SPIN, The Rally Pod

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?

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

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.

George Donaldson is joined by Alasdair Lindsay and David Evans to discuss last week's action-packed Central European Rally

Colin Clark and David Evans discuss this week's Central European Rally, where Thierry Neuville could be crowned the World Rally Champion

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.

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?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Alasdair Lindsay review 2024 Secto Rally Finland

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.

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

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 under review, or does he need to wait until a new manufacturer signals interest in the WRC and needs a driver it can mould around its project? But Sesks wasn't the only talking point: what about Sébastien Ogier? Could we really see him commit to the thing he always said he wouldn't ever do - doing effectively a full season again and potentially chasing that record-equalling ninth world title? Then there's the road order debate - does a qualifying stage need to be considered again? And has Toyota got to revise its team order strategy, with Takamoto Katsuta stealing points from Elfyn Evans on the powerstage? Join in all the discussion as Alasdair Lindsay, Colin Clark and George Donaldson dissect all the major talking points from Rally Latvia 2024 on SPIN, The Rally Pod.

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 likes of Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans have to alter their approach? After his stunning Rally1 debut in Poland, Mārtiņš Sesks’ chances on home ground are another talking point – as is the WRC debut of ARA champion Brandon Semenuk, where he will come up against the highly-competitive field of WRC2 regulars.

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.

From Kalle Rovanperä's against-the-odds win from the substitute bench, Andreas Mikkelsen's response to recent poor form, yet another podium for Adrien Fourmaux and that marvellous debut from Mārtiņš Sesks, Rally Poland wasn't short of storylines. On this week's SPIN, The Rally Pod, Colin Clark and George Donaldson debate spectator problems, the blueprint Sesks has now provided fellow young drivers seeking a chance in the big league, and whether the balance of power within Hyundai is shifting from Thierry Neuville towards Ott Tänak.

Eliot Barnard is joined by David Evans, Brenten Kelly and Irish co-driver Niall Burns on Donegal International Rally weekend to find out why the World Rally Championship must return to Ireland in 2026

George Donaldson joins David Evans and Alasdair Lindsay to debate the decision to retain Rally1 as the WRC's top level – plus talk Irish rallying and the WRC's fast gravel bloc.

David Evans catches up with Colin Clark and Brenten Kelly on the latest rallying action in Australia and America, and how the WRC's 2027 ruleset is now a priority.

David Evans is joined by George Donaldson, Brenten Kelly and Jon Scoltock to dissect the latest WRC talking points after Rally Italy Sardinia as well as look

Reduced mileage means a very different Rally Italy Sardinia. Colin Clark, David Evans, Jon Scoltock and George Donaldson discuss how it will impact the result, and how rally format impacts fan engagement.

Brenten Kelly, David Evans and Alasdair Lindsay are joined by Sean Edwards to tell the stories of the ARA's Oregon Trail Rally

Colin Clark and Jon Scoltock are joined by ex-driver Simon Hughes to discuss the action from the WRC's Rally Portugal, where winner Sébastien Ogier showed his class while Thierry Neuville significantly extended his championship lead.

Kalle Rovanperä and Sébastien Ogier will go head-to-head for the first time in 2024 at Rally Portugal – so are they favorites to win? Or can the current WRC title contenders, Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans, do something to stop them?

Unique cars, arch-rivals helping one another, Olympus Rally had it all. Nate Tennis, Jack Harrison and Brenten Kelly talk through the action – plus historic rally cars and how DirtFish helped one competitor iron out a haunting mistake.

George Donaldson and David Evans join Alasdair Lindsay to analyze the crucial incidents on the latest round of the World Rally Championship.

Brenten Kelly, Nate Tennis and Jack Harrison preview the biggest event on the ARA calendar: the Olympus Rally.

Colin Clark and David Evans consider Thierry Neuville's building momentum in the WRC title chase ahead of this week's Croatia Rally, plus all the other WRC talking points.

