The V8 Sleuth Podcast: Recent Episodes
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V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan chats one-on-one with icons of Australian motorsport. Along with the big wins and the big moments, Noonz digs a step deeper and unearths a few forgotten tales and funny stories from their life in racing.
Big bad Sandown is back! Supercars’ traditional pre-Bathurst enduro returns this weekend, so we’re looking back at the history of the Sandown 500 on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We look through the event’s patchwork history, dating back to its origins as a six-hour production car race in the 1960s, through to its 250-mile, 400-kilometre and 500-kilometre length increases, the kings of the event, the quirky parts of its lineage – which definitely includes the two PROCAR-era 500s – along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades.. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
We’re talking to Garry Wilkinson on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Wilko’ was a core part of Channel 7’s coverage of touring car racing from the late 1970s through the the late 1990s, and his voice is the soundtrack on several iconic moments throughout the sport’s history. In Part 1 of a two-part chat, he talks about how his distinctive, dulcet voice and accent originally came about through an overseas radio job, how his maiden call-up for a motorsport commentary gig was his first visit to a race track, and shares a few behind-the-scenes tales from the early days of Channel 7’s Australian Touring Car Championship broadcasts. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - The potential for a generic, non-manufacturer-aligned engine in Supercars - How could Supercars transition to a summer series - The Sandown 500’s patchwork history - The years with the least number of past champions on the grid - Team radio’s place in Supercars broadcasts - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Jack Le Brocq confirming a move into a title-contending seat for the 2024 season. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/
This weekend’s OTR SuperSprint at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park (the brand new name for The Bend) will be the 600th round in Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars Championship history. On this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own, we’re looking back at the milestone rounds by each century on the championship’s journey to its 600th event, highlighting the sport’s evolution and some of the stats across the eras, plus a look at South Australia’s history in the championship. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ TICKETS: V8 Sleuth Sandown Open Night at Tickford Racing >> https://bit.ly/3QGlfHZ TICKETS: V8 Sleuth Bathurst Open Night with Larry Perkins >> https://bit.ly/3YCICV1
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Erebus Motorsport clearing the way for Will Brown to make a shock switch to Triple Eight for 2024. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/
Wednesday 9 August 2023 marks 20 years to the day that we lost Stewart McColl in a tragic accident at Phillip Island. Not only was Stewy a rising star, having raced and won against strong opposition in Formula Ford and Formula Holden, but he was also a friend to many in the sport. We celebrate his life on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own by sharing his story, as told by his parents John and Janelle McColl and his great friend Steve Ducat. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Shane van Gisbergen locking in his debut NASCAR oval race in the Craftsman Truck Series. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/
We’re continuing our chat with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to talk about his history at Mount Panorama. In Part 2, he chats about the balance of his Bathurst tilts with Ford Performance Racing/Prodrive Racing Australia/Tickford Racing, from the lows of the boot explosion in 2009 to the highs of his dramatic victory in the 2013 race with Steven Richards. He also talks through the end of his time with the team and his move to Team 18 for the 2019 season. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy
We wrap up our chat with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to talk about his history at Mount Panorama. In the third and final part, he chats about his time so far at Team 18, what it meant for him personally to finally break through for the squad’s first Repco Supercars Championship race victory earlier this year at Hidden Valley, and why it means they go to the Mountain with their best ever chance of winning the Peter Brock Trophy. We also ask him about what memorabilia he’s kept from his racing career, what race car he’d love to have kept – it’s one that he actually tried to buy! – and get the back story on some of the fines he’s copped across his time in Supercars. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news ahead of this weekend’s Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight, headlined by reigning champion Shane van Gisbergen swapping cars for the event. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/
We’re talking to Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to chat about his history with Mount Panorama. In the first part of a three-part chat, he talks about watching the race as a kid, long before the karting and Formula Ford successes that earnt him his first V8 Supercar drive with Stone Brothers Racing. He talks about his debut with SBR in the 2003 race – and how he feels they had a shot to win it – and his two starts with Larkham Motor Sport in 2004 and 2005, plus his early near-misses with Ford Performance Racing in 2007. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by one team’s surprise co-driver signing for the Sandown 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/
With the Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight up next on the calendar, we’re looking back at touring car racing’s history at Sydney Motorsport Park on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the championship’s time at the circuit formerly known as Eastern Creek International Raceway, including the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened in the circuit’s 34-year history. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a top contender finalising its driver pairings for the enduros at the Sandown 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/
You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - What happened to the old overall ‘round’ podium system, why it came up at Townsville and who has the most - The races that had the most fines handed out - ‘Sprint for the Grid’ races - The new ‘young gun’ era, and have some of the old ‘young guns’ missed their chance to win titles - Circuits that have been raced in the reverse direction - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest Repco Supercars Championship news following the opening day of practice at the NTI Townsville 500. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
With the NTI Townsville 500 on this weekend, we’re looking back at touring car racing’s history on the North Queensland streets on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the championship’s time at Reid Park, including a forgotten street race that pre-dates the arrival of the V8 circus by almost 20 years, plus the memorable races and results, the controversies, the special liveries, and some of the weird things that have happened in the event’s 15-year history. Learn more about Bowden’s Own products here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest Repco Supercars Championship news as a heap of our star drivers prepare to race in all corners of the globe this weekend, headlined by Shane van Gisbergen’s NASCAR Cup Series debut on the streets of Chicago.
