Special Stage: A history making championship win (feat. Brendan Reeves)
Regular Special Stage Rally Podcast guest, Brendan Reeves, took out the Victorian Rally Championship at the weekend and he joins us to talk all about it.
From sending it on his favourite stage, Mt Slide, to replicating what his father and brother did years earlier, this is a wide-ranging chat that also unearths what’s next for ‘Brendo’ for the rest of the year.
We also touch briefly on the Australian Rally Championship’s class changes and ‘Brendo’ gives his thoughts on what it may mean for the future.
Episode 113 of Special Stage is one not to miss.
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BJR Run Down: The Bend, parity and the 2026 calendar
On this episode of the BJR Run Down, BJR general manager
Chris Westwood and the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones break down a big weekend at The Bend, how the track raced at its first endurance race, plus how things went down from the team’s four cars on track. The latest parity changes are examined, plus why the 2026 calendar needs to make sense. And of course, there is the latest on the race that stops the nation: the Shitbox Rally on Macca’s Shake N Bake Farm!
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Special Stage: Narooma impressions, and a new Kiwi collectable
It was Australia’s champion versus our best young talent at the weekend in Narooma, but it was a battle that was far too short...
This week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast covers the Narooma Forest Rally, won by Harry Bates and Mac Kierans. We will discuss the fast stages of the south coast of New South Wales and share our impressions of what the national championship will be in for when it visits next June.
Also on the agenda is a brand new Otago Rally book being produced by RallySport Magazine. It's one to look out for a little bit later in the year. We detail all the info you need to know.
The Valley Stages, Richie Dalton’s incredible Irish experience, and of course, WRC Rally Chile are all covered in what’s a brief but jam-packed episode of the podcast.
Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/
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Special Stage: Adelaide Rally director shares record entry details
Tim Possingham has two big events in South Australia, and the Adelaide Rally is up next.
With more than 450 entries on the list, including the likes of Hayden Paddon, Alister McRae and Frank Kelly, we ask him about the process of getting those big names.
He shares some of the secrets of the rally and just how they go about running the event with support from the South Australian Government.
Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> https://rallysportmag.com/
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BJR Run Down: Balancing Toyota prep with Enduro season
The wraps came off the Gen3-spec Toyota Supra Supercar ahead of this week’s edition of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down. BJR general manager Chris Westwood and the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones chat about the car’s first track laps, which Macca was on hand for at Toyota Australia’s in-house test track. They also give an update on the progress of BJR’s first Supra chassis, and how it’s going to be a very busy Christmas in Hope Court this year.
They also chat about the upcoming enduros, The Bend 500 and Bathurst 1000, as well as the even bigger contest that is looming: the battle of the BJR crew in the Shitbox Rally on Macca’s Shake N Bake Farm!
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The Motorsport News Podcast brings you the latest news and views on motorsport in Australia and around the world. This feed also showcases regular episodes of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, hosted by the Supercars squad's general manager Chris Westwood and driver of the #96 Pizza Hut Chevrolet Camaro Macauley Jones, as well as the Special Stage Rally Podcast, hosted and produced by RallySport Magazine’s Peter Whitten and Luke Whitten.