TheDogBox Podcast
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 16 years ago -Internet Radio on Demand, covering Motorsport and Music - WRC, Rally, F1, V8 Supercars
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TheDogBox #84 - WRC Rally Wales
December 03, 2007 21:02Play Show, or Right-Click to Download This is the 84th and final 'DogBox'. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and listened to the show, and the rally fans, from all over the world, who emailed me to share their enthusiasm for rallying and motorsport in general. It's been great fun producing the show over the last two years. Bruce. The last WRC event of 2007 and Marcus Gronholm's 150th and final event. Marcus didn't get the fairy-tale ending he'd hoped for. A strong second place behi...
TheDogBox #83 - WRC Season Round Up
November 24, 2007 10:20Play Show, or Right-Click to Download With just one week to go before the final round of the WRC for 2007, what better time could there be to catch up with Amberie Kat of What in the World Rally? Amberie is a keen observer, commentator and fan of the WRC, and we get her thoughts on the '07 season and the performances of the leading drivers.
TheDogBox #82 - WRC Rally Ireland
November 19, 2007 20:38Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Sebastien Loeb may have let Marcus Gronholm off the hook in Japan, but he certainly wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. Gronholm's exit on stage 4 opened the door for Loeb to take a six point lead in the championship with just one round to go. With Dani Sordo safely in second place, Jari-Matti Latvala pushed up into third place, while Mikko Hirvonnen stayed out of trouble in fourth, capturing enough points for Ford to take their second Manufac...
TheDogBox #81 - ARC Rally of Melbourne
November 14, 2007 20:21Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Too big, too strong. Simon Evans and the Toyota team take home another series, clinching his second-straight championship during leg 1 of Rally of Melbourne. We got all the action from both legs, including interviews with Michael Guest, Glen Raymond, Spencer Lowndes, Brendan Reeves, Les Walkden, and the series champ Simon Evans. Photos courtesy of Toyota Racing Development, Pirtek Rally Team and paulbatten.com. Music this week from: The Exploders - ...
APRC Live - Rally China
November 14, 2007 08:20Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Cody Crocker only needed to cross the start line to claim a second APRC title. But he went further, and while his rivals fell away during the opening day, Crocker powered on, not only taking APRC win, but the overall rally victory ahead of higher-profile European drivers. Unfortunately for the MRF team, China provided no joy. Katsu Taguchi crashed out during the first morning, while Jussi Valimaki and Gaurav Gill were forced to stop thanks to contamina...
TheDogBox #80 - WRC Rally Japan
October 30, 2007 02:56Play Show, or Right-Click to Download We take a look at this years unbelievable Rally Japan. Just when you thought Marcus Gronholm had handed Sebastien Loeb a third-straight series title, Loeb crashed. The attrition rate was high, giving some of the series less visible competitors the chance to shine. Mikko Hirvonen and Dani Sordo finished 1-2 for Ford and Citroen, while Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson put in a great finish for Stobart, just ahead of Luis Perez Companc and Federico Vill...
TheDogBox #79 - Chris Atkinson
October 22, 2007 10:54Play Show, or Right-Click to Download With a week off before Rally Japan, I thought now would be great time to catch up with Chris Atkinson. While the Subaru team will carry the weight of local expectation, Rally Japan is an event where Chris has had a fair degree of success. I caught up with him on Friday night, just as he and the rest of the Subaru World Rally Team were about to fly out of London for Hokkaido. Photo courtesy of the Subaru World Rally Team. Technorati Tags: Rally Japan,...
TheDogBox #78 - WRC Tour de Corse
October 15, 2007 22:11Play Show, or Right-Click to Download The fourth-last rally of the WRC year, and Sebastien Loeb bags another one. But Marcus Gronholm wasn't letting the Frenchman out of his sight, and hung on for an important 2nd-place, Dani Sordo unable to challenge Gronholm. The championship could be decided by the performances of the Sordo and Hirvonnen, and whether they can 'steal' points from either Gronholm or Loeb. And 'Welcome to the WRC' Suzuki. The little white SX4 had a solid first outing; not...
TheDogBox #77 - WRC Rally Spain
October 08, 2007 04:04Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Sebastien Loeb was expected to do well here, and he didn't disappoint. But, if not for the leg one rain, Marcus Gronholm would have posed more of a threat, and with Dani Sordo claimed second place on the podium, Gronholm's series lead is now reduced down to six points. To see Chris Atkinson's two-wheel antics in Spain, have a look at the first couple of minutes of YouTube. Photos courtesy of Miquel Rovira. Plus we'll talk about the Bathurst 1000, and...
