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Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Luke Barry discuss all the major talking points from an action-packed Rally Mexico.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Avsnitt 248 av Forzapodden tar oss till Saudi och loppet i Jeddah. Vi funderar över hur/om/är det så/ att Fernando ställde sig fel eller hade han en plan, vi går igenom racet stall för stall plus att vi avhandlar Rally Mexico samt puffar lite extra för helgens kommande event på COTA.
Rally Mexico Regresa a Guanajuato
Colin Clark and David Evans discuss all the storylines from Rally of Nations Guanajuato including Harri Rovanpera's comeback, Mads Ostberg's hot form and the reasons why Mexico should return to the WRC.
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.
FOLLOW UP: SMART MOTORWAYS REVIEWThe review, ordered by the Transport Secretary, has been completed. The findings recommend removing hard shoulders being used as live lanes, increasing the number of refuge points, increase the number of Highways England traffic officer patrols, increase the roll-out of stopped vehicle detection cameras. To read more, click the Autocar article here. To read the Government’s action plan click the link here.CORONAVIRUS PRODUCTION UPDATETo see how manufacturing has been impacted in the UK and Europe, click the Automotive News Europe section here.BUDGET 2020Last week, which feels so very long ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer unveiled a spending spree on motoring related matters. But it is not all good news. To learn more, click the Autocar article here and for further analysis, click the Parkers article here. On the back of some of the Government’s sneakiness, three car companies are topping up the Plug-In Car Grant back to previous levels, but for a short time only, to see more, click the Motoring Research article here.LEEDS’S CLEAN AIR ZONE LAUNCHES SEPTEMBERFrom 28 September 2020, the Leeds Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will be in force. The zone was meant to go live in January, but due to delays from a government system, this has been put back. Buses, HGVs, coaches, taxis and private hire vehicles are covered. To read more and see where the CAZ will be, click the Motoring Research article here.LAWRENCE STROLL TAKES BIGGER STAKE IN ASTON MARTINThe consortium, led by Lawrence Stroll, has agreed to increase its investment in Aston Martin but will take a larger portion of the company, as a result. The new deal, if approved by shareholders, will mean that 25% of the company will be acquired. To read more, click the Autocar article here.ARRIVAL TO OPEN NEW FACTORYThe UK based electric vehicle company Arrival has announced that it will be opening a new factory in Oxfordshire, due to be up and running by 2021. This is more good news following the recent investment in Arrival. To read more, click the MTDMFG article here.MOTORWAY LIFTED TO FIX BRIDGEIn order to repair the now rusting steel centres of the bridge on the M60, near Didsbury, the road is being lifted 5mm on a temporary basis. This is part of the efforts to fix all the supports to the 200-metre long structure. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCASTFORMULA E: SEASON SUSPENDEDFormula E and the FIA have announced the suspension of the current season for an initial two month period, in the wake of the effects of coronavirus. To read more, click the announcement here.WRC: RALLY MEXICO Sebastien Ogier won the shortened Rally Mexico, which ended on Saturday. Ogier was very unhappy the event even took place. Second was Tänak and Suninen was third. To read more about the results click the Dirt Fish article here. Also, there is a Driver Rating article, which you can get to by clicking here. The final link is to see some glorious photographs from the event, which you can see by clicking here.ESPORTS FILLS LIVE MOTORSPORT GAPA hastily created race, called the Esports All-Star Battle, took place at the weekend. This included sim racing specialists and real-word racers going head to head. There was a peak of 52,000 viewers live, with more than 550,000 watching the replay within 24 hours. The Race is now planning a two-pronged series, one set for sim racers and the other for the real-word racers. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here. For more information on The Race’s series, click the link here.LUNCHTIME READ: JOINING DOTS THAT AREN’T THEREThis week we are recommending you read an article from Nir Kahn, who discusses creativity in using existing items in an innovative way. To read this excellent piece, click the LinkedIn link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: FIVE WAYS TO GET YOUR PETROLHEAD KICKS IN SELF-ISOLATIONSuper Unleaded has produced an article helping those of us who are fans of the motor vehicle still get some enjoyment if you have to self-isolate. To be inspired click the link here. Alan also recommends removing an engine from Toyota Yaris, but that may be a little extreme for some of us.AND FINALLY: THE FIVE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2019We leave you with a video of the wonderful 2019 Goodwood Revival, as we conclude this week’s episode. Reminding us all of happier times. To watch, click the Goodwood link here.