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We’re talking to Tickford Racing’s Tim Edwards on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the second and final part of our two-part chat, he shares stories from his time running a Supercars team that has been known variously as Ford Performance Racing, Prodrive Racing Australia and Tickford Racing over its life. Edwards became the squad’s team principal at the start of the 2005 season and has been its chief ever since through ups and down, Bathurst 1000 and championship wins, and a cast of winning drivers and machines. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest Repco Supercars Championship news in the wake of last weekend’s betr Darwin Triple Crown, headlined by a top Triple Eight engineering being lured away by a rival team, the latest on Cam Waters’ future and Supercars’ move on parity between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage PRE ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy
We’re talking to Tickford Racing team principal Tim Edwards on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, he talks about his dad’s history in The Great Race and his own long history with Ford. He also talks about his sudden move overseas to pursue a career in motorsport with Aussie ex-pat Alan Docking, which linked him up with Mika Salo – and Tim tells a hilarious story about the press ‘junket’ in Finland where Salo announced his British F3 program to the Finnish media. He also talks about moving into Formula 1 with Jordan and shares some tales from his decade with the team, like the time eponymous team boss Eddie Jordan did a deal for a British rock star to use the team’s HQ as his band’s practice space ahead of a tour, being present for Michael Schumacher’s first F1 test in 1991, as well as being in the truck when Ayrton Senna punched Eddie Irvine after the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix! Tim also talks about moving home to Australia and getting out of motorsport, only to begin another stint in the sport that continues to this day. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest Repco Supercars Championship news after Friday’s practice running at the betr Darwin Triple Crown, where reigning champion Shane van Gisbergen endured a problem-filled day. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re bringing you the second half of our chat with Tony D’Alberto on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the final part of a two-part chat, he talks about the end of Tony D’Alberto Racing and the move into the co-driver phase of his Supercars career. He shares the story behind his first podium finish in V8 Supercars and how it was overshadowed by a personal tragedy, and chats about online trolls, his side of the controversial conclusion to the 2019 Bathurst 1000, and a Supercars race victory that got away. Tony also opens up about his time with DJR Team Penske and Dick Johnson Racing, and what it means to him to have been a fixture at the squad for eight seasons. We also chat about his championship victory in the TCR Australia Series and how he got involved in the category, and the hands-on role he has in his family’s business when he’s away from the racetrack. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship ahead of next weekend’s betr Darwin Triple Crown, with several teams revealing their liveries for the upcoming Indigenous Round.
The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Tony D’Alberto on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, he talks about his family’s history in motorsport and with Holden, racing karts as a family team and briefly progressing to Formula Ford before jumping into V8 Supercars with Holden Young Lions. He shares a funny story about his first drive of a V8 Supercar at Morgan Park with his new team boss John Faulkner in the passenger’s seat, and the eventual decision to go back to a family-run squad to progress his career and the story of his Development Series title win in 2007. Part 1 wraps up with the rough welcome he received upon his graduation to the ‘main game’ in 2008 and his early years in the V8 Supercars Championship. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
We’re talking to Adam Macrow on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the last part of our two-part chat we talk about his title-winning Fujitsu Series season in 2006, the bold promise he made to seal the drive with Howard Racing in the first place and how a good word from Alain Menu helped get his foot in the door at Triple Eight. He also opens up on why a full-time drive never came his way and what he’d have done differently in hindsight. Adam did get one solo-driver round, however, and talks about how his unlikely opportunity with Team Kiwi Racing came about. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions plus the traditional V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, led by some very big and exciting news: the Sandown 500 is officially BAAACCKKK!!!!!
