{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The newest member of the WRC's Rally1 club: Shane Byrne","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-newest-member-of-the-wrc-s-rally1-club-shane-byrne","audioUrl":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/e014df68-ab3b-4e89-962c-4c384f245d8a.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIhJQYXNzZW5nZXJTZWF0BjoGRVQ%3D--8fefffe563646d548c90d8b3b514a7a3fa898263","description":"\n        If Jon Armstrong is new to the World Rally Championship, what about Shane Byrne? The Irish co-driver had not competed in any WRC events, at all, before he and Armstrong joined M-Sport's Rally1 lineup at the top of 2026. 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