The 2025 Gippsland Rally has been run and won, so what do we make of Hayden Paddon's domination over the two days of competition?

The RallySport Magazine team discuss what the result means for the Australian Rally Championship, and what we liked and didn't like about a rally in “The Middle of Everywhere".

Jackson Long and Tony Sullens both wrapped up their respective ARC Cups, and we also saw an eye-catching performance from a former ARC event winner in his state series.

We also touch on this weekend's cancelled Rosewood Rally, look ahead to the WRC's first visit to Paraguay in South America, and comment on a former cricket star's rallying debut.

It’s all on this week's Special Stage Rally Podcast.

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There’s plenty of ground to cover this week on The Brad Jones Racing Run Down! 

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood, and they look back at a challenging weekend at Queensland Raceway and talk through one of the most challenging parts of the Gen3 era: the setup window.

They also explain where they are at with the build of their first Toyota Supercar, working with homologation team Walkinshaw Andretti United and what’s to come as the Supra prepares to hit the track and then the windtunnel.

They also chat about the recent Enduro Cup rule changes, Macca’s recent work with a BMW Super Tourer, and how one of Brad’s old NASCARs recently made a brief return to BJR headquarters!

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There has been more than a few talking points arise this week, with RallySport Magazine finding that the tyre tender process is now open for the ARC for the years 2027-29.

The team talk about this and share some of their opinions before looking ahead to the Gippsland Rally.

Can Harry Bates recoup some of his championship deficit to Hayden Paddon, or can someone like Lewis Bates elevate his speed to properly announce himself as a title contender?

Night rallying also returns, and the eagerness of such action is discussed in detail.

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The Australian Rally Championship has been through a transition period. A change in ownership was the big move in the summer offseason, and a hotly contested series so far has many eyeballs on the sport.

Luke Whitten talks to owners Adrian and Jill Coppin about where they hope to take the ARC and how they think the season has gone thus far.

We ask about how they felt about the move away from Canberra, as they highlight what impact the ARC has on how the events shape up.

The Junior Cup and the pathways into the top of the sport in Australia are also discussed in a wide-ranging interview.

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The news that Narooma will host a round of the Australian Rally Championship, replacing the Rally of Canberra, is big news, so who better to talk about this with than the rally's Clerk of Course, Adrian Dudok?

The experienced Dudok explains the reasons behind the move, and what this means for rallying in Canberra moving forward.

We also discuss last weekend's Rally Finland rollercoaster, where Toyota dominated by securing the top five places, and Australian Taylor Gill doubled his lead in the Junior World Rally Championship.

The cancellation of the Rally of the Bay, and the winners of the South Australia's Barossa Rally, are also discussed in another big week for rallying.

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Our beloved sport has had many eras, and it’s been able to thrive in all of them thus far. What about the next era, though?

Road access is becoming trickier, as is the organisation of events.

Brett Middleton chats with Luke Whitten about rally organisation and how car clubs are preparing for their events in the current age.

There’s plenty of vital information to learn about and many ways we can spruik the benefits of our sport.

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Rally Estonia was the most remarkable World Rally Championship event in recent memory.

Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson waited 1,019 days for their second chance in a Rally1 car, and it took just one event to be on the top step of the podium.

It was a meteoric rise and not just the shock of the season, but probably the shock of the decade.

Luke Whitten and Alex Rullo chat about the rally, and we ask where the young Swede goes next with no more Rally1 drives locked in.

Rullo also speaks about the improvement in his driving in the Australian Rally Championship and how his season is tracking.

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The Australian Rally Championship is at the halfway point, and RallySport Magazine spends significant time unpacking the proceedings thus far.

What did we think of the action, and where do the likes of Harry Bates, Scott Pedder, and Lewis Bates go to catch the leader, Hayden Paddon?

Can any of them catch the flying Kiwis? 

All of this is covered in the 103rd episode of the Special Stage Rally Podcast, helped made possible by the RallySport Magazine subscribers.

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On this week’s episode of The Brad Jones Racing Run Down, the driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood are joined by BJR founder, owner and boss Brad Jones.

Along with wrapping up a promising but bruising Darwin Triple Crown weekend, they also chat about the persistent of ‘parity’ complaints from Ford drivers and teams, the format of this weekend’s Townsville 500 – including just who’ll be watching the Friday afternoon sprint race – the scale of the damage to Jaxon Evans’ primary car from his shunt at Hidden Valley, and the latest on their preparations for their switch to Toyota for 2026.

Off the back of Shane van Gisbergen’s wins in Chicago, Brad shares some NASCAR street racing tales of his own, while Macca talks about his chance to steer a BMW Super Tourer recently. And guess who happens to have a few Super Touring stories up his sleeve…

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Returning to action this weekend, the Australian Rally Championship heads to Queensland, where the four-way title fight will continue with a vengeance.

Lewis Bates and Hayden Paddon have won the opening two rounds of the series, but the likes of Harry Bates and Scott Pedder will be eager to get on the board with a win in the Sunshine State.

Keeping these Rally2 cars on the road on treacherously narrow roads will be a tricky task at the world-class speed needed to win in 2025.

Luke Whitten and Arron Windus discuss the prospects for the weekend ahead, while also looking back to a rough and rocky Acropolis Rally where there was success for a pair of Australians.

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