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We’re talking to Adam Macrow on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the first part of our two-part chat with the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Champion and 2006 Fujitsu Series victor starts with what he’s doing now and how he’s helping the next generation of drivers take their first steps into car racing, and some of the current rising stars he has worked with. He also talks about his own start in the sport, his rise through Formula Ford, his brief foray into Formula Holden, his early steps into V8 Supercars, and his rapid Datsun 120Y Improved Production car!
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, led by some big news for one of Australian motorsport’s rising stars. The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
Part 2 with Steve Ellery on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco covers a serious amount of ground! We talk about that amazing double podium finish at Sandown and Bathurst with Luke Youlden in 2003, cover the unique situation of taking sponsor stickers off mid-race weekend in 2004 on the Gold Coast, the decision to close his family team, how he arrived at and then left Triple Eight and the full-time deal to drive a Commodore that he turned down in the aftermath. Steve also tackles the National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the Top 10 Shootout.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship led by three-time Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin’s move into team co-ownership.
The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Steve Ellery on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the first part of our two-part chat with the V8 Supercars race winner and former team owner, we chat about his early years in Formula Ford and what got him started in racing and the ups and downs of trying to make it in touring car racing in the 1990s/early 2000s, ranging from his breakthrough podium finish at the Bathurst 1000 in 1996, the collapse of his relationship with Tony Longhurst the next year, his often forgotten year with Holden Young Lions, narrowly missing out on a Bathurst win in 1999, and finally achieving success as an owner-driver.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship in the wake of a bruising Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500.
The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
Adelaide is set to come Alive once again with the roar of Supercars! The iconic Adelaide 500 has been resurrected for 2022 and V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Will Dale runs you through everything you need to know about the reborn event.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship ahead of the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, including new liveries for Supercars’ return to the Surfers Paradise streets.
The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.
Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Who owns the footage of Jamie Whincup’s opening stint from the 2014 Bathurst 1000? - The fate of Allan Moffat’s Cenovis EB Falcon after it’s Bathurst 1000 crash in 1998 with Allan Heath - Can teams build new Mustangs and Commodores to be used in Super2 next year? - What lost permanent circuit we’d bring back - The greatest year-on-year improvement in lap times at the Bathurst 500/1000 - What we’d choose as an exhibition at the National Motor Racing Museum - And plenty more!
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We’re talking to Mark Larkham on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the second part of our two-part chat Larko tackles all your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions – and they’ve brought out some absolute gold! We also touch on which of his V8 Supercars was Larko’s favourite, what became of the AU Falcon that was involved in the infamous start-line shunt with Paul Morris at Oran Park in 2000, and Mark Winterbottom’s lucky escape at the Shanghai round in 2005 when a metal grate went through the floor of his Larkham Motor Sport Falcon.
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We’re talking to Mark Larkham on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. We’ve devoted the first part of our two-part chat to talking about Larko’s first Mitre 10 Falcon V8 Supercar. He opens up about how he came to move from Formula Brabham to touring cars, why he chose 5L V8s over Super Touring, all the bits of clever engineering that went into the team’s bold, blue Ford Falcon EF, and how elements of it were ahead of its time but the car was so troublesome overall.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Will Dale wrap all the Saturday action at the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000, including the Shootout rainout, the last time pole wasn’t decided by the one-lap runoffs, a run through the grid and what we’re hoping to see happen on Sunday.
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V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap all the Friday action at the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000, including Shane van Gisbergen’s tangle with Macauley Jones, Triple Eight’s decision to bench Broc Feeney for Jamie Whincup, and the surprise results from a very wet qualifying session.
