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As a rally driver, your feet have two purposes: to accelerate, and to brake. The right foot acts as the propeller, balancing itself on the… Read more

by Luke Barry June 23, 2026 3 min

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Toyota’s American rally hero dreaming big after major milestone

It took only two rallies for the Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 to win its first rally, courtesy of Jari-Matti Latvala. One American Rally Association… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay June 15, 2026 3 min

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Raftery’s chance to turn podium streak into a new high

By recent standards, three weeks without rallying is like a lifetime. But this week she’s back, and back on the podium trail. DirtFish Women in… Read more

by Luke Barry June 11, 2026 3 min

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Features

The challenges of returning to rally after nine years out

The greatest thing about sacrifice is giving in to the addiction. All that hard work to keep yourself away obliterated in one careless moment. But… Read more

by Luke Barry May 22, 2026 5 min

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Nine-star DirtFish drivers shine at Oregon Trail

Some workforces go rock climbing. Maybe they’ll start a book club. At DirtFish, we go rallying. Nine members of our team were on the start… Read more

by Luke Barry May 20, 2026 3 min

ARA

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Grönholm’s impressions of new ARC2 car

Marcus Grönholm hasn’t been a factory driver in the World Rally Championship for almost 20 years, but his relevance, and stock, has never diminished. That’s… Read more

by Luke Barry May 15, 2026 10 min +

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DirtFish ready for ‘take off’ at Oregon Trail Rally

DirtFish will well and truly take flight at this weekend’s Oregon Trail Rally, with nine staff members heading south for the event – and all… Read more

by David Evans May 14, 2026 2 min

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Features

The purest expression of rally in the United States

For 30 years, the Sandblast Rally has quietly held its ground as one of the most unorthodox fixtures in American stage rally. Run through beach… Read more

by DirtFish Media May 3, 2026 3 min

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News

Mini’s unique system for rally crew

A couple of days earlier, Adam Dressen had been busy in Seattle Mini, providing a routine service on a customer’s 2023 Countryman Cooper S. Now?… Read more

by David Evans May 1, 2026 3 min

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The change that unlocked Toyota’s fresh rally talent

Three days. That’s how long it took for Seth Quintero to become a bonafide rally driver. When he retired from last month’s Rally in the… Read more

by David Evans April 25, 2026 3 min

ARA

Features

The four miles that made a lasting impression

In the end, it lasted a stage and a split. How much can we read into Brandon Semenuk’s all-too-brief return to the ARA National Championship… Read more

by David Evans April 22, 2026 5 min

ARA

Features

The Group B echo to a 2026 rally

It kind of crops up on you as you head south on the five, but when you get there it’s unmistakably 1986 all over again…. Read more

by David Evans April 21, 2026 5 min

ARA

News

Latvala wins Olympus Rally’s 40th anniversary event

Washington was full of talk of the World Rally Championship’s return to America last week – one look at the Olympus Rally classification and you… Read more

by Luke Barry April 20, 2026 5 min

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Semenuk beats Latvala on opening stage, then hits trouble

Jari-Matti Latvala was as disappointed as anybody, with the possible exception of Brandon Semenuk. The script for this week’s Olympus Rally had long been written:… Read more

by David Evans April 18, 2026 3 min

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Biggest ever Olympus Rally for 40 years is go

It’s here. Finally. Thirty-nine years and 12 months in the making, it’s 1986 all over again. A year ago, Olympus Rally stalwart Steve McQuaid talked… Read more

by David Evans April 17, 2026 3 min

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Raftery’s progress has caught Armstrong’s eye

The progress is impossible to ignore. For this Irish driver’s first full season in this category, they’re making waves. For Jon Armstrong, see Aoife Raftery…. Read more

by Luke Barry April 14, 2026 2 min

ARA

News

Semenuk enters Olympus fight with Fiesta Rally2

Brandon Semenuk will contest this week’s Olympus Rally presented by DirtFish at the wheel of a Ford Fiesta Rally2. The four-time American champion finally confirmed… Read more

by David Evans April 12, 2026 3 min

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Mini’s objectives for its return to rallying

by David Evans April 9, 2026 3 min

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The right reaction to unexpected problems

Toyota’s American rally hero dreaming big after major milestone

Raftery’s chance to turn podium streak into a new high

The challenges of returning to rally after nine years out

Nine-star DirtFish drivers shine at Oregon Trail

Grönholm’s impressions of new ARC2 car

DirtFish ready for ‘take off’ at Oregon Trail Rally

The purest expression of rally in the United States

Mini’s unique system for rally crew

The change that unlocked Toyota’s fresh rally talent

The four miles that made a lasting impression

The Group B echo to a 2026 rally

Latvala wins Olympus Rally’s 40th anniversary event

Semenuk beats Latvala on opening stage, then hits trouble

Biggest ever Olympus Rally for 40 years is go

Raftery’s progress has caught Armstrong’s eye

Semenuk enters Olympus fight with Fiesta Rally2

Mini’s objectives for its return to rallying