SPIN, The Rally Pod

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

Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Luke Barry discuss all the major talking points from an action-packed Rally Mexico.

Lisa O'Sullivan, David Evans, Nate Tennis and Luke Barry bring you all the latest news and opinions ahead of 2023's Rally México

Get a feel for the second-ever DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit - and just how much it means

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team examine why this year's ERC season could be one of the best yet

Josie Rimmer provides the lowdown as DirtFish Women's Month returns bigger and better than ever in 2023

last week we got the news that its dream has become a reality - stepping up from the European Rally Championship to the WRC. But what does it bring to the championship?

David Evans and Colin Clark discuss Ott Tanak's masterful display to secure the first win of his M-Sport return

Capture the thoughts of Kalle Rovanpera, Ott Tanak and co ahead of Rally Sweden

Lisa O'Sullivan, Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Luke Barry bring you all the latest news and opinions ahead of 2023's Rally Sweden

Lisa O'Sullivan chairs another fascinating discussion with Colin Clark, David Evans and George Donaldson

Colin Clark hosts the first WRC review podcast of the new season, joined by David Evans, Josie Rimmer and Andrea Adamo

Lisa O'Sullivan, David Evans and George Donaldson talk all things Monte Carlo Rally 2023

David Evans sits down with Hoonigan team manager Derek Dauncey who tells plenty of amazing Ken Block stories

Lisa O'Sullivan is joined by David Evans, Colin Clark and Luke Barry for the first panel podcast of 2023

David Evans, Colin Clark and George Donaldson mourn the loss of the late Ken Block

George Donaldson and Nate Tennis discuss what it's like being in a team that's struggling to be competitive

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team debate who their top 10 drivers of the 2022 World Rally Championship season are

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team debate about their ideal WRC calendar

Ott Tänak is returning to M-Sport, but is it the right move?

Colin Clark and Andrea Adamo review the 2022 World Rally Championship season

David Evans, George Donaldson and Luke Barry join Lisa O'Sullivan for an in-depth look at next year's WRC calendar

David Evans is joined by George Donaldson and Luke Barry to debate the driver moves Hyundai and Toyota have both made, and which team has done best

Colin Clark and David Evans chew the fat on the final round of the 2022 World Rally Championship season

Colin Clark and David Evans review the action from Thursday and Friday at Rally Japan

Rally Japan returns to the WRC calendar for the first time since 2010, with asphalt replacing gravel as the surface of choice. Here's what is in store for the crews.

The final round of the 2022 WRC season is upon us, and David Evans, George Donaldson and Luke Barry are here to guide you through what to expect

Colin Clark and George Donaldson recall their previous visits to Japan and what is in store for WRC crews this week.

David Evans, Colin Clark and George Donaldson join stand-in host Luke Barry to discuss Hyundai's 2023 driver dilemma, and plenty more besides!

Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Luke Barry discuss the evolving WRC driver market, ignited by Ott Tänak's decision to walk out of his Hyundai contract one year early

How did Ogier mastermind an emphatic first victory of his 2022 season? Colin Clark and Luke Barry recap all the action on the final day of Rally Spain.