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V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap all the Thursday’s action at the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000, including the lack of precipitation, the abundance of speed, and the word that was on many Supercars drivers’ lips at the end of the day – and no, it wasn’t “rain”…
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We’re doing daily editions of the V8 Sleuth Podcast trackside at Mount Panorama this week during the Repco Bathurst 1000! V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap up everything from trackside on the eve of opening practice for the 2022 ‘Great Race’.
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With 2022 marking 30 years since the running of one of the most controversial editions of ‘The Great Race’, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Will Dale look back over the events of the 1992 Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst.
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As ‘Australia’s Own’ car prepares for its final tilt at ‘The Great Race’, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Will Dale debate which is the greatest model of Holden to have tackled the Bathurst 1000.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship ahead of the biggest week of the year: the lead-up to the Repco Bathurst 1000.
The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Win Gold Coast Supercars tickets: https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/gc-comp/
It’s time for that special Sunday in October! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through what you need to know ahead of this year's Repco Bathurst 1000 and answer your questions ahead of the 2022 edition of ‘The Great Race’.
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We’re talking to Craig Lowndes on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. We open the last part of our two-part chat talking about his emotional triumph in the 2006 Bathurst 1000, held just a few weeks after the death of his friend and mentor Peter Brock. We cover his 2010 triumph, playing football at the same club that Brock did, how he ended up with his long-standing helmet design, tackling the Australasian Safari, his desire to do the Le Mans 24 Hours, plus his future behing the wheel of a Supercar. He also faces your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions plus the traditional V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.
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We’re talking to Craig Lowndes on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. We open the first part of our two-part chat talking about buying his first road car, the Ford Cortina he drove while lead driver at the Holden Racing Team – and the white lie he told them about selling it. We also chat about the Formula Ford he's currently restoring, driving the ‘Black Death’, a DJR test that didn’t happen, how his drive in the 1994 Bathurst 12 Hour came about, plus the phone call from Jeff Grech that changed his life. We also chat about the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the ‘Green-Eyed Monster’, his interviews with ‘Poida’ (aka Eric Bana) and 60 Minutes, and the start of his Triple Eight era.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with the action from Friday practice for the ITM Auckland SuperSprint and a plan for Pukekohe to be preserved digitally after its closure in early 2023.
The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Anton De Pasquale on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Aaron Noonan sits down with him in the boardroom at Dick Johnson Racing to chat about his career to date, including how he got into karting in the first place as he isn’t from a family that was already into motorsport, making the big move to Europe and some of the big names he raced against, coming home to Australia and how he came to link up with Paul Morris, which launched him into Supercars. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with a major update on the composition of the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 field.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageBuy your ticket to the V8 Sleuth Open Night @ the Bathurst 1000 with Greg Murphy: https://bit.ly/3QezP5I
We’re talking to Roland Dane on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the final part of our two-part chat, we dive deeper into the story of Triple Eight in Supercars with RD, starting with the team’s breakthrough win with Craig Lowndes at Eastern Creek in 2005, the same year it did a deal with one of its rivals, Stone Brothers Racing, for engine supply. We also talk about how Triple Eight’s success caused a rule change for the Bathurst 1000, and go through the highs and lows of its tilts at the Mount Panorama classic. We also cover their first Bathurst win in 2006 in depth, with plenty of chat about the winning chassis as well, and RD also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting an update on the Newcastle 500 and a milestone for Erebus’ Gen3 Supercar plans.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Roland Dane on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. We open the first part of our two-part chat getting the rundown on the new era at Triple Eight Race Engineering following the changes in ownership and management over the past 24 months, headlined by his stepping out of the Managing Director and Team Principal roles. Dane then rewinds back to his early years in business and motorsport in England and Triple Eight’s time in the British Touring Car Championship and Super Touring, which led to his first visit to the Bathurst 1000 in the late 1990s with Peter Brock driving. He also talks about moving to Australia and establishing Triple Eight in V8 Supercars in 2003 and securing Craig Lowndes’ signature one year later – as well as his Australian ancestory!V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Connor O’Brien run through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with the action from Friday practice for the Penrite Oils Sandown SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Craig Baird on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the second part of a two-part chat, Bairdo talks about retiring from motorsport at the end of the 1998 season and getting a ‘real’ job in 1999, only to get pulled back into motorsport by Stone Brothers Racing, reviving his career Down Under. He opens up about his early years in V8 Supercars, from SBR to Prancing Horse Racing and Team Brock, and his transition to becoming the benchmark of Porsche Carrera Cup. He also talks about his role as the Driving Standards Advisor for Supercars and how he approaches the task. