Absolute Rally Podcast

Episode 8 - SEASON 3 - 09.03.16

This weeks show is a bumper EXTRA 1 hour 37 minute show! We start with boys talking Motorsport News headlines with MN's Jack Benyon. Covering all the stories breaking this week and a few bits of rumors and gossip as ever!

Then we cross over the pond to speak to one of the fastest ladies in rallying today Molly Taylor who talks her new Subaru deal.

Fresh from his Dmack Junior win in the opening round of the British Rally Championship Gus Greensmith talks about his win and preparations for his return to the Dmack Drive Championship in WRC and some more British Rally Championship outings.

Then Irish codriver who is never short of a word or two Martin Brady joins Tony to tell him all about his up coming season in the Opel Adam Cup running in the Germany Rally Championship alongside Calvin Beattie.

And last but not least any other business section and British Rally Championship manager Iain 'Skunner' Campbell join the boys to talk how the opening round of the BRC was for him and how preparations started for the Circuit of Ireland not even 24 hours after the opening round finished!

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Episode 7 - SEASON 3 - 03.03.16

Tony, Ryan and Motorsport News man Jack Benyon get very excited about the opening round of the British Rally Championship this week previewing the runners and riders in each class the event its self and much much more.

Former PWRC world championship codriver, coach and WRC stage end reporter Trevor Agnew join the boys this week remembering John Horton who sadly passed away last week. Trevor also discus's his coaching and some may call it mind mapping and the effects it can have on drivers at all levels.

And last but not least the driver that Trevor sat along side in that PWRC victory Martin Rowe joins us the form factory BRC driver for Renault Sport and Ford. Talks F2 and the new BRC.

We know its very BRC heavy this week folks but we hope you enjoy it. This episode is dedicated to John Horton the man who helped so many in British Championship over the years and respected around the world by many.

RIP John.    

Episode 6 - SEASON 3 - 25.02.16

Ryan and Tony are joined by Jack Benyon of Motorsport News to discuss the head lines and features of the week with a cheeky mix of gossip as ever!

Tom Cave joins Tony to talk about coming back to the BRC after 2 years in WRC in a R2 Fiesta and the excitement of having a full blown R5 car for 2016 and how he thought it was all over following a accident last weekend due to mechanical issues.

Craig Breen back on the show to talk the "willy wonka ticket" the sheer joy of driving a WRC car, stage times and just how well Citroen look after him to enable him to just focus on driving.

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Episode 5 - SEASON 3 - 17.02.16

The boys are joined by Hyundai WRC star Hayden Paddon who talks his fantastic result first time out in the new 2016 I20 WRC, he talks road position and what went on with the proposed stage boycott last weekend on Rally Sweden.

Jack Benyon from Motorsport News joins the boys also to discuss headlines, stories, gossip and the "clown" returning to the 2016 MSA British Rally Championship. Also what is Ryan really doing in Croatia !?

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Episode 4 - SEASON 3 - 09.02.16

This week Tony and Ryan dissect and debate news with Jack Benyon of Motorsports News, talking the plight of Rally Sweden and how its future is in doubt. Craig Breen, Kris Meeke, Andreas Mikkelsen, Jari-Matti Latvala all have quotes on Rally Sweden which the boys discuss.

Currently BRC corner gets a bit of a mention with more drivers signing up with Jack and Tony starting rumors about Ryan's return. The boys also discuss the new MSA safety regs and how the full story in MN will perhaps show how serious the situation is and how we could have lost stage rallying how we know it in the UK.

Our international flavour is brought by Niall Burns who has just competed in the opening round of the Rally America series and is about to embark on a full season in the South African Rally Championship.

And to finish the show Xav McCartan our Irish man with his finger on the pulse of the Irish Rally Championship joins us to talk the opening round of the series the Galway Rally. We also talk the new rules regarding R5 cars and Super 2000 cars to finish.

