How-To Features How to set up a rally car for gravel and asphalt A rally car setup for gravel and a circuit track prepped race car look strikingly different. One sitting high off the ground on chunky thick… Read more by Eric Schofhauser October 28, 2021 3 min
How-To Features How to get a rally car off the line For our latest how-to article, we asked newly-signed M-Sport Ford driver Craig Breen for his tips on how to launch a rally car. As you’ll… Read more by DirtFish Media October 7, 2021 3 min
How-To Features How to make a rally car faster You’ve just completed your first rally race! (Mostly in one piece) Now you’ve decided it’s time to make your car faster. Where do you start?… Read more by Eric Schofhauser September 23, 2021 3 min
How-To Features How to jump a rally car One of the craziest things about rally racing is the amount of time the cars spend not actually touching the ground. The iconic jumps are… Read more by Eric Schofhauser August 19, 2021
How-To Features How to throttle steer In stage rallying, where the level of grip varies wildly, cornering isn’t as simple as turning the steering wheel. Because of the loose surface, we… Read more by Eric Schofhauser August 5, 2021 2 min
How-To Features How to choose your line In rallying, the only consistency is the inconsistency of the surface. This constant uncertainty can thoroughly challenge a driver’s ability to choose the proper line… Read more by Eric Schofhauser June 17, 2021 3 min
How-To Features How to take a square corner Most roads are designed to follow terrain, water, boundary lines or some other object difficult to change. If a driver truly wants to delve deep,… Read more by DirtFish Media June 10, 2021 2 min
How-To Features How to use the brakes If you want to go fast, use your brakes. While that might sound counterintuitive, finding real speed requires understanding the relationship between the brakes and… Read more by Eric Schofhauser May 6, 2021 2 min
How-To Features How to buy your first rally car So the rally bug has sufficiently entrenched itself in your psyche, and you want to fully commit to the sport and pull the trigger. Excellent!… Read more by DirtFish Media April 29, 2021 2 min
Rally Features How to enter a rally You’re doing it. You’re finally doing it. You’re going to take the plunge and enter a rally. Good for you. Welcome to the next level… Read more by David Evans April 8, 2021 3 min
How-To Features How to spectate on a rally Whether it’s because your parents were competitors, you were an avid player of Colin McRae Rally as a child or you simply just loved watching… Read more by Luke Barry April 1, 2021 3 min
How-To Features How to become a rally driver Becoming a rally driver. For most of us it remains a dream, but it’s perhaps not as unrealistic as you’d think. Here at DirtFish, we plan… Read more by DirtFish Media March 16, 2021 1 min
Learn Features How to do a handbrake turn Before I jump on in here and start with the tricks, I just wanted to say hello. I’m Nate. I’m lead instructor at DirtFish Rally… Read more by DirtFish Media November 10, 2020 5 min
How-To Video Video: How to install a skid plate DirtFish HQ has some car-tweaking techniques to help you through lockdown. Today is the turn of our technician Tony Torchia, who’s showing how to mount… Read more by DirtFish Media May 2, 2020
How-To Features How to Begin Competing in Rally You’re busy picking gravel out of your hair from your Three Day Program here at DirtFish. Your adrenaline is still turbocharged from getting the perfect… Read more by Eric Schofhauser January 8, 2020
How-To Video How to Drive a Manual Transmission Car So you were never taught you how to drive a manual transmission? We got you. Lead Instructor (and Lead Rally Nerd), Nate Tennis, walks you… Read more by Trevor Wert July 16, 2019
Learn Opinion 10 cars to start rallying with The dust from your first class at DirtFish hasn’t even settled. There’s still gravel in your hair. You can still taste the dirt on your… Read more by Eric Schofhauser July 15, 2019
How-To Video Learn How to Properly Use the Handbrake The ultimate guide to handbrake turns. DirtFish’s Lead Instructor, Nate Tennis, demonstrates how to properly execute this low-speed technique in four different ways: 1. Without trailbraking, 2…. Read more by Trevor Wert June 18, 2019
