Dirtfish

**becher** · 17th July 2025, 11:03

The Race has something similar, but that is much cheaper for a far more appealing product that attracts a far bigger audience. For 8 pounds a month this won't be there for long I'd reckon.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 17th July 2025, 11:24

I assume that all the Dirtfish online content has been created to promote and advertise the rally school. The ads for this on the podcasts have been getting ever longer in recent months.

Maybe this hasn't worked and their online business (and paying David Evans, Colin Clark, Luke Barry etc) is actually costing more than the new (rally school) customers it brings in. So now they've had to charge for it ?

**becher** · 17th July 2025, 18:49

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

I assume that all the Dirtfish online content has been created to promote and advertise the rally school. The ads for this on the podcasts have been getting ever longer in recent months.

Maybe this hasn't worked and their online business (and paying David Evans, Colin Clark, Luke Barry etc) is actually costing more than the new (rally school) customers it brings in. So now they've had to charge for it ?

Surley all that effort for extra customers for a very niche service in a country where it is extra niche is not really the idea behind it.

Online ads will bring in revenue and if something like this gets popular enough it will be profitable, just look at "The Race".

The members thing was probably a plan from the start, but you need to build a potential customer base first.

**EstWRC** · 21st July 2025, 17:50

So seems everything is now behind a paywall? At least the more interesting articles and stuff.

Even driver ratings which is hilarious

**Eli** · 21st July 2025, 18:48

Originally Posted by EstWRC

So seems everything is now behind a paywall? At least the more interesting articles and stuff.

Even driver ratings which is hilarious

Yes and that's how dirtfish will lose us rally fans....it was a good 5 years (and a bit) run...

**trykmann** · 21st July 2025, 19:07

Maybe when the price would be cheaper, then the first feedback would be more positive, but currently the value for money doesn't seem to be worth it. Rallytv subscription is 12,99€ per month and with that you get a large team with planes and helicopters, who are providing live coverage from all the stages and service park.

I’ve enjoyed their content, but at the end of the day, they’re still a bunch of journalists—taking interviews at the events and sharing their opinions on various topics. This shouldn't be that expensive.

**AndersX** · 21st July 2025, 19:32

Well, i am ok to pay for stuff that I am interested in, but Dirtfish has been one sided, very over-extended news source with significant delay. In comparison Autosport.com comes with more complete package of motorsport with less price. Good idea how to finance rallying news channel, but it is hard to see how this would work at least mid term.

**trykmann** · 22nd July 2025, 09:15

The feedback from the commentators is similar as here. Ironically they have closed the comment section on the driver ratings article.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/welco...ackstage-pass/

**drive** · 22nd July 2025, 12:26

you could hear how Colin trying to create drama from simple air filter change before Power stage from 11:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-u2hvcXlU

also this video shows what Solberg had to deal with at this stop before checking in for a 'cool down' time control: tyre change, mud scrapping, few interviews, few signatures for fans, air filter change with few minutes to spare, etc.... and Colin Clark