David Evans talks to Kris Meeke and Brandon Semenuk about rallying, mountain biking and competing on some of the most fearsome roads in the world.

Colin Clark and David Evans preview this weekend's Otago Rally in New Zealand and discuss the future of the World Rally Championship following this week's WRC Commission meetings

Colin Clark and George Donaldson discuss Safari Rally Kenya, including a look at the controversial WRC points system that allowed Thierry Neuville to extend his championship lead.

As we approach the end of the month, a special edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod reflects the many great stories that were told

The FIA has radical plans to reshape the future of rallying. But are they the right plans? Alasdair Lindsay, David Evans and Colin Clark evaluate the consequences of those plans.

Janni Hussi guest-hosts this week's SPIN, The Rally Pod and is joined by two of her fellow co-drivers in the World Rally Championship: WRC2 champion Reeta Hämäläinen and WRC3 champion Enni Mälkönen.

Guest host Becs Williams is joined by Michèle Mouton at the DirtFish Women in Motorsport summit to talk about the four-time WRC winner's long career, both behind the wheel and away from it.

Another DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit has come and gone in a flash, and it's fair to say that this year's event was the best yet. On today's episode of SPIN, The Rally Pod, DirtFish's Josie Rimmer and Michelle Miller reflect on everything that happened last Saturday, and how inspirational the Summit continues to be for so many people. Plus, our panelists - Michèle Mouton, Pernilla Solberg, Becs Williams, Vanessa Ruck, Michele Abbate and Jndia Urbacher - tell us about their experience at the Summit fresh from their appearance on the DirtFish stage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode of SPIN, The Rally Pod, host Lisa O'Sullivan and DirtFish Women in Motorsport coordinator Josie Rimmer offer the perfect preview to what’s coming up in Snoqualmie on Saturday. Want to know how to get involved – how to join if you’re in Washington and how to tune in virtually if you’re not? It’s all in the SPIN. Plus, we travel to México to check in with Colin Clark and Alasdair Lindsay, fresh from their adventures at the Rally of Nations Guanajuato. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rally Sweden 2024 was plain weird. World champions crashed, a WRC2 car won a stage and ran third overall, and the second-placed driver outscored the winner. Lisa O'Sullivan, David Evans, and George Donaldson tackle the big topics from Sweden.

Lisa O’Sullivan is joined by George Donaldson and James Bowen as they look forward to WRC Rally Sweden, while Brenten Kelly, David Evans and Colin Clark review the ARA's Sno*Drift

The dust has settled on the World Rally Championship's season opening Monte Carlo Rally, but still many questions remain. Happily, SPIN, The Rally Pod is here to have a crack at answering them. Join Lisa O'Sullivan, Colin Clark, George Donaldson and David Evans for a post Monte chat on this week's episode, as the team give their thoughts on which drivers played it smart on round one of the WRC, how the new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 fared on its debut, and how they think the first "Super Sunday" of the season went down. 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 are joined by former Hyundai team principal Andrea Adamo to dissect the action from the 2024 Monte Carlo Rally

David Evans, George Donaldson, Alasdair Lindsay and James Bowen discuss the Monte Carlo Rally, how the title contenders might fare, the move from Monaco to Gap, a hotly-contested WRC2 field and more.

DirtFish went to Wales to sit down and chat with the man leading Toyota's charge this season - Elfyn Evans. In one of his most entertaining and revealing interviews ever, Evans opens up about his WRC career to-date, the current state of the championship, his 2024 title chances and much, much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With just over a week until the World Rally Championship season kicks off, the SPIN, The Rally Pod team have assembled talk through the biggest storylines in the championship heading into 2024. Among several items on the agenda, David Evans, Alasdair Lindsay, James Bowen and Eliot Barnard discuss how they think the battle between Hyundai and Toyota will play out, why the WRC's new points system will provide plenty of intrigue, and what we should expect from M-Sport's young driver line-up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Evans is joined by George Donaldson and James Bowen to discuss testing for the Monte Carlo Rally, while Colin Clark reports from Saudi Arabia on the Dakar Rally