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Episode 3 - SEASON 3 - 03.02.16

Join Tony and Ryan as they talk news and gossip form the world of rallying. As ever Jack Benyon joins the boys at the top of the show discussing Motorsport News headlines.

This week they are joined by WRC codriver Dan Barritt, Dan who has codriven for Elfyn Evans for the last 3 years has recently joined up with Toyota/Gazoo working on their young driver development program preparing for the return of Toyota in top line rallying in 2017.

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Episode 2 - SEASON 3 - 27.01.16

This week Tony and Ryan are joined for the news preview with Motorsport News Jack Benyon. We have WRC2 Rally Monte Carlo winning codriver Craig Parry talking the excitement of working with M-Sport and his debut win along side Elfyn Evans.

Chris Ingram has a quick chat with regards to his move to Opel for the ERC junior championship.

Little bit from Autosport where we have Subaru USA driver David Higgins and his codriver Craig Drew talking Rally America and Craig as a Global Rallycross spotter!

Howard Davies also has a quick chat with regards to his memories of competing in the British Rally Championship with Gwyndaf Evans and the extra wide F2 Escort.

New Vauxhall Adam BRC driver Mattias Adielsson talks the excitement of the British Rally Championship in the Vauxhall UK team.

And Ben Taylor talks the buzz of the new BRC at Autosport.

Jam packed show, please tell your rally friends the Absolute Rally podcast is back every week!   

 

Episode 1 - SEASON 3 - 21.01.16

Our first show back features Tony & Ryan talking to Jack Benyon of Motorsport News talking all the stories in this weeks addition.

Then we have our Autosport Show special featuring, the rally legend that is Ari Vatanen talking the new British Rally Championship and the World Rally Championship and his roll for Dmack Tyres.

We are also joined by Elfyn Evans, Max Vatanen, Gus Greensmith , Alex Gelsomino all talking from ASI.

A very proud British Rally Championship manager and friend of the show Iain Campbell tells us exactly where they are up to with plans for the season.

Then from Monte Carlo with have M-Sports Rich Millener talking about the new line up and how the boys are settling in and the conditions that away all the crews after Rich went for a look around some of the approach roads to the stages!

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Episode 9 - season 2 - 17.12.2015

Ryan and Tony are joined this week by James Bonds stunt driving double the rally legend that is Mark Higgins. Mark talks all things BRC past and present "that" moment when trying to complete the fastest lap of Isle Man TT course and how a possible return to the BRC after securing his first title some 22 years ago in 1997 could happen!

The guys from Codemasters join Tony to talk DIRTS arrival to the console market in the coming years and why certain cars have been tricky to get into the game. Also Paul tells us his panto heroes and villains from the 2015 rally season.

We then have Ryans boss from the East African Safari Rally, Richard Tuthill from Tuthill Porsche tells his tale of having 12 cars starting the toughest rally in the world and all 12 finishing and one of course winning!

We dedicate this show to the memory of Richard Archer, a rally engineer, driver and team boss. He was the man who homologated the Corsa B rally car and was a warrior and tough competitor as a driver. A man that over came his disabilities and took on all comes as a engineer and a driver. RIP Dickie

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All the best Tony & Ryan

  

Episode 8 - season 2 - 09.12.2015

This week Ryan and Tony talk codriver musical chairs, possible destinations for Kris Meeke, the make up now of the Toyota WRC effort, M-Sports line up, testing and much more. The boys are then joined by the man who's voice is famous across the world for presenting and voicing the World Rally Championship for the BRC , Channel 4, Eurosport and many other TV stations Mark James. Mark talks his fond memories of trying to engage Tommi Makinen in interviews and how chocolate ice cream always seemed to help!

FIA 2015 African codriving champion Craig Thorley joins Tony to talk FIA award selfies and the what makes a good codriver!

Following on from Tonys chat with Craig Breen, John Pritchard speaks to Tony with regards to the announcement that CoPart and Dmack are joining forcing again to offer a championship for the car that Craig had such love for!