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In this episode host Mike Shaw reviews the Roger Albert Clark historic rally with co-driver Martin Brady.  Martin and USA driver Seamus Burke finished an impressive 1st in the FIA class and 17th overall in their period correct Ford Escort MK2 over 5 days, 32 stages, and over 1200 total miles of rallying. It’s a bit of old meets new as Martin tells us what it takes to prepare for and run a proper endurance stage rally, which was not without its challenges.      We encourage you to go…

In this episode we talk with Formula Photgraphic’s Warwick Patterson, Bowes Media’s Chris Bowes, and the voice of the Canadian Rally Championship Dean Campbell about their special live coverage event for this weekend’s Rally of the Tall Pines.  They give us the ins and outs of what we hope to be the dawn of a new era of rally coverage in North America.   Be sure to tune in this Saturday at 8AM Eastern at http://live.crcrally.com   

In this episode we grabbed our favorite Yooper, Al Dantes Jr. of Tower City Race Team to help us review the final round of the American Rally Association National Championship.     Check out our final stage end team portraits with driver quotes here:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/OpenPaddock/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10157070814113995   You can follow Al Dantes Jr. and his Tower City Race Team at the following social media links: Facebook Instagram Twitter

In this show we look back on last week’s Wales Rally GB where there was an American invasion of sorts competing in the Junior WRC.  We called up Keanna Erickson-Chang and Ryan Booth just after they got home to find out more about what it’s like to complete one of the world’s most challenging rallies.     In this episode we mentioned several stage-end interviews you may not have heard on WRC All Live. Here’s a link to all the interviews conducted by the Wales Rally GB media team:  https://eventnewss.ynil.com/events/2019/WRGB/WRC/itinerary-WRC.html

In this episode Mike and rally photographer Tedrick Mealy look back at STPR with special guest Mark Piatkowski of the MAP Rally Team.  Mark has been one of the fastest regional competitors in the east having finished 1st overall regional at both the New England Forest Rally and STPR.  We discussed several subjects from the weekend event including the controversially rough Waste Management stage, how to handle a Red Cross, and an interesting conversation about why a fast driver like Mark enters as a regional instead of national that lead…

In this episode we review the Ojibwe Forests Rally from a couple of weeks ago with special guest and Ojibwe National Open 2WD winner Ryan Booth. Ryan had a stand-out performance in his first outing in a McKenna Motorsports Fiesta R2 while Ian was happy to be back in the right seat of the Three Triangles Rally Truck.  Join us for a great discussion about some of the best stage roads in the American Rally Association championship.     

In this episode we welcome a new guest, driver of the #305 Limited 2WD Subaru BRZ Santiago Daniel Iglesias who won his class at the regional Summer Sno*Drift Rally a few weeks ago. We talked with Santiago about what got him into rallying, why he chose the BRZ platform, and discussed the Summer Sno*Drift event which is done in the classic “blind” style with no recce and only route notes.  He also gives us an exclusive on some plans he has for a rally outside the USA.     You…

Subaru just announced that Launch Control is now available on Amazon Prime Video. In this episode we bring back Christopher Bowes of Bowes Media, the producers of the highly successful Subaru Motorsports USA video series and discuss being on the new platform and what we can expect in Season 7.    

In this episode we bring back Preston Osborn of O.D.D. Racing along with their Master Technician and competitor Ed McNelly to review Rally Colorado. Preston jumped into a new roll as rally organizer and Ed tells the tale of Earl the rally car, one of the first M-Sport Fiestas in the USA who’s long rallying career came to a dramatic end at the event. Photo:  Tedrick Mealy before (Oregon Trail Rally) and Jon Seaton after (Rally Colorado) Video of Earl’s demise:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8gJhpiPBgw

In this episode we review the 2019 New England Forest Rally with Cooper Autoworks’ Calvin Cooper and Kelsey Stephens who pressed on regardless of a cracked oil pan to finish 4th in National Open 2WD driving their “Fun wheel drive” BMW E30.     You can follow Cooper Autoworks at the following social media outlets.  Instagram  Facebook  YouTube 

In this episode we chatted with legendary World Rally Championship stage end reporter and host of Kitchen Table Shakedown Colin Clark to get a mid-season review of the WRC.     Be sure to follow and subscribe to Colin and his Kitchen Table Shakedown on these social media outlets: Instagram Facebook YouTube

In this show we chatted with none other than the young phenom, Oliver Solberg, winner of the Olympus rally and driver over the #70 Subaru Motorsports USA Subaru WRX STI.  Oliver tells us what it’s like driving for Subaru in America and about his approach to this weekend’s Idaho Rally International.  Co-presenter Ian Holmes also gives us a little look back at the Central UP rally.    

This is Part 2 of our OTR review we recorded last week with Karen Jankowski and Preston Osborn, two of America’s best co-drivers who switched to the driver’s seat for the 2019 DirtFish Oregon Trail Rally.  We pick up right where we left off in Episode 56 and discuss what it’s like being farther down the start order, dodging fence posts and rolled cars, the complexities of timing issues, ARA’s recent media changes, and the value of regional events including Ian’s review from the Headwaters regional rally.     You…

This is Part 1 of our 2019 DirtFish Oregon Trail Rally review with guests Karen Jankowski and Preston Osborn.  Both are championship class winning co-drivers, but at the Oregon Trail Rally they competed for the first time as drivers. We chatted about what their experience was like from preparation to driving the stages from the other side of the car.     You can follow Karen Jankowski of Jankowski Motorsports on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter You can follow Preston Osborn of O.D.D. Racing on their Facebook and Instagram

In this episode we welcomed 5 time National Class Champion Co-Driver Karen Jankowski who is making a big change by moving into the driver’s seat for the upcoming DirtFish Oregon Trail Rally!  We chatted about how she got hooked on the sport, favorite moments in the right seat, who she picked to call notes for her first event as a driver, what it’s like teaching teens in the B.R.A.K.E.S. driver training program, and she even helped us review the Olympus Rally.     You can follow Karen on these links…