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To celebrate the end of another exciting year in the World Rally Championship, we decided to host our first ever SPIN, The Rally Pod listener special. And after so many of you got in touch across our social channels, we assembled a DirtFish panel of experts - David Evans, Colin Clark, George Donaldson and host James Bowen - to give their takes on the topics you want to know more about. So sit back and enjoy as the DirtFish team answer your questions on part one of our listener special, and don't forget to check back soon for part two! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The WRC's newest event will be added to the official WRC game on December 14, and to celebrate its release we just had to get Codesmatsers game designer and professional rally driver Jon Armstrong back on SPIN, The Rally Pod to tell us all about it! In this episode, brought to you in association with EA SPORTS WRC, Armstrong gives Luke Barry an insight into how the new stages were designed, how a real life rally driver makes pacenotes in the virtual world, and hands out a few tips and tricks for players to go faster through CER's tricky tests See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the second half of SPIN, The Rally Pod's look back on this year's WRC, Colin Clark, David Evans and George Donaldson take a closer look at M-Sport Ford's season. The team debate what went wrong for Ott Tänak and if he's made the wrong decision to leave in favour of Hyundai for 2024, while also making their choices for the M-Sport seats next year and giving their thoughts on WRC2 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 David Evans for part one of the SPIN, The Rally Pod 2023 WRC season review. The team talk about Kalle Rovanperä's second title, the huge news of his upcoming part-time season, and the drivers that ran him close in what was another dramatic championship battle See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why might Rovanperä have felt the need to do this? What will he do instead? What does this mean for Elfyn Evans, Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak and co, and does Rovanperä’s absence for one year only devalue a championship win? And don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about Rally Japan either! Join David Evans, Luke Barry and podcast debutant James Bowen for all the discussion.

Toyota has announced its 2024 World Rally Championship lineup - but its world champion won't be around full time! Hear from all the drivers, and team principal Jari-Matti Latvala, about what this news means

Last week marked 20 years since Petter Solberg won the 2003 World Rally Championship, defeating Sébastien Loeb by just a single championship point. But Loeb could have joined Solberg at Subaru thereafter, as George Donaldson explains on this week's podcast! Join George, Colin Clark and Luke Barry as they also preview Rally Japan

EA SPORTS WRC was released to the world last week, but DirtFish was fortunate enough to be invited down to Codemasters' headquarters a couple of weeks earlier to get our hands on the game and to talk to some key members behind making it.

Colin Clark is joined by George Donaldson and Luke Barry to review the WRC's first Central European Rally where Kalle Rovanperä became a two-time world champion

Central European Rally isn't just a brand-new rally, but a brand-new concept in the WRC with three nations co-hosting the one event. Will it work? And who'll come out on top? Join Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Luke Barry who preview round 12, as well as discussing next year's calendar and questions that still remain within the driver market

On this week's pod, Steve Gingras and Eric Carlson - the men who know everything about rallying in Michigan - join Brenten Kelly and David Evans to wrap up the LSPR weekend and share some grand tales about rallying in and around the Great Lakes.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In light of Ott Tänak's return to Hyundai, David Evans, George Donaldson, Luke Barry and host Lisa O'Sullivan get their thinking caps on and contemplate WRC driver moves that either were close to happening, or they simply wish came to fruition

Colin Clark and David Evans reflect on an entertaining return to Rally Chile, discussing Ott Tanak's victory, where it went wrong for Toyota and the importance of local starts to the WRC

Just 12 months after leaving for M-Sport, 2019 world champion Ott Tänak will return to Hyundai for 2024. Why? What does this mean? Join David Evans, Colin Clark and Luke Barry as they discuss this breaking news

Colin Clark previews the WRC's second visit to Chile with David Evans, George Donaldson and Luke Barry