In this episode, Peter makes his predictions for this weekend's WRC Rally Mexico! For all Peter's WRC coverage, subscribe/follow The Peter MacKay Motorsport Podcast and never miss an episode! Subscriber's also automatically enter for the chance to win a pair of comfy socks from our partners at www.heeltread.com
Colin, David, Lisa and George discuss the challenges of Rally Mexico, new Aero on the Hyundais and the cancelation of motorsports events around the world.
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!
FOLLOW UP: U.S. JURY AWARDS PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO VW CUSTOMERSA test case, of U.S. customers who opted out of Volkswagen’s agreed compensation settlement, has established compensatory and punitive damages. Five claimants will get $5747 for compensatory damages and four will receive $25,000 in punitive damages. This is a much smaller amount than was sought. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here.FOLLOW UP: LEVANDOWSKI SEEKS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONAnthony Levandowski, who left Google to set up his own company breaching legal obligations in doing so, according to an arbitration panel, before being bought out by Uber. He is required to pay $179 million to Google as a consequence. After his appeal failed he applied for Chapter 11 to reduce his liabilities by negotiation. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here.FEBRUARY 2020 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESAnother month, another dip, this time a drop by 2.9% in new registration figures. Diesel engines take another drop, being only 21.9% of market share, with alternative fuel vehicles, as expected, the major increase but not enough to deflect the overall drop. To read more, click the SMMT link here.PSA REDUCES ELLESMERE PORT TO FOUR-DAY WEEKDue to a drop in demand for the Astra estate the shift patterns will change to extended hours on four days instead of the existing five day week. Future job losses cannot be ruled out, according to PSA. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here.NISSAN CONTINUES TO INVEST IN SUNDERLANDNissan has taken the next step in the £1 billion investment program for the new Qashqai to be built in Sunderland. £52 million has been released for a press, that will stamp the panels. This takes the total invested, to date, to £400 million. To read more, click the Autocar article here.SOME OEM KEYS CAN BE CLONEDA new weakness in keyless entry systems has been confirmed by researchers from KU Leuven in Belgium and the University of Birmingham. Before we all panic, this one is harder to pull off than the more common keyless manner and affects, generally, older vehicles. However, to see exactly which vehicles are covered click on the WIRED link here.COMPETITION WINNER!Congratulations to our winner, on bagging the copy of James Ruppert’s latest book Demotorized: The 200 Year War on the Motorist.Thanks to all who entered and keep your ears peeled as we will be doing more competitions in the future!FORMULA E: ROME POSTPONEDBefore Italy went into lockdown the Rome E-Prix had been postponed from April 4. This, combined with the already cancelled Sanya E-Prix means there is now a seven-week gap in the season. Paris is the next race due on April 18, which along with Soul looks doubtful. Formula E is looking for other race options. To read more, click the e-racing365 article here.In better news, Eindhoven has put a bid to host the first night races of the series, with the Team behind the effort hopeful it will be accepted for the 2021-2022 season. To read more, click the e-racing 365 article here.WRC: RALLY MEXICO THIS WEEKENDWRC is back, with Rally Mexico taking place this weekend, starting on Thursday. This is typically the rally where we can really judge the different team’s packages. Can Toyota continue this good start, will Hyundai bounce back after Sweden, how do M-Sport fit in all of this? These are questions we hope to have the answer for after this round.CLASSICS AND COFFEE RETURNS SOONGreat Escapes will be starting their Classics and Coffee events, once again, on Sunday, April 5 between 10 am and 12 pm. If you are in the area or can make the trip then do go along and see the fantastic mix of cars that pitch up. For more details click the link here.LUNCHTIME READ: SEATTLE TRAFFIC DOES NOT EXIST AMID VIRUS FEARSFurther to last week’s Lunchtime Read, we continue the theme of car reliance and the dreaded commute. Jalopnik has an article about how Seattle’s traffic has dramatically changed following the recommendation that people work from home. There have also been several articles, around the web, showing air quality improvements when there is no traffic. To read more, click the link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: GREATEST CARS EVER MADE WITH POP-UP HEADLIGHTSAutocar has produced a wonderful list of the best cars with pop-up headlights. To gawp at them, click the link here.AND FINALLY: DIECAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPJalopnik has brought to our attention the wonderful YouTube channel of 3Dbotmaker, who is behind the 2020 Diecast Rally Championship. To see more, and you do need to see more, click the link here.
