounds to go? Join David Evans, George Donaldson and Luke Barry for the Rally Chile 2024 previewSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Overmountain Rally Tennessee wrapped up two American Rally Association National titles. Brenten Kelly is joined by newly crowned L2WD co-driver champion and DirtFish instructor Michelle Miller to discuss Overmountain's ARA National debut and Richo Healey's journey from rally novice to champion in only three years.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In a special interview (recorded prior to Rali Ceredigion), Hayden Paddon chats to David Evans about the health of rallying today, and where he feels it could improveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's been a dramatic few days in the World Rally Championship. Luke Barry, David Evans and Alasdair Lindsay discuss Toyota's decision to bench Takamoto Katsuta and analyze the Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier battle in GreeceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
As the World Rally Championship emerges from its four-week summer break, David Evans, Colin Clark and Luke Barry look at the key questions that need answered, starting with this week's Acropolis Rally GreeceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Richo Healey has been a sensation in the ARA this year, emerging as the favorite to claim the L2WD title. His co-driver, DirtFish Rally School instructor Michelle Miller, chats their progress and epic class win on last weekend's Ojibwe Forests Rally with Brenten KellySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Hyundai has a decision to make – who should be in its third car next season? David Evans, Alasdair Lindsay and Luke Barry debate Cyril Abiteboul's dilemma and also catch up on an exciting pair of rallies in the USA and Finland.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sara Price became only the third woman ever to win a stage of the Dakar as she battled for victory in the SSV class. Becoming world champion is the aim – but she's going off on unexpected new adventures in the meantime.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In a special edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod, Luke Barry sits down with M-Sport team principal Richard Millener to talk about his five years at the helm of Dovenby Hall's WRC efforts – plus test out how well he knows team founder Malcolm Wilson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join Colin Clark, George Donaldson and host Alasdair Lindsay for our review podcast of Secto Rally Finland - as the team ask what can be done to fix the current WRC points system, and ponder the future of WRC's biggest young talents, as well as analyzing what went down in Jyväskylä.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Rally Finland fans might be focused on Kalle Rovanperä this week – but the intensity of the WRC title race is also ramping up. Which of Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak and Elfyn is feeling the heat heading to the fastest round of the season? Colin Clark, David Evans and Brenten Kelly discuss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Twenty years ago, Petter Solberg endured a torrid Rally Finland - feeling ill, and then going off early in the rally. But restarting on Saturday, the Subaru driver would make history by breaking the record on the legendary Ouninpohja stage - a record that stood for over 10 years.Petter talks to Colin Clark to rekindle those special memoriesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The end result went begging for Mārtiņš Sesks in Latvia, but it doesn't matter - the statement he has made to the entire World Rally Championship service park is emphatic.The question now: what happens next?M-Sport team principal Richard Millener has already said he'd love to have Sesks back in the car, but how feasible is that? If Sesks can't make an M-Sport reunion work, what other options does he have? Could there potentially be room at Hyundai with its third-driver strategy for 2025 coming under review, or does he need to wait until a new manufacturer signals interest in the WRC and needs a driver it can mould around its project?But Sesks wasn't the only talking point: what about Sébastien Ogier? Could we really <i> see him commit to the thing he always said he wouldn't ever do - doing effectively a full season again and potentially chasing that record-equalling ninth world title?Then there's the road order debate - does a qualifying stage need to be considered again? And has Toyota got to revise its team order strategy, with Takamoto Katsuta stealing points from Elfyn Evans on the powerstage?Join in all the discussion as Alasdair Lindsay, Colin Clark and George Donaldson dissect all the major talking points from Rally Latvia 2024 on SPIN, The Rally Pod.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The World Rally Championship heads to a new location this week as Rally Latvia makes its WRC debut.And that’s the focus of this week’s edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod. Host Alasdair Lindsay is joined by Colin Clark and George Donaldson to look ahead to the action in Liepāja.With Toyota fielding both Kalle Rovanperä and Sébastien Ogier in Latvia, each with advantageous road positions, how will that affect the battle at the front? Will they take points away from the title contenders, or will the likes of Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans have to alter their approach?After his stunning Rally1 debut in Poland, Mārtiņš Sesks’ chances on home ground are another talking point – as is the WRC debut of ARA champion Brandon Semenuk, where he will come up against the highly-competitive field of WRC2 regulars.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Alasdair Lindsay discuss Ott Tänak's high-speed roll on Rally Estonia and its consequences – plus there's debate on whether Takamoto Katsuta is pulling his weight at Toyota and a closer look at whether WRC testing needs a revamp.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
From Kalle Rovanperä's against-the-odds win from the substitute bench, Andreas Mikkelsen's response to recent poor form, yet another podium for Adrien Fourmaux and that marvellous debut from Mārtiņš Sesks, Rally Poland wasn't short of storylines.On this week's SPIN, The Rally Pod, Colin Clark and George Donaldson debate spectator problems, the blueprint Sesks has now provided fellow young drivers seeking a chance in the big league, and whether the balance of power within Hyundai is shifting from Thierry Neuville towards Ott Tänak.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With the Donegal International Rally taking place last weekend, DirtFish’s David Evans, Brenten Kelly and Eliot Barnard made the trip to the north-west of Ireland to find out why the World Rally Championship simply must return there in 2026. Aaron Johnston, Jon Armstrong, James Cullen and local co-driver Niall Burns explain why rallying means so much to the people of Ireland, and we take a drive through the famous Knockalla stage.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The WRC's short-term technical future has finally been firmed up. But was retaining Rally1 rules the right call or should rally have gone more radical? George Donaldson joins David Evans and Alasdair Lindsay to debate the decision – plus talk Irish rallying and the WRC's fast gravel bloc.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It’s a SPIN of two halves this week, with David Evans catching up with Colin Clark post-Finke in Australia, and Brenten Kelly in America following the latest ARA action at Southern Ohio Forest Rally. Or that was the plan. Then World Motor Sport Council made its announcements in Uzbekistan and, predictably, there was lots to talk about. Even though there were no changes to the technical regulations, the debate raged for quite some time. Now, the talk is of what comes next. If you’re a technically minded person within the FIA or the teams, the 2027 homologation cycle is almost upon us and rules have to be written fairly sharpish. Colin Clark reckons these could be the most important rules the governing body has ever written. What do you think? Join the chat in the comments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Following last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia, Hyundai is 13 points clear of Toyota in the World Rally Championship’s manufacturers’ standings, and Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak are sitting first and second in the drivers’ points. So is Toyota in crisis? That’s a question we ask on this week’s edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod. Host David Evans is joined by George Donaldson, Brenten Kelly and Jon Scoltock to dissect Sardinia’s major talking points. Is Toyota’s use of its part-time drivers not helping Elfyn Evans’ title chances? Did Neuville get it wrong by pushing too hard on Saturday? And what about the ‘sprint’ format of the event: did it work? We also look ahead to the American Rally Association’s latest round this weekend, the Southern Ohio Forest Rally.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.