Special Stage Rally Podcast

Feb 20 2024 41 ep. 31 mins
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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.

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A new home! An update on where you'll find us 🎧

Feb 20 2024 1 mins  
Where you listen to the Special Stage Rally Podcast is moving.Search the 'Motorsport Podcast Network' on your favourite platform to listen to each episode as it becomes live.

The leading ex-pat Irishman in Aussie rallying (feat. Richie Dalton)

Feb 13 2024 25 mins  
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

Australians at Rally Sweden: a history

Feb 05 2024 21 mins  
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.

Monte Carlo looms as a cracker! Who wins?

Jan 22 2024 21 mins  
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 rall

The long road to the Dakar Rally (feat. Glenn Brinkman)

Dec 25 2023 34 mins  
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 compl

DustTrails Preview: Chris Atkinson

Dec 18 2023 11 mins  
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

Moving the Adelaide Rally forward (feat. Tim Possingham)

Dec 11 2023 34 mins  
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

Getting to Know: Tim Possingham

Dec 11 2023 13 mins  
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.

FIA Rally Star and the next Estonian name (feat. Romet Jürgenson)

Dec 04 2023 26 mins  
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 a

Getting to Know: Romet Jürgenson

Dec 04 2023 11 mins  
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 Yo