Etter en liten pause er Lyktepodden -back on track! Vi snakker oss igjennom Lima i Sverige, litt om FAFE, og så klart Rally Mexico som kjøres til helgen! Vi kårer også en vinner etter forrige tirsdags konkurranse! Hør podden, vant du kanskje? Dele - like og kommenter da rally venner!
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.
Ryan and Tony discuss the aftermath of Rally Mexico and how the season is shaping up. We set the DIRT 2.0 competition for you guys to win a copy of the fantastic new release from Codemasters. Killian Duffy from "Onthepacenote" joins Tony to preview this weekends West Cork Rally where the heavy weights of the Irish Tarmac Series and the British Rally Championship go toe to toe!
06 12-03-19 LHDW Polideportivo y Rally Mexico, Ogier dominando ya con el citroen
1. WRC 20 år tilbake 2. Rally Mexico med Molly Pettit Grøndal 3. Fremtidens WRC - Citroen "truer" med å trekke seg etter 2020 hvis ikke WRC goes Hybrid.
06 12-03-19 LHDW Polideportivo y Rally Mexico, Ogier dominando ya con el citroen
07 07-03-19 LHDW Oscar Saez se va a Qatar al inicio del mundial moto gp, además del Rally Mexico
With a fierce battle lined up for the first gravel event of the season, let's catch up with our WRC crews as they get ready for this years Rally Mexico! Becs Williams chats with Ott Tanak, Seb Ogier, Thierry Neuville, Kris Meeke, Dani Sordo and Andreas Mikkelsen.
Rally Mexico is almost upon us and Jack, Ryan, Tony and Trevor talk news and speculate (as ever!) how the first gravel event of the season will unfold. The first lady of WRC Bec's Williams drops by to talk early season form and the challenge ahead for crews on Rally Mexico.
07 07-03-19 LHDW Oscar Saez se va a Qatar al inicio del mundial moto gp, además del Rally Mexico
With a fierce battle lined up for the first gravel event of the season, let's catch up with our WRC crews as they get ready for this years Rally Mexico! Becs Williams chats with Ott Tanak, Seb Ogier, Thierry Neuville, Kris Meeke, Dani Sordo and Andreas Mikkelsen.
The boys talk the opening round of ERC this weekend, Gus Greensmith and Tom Williams talk to Tony about thier Rally Mexico adventures and Molly Taylor talks about coaching and the values of it in her career to date!
Rally Mexico is on the lips of Ryan, Jack and Tony this week and of course the master that is Seb Loeb! Trevor Agnew takes us through the next part of his coaching. HHF your #FEVER will be very sadly missed. Our thoughts our with Henry's family.
This week the chaps discuss some brief Geneva Motor Show Follow Up, after Alan has attended. There is a run through the February SMMT New Car Registration figures, Swansea trialing bus orientated traffic lights, Mazda infotainment system suceptible to hacking, how to support the JustGiving page for Henry Hope-Frost's family following his tragic accident, the exciting Rally Mexico event, Formual E returns reminder, a new way to support Mission Motorsport, Cars and Coffee returns at Great Escape Cars, we suggest some lunchtime reading from Eric Gallina, and Alan has found a 'worst of' List of the Week.
Concussion knocks crew out of Rally Mexico