Special Stage: Aussies WIN in Finland, Gippsland's unique challenge

A new champion in New South Wales, and teams testing hard for this month's Rally of Tasmania – just two of the topics on this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast. The rally season is moving towards its finale but there's still plenty going on. Josh Redhead took the NSW title on Saturday, despite Riley Walters winning the Bathurst Rally, while the Toyota team were hard at it on Tuesday testing their Rally2 cars. Australia's JWRC star, Taylor Gill, also got his first taste of an AP4 car, while we look ahead to the final round of the WRC, and what the likely axing of the Hybrid units for 2025 means. Then, we chat one-on-one with New Zealand's youngest rally star, Zeal Jones, who heads to Finland next month as part of Toyota’s WRC young driver search. 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 week’s Brad Jones Racing Run Down the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood look back at the Gold Coast 500, including whether it was the right thing to do to turn off the kerb-hop sensors, Macca’s take on Saturday race winner Cam Waters’ charge that parity is still not right, 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

The Special Stage podcast is back, and we welcome 2024 Queensland Rally Champion, Ryan Williams, to discuss the week’s news. Williams talks about his Queensland season, his experience on Finnish snow and what the future might hold for 2025. The chat then turns to Western Australia to discuss their final state round, while there’s also time spent on the Mt Baw Baw Sprint and the upcoming Adelaide Rally. 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 get the low-down on the future of the Australian Rally Championship on this week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast. Adrian Coppin is in the co-host’s chair as we delve into state rallies in South Australia and Victoria before looking at the WRC’s penultimate round.  Coppin shares personal anecdotes on rallying on tough European tarmac and just what it was like competing there in 2013 and 2014. We then ask the important questions about the new structure of the ARC and what it means for the future of the championship. 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 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