The Sprint Podcast

S2E1: When the European Rally Championship was cool

After spending Series 1 forensically examining the 2001 WRC season over 21 episodes and many hours, Maurice and Tommy spend approximately 56 minutes talking about two decades of the European Rally Championship. Cigarette sponsors, points coefficients and Miami Vice-style bad guys included

S1 2001 WRC Special 7: Series Recap

The final episode of the first series of the Sprint podcast. We look back at what the 2001 WRC season meant to us, where the teams and drivers involved ended up and threaten to return for another podcast series. William joins Tommy and Maurice from what sounds like the bottom of a well and tries to make a sales pitch for his Suzuki jacket

S1 2001 WRC Special 6: Interview with Robert Reid

Robert Reid is our very special guest for the penultimate episode of the series. Brilliant stories from the 2001 World Rally Champion

S1E14: 2001 WRC R14, Rally GB

The final round of the 2001 WRC promised an epic title battle, though there could only be one winner. Jamie Arkle from the Gravel Crew joins us to discuss

S1 2001 WRC Special 5: Interview with Niall McShea

Tommy chats to 2004 PWRC champion Niall McShea about his career including his 2001 JWRC rivalry with Sebastien Loeb, the challenges he faced all the way and much more

S1E13: 2001 WRC R13, Rally Australia

The penultimate round of the 2001 WRC takes us to Australia where Colin McRae makes a seemingly innocuous mistake with severe ramifications, Hyundai's PR person puts in a blinder and we reveal who of the 2001 WRC field is the most likely to run off with your wife

S1 2001 WRC Special 4: Interview with Colin McMaster

Another special episode in our 2001 World Rally Championship series as we chat to Colin McMaster, the Mc in the famous McKlein photgraphic agency. Colin talks about his memories from the era, his friendship with Richard Burns and other competitors and his thoughts on the modern era of the WRC

S1E12: 2001 WRC R12, Tour de Corse

We travel to Corsica with Francois Delecour on a boat (not really) for Round 12 of the 2001 WRC. Jesus Puras scores his first and only WRC win, William forgets what rally we're covering and lots of 2001 silly season speculation gets proven to be downright wrong.

S1 2001 WRC Special 3: Interview with Jeremy Hart, Mark James and Jon Desborough

Another special episode in our 2001 World Rally Championship series as we chat to WRC TV stalwarts Jeremy Hart, Mark James and Jon Desborough. Some great insights, including Tommi Makinen's favourite type of ice cream

S1E11: 2001 WRC R11, Rallye Sanremo

Some guy called Sebastien Loeb does quite well in Sanremo, the 11th round of the 2001 WRC. We also discuss the potential inclusion of new rounds in the 2020 championship and I completely forget to find a joke sponsor for the episode. We'd like to dedicate this episode to the late Martin Holmes, an inspirational man.