This week on the Motorsport News Podcast: -   We unpack all the Supercars action from Hidden Valley -   Broc Feeney’s rebound, Brodie Kostecki’s return to the podium -   Brodie’s “gamesmanship” in Sunday’s Top 10 Shootout and Triple Eight’s subsequent protest -   How we ended back up with wheels/nuts that interlock when cars make contact -   Fixing the ‘Triple Crown’ format -   PremiAir’s breakthrough weekend -   The boys also choose their Autobarn Aces from the weekend The Motorsport News...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood run through the key things you need to know for this weekend’s Supercars round, the Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley, chat about how Macca’s enduro co-driver Jordan Boys and BJR Super2 steerer Elliott Cleary are going in Trans Am, and Macca doing the local Big Freeze charity slide for the Albury Tigers – in a chequered flag suit! Become a BJR Member in 2024 >>...

Could Neal Bates really match it with his sons at ARC level in a GR Yaris? That's one of the questions we pose on this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast. We chat to Bega Valley Rally winner Riley Walters about his recent success and his rally plans for the future, and discuss the back-flip by the FIA and the WRC that has seen them extend the current Rally1 Hybrid cars' life until the end of 2026. Rally of Bathurst road director, John McCredie, joins us to talk about plans for this November's...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast, Will Dale is joined by Honda Wall Racing TCR driver, Dick Johnson Racing co-driver, Bathurst 1000 podium-finisher and Lamborghini racer extraordinaire, Tony D’Alberto. We chat about his up and down weekend at The Bend, his bruising year in TCR to date, his future in the category and its future as well, and what he’s doing back at The Bend this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New South Wales rallying young gun, Josh Redhead, is our guest on this week's Special Stage Rally podcast as he prepares for the weekend's Bega Valley Rally. The Hyundai i20 G4 driver is one of many top-class entries in this year's event, that also includes Neal Bates, Brendan Reeves and Kiwi Derek Ayson. We take a look at the Bega Valley Rally's long and successful history, and also dig deep into the happenings of last weekend's Rally Italia Sardinia where Ott Tanak took a last-gasp...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood go back through the team’s tough weekend at Wanneroo, chat about the merits of Supercars switching its WA round to a street circuit, take us inside Jaxon Evans’ rookie test at Queensland Raceway alongside BJR’s two Super2 Series drivers and why they elected not to do a full team test at Winton. They also chat about the big Sprint Car and concert announcements for this...

Lancia’s back! Yes, you read that right, Lancia is back in rallying with the new Ypsilon Rally4 HF, and the RallySport Magazine team reminisce on the Italian brand's history in rallying and what it could mean for the sport moving forward. From the Stratos to the Delta S4, from Markku Alen to Henri Toivonen, Lancia hold a special place in the heart of rally fans the world over. Closer to home, we discuss the minor route changes to Gippsland Rally, last weekend’s Coffs Coast Rally that saw Ryan...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast, Will Dale is joined by v8sleuth.com.au Editor Connor O’Brien to chat about what we’ve learnt from the 2023 financial statement of Supercars owner RACE, what it means for the sport, and was RACE chief Barclay Nettlefold is saying about next year’s Supercars Championship calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s an anniversary episode of the Special Stage Rally Podcast as episode 50 is reached, and this time around it’s a discussion on an epic round of the Australian Rally Championship. Each of the top five in Western Australia had their dramas during the weekend, and it was remarkable how the news just kept on appearing hour after hour. We welcome Mitch Newton to the podcast for the first time as he shares his insights on the Forest Rally. And as a co-driver and event organiser, Mitch also...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast: -   We unpack all the Supercars action from Wanneroo -   Ford, Walkinshaw Andretti United and Tickford Racing ending droughts -   The new SuperSprint format -   The tangles between Chaz Mostert/Thomas Randle and Thomas Randle/Will Brown -   Cameron McLeod’s huge Dunlop Series shunt -   Cam Waters’ improving but still-slender title prospects -   The boys also choose their Autobarn Aces from the weekend and tackle a question from the Mailbag The...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood talk about the key factors for this weekend’s Supercars round at Wanneroo Raceway, and touch on some of the big items that have been in the news lately regarding the prospect of new manufacturers joining Supercars and star drivers booking NASCAR Cup Series debuts. Donate to Macca’s Mullets for Mental Health team >>...

