Motorsport News Podcast

Special Stage: The HUGE treble – Tasmania, Whangarei and Japan previewed

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Show Notes

The season finale is here! Rally Tasmania is set to decide who takes home the Australian Rally Championship crown — with both Hayden Paddon and Lewis Bates still in contention for the title.

Host Matthew Whitten is joined by Taylor Gill to break down what’s in store on the island stages, and what it will take for the championship hopefuls to come out on top.

We also take a look beyond Australia — previewing Rally Japan as well as the International Rally of Whangarei in New Zealand as we see where we think the big names will end up.

Plus, Taylor shares insights from his season finale at the Central European Rally.

It’s arguably the biggest rally week of the year — listen now to lap up all the anticipation for three big events. Special Stage is produced for the Motorsport Podcast Network by RallySport Magazine >> ⁠https://rallysportmag.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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