We’re back! It’s a new year and we’re super excited with all the guests we’re going to have for you this season! To kick off 2018 we have with us Warwick Patterson of Formula Photographic. Formula Photographic is the video team behind the popular Subaru Launch Control video series and the Canadian Rally Championship TV program. Warwick tells us what it’s like filming motorsports and some of his favorite moments. Follow Formula Photographic and all their awesome content at these social media links: Twitter Facebook Instagram Launch Control on YouTube…

After a bit of time off for the holidays, we’re back! In this show Mike has a special guest for the RallyCast, Jason Anthony who is a contributing writer to World Rally Blog.  Jason gives some great insight from a fan’s perspective of rallying in the US and abroad. We discuss how the 2017 seasons in the WRC and the USA will be remembered, and what we would like to see in 2018. Apologies for the background noise as we did our first “on location” podcast at a small cafe…

This week Mike and Ian discuss the final round of the WRC in Australia, 5 time World Champion Sebastien Ogier’s big announcement, the fantastic live coverage from CRC’s Tall Pines Rally, and we debate whether side-by-sides should run on stage rallies with cars.   Please let us know what you think in the comments below!

In this week’s show we feature two guests that have been part of rallying in the Pacific Northwest since the early days. Mike Nagle, is a former Rally Master of the Oregon Trail Rally and Rich Olmstead is a former competitor and Oregon Trail Rally Chief of Controls.  If you like stories from rallying in the ’70s and ’80s vs. today, then you’ll love this episode!  We talk about the character of early rallies, the Olympus WRC years, the challenges OTR has faced in keeping forest roads, and how they…

Welcome to another edition of the Open Paddock RallyCast!  This week we draw all our attention to our co-presenter Ian Holmes and his trip to Wales Rally GB.  Ian goes in depth on what it’s like spectating a WRC event and the advantages and disadvantages of using a travel service like RallyTravel.com.  We also have a few quotes from friends of our show that co-drive in Wales and other bits of rally news.    Please let us know what you think of the show in the comments below!   We…

In this episode we welcome Michelle Miller who we found out does everything including instructing, co-driving, team management, once stage rallied a Geo Metro, and more!  Michelle had just returned from competing in the 2017 DirtFish SCCA Rallycross Nationals from Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kansas so we have a heavy focus on that event.  We also see a return of former OpenPaddock co-host Doug Patterson who was also attending the rallycross national event.   To find out more about SCCA Rallycross go to this link here:  https://www.scca.com/pages/rallycross 2017 Dirtfish SCCA…

This week we had with us one of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s favorites, Al Dantes Jr.  Al tells us when he got bit by the rally bug, where the name Tower City Race Team came from, and how his Mazda RX7 got the name Rexine.  We also discuss last weekend’s Lake Superior Performance Rally where he and co-driver Brandon

The RallyCast is back! We couldn’t let co-presenter Ian Holmes leave without a preview of what he’ll be doing at one of the world’s premier rally events, so we sneaked in an extra show.  In this episode we catch up on the WRC, make likely horribly wrong finishing predictions, find out where Ian will be at Wales Rally GB, and

This week we have with us Sam Albert.  Sam is a DirtFish Rally School instructor and joined us fresh off the heels from the past weekend’s Pacific Forest Rally, round 5 of the Canadian Rally Championship.  Sam tells us about his challenges at PFR, what got him interested in rally racing, and what it’s like working for one of the

This week we feature Dillon Van Way.  Dillon’s one of America’s rally success stories that started as a hobbyist and went on to win both a 2WD and Super Production Championship in Rally America. After taking his talents international with a run in the NACAM Championship and the Drive DMACK Trophy, this year he had the rare opportunity to enter