Absolute Rally Podcast

Fantastic part 2 of our chat with Guy Wilks looking back on 10 years in his career. This part covers his time with Mitsubishi in the British Rally Championships, being Andreas Mikkelsen's teams in a private WRC team and the rise of IRC driving for Proton, Skoda and Peugeot.  

Part one of the story of Guy Wilks 10 years career, talking British Rally Championships and Junior World Rally Championship with Ford Junior team, his time with Suzuki and the near move to Subaru this one is not to be missed!

This week we have two guests first up the man who was the last person to go a WRC event in a classic Mini, Neil Burgess. He tell us about getting "Mildred" the Mini ready for her final International swansong. And the we are joined by John Goff, who has got more people started in rally in the UK over the last 30 years than anyone.

The Guru himself Julian Porter talks his driving career before his time covering the World Rally Championships and the European Rally Championships on TV and radio. Some great stories, check out his Instagram feed for pictures of the some of the stories you will hear here.

This pod Ryan and Tony are joined by ex head of Ford Performance Gerard Quinn. We talk his early career, his early love for rally and his time working with M-Sport.

A slight change of format during these challenging times for us all, so we have invited various people from different aspects of rallying for a chat. First up we have presenter Neil Cole talking about his early days presenting WRC Shakedown. This podcasts are being made for free with all funds getting directed to NHS charities in the UK. If you feel you have enjoyed them please share a couple of pounds, dollars or euros to your own local first line responders. thank you also to Kielder WT for working with us to try and help in a small way.

Part 2 of this 1995 World Rally Championship special takes us back to the season through the eyes of the people that were there. Featuring Julian Porter, Andrew Coley, Derek Dauncey who was with Mitsubishi, Jerry Freeman who was with Pirelli and Prodrive boss David Richards.

Part 1 of our look back at the 1995 World Rally Championship through the eyes of those that where there, this episode we are joined by Mark James from the BBC, John Millington from Ford and Nicky Grist who was with Toyota. 

Jack, Ryan, Trevor and Tony talk Rally Mexico and former European Women's Champion and JWRC star Catie Munnings talks here career so far and what here 2020 season is looking like.

Jack, Ryan, Trevor and Tony talk FIA class pyramids and preview Rally Mexico. Killian Duffy talks West Cork. Craig Breen talks his return to ITRC on West Cork and his busy 2020. Derek Dauncey talks Ken Blocks 2020 and the all new Cossie!  

Jack and Tony talk to Hyundai Motorsport WRC2 driver Ole Christian Veiby. And the first lady of the World Rally Championship coverage Bec Williams talks the season start and what's coming up on Rally Mexico and ITRC round West Cork next week.

Jack Benyon, Jamie Arkle and Tony Simpson talk GOATS! Greatest of all time in their respective eras! And currently FIA ERC Championship stops by to talk his 2020 plans!

Jack, Ryan, Trevor and Tony talk post Rally Sweden, Scott Martin talks his first WRC win on Rally Sweden along side Elfyn Evans. Last but not least WRC2 and British Rally Championship driver Rhys Yates talks his busy 2020.

Jack, Ryan, Trevor and Tony back for a round table discussion on this weekends Rally Sweden, the JWRC,driver aspirations and the opening round of the British Rally Championship.

Jack and Tony open the pod talking BRC, BTRDA and WRC. Class winners on Rally Monte Carlo and American duo Sean Johnston and Alex Kihurani stop by to talk their epic win in 2 wheel drive and the plan for 2020. And last but certainly not least double British Rally Champion Matt Edwards talks new car and some new challengers this year in the British Rally Championship.  

Ryan and Tony are joined by Jon Armstrong to talk his entry into Junior World Rally Championship this year and to talk Rallye Monte Carlo! Seb Marshall fresh from WRC All Live duty drops in to talk his plans for 2020 with Trevor Agnew and last up Killian Duffy previews the opening round of the Irish Tarmac Championship.

The boys are back for 2020 to talk Rallye Monte Carlo, Tony is joined by head of WRC TV Florian Ruth to talk "All Live" and much more! M-Sport team principle Rich Millener talks their line up for 2020 and former British Champion codriver and one half of the team behind "on the pacenote" Craig Parry talks his move over to Toyota Gazoo Racing to work on gravel note team.

THE BIG CHRISTMAS PUB QUIZ, FEATURING ELF ON THE SHELF JACK BENYON, SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER TREVOR AGNEW , OUR STIG IN TINSEL RYAN CHAMPION AND QUESTION POSED BY EBENEZER SIMPSON!  

This weeks pod features Trevor Agnew and Tony Simpson at the top discussing Citroen departure and the new line up at Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. The future of the WRC and much more. Double British Rally Champion Matt Edwards stops by to talk his season, testing and future plans. And Adam Hall one of the guys before the new book "Rally Insight" tells Tony all about the inspiration behind it and how the book came together. Remember folks we are away for a week and then back for the "Christmas Pub Quiz"   

Ryan and Tony preview East African Safari Rally which RC flies off this week to do. Twice Roger Albert Clark winner Marty McCormack previews the classic event starting in the UK this week and team time American Rally Champion and hall of fame inductee David Higgins talks his season and his story of various manufacture supported seats over his career and Subaru USA. Also we have a late entry from Jack Benyon for his AOB! We recorded this week prior to the announcement of Citroens departure from WRC, we will discuss this fully next week.