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On this week’s Brad Jones Racing Run Down the driver of the #96 – and BJR’s best-placed finisher at Mount Panorama – Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood look back at the Bathurst 1000, including Macca’s state after doing the last 40 laps without any water, how the Full Course Yellow and Safety Car rules didn’t seem to make things safer for officials during the Matt Payne crash clean-up, plus the good innovation in the pre-race build up - if only the drivers had been told what they were doing stopping at Brock’s Skyline! – and much more. Become a BJR Member in 2024 >> https://www.bradjonesracing.com.au/bjr-memberships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve reached for the top shelf for this week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast guest, with European Rally Champion Hayden Paddon joining us from Poland. After we briefly preview this weekend’s WRC round and state rounds in South Australia and Victoria, Paddon brings us up to date with his plans to contest next year’s Australian Rally Championship. He speaks freely about what’s still left to tick off the list to make that happen, as well as going into depth about his electric rally car program and his recent purchase of the car that he won the 2016 Rally of Argentina in. As always, the Kiwi speaks about his ‘job’ with passion and enthusiasm and will keep you entertained. Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast episode sees the RallySport Magazine team discuss the news of the week. We talk the Race of Champions coming to Australia and also the Working Dog Rally that was held in northern New South Wales. Clayton Hoy, Toby Price and Ryan Williams are all discussed from that event as well as the two legendary classic cars that graced the podium. The WRC driver market also gets a mention … just where will Adrien Fourmaux go? Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting ready to head to the Mountain on this week’s Brad Jones Racing Run Down! Driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood chat about the biggest weekend on the Supercars calendar, including Macca’s bruising preparations in the virtual world, the fact he gets to participate in this year’s Pit Stop Challenge (but doesn’t think he should be), the dangers of the changed Full Course Yellow rules for the Bathurst 1000, and much more. Become a BJR Member in 2024 >> https://www.bradjonesracing.com.au/bjr-memberships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week off, the Special Stage Rally Podcast is back, and we welcome Alex Rullo to the co-host’s chair to talk about WRC Rally Chile. On spectacular roads, the WRC was yet again at its fascinating best, and Rullo joins Luke Whitten to give their views on Kalle Rovanpera’s South American win. Also discussed is Rullo’s ARC season, the Rosewood Rally and the upcoming Working Dog Rally where Toby Price will make his stage rallying debut. Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plenty of stuff to talk about this week on 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. They unpack Toyota’s announcement that it is joining Supercars in 2026 and what the future for GM/Camaro is in Supercars, and look at the controversial Full Course Yellow procedure and what needs to change. Brad also gives a bit of insight into how the 2025 calendar is coming together and why it’s not so straightforward to just add more rounds, plus why the ‘V8’ was dropped from the ‘V8 Supercars’ name and whether it should come back, plus a look back at the team’s Sandown 500 campaign. Become a BJR Member in 2024 >> https://www.bradjonesracing.com.au/bjr-memberships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Special Stage Rally Podcast time again and this week we dive deep into last weekend’s Adelaide Hills Rally, paying particularly attention to Lewis Bates’ victory There were off-road excursions, time penalties for the championship leader and stellar drives from the category leaders, and we discuss it all. We also chat with popular Australian driver, Brendan Reeves, who was in New Zealand to contest the Daybreaker Rally in Hayden Paddon’s Hyundai i20 AP4. Yet again it was another massive week in rallying, and the Special Stage Rally Podcast has all the latest gossip. Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a busy time. Our local stars are overseas competing and there's an all-important round of the Australian Rally Championship ready to kick off. The Special Stage Rally Podcast covers it all. RallySport Magazine’s Peter and Luke Whitten keep you updated with everything happening, including Taylor Gill’s Junior WRC exploits and the big talking points from the WRC’s leading men. Harry Bates is this week’s podcast guest as he talks about his experience in Japan at the famous Rally Hokkaido, and he shares the amazing nature of the country’s rallying scene. We also look forward to the Adelaide Hills Rally and have the tough task of trying to predict who finishes where. Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/ 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 chat about what’s been a very busy week of pre-enduro testing. They talk about the two days the team spent at Winton, why the track conditions were ‘pretty sketchy’ for the first couple of hours, the intricacies of doing driver changes in a Gen3 car, changes that will mean faster fuel stops at the 2024 enduros, and preview next weekend’s Sandown 500. Become a BJR Member in 2024 >> https://www.bradjonesracing.com.au/bjr-memberships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast celebrates what would have been Geoff Portman’s 70th birthday. The two-time Australian Rally Champion was a huge figure in the sport of rallying and on the occasion of his birthday, we welcome the author of his book, Bruce Keys, to talk about his career. Peter and Luke Whitten also run through the news of the week, which has an international slant as both Harry Bates and Taylor Gill look to achieve big goals overseas this weekend. Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices