TheDogBox Podcast

Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Sorry everyone; I've run out of time to put a show together this week. But TheDogBox #76, with coverage of the NSW round of the Australian Rally Championship, will be out next week.

Play Show, or Right-Click to Download At last! Someone else wins! Jussi Valimaki dominated Rally Indonesia from start to finish, while Katsu Taguchi banked solid times all weekend to take 2nd. The MRF Lancers turned around the disaster of Malaysia, for their best finish since the opening round in New Caledonia. A simple mistake by Cody Crocker midway through leg 1 wrecked his event, 5th his worst result of the last two seasons. But even 5th scored him enough points to claim back-to-back APRC titles. Thanks to www.jussivalimaki.com for some of the audio interviews featured in this podcast.

Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Rally NZ 2007; it will probably go down as one of the great fights of WRC history. Sebastien Loeb almost grabbed an up-set win. But after losing the lead at the end of day 2, Marcus Gronholm came from behind to snatch victory. 350kms of stages over three days, the two were split by just 0.3 second. There's a great little video of Latvala on the Whaanga Coast stage up at YouTube. Photos courtesy of Alan MacDonald (Macspeed Photography) and Taniwhaiti. Plus, Ed Ordynski steps down as ARCom chairman, and rumours of new manufacturers for the ARC; Mitsubishi, Suzuki, and possible Volkswagen (????). Music this week from: The Ember Days - Your Eyes Light Up. From their brand new album "Your Eyes Light Up", which is being released on September 10 in New Zealand. For international orders, you can purchase the CD directly from The Ember Days MySpace page. Edwin Derricutt - Stay. Right from the very first chord I thought this was an album I was going to enjoy, and I haven’t changed my mind. The songs are well written, reflecting a thoughtfulness of notable faith and conviction. - Tim Page, NZ Musician Magazine. You can purchase Edwins debut CD from CD Baby. Tim Finn - Incognito In California (mp3) from "Feeding The Gods" (What Are Records). One of the most influential Kiwi artists over the last 30 years, Tim Finn has created an impressive body of work. Whether partnering brother Neil in Split Enz and Crowded Horse, or recording his solo albums, Tim Finn legacy can be heard in the recordings of antipodean bands of the past two decades. Buy it at eMusic or Napster Background music: Cargo Cult - 'Fifth' and 'Helium' (courtesy of Magnatune). Incidental music by Derek K. Miller. If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD! Technorati Tags: Rally New Zealand, Marcus Gronholm, Mikko Hirvonnen, Petter Solberg, Chris Atkinson, Sebastien Loeb, Francois Duval, Dani Sordo, Henning Solberg, ARC, Australian Rally Championship, V8 Supercars, V8SC

Play Show, or Right-Click to Download A special edition of TheDogBox for Rally NZ, we talk to Scott Pedder from the Mystery Creek service park. Photo courtesy of scottpedder.com.au. Technorati Tags: Rally New Zealand, Scott Pedder, ARC, Australian Rally Championship, V8 Supercars, V8SC

Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Another week, another DogBox, and this time we have coverage of the Rally Deutschland. A good effort by Sebastien Loeb to claim the second tarmac rally of the season in the Citroen C4. But after battling Francois Duval all weekend, disaster struck Marcus Gronholm on the very last stage. To check out the new Trier super special stage, have a look at this YouTube video. Photos courtesy of rally-shots.com. Music this week from: AnnA - Schneller Propeller. Lead singer Anna describes the whole world from her own point of view to the sound of electropop. It’s about all those everyday questions you busy yourself with while lying in the meadows and watching the clouds fly by. In November 2005 their first EP was released through “auf die plätze/Alive” followed by single and album in August 2006. The band would love to never leave their band bus again and tour non-stop, shoot embarrassing photos of themselves only to show them off and make their kind of pop music popular. That’s how it should be. Check them out at MySpace and you can purchase their CD from their web site. The Age of Sound - On a Sunday. The Age Of Sound create a sound which skirts the Brit-pop melodies of the 60s, delivering tunes that will please friends of British guitar music - PopConnection. Check their MySpace page for more music. The Winyls - Motor Rock. Helsinki-based ,The Winyls are already known as charismatic and energetic live act. "Ya gonna rock your socks off and lose some weight" says the frontman Leady Winyl. The Winyls rock like there's no tomorrow. Background music: Cargo Cult - 'Wed' (courtesy of Magnatune). Incidental music by Derek K. Miller. If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD! Technorati Tags: Rally Deutschland, Marcus Gronholm, Mikko Hirvonnen, Petter Solberg, Chris Atkinson, Sebastien Loeb, Francois Duval, Dani Sordo, Henning Solberg, ARC, Australian Rally Championship, V8 Supercars, V8SC

Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Cody Crockers dream season keeps rolling on, Malaysia his fourth straight victory. Now with a 28 point lead, the rest of the year looks like to will be a fight for second between the MRF team-mates Katsu Taguchi and Jussi Valimaki. And Malaysia was also a good event for the Reece Jones Motorsport entries, Naren Kumar and Brian Green claiming the other APRC podium positions. And we also have a chat with three-time APRC champ Karamjit Singh about his come-back to the Malaysian national series, and a possible return to the APRC next year. And if you have a look at the MotorImage web site, you'll find a short video of the event.