DirtFish's team of rallying experts discuss the current happenings in the world of rallying and provide their insights and thoughts.
How closely were you following rallying in 2024? Join David Evans, Colin Clark, Eliot Barnard and Luke Barry for DirtFish's end-of-year quiz and put your own knowledge to the test! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
In a bumper two-hour episode of SPIN, The Rally Pod, David Evans, Colin Clark and Alasdair Lindsay review the 2024 WRC season with Luke Barry, and debate the Top 10 drivers of the season See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
In this bonus episode of SPIN, The Rally Pod, DirtFish instructors Michelle Miller and Kendra Miller get together to discuss Kendra's awesome experience on the Rebelle Rally this year See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The future of the World Rally Championship has become clearer today, with confirmation of the 2027 technical regulations. So who better to speak to than the man who played a major role in devising them? DirtFish is pleased to welcome former FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley to SPIN, The Rally Pod, who joined David Evans to dive into what the next set of regulations mean for our sport. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...
We're often told that the manufacturers' title is what matters most to teams competing in motorsport. But is that truly the case? Will Hyundai deem 2024 a failure despite winning its first World Rally Championship drivers' title, and will Toyota consider 2024 a total success because it managed to steal the manufacturers' championship from Hyundai at the death? Former Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi team manager George Donaldson takes center stage on this week's podcast to share his experience of f...
Thierry Neuville won the drivers' title as expected in Japan, but the manufacturers' battle incredibly went down to the last stage of the season. Toyota eventually won - but did it makes its life trickier than needed this year? Colin Clark and David Evans review Rally Japan 2024. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Juha Kankkunen has been appointed deputy team principal at Toyota's WRC team. In this bonus episode of SPIN, David Evans and Colin Clark consider what it means for Toyota and rallying as a whole – and speak to both Kankkunen and team principal Jari-Matti Latvala. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Will it be Thierry Neuville or Ott Tänak. Hyundai or Toyota? Oliver Solberg or Sami Pajari? David Evans and Colin Clark get together to preview the most important round of the 2024 WRC season: the finale, Rally Japan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Five-time runner-up in the World Rally Championship, Thierry Neuville is closing in on a maiden world title which he can claim at next week's Rally Japan. So that got us thinking: who are the drivers in WRC history who should've, would've and even could've become world champion, but for one reason or another didn't quite manage it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Colin Clark and David Evans join Luke Barry to debate the ramifications of Jari-Matti Latvala's decision to reduce his WRC commitment in 2025 and go part-time, with a focus on driving in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Fresh from attending the launch of the new Lancia Ypsilon HF Rally4, Alasdair Lindsay discusses what it means and why it should be a cause for a concern for the WRC. He and Luke Barry also examine the WRC driver market and make predictions for 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Join the gang for our analysis of last week's Central European Rally, discussing the finer points of what was universally agreed to be the World Rally Championship at its very best. George Donaldson is joined by Alasdair Lindsay and David Evans to discuss the event, and George takes up the role of team principal at Toyota to outline how he would have dealt with Takamoto Katsuta this season. This week’s SPIN, The Rally Pod delves into Thierry Neuville’s frame of mind as he sits at home awaiting a...
Thierry Neuville heads to this week’s Central European Rally with only one thing on his mind: clinching a first World Rally Championship crown. With a healthy points lead, the odds are stacked in his favor. But the Central European Rally’s roads can bite at any moment. Join Colin Clark and David Evans as they discuss Neuville’s approach to the event and his desire to get the job done before next month’s season finale in Japan. Further talking points include the pressure on Takamoto Katsuta, the ...
Last weekend, Donagh Kelly invited the cast of the British Rally Championship in the late '90s to his Stables Motorsport Centre for a weekend or reliving old, and creating new, memories. DirtFish brings you the inside track. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The gravel portion of the World Rally Championship is done for 2024, and Thierry Neuville is still sitting pretty at the top of the tree. But can he still be caught, and if so by who? Are Kalle Rovanperä's performances being overlooked, and where do things lie now after a controversial finish in WRC2? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
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 preview See 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 improve See 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 Greece See 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 Greece See 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 Kelly See 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 memories See 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...
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 ...
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 ....