Who wins the Forest Rally? There are drivers aplenty chasing the leading Toyotas and a hot, dry weekend will play into the hands of those down the leaderboard. The RallySport Magazine team chat all about this weekend’s round of the Australian Rally Championship set to be run on familiar, yet favourite roads around Nannup, and reminisce on their memories of a rally that’s been a part of the series for more than four decades. That conversation follows a recap of the difficult Rally de Portugal...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast, Will Dale chats with Connor O’Brien, editor of v8sleuth.com.au, about the key storylines and what to watch out for at this weekend’s Repco Supercars Championship round, the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint at Wanneroo Raceway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s Special Stage episode focuses heavily on the much-anticipated World Rally Championship round in Portugal. The event is one of the long-time favourites in the series and there are plenty of talking points to delve into. RallySport Magazine’s Luke Whitten is joined by international rally journalist Luke Barry to discuss the upcoming rally, including the hopes of Australians Lewis Bates and Anthony McLoughlin in the WRC2 category. The Rally South Canterbury and the recently released...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast, Will Dale chats with Red Bull Ampol Racing’s Broc Feeney, who talks about that late-race battle for the win with teammate Will Brown, what he’s doing to try and reel in Brown’s points lead, and how he’s filling the four-week gap between Supercars rounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood are joined by team owner Brad Jones to look back on a banner weekend for the squad at Taupō, headlined by Andre Heimgartner’s victory in the Saturday race. They also chat about the huge fan turnout - and the challenges of getting out of the venue - as well as the challenges presented by the surface, the future of the ‘Track to Town’ parades, and the new wet tyre’s first...

The Rally of the Heartland challenged competitors with almost 450 competitive kilometres over three days near Burra and victorious driver, Nathan Quinn, joins us on the podcast. Quinn talks about the series of issues he had to overcome to win the rally and also about his ambition to get to the seven day Silver Fern Rally in New Zealand at the end of the year. Elsewhere in the podcast, the RallySport Magazine team talk about Motorsport Australia’s financial loss, Jamie Luff’s hopes ahead of...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast, Will Dale chats with Supercars general manager of motorsport Tim Edwards, who reflects on his first few months in the role, gives us an update on the continuing pursuit of parity between the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro, and what else the technical department is focusing on at the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Gill has become just the third Australian driver to finish on the podium in a Junior World Rally Championship event, while Dan Brkic becomes the second such Aussie co-driver to do so courtesy of their fine result at the Croatia Rally. Gill joins the podcast as guest to talk about his efforts on tarmac where he clinched second on only his third ever tarmac rally. He talks to Luke Whitten about managing brakes and tyres and the notoriously difficult ‘cuts’ which bring mud all over the...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast: -   We unpack all the Supercars action from Taupō -   The awkward facet of Triple Eight’s internal battle for the Sunday win -   Brodie Kostecki’s return to racing -   Rebounds from Brad Jones Racing, Dick Johnson Racing -   Cam Waters’ title prospects -   The boys also choose their Autobarn Aces from the weekend and tackle a question from the Mailbag The Motorsport News Podcast is hosted by V8 Sleuth’s award-winning journalists Will Dale and Stefan...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood talk about this weekend’s round at Taupō. They look at what we can expect from Supercars’ return to New Zealand at a brand new circuit, the logistics of how the teams work out of containers and the choices on what equipment they bring. They also give their thoughts on Brodie Kostecki’s shock return to action with Erebus Motorsport this weekend, Macca’s new sponsor for the...

The Otago Rally is a favourite event for many and Special Stage Rally Podcast host Peter Whitten was there in New Zealand to see all the action first hand. Peter and Luke Whitten discuss all about the rally – from Kris Meeke’s Classic Rally victory right through to how the Aussies fared. Winner of the event, Jack Hawkeswood, then joins the podcast as he talks in detail about how he took his first ever New Zealand Rally Championship win on some of the most beautiful rally stages in the...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast, Will Dale chats with rising star Rylan Gray. The second-generation racer made a strong start to his rookie season with Tickford Autosport in the Dunlop Super2 Series in February and last weekend joined George Miedecke in giving the Ford Mustang GT4 a winning debut on Australian soil - as well as the car’s first pole position anywhere in the world. We chat about how he got into the sport, an incredible trip to race in Germany courtesy of Toyota, as...

The Rally of Canberra was controversially cut in half with just Sunday’s action taking place due to weather. It didn’t stop Harry Bates and Coral Taylor, though, with their new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 on song all day. Luke and Peter Whitten talk about all that happened in a wet and wild event before they welcome former World Rally Championship star, Kris Meeke, to talk briefly about his Otago Rally hopes aboard a classic Ford Escort RS1800. Aidan Peterson also joins the podcast as he covers...