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/Buy now: HRT – The Cars 2nd Edition: https://bit.ly/3a6EasN
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week, headlined by something we haven’t seen since 2004: Craig Lowndes driving something other than a Triple Eight car in an official session at a championship round!The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Craig Baird on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the first part of a two-part chat, Bairdo talks about starting his racing career at just four years of age and racing a Formula Ford at age 15! The three-time New Zealand Grand Prix winner also chats about the Kiwi star that played a big role in his development – and the other Kiwi legend that threatened to stab him with a screwdriver after a racing incident! – and racing against future F1 and IndyCar drivers in Formula Atlantic over the summer months at home. We also chat about his move into touring cars, his first Bathurst 1000 start and racing BMWs in South Africa where he drove with the late Sabine Schmitz. He also opens up on his disqualification after winning the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000, and what it was like being a teammate to F1 legend Nigel Mansell.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/Win Sandown Supercars tickets: https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/sandown-comp/
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Stefan Bartholomaeus tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The subsequent history of the T8 chassis that copped a wheel in the windscreen at Bathurst in ‘05- The forgotten Peter Brock Sierra- The prospect of episodes of V8 SuperStars being released on DVD and whether the show would work in 2022- Whether the lack of Supercars scandals in the mainstream media is a good or bad thing- What ‘twin spring’ setups were all about- Teams that scored championship hat-tricks where different drivers did the winning- How we’ll treat Gen3 chassis histories given their more modular design- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/Win Sandown Supercars tickets: https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/sandown-comp/#BringBackTheSandown500
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week ahead of this weekend’s OTR SuperSprint at The Bend.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageWin Sandown Supercars tickets: https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/sandown-comp/
We’re talking to Walkinshaw Andretti United team principal Bruce Stewart on this week's V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Bruce chats about his background outside of motorsport prior to getting involved with one of Supercars’ most decorated teams, the feedback that WAU has had from fans and the industry on their shock Ford switch and how they’ll farewell their Holden legacy, and opens up on some of the mistakes the team made as it tried to return to being regular threats for race wins.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/Win Sandown Supercars tickets: https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/sandown-comp/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week, and there’s been a fair bit going on – led by the category owner RACE's rejection of a takeover bid.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to veteran motorsport media identity David Hassall this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. ‘Hass’ shares a heap of tales from across his six decades around motorsport, from his start as a Victorian hillclimb reporter at Racing Car News through to his roles as editor of Auto Action and founding editor of both Motorsport News and Australian Motor Racing Magazine, and the close relationships he formed with icons of the sport such as Peter Brock and Allan Moffat – and the time he was run over by Captain Peter Janson on live TV!V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/Watch the Janson incident: https://youtu.be/6om2jzvcyes
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with the latest on the future of the Newcastle 500.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to veteran sports broadcaster Mark Howard this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. The host of the popular The Howie Games podcast shares stories from his time around motorsport, including getting his start in the glamourous world of Formula 1 with a decidedly unglamourous job, his formative days at Channel 10 and hosting Trackside, through to how The Howie Games podcast came about.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with the action from Friday practice for the NTI Townsville 500.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Sven Burchartz this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Normally preferring to keep his co-ownership of Tickford Racing low-key, Burchartz opens up on his love of motorsport, his involvement in the sport as a racer, a category chief and through his day job as a lawyer, and how he came to own a stake in Tickford Racing. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with confirmation that a 29th car will join the field for this year’s Repco Bathurst 1000, plus new owners – and an old number – for a significant car in Holden’s ‘Great Race’ history.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage‘05’ Big Banger returned to ‘25’ by new owners: https://bit.ly/3ORCJgBOrder HRT – The Cars 2nd Edition: https://bit.ly/3a6EasN