TheDogBox #76 - ARC Great Lakes Rally
September 26, 2007 02:59Play Show, or Right-Click to Download Another round of the ARC, and another win for Toyota. Simon Evans didn't have things all his own way with Steve Glenney, Eli Evans and Spencer Lowndes providing some early resistance. But Evans and his Group N(P) Corolla are in a league of their own at the moment, walking away with the win as others faltered. Second place was a good return for Neal Bates, who's hard work on the S2000 Corolla is starting to pay off, while Spencer Lowndes out-smarted the...
No DogBox This Week
September 18, 2007 10:19Play 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.
Colin McRae Tribute
September 18, 2007 02:50As the rally world comes to terms with the untimely and tragic death of Colin McRae, World Rally Radio have produced a wonderful tribute podcast, including interviews with Nicky Grist, David Richards. You can download or listen to the podcast here. Photos courtesy of fraise and magpie967.
Lastest Rally Indonesia Video
September 14, 2007 20:49'Hot off the press', here's the latest video from Rally Indonesia. (Also available at YouTube).
The Last NSW ARC Round
September 14, 2007 06:08It's been nearly two years since the ARC visited my home state, New South Wales. And for me, it has lots of good memories. Photos by Serdar The round had moved away from the Central Coast (where I grew up) to Bathurst, and provided the opportunity to watch the super specials from the roof of the pit complex at Mount Panorama. They began on the race track start line, ran through Hell Corner and then made a left-hand turn onto the dirt course constructed behind the pit buildings. It not only...
Atko's New Ride
September 13, 2007 04:07The wraps have been official taken off the '08 Subaru Impreza, launched ahead of the Frankfurt motor show by Petter Solberg. In their press release, Subaru say the car represents a fundamentally new approach to the Impreza, and they will commence testing before the end of the year. "We are on schedule with development of the 2008 car and the first body shell will be completed within a matter of weeks. We aim to be running the car in the last quarter of this year, and its competitive debut w...
APRC Live - Rally Indonesia
September 11, 2007 12:15Play 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 AP...
Crocker Hangs On For Second APRC Title
September 09, 2007 07:29Another tough day of rallying in Indonesia, and Finland's Jussi Valimaki made the most of his great start on day 1, to complete the event at the top of the time sheets. Valimaki claimed his second win of the season, nearly a minute ahead of his MRF team-mate Katsu Taguchi. With wins on the two morning stages, Valimaki remained in the top three all day to take the win, jumping into second place in the series. But coming home with a 'wet sail' was Motor Image Subaru driver Cody Crocker, winni...
Valimaki Leaves Others In His Dust
September 08, 2007 12:55In a shock turn-around to the APRC season, Jussi Valimaki and his MRF Lancer has blown away the rest of the field to lead after eight stages of Rally Indonesia. And even more surprising, after a near trouble-free run all season, the man who looks most likely to take the title, Cody Crocker, has had his worst day of the season, 5th at the end of the leg and trailing Valimaki by a massive four and half minutes. After a disastrous Rally Malaysia, the MRF Lancer team have turned it around in In...
VW Deny ARC 'Factory' Entry for 2008
September 04, 2007 06:25I mentioned on TheDogBox #75 there's a rumour going around that Volkswagen is preparing two Super 2000 spec Polos for entry into next years Australian Rally Championship. I wasn't able to confirm the speculation in time for the show, but today Jon Dawe, GM of Press and PR at VW Australia contacted me to say: "From a factory perspective we have no involvement with the Australian Rally Championship next year."
TheDogBox #75 - WRC Rally NZ
September 03, 2007 12:14Play 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. ...
The Daily Scott - Friday
August 31, 2007 08:17Play 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
Pedder Completes First Test
August 27, 2007 03:47As I mentioned in last weeks DogBox, Scott Pedder and Glenn Weston will be competing in Rally New Zealand next weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up with Scott at the end of each day to bring you his thoughts on the event. But in the meantime, Scott has completed his first test of a brand new 'Trading Post' Lancer Evo IX, prepared by Reece Jones (who also prepares Lancers for Brian Green and Naren Kumar in the APRC). Check out the YouTube video below. Speaking on his web site, Scott s...
MRF Left Scratching Their Head
August 22, 2007 09:28The major surprise to come out of Rally Malaysia was the forced retirement of Katsu Taguchi and Jussi Valimaki in the MRF Lancers. Valimaki had reported possible gearbox problems at the end of day 1, but the team was unable to fully examine the fault during service. However the problem became crystal clear during Sundays first stage, Valimaki's rear differential failing and forcing him to retire at the end of the test. And things went from bad to worse, with Taguchi suffering the same proble...
TheDogBox #73 - WRC Rally Deutschland
August 19, 2007 23:16Play 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 Propell...
APRC Live - Rally Malaysia
August 15, 2007 10:50Play 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 co...