The Motorsport Brief | a champion and one in the making

Rally QLD winner Harry Bates and rookie Jackson Long join us for this edition of the shortcast fresh from the opening round of the EROAD Australian Championship.Long is part of the expanded two car Pedder’s squad and despite a scary diff issue late on Sunday he really impressed! How Jackson is adjusting his pace notes with the help of his codriver (his Dad) because of the faster speeds of his new ride, the R5 spec Skoda Fabia.And the SIM time that’s helped him adapt so quickly.  It’s way better than the old arcade games. Bate’s was in good form on the stages around Gympie no matter what road position he was in.That ‘grove’ he and Coral Taylor found early in the event was great for confidence and they just kept building.Harry is now gearing up for Rally Portugal. How an opportunity to compete in the ultra competitive Rally 2 class came about.Plus the words of motivation from Kiwi legend Greg Murphy at the end of the WRC event in New Zealand in 2022 that really sank in. Rusty is battling the early onset of a cold here but we’ve tuned him up and pulled together a couple of cool rally chats.  Head to the stage start and get into it! Head to Rusty's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and give us your feedback and let us know who you want to hear from on Rusty's GarageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.