We’re talking to Nathan Pretty this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Nathan talks about racing for three different factory Holden teams in 2002, shares stories about racing the Garry Rogers Motorsport-built Nations Cup Holden Monaro 427C and his little mishap during the Bathurst 24 Hour, and racing with Peter Brock as a teammate both in rallying and circuit racing. He also talks about his loyalty to Holden – and the opportunities to race a Ford that he turned down – and what hampered him in his one shot at a full time V8 Supercars drive. Nathan also chats about his 2006 Development Series and the comments that led him to copping a massive pull-through over the phone from Larry Perkins, his final years in V8 Supercars and his years in V8 Utes – and chats about his ‘good friend’ Randy Corners. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with Tickford Racing locking in their Repco Bathurst 1000 co-driver pairings, plus the driver who has announced he is releasing his own beer.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Nathan Pretty this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Nathan reveals how a set of dental braces set him on a path towards a motor racing career, and talks about his days racing and winning on a minimal budget in the AUSCAR Series, getting into V8 Supercars – again, with a minimal budget – and the Thunderdome trick that helped him snag a seventh-place finish at Winton, the infamous ‘young bloke, cold tyres, f* it up’ incident at Bathurst, to landing a drive with the Holden Racing Team while he was working driving a taxi in Wodonga.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, starting with all the action from Friday practice for the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Gary Scott this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Gary opens up on his tumultuous 1986 season with Nissan headlined by his pole-winning lap for the 1986 Bathurst 1000, his return to the HDT alongside Peter Brock and crashing the #05 Commodore at Lakeside – and the real reason he was at the HDT for such a short time – and his time with Mitsubishi, including the marque’s planned four-wheel drive turbo car that “would have made the Nissan GT-R look like a taxi” had it come to fruition, and Mark Trenoweth’s stunning Jaguar XJ-S Sports Sedan. He also answers your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and tackles the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.
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For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Gary Scott this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, the 1986 Bathurst 1000 polesitter talks about his stunning Hardies Heroes lap, tells stories from growing up around motorsport in Queensland in the 1960s as the son of racer Glyn Scott, racing motorbikes as a teen with good mate Gregg Hansford, and the impact of the loss of his dad in a racing crash that happened right in front of him and how it caused him to walk away from the sport for several years. He also chats about trying to climb the ladder to F1 in England, and returning home without a plan to keep racing, only to land seats with the Holden Dealer Team and Nissan Motorsport.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageV8 Sleuth Super Sale info: https://bit.ly/38O0bfs
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The history of the Mustangs driven by Dick, Steve and Jett Johnson at Queensland Raceway earlier this week- If Supercars aren’t doing a Sandown 500, what other category should take up the mantle?- Should progressive grid formats make a return?- Allan Moffat’s carburetted Ford Falcon EB- What happened to the Big Kev VT Commodore- Larry Perkins’ VP Commodore from the 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000- Prizemoney in Supercars- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship headlined by the identity of the team behind the Repco Bathurst 1000 wildcard entry using a DJR-sourced Ford Mustang.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageMore details on the DJR Mustang Bathurst 1000 wildcard entry: https://bit.ly/3z2Di2zV8 Sleuth Super Sale info: https://bit.ly/38O0bfs
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting about a Classic Car: one that has a special place in the hearts of Holden Racing Team and Craig Lowndes fans. HRT 033 – aka Gabrielle – caused a sensation when it debuted during the 1996 ATCC, featuring a CAD-designed roll cage with a distinctive ‘Petty Bar’ that was subsequently banned from being used in any other car. We chat about the car’s incredibly successful – yet surprisingly brief – competitive life, its two sizable shunts, and where it is on the road to restoration.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship ahead of the championship’s return to Winton Motor Raceway for the first time since 2019.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageDonate to PCAF: http://www.pcfau.org/car222
In the wake of the return of the Bathurst 12 Hour, this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re looking back at the Nations Cup series. Devised by PROCAR, the series pitted exotic sports cars from around the world in a parity-matched series that was effectively the forerunner of the modern Australian GT Championship. We chat about how it came about, the stars, the cars, some of the quirky tales and aspects of the category, why it came to an end, and what its legacy is.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by the appearance of a Ford Mustang Supercar turning laps at Watkins Glen International in the United States with a pair of NASCAR stars reportedly behind the wheel.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageMustang at Watkins Glen: https://bit.ly/3yK3LlpV8 Sleuth Open Night with Neil Crompton @ the Bathurst 12 Hour: https://bit.ly/3yAqC2u
