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Harry Bates and Jackson Long discuss their experiences in the opening round of the EROAD Australian Championship.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Rusty

Guests: Harry Bates, Jackson Long

Topics covered

• motorsport
• rally
• championship
• performance
• competition
• adapting to new vehicles

Keywords

• Harry Bates
• Jackson Long
• Rally QLD
• motorsport
• R5 spec Skoda Fabia
• Greg Murphy
• Gympie
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pedder’s, EROAD Australian Championship

Products: R5 spec Skoda Fabia

Places: Gympie, Rally Portugal

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