The mics are on and we’re flat to the mat. DirtFish is putting high-profile guests from the world of rallying into the drivers’ seat, talking past, present and future, testing their rally knowledge and more fun and games.
Every week we're going to be welcoming guests onto our podcast RIGHT HERE, under the new name of Stage Mode. But SPIN, The Rally Pod isn't going anywhere - it's simply moved home to Club DirtFish. Luke Barry and David Evans explain
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The mics are on and we're flat to the mat. Welcome to DirtFish's brand-new weekly podcast, where we're putting guests into the drivers' seat. Launching into stage one with us is a man who's fittingly proved himself to be rather adept at debuts.
Oliver Solberg dives deep into his sensational Rally Estonia victory, explains his emotions as he bizarrely drops back to WRC2 in Finland this week and reveals his dream rally team as part of a new segment 'get to know.'
Plus, he takes on the 'higher or lower' leaderboard challenge and answers questions from the Club DirtFish Gold tier members.
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For stage two of Stage Mode, WRC legend Nicky Grist joins us for over an hour of insightful conversation. Explaining what made Juha Kankkunen so good, sharing stories of Colin McRae and offering his thoughts on where the WRC is today vs his era, Nicky also picks his dream team and takes on the 'higher or lower' leaderboard challenge - even flipping things round on host Luke Barry!
Three-time World Rally winner, and two-time WRC2 champion, Andreas Mikkelsen joins Luke Barry for stage three of Stage Mode to discuss his WRC future, what made Volkswagen so great, and his predictions for the 2025 WRC season. Mikkelsen also answers questions from Club DirtFish members, and takes on the 'higher vs lower' leaderboard challenge!
Matias Henkola, CEO and founder of Rally Finland’s title sponsor Secto Automotive, is a man who plans to save the car. He joins David Evans to provide fascinating insight into what he sees for the future of the World Rally Championship and the wider automotive industry.
M-Sport European Rally Championship driver Jon Armstrong joins Luke Barry for stage 5 of Stage Mode to discuss how he's dealt with near-misses, the progress he feels he's made and whether he genuinely believes he can win this year's ERC title. Jon also talks about that special run at Goodwood in L555 BAT, and kicks himself over an answer in the higher or lower leaderboard challenge!
With a two-time World Rally champion (Marcus Grönholm) for a father, there was always going to be a degree of pressure on Niclas Grönholm - particularly as he was a latecomer to motorsport. In stage six of Stage Mode, the Finn dives into that topic, explains why he chose rallycross over rally, his memories of his dad's WRC heyday growing up and how he's become more interested in rallying in later years. He also surpasses expectations in the 'higher or lower' challenge, and picks out his favorite Marcus Grönholm stage-end quote!
M-Sport Rally1 co-driver Louis Louka is in the hotseat for stage seven of Stage Mode, in what proves to be an insightful and entertaining conversation. The Belgian explains how he went from being a passionate rally fan, with zero connections to the sport, to a WRC co-driver alongside Grégoire Munster, and discusses his frank and honest thoughts on how he and Munster are performing. Through it all Louis' deep passion for rallying shines through - prompting a bonus quiz at the end!