The V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco has reached the double-ton! In our 200th episode, we’re talking to Supercars and speedway racer Cam Waters. We chat about his career to date, from Formula Ford, Super2, Supercars and sprint cars, his big break through the Shannons Supercar Showdown reality TV show, and a heap of other topics. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Friday’s announcement that Walkinshaw Andretti United will become a Ford team for the 2023 Supercars season, ending a 33-year history with Holden.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The worst ATCC/Supercars title defences on record- How Shane van Gisbergen stacks up against Jim Richards in the versatility stakes- What exactly gets recorded in a Supercars logbook- The mysterious third Peter Jackson Racing entry at Bathurst in 1992- What makes up a driver’s remuneration package – ie how do they get paid?- How Superlicence eligibility rules apply to someone like Jamie Whincup- How many V8 Supercars chassis were unfinished by teams- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop Sale: https://bit.ly/V8SB600Sale
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship and previews the championship’s return to Wanneroo Raceway for the first time since 2019.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to James Davison this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. A cousin to Supercars racers Will and Alex Davison, James shares a host of stories of how he carved out an overseas career that has included racing – and leading – the Indianapolis 500, a season in the NASCAR Cup Series, sports car racing, iconic Formula 1 cars and more. He took us inside some of the wheeling and dealing that got him his first IndyCar drive, a story that includes future F1 team boss and Supercars team co-owner Zak Brown, plus the chance meeting that led to his Indy 500 debut. He also chats about some of the friends he’s made along the way, a list that includes reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen, and he also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, including a look at how the co-driver grid is shaping up for the Repco Bathurst 1000, and the Supercars team owner that is set to tackle an Australian Formula Ford Championship race later this year.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Charlie Schwerkolt this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, the Team 18 boss talks about the seasons where Tickford then Walkinshaw ran his Supercars entry, then the decision to strike out on his own and found his own squad, the Lee Holdsworth years, the 2019 rebuild that culminated in recruiting Mark Winterbottom and expanding to two cars for 2020 with Scott Pye. Charlie also opens up on what the future might look like for Team 18, and he also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, including two high-profile Supercars racers testing positive for COVID-19 after the Melbourne 400.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re talking to Charlie Schwerkolt this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, the Team 18 boss talks about growing up around cars and his family’s business – which wasn’t always to do with forklifts – as well as his days racing go-karts. He also opens up on how his relationship with Dick Johnson Racing began, how he became a part-owner of the team and his view on how it all came apart amid the team’s remarkable 2010 championship victory.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
John Bowe was our very first guest on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco and this week he returns to tell more stories from his career. In Part 2 of a two-part episode, JB talks about his time racing for Brad Jones Racing including what it was like finishing second to the ‘Lap of the Gods’ and his horror shunt at Pukekohe in 2006, plus an update on his health in the wake of his prostate cancer battle last year. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions – including one where he reveals that he turned down a plum Super Touring drive for the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, including another Supercars reality TV success story, Gen3’s latest lappery and everything you need to know ahead of the championship’s return to Albert Park next weekend.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
John Bowe was our very first guest on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco, and this week he returns to tell more stories from his career. In Part 1 of a two-part episode, JB tells a few stories about growing up in Tasmania, watching racing at the old Longford road circuit, and why he got into racing open wheelers instead of sedans. He also talks about his years racing for Garrie Cooper’s legendary Elfin team, plus his maiden touring car season racing a Volvo 240T and one of the fastest cars of its era – the VesKanda sports car.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through all the news and previews this weekend’s NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint at Symmons Plains.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage2022 Official Season Guide: https://bit.ly/RSC2022SGDamaged Book Stock: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au/search?q=damaged
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The prospect of Super2 adopting Gen3 cars in 2022- Why Grove Racing continues Kelly Racing’s history but PremiAir Racing doesn’t carry on TEKNO/Team SYDNEY’s- The story of why Paragon Motorsport was benched for the 2001 Queensland 500- Where the Adelaide 500 fits into the Supercars calendar long-term- Which Bathurst 1000 had the lowest percentage of finishers- A BF Falcon that started life as an AU- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week, with news on the co-driver market, the latest on Gen3, the new home for Cam Waters’ current Monster Energy Mustang, and news on the restoration of a recent Bathurst-winning Holden.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageMonster Mustang’s new owner: https://bit.ly/3qBYyHt