Luke Barry talks to William Creighton, the 2023 JWRC champion

SPIN, The Rally Pod gets technical this week! Join David Evans, George Donaldson and host Lisa O'Sullivan as conversation turns tire tenders, reflects on the old tire war and veers off into chat regarding future technologies and what M-Sport Ford needs to keep competing in the WRC

This year's Acropolis was one of the most demanding events in recent memory, and was mastered by Kalle Rovanpera. Colin Clark and David Evans discuss all the major talking points from the event

The World Rally Championship is back from its summer break, and so is our full podcast team! Join David Evans, Colin Clark and George Donaldson who, along with host Lisa O'Sullivan, deliver a full preview of this week's Acropolis Rally Greece. And look out for discussion on bears, snakes and the British Rally Championship too!

Whenever a driver dominates, it's easy to overlook the majesty of their driving. So how good is Brandon Semenuk? Join Colin Clark, Brenten Kelly and Jack Harrison as they review the latest round of the ARA, Ojibwe Forests Rally See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We're trying something different on SPIN, The Rally Pod this week as the team - Colin Clark, George Donaldson, Luke Barry and Lisa O'Sullivan - share their rallying backstories. Let us know how you got involved in the comments 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 review Rally Finland 2023 - an event where Elfyn Evans triumphed as the three favorites for victory all crashed out See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Colin Clark, David Evans and George Donaldson look forward to one of the most exciting rounds of the year: Rally Finland. The latest round of the European Rally Championship and last weekend’s Rallycross Fest at DirtFish Rally School are also up for discussion. 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 sit down and digest a dominant performance from Kalle Rovanperä, a heartbreaking event for Ott Tänak and a potentially final Rally Estonia, at least for a while, in the WRC 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 returns this week, Colin Clark sits down with DirtFish instructors Brenten Kelly and Jack Harrison to talk all things Estonia. But there's also a nod to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and an important tribute - and message - following the tragic loss of Erin Kelly at last weekend's New England Forest Rally See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Evans and Luke Barry look back on Sweden's new ERC round - including some thoughts from Petter and Pernilla Solberg - and look ahead to this weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed and New England Forest Rally in the ARA See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a busy episode this week as the team looks back on an emotional Raven's Rock Rally, analyzes Jari-Matti Latvala's Rally1 chance and looks ahead to this weekend's ERC event 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 George Donaldson bring you the review of a dramatic, and controversial, WRC event in Kenya See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join David Evans, George Donaldson, Luke Barry and host Lisa O'Sullivan for the full Safari Rally Kenya 2023 preview

In this bonus episode, George Donaldson tells Luke Barry all about his adventures at the Safari Rally over the years - from mad tire testing stories to touring Kenya in a Group A Celica! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The SPIN, The Rally Pod discuss everything that the Southern Ohio Forest Rally had to offer

On their way home from Sardinia, Colin Clark and David Evans bring you their review of round six of the 2023 WRC season

David Evans and Colin Clark look back on a fascinating inaugural Mythical Cars Rally

David Evans and Colin Clark sit down with Andrea Adamo to discuss all things Mythical Cars Rally

David Evans, Brenten Kelly and George Donaldson discuss all the topics from an action-packed Oregon Trail Rally

David Evans, Colin Clark and Simon Hughes discuss all the major talking points from Rally of Portugal

Join David Evans, George Donaldson, Luke Barry and host Lisa O'Sullivan as the DirtFish team previews this year's Rally Portugal

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team talk discuss all the goings on from an eventful Olympus Rally

Colin Clark, Luke Barry and George Donaldson discuss all the major talking points from Croatia Rally

David Evans, Colin Clark and George Donaldson join Lisa O’Sullivan to remember Craig Breen

Luke Barry hosts this week's SPIN, The Rally Pod with expert analysis from David Evans and George Donaldson

Colin Clark and David Evans share their highlights from the 2023 Otago Rally

Lisa O'Sullivan talks with several women who have gone on to lead successful careers in motorsport to understand better how they made it happen