Episodes
A look back at a classic Donegal, with guest appearances by RPM's Plum Tyndall and event winner James Cullen
Published 06/18/21
Published 06/18/21
We chat to 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg about everything from his early days to the current era of the sport
Published 02/19/21
OPEN WIDE FOR SOME RALLYING! YOU'LL HEAR ALL YOUR FAVOURITE HOSTS - MAURICE, TOMMY, WILLIAM AND NASH! PETTER SOLBERG IS VERY EXCITED AFTER HIS CHAMPIONSHIP WIN! ALSO FEATURES AROUND 20 SECONDS OF DARUDE! 
Published 02/12/21
A casual Sunday afternoon chat with the one and only Ari Vatanen, with topics including how many racesuits might be needed for a five-day Circuit of Ireland Rally, and golfing with Nick Faldo and Chris Rea
Published 01/14/21
The second of our 2003 WRC season episodes covers the first half of the season. William takes this to mean he can do half the episode and then just leave for no reason. Armin Schwarz's viability as a title contender and also a Sting impersonator is discussed at length
Published 12/23/20
We go back in time once again to take a look at another classic season. In this episode we take a look at the build-up to 2003 and run through the teams and drivers
Published 12/03/20
Tommy talks to the voice of Irish rallying, the legendary Plum Tyndall
Published 11/19/20
We chat about a very special event in San Marino called Rallylegend. Contains lots of Delta S4 content
Published 10/29/20
We take a look back at a pivotal event in rallying history as Subaru team orders play out very publicly, the title battle reaches fever pitch and the Toyotas get excluded. The venerable Mark James joins us to chat about his memories of the rally
Published 10/14/20
The Celtic Tiger brought about big changes in Irish rallying. We're talking brand new rally cars bought for cash, people renting helicopters to go spectating on events and a crazy influx of top machinery. We dig into the highs and lows of the era from our perspectives
Published 09/30/20
After spending Series 1 forensically examining the 2001 WRC season over 21 episodes and many hours, Maurice and Tommy spend approximately 56 minutes talking about two decades of the European Rally Championship. Cigarette sponsors, points coefficients and Miami Vice-style bad guys included
Published 09/16/20
The final episode of the first series of the Sprint podcast. We look back at what the 2001 WRC season meant to us, where the teams and drivers involved ended up and threaten to return for another podcast series. William joins Tommy and Maurice from what sounds like the bottom of a well and tries to make a sales pitch for his Suzuki jacket
Published 08/20/20
Robert Reid is our very special guest for the penultimate episode of the series. Brilliant stories from the 2001 World Rally Champion
Published 08/13/20
The final round of the 2001 WRC promised an epic title battle, though there could only be one winner. Jamie Arkle from the Gravel Crew joins us to discuss
Published 08/06/20
Tommy chats to 2004 PWRC champion Niall McShea about his career including his 2001 JWRC rivalry with Sebastien Loeb, the challenges he faced all the way and much more
Published 07/29/20
The penultimate round of the 2001 WRC takes us to Australia where Colin McRae makes a seemingly innocuous mistake with severe ramifications, Hyundai's PR person puts in a blinder and we reveal who of the 2001 WRC field is the most likely to run off with your wife
Published 07/21/20
Another special episode in our 2001 World Rally Championship series as we chat to Colin McMaster, the Mc in the famous McKlein photgraphic agency. Colin talks about his memories from the era, his friendship with Richard Burns and other competitors and his thoughts on the modern era of the WRC
Published 07/09/20
We travel to Corsica with Francois Delecour on a boat (not really) for Round 12 of the 2001 WRC. Jesus Puras scores his first and only WRC win, William forgets what rally we're covering and lots of 2001 silly season speculation gets proven to be downright wrong.
Published 07/02/20
Another special episode in our 2001 World Rally Championship series as we chat to WRC TV stalwarts Jeremy Hart, Mark James and Jon Desborough. Some great insights, including Tommi Makinen's favourite type of ice cream
Published 06/25/20
Some guy called Sebastien Loeb does quite well in Sanremo, the 11th round of the 2001 WRC. We also discuss the potential inclusion of new rounds in the 2020 championship and I completely forget to find a joke sponsor for the episode. We'd like to dedicate this episode to the late Martin Holmes, an inspirational man.
Published 06/23/20
Another special episode of the Sprint podcast as we chat to John McIlroy about covering the 2001 season and the era in general as Rallies Editor for RallyXS. Some great stories, including test spins with angry Frenchmen and the time he drove a WRC car from Catalunya back to the UK
Published 06/15/20
Back to the usual format this week with our discussion about the 2001 Rally New Zealand, the site of Richard Burns' final win. William talks about left-foot braking in a rented minivan, Tommy recommends a TV show and Toni Gardemeister promotes some office chairs
Published 06/15/20
A special episode of the Sprint podcast this time round as we chat to Neil Wearden and Trevor Agnew about their 2001 season and much more besides. Neil and Trevor competed at the very top level in WRC machinery during 2001, so it was fascinating to hear their stories from the time. Also contains Gilles Panizzi's crazy running technique.
Published 05/28/20
A very tall man in a very small car wins the 2001 Rally Finland as we discuss Parc Ferme nerves, night stages, the RPM video archive, Juha Kankkunen's teenage love life and Timo Rautiainen's experimental ambient techno project
Published 05/28/20