This week’s V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco is the last of a two-part episode featuring stories from inside the Holden Racing Team during its golden era. Paul ‘Wally’ Weissel was HRT’s media liaison from 1994 to 2004, and in the second part he talks about how he buried a HUGE story about Craig Lowndes injuring himself a week out from the 1996 Bathurst 1000, the controversy around Peter Brock’s 1994 Bathurst Commodore – and why Wally is STILL mad about it! – how Mark Skaife started winning over the team on his first day, and plenty more.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auHRT 2nd Edition Pre-order: https://bit.ly/HRTCars2ndEd
Repco Supercars Weekly is back for 2022! V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news in the wake of the season-opening Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage2022 Official Season Guide: https://bit.ly/RSC2022SG
This week’s V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco is the first of a two-part episode featuring stories from inside the Holden Racing Team during its golden era. Paul ‘Wally’ Weissel was HRT’s media liaison from 1994 to 2004, and in the first part he talks about how a chance to work with Peter Brock eventually led them both to the factory team in 1994. Wally tells stories from those early years as the foundations were put in place for HRT to become a dominant team.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auHRT 2nd Edition Pre-order: https://bit.ly/HRTCars2ndEd
A brand new season of the Repco Supercars Championship gets underway this weekend! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale preview the year ahead with a rundown of all the driver and team changes, the new rules, the new cars and where you can watch it all, plus we answer your questions about the 2022 season.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au2022 Official Season Guide: https://bit.ly/RSC2022SG
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting about a very special era of V8 Supercars: the Volvo era. We talk about why fans took to the Garry Rogers Motorsport-run Swedish machines, their unique engine note, the rise of Scott McLaughlin, the genesis of the program, why it ended so quickly, the highlights and lowlights – and LOLs along the way – and run through where the cars are now.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The drivers who have raced and won on the most different ATCC/SC circuits- A teaser of what to expect in this year’s Seven Magic Moments of Motorsport DVD releases- The Bathurst 1000’s wild first support race in the event’s history- Unsuccessful ATCC/SC numbers- The whereabouts of the 1999 Bathurst-winning Commodore- Scrutineering fun and games at Bathurst in 1987- Our take on combining Supercars and TCR in the Bathurst 1000- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting about a Classic Car: one that has a special place in the hearts of Ford fans. Marcos Ambrose only raced one BA Falcon chassis during an incredible three year period that delivered two V8 Supercars Championship titles, a swag of race wins, plus no shortage of drama! We tell the story of the car from its first on-track laps, it's greatest moments, plus the array of future Supercars Champions and Bathurst winners who drove this car after Ambrose.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auEp. 136 – Marcos Ambrose: https://bit.ly/V8SP136Ambrose
We wrap up our two-part chat with Brad Jones this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Brad tells stories from his time with Audi in the 1990s, headlined by his title-winning years in the Australian Super Touring Championship and his near-start in the Race of a Thousand Years. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We’re talking to Brad Jones this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Brad tells stories from his time as the King of the Thunderdome, racing in AUSCAR and NASCAR. He also chats about racing the Thomson-Fowler Mercedes Sports Sedan and his years as a Mitsubishi factory driver racing Group A Starions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We’re talking to Terry Wyhoon this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Terry tells stories from his time in Supercars, the Development Series and Super2, including the time his team's car was seized by police during a race weekend and coming back to win next time out, how close he came to pulling Image Racing out of Super2 last year, and how he sees the future of the category. He also tackles the National Motor Racing Museum Top 10 Shootout and chat about memorabilia thanks to the Motorsport Trader.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We’re talking to Terry Wyhoon this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Terry tells stories from Calder Park Thunderdome, including the funny story behind his first AUSCAR race win, having the only fully Australian-built NASCAR, and getting stitched up by Jim Richards at Bathurst.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The chassis that have done the least amount of laps before being written off- How many Car of the Future chassis have been built- Cars that won the championship but never raced in the Bathurst 500 or 1000- Were AU Falcons and VX Commodores updated to Project Blueprint- The whereabouts of Paul Morris’ 2001 Calder-winning Commodore- The history of a V8 Supercar that later had a turbocharged six-cylinder engine fitted- The story behind Larry Perkins’ brief stint with Dick Johnson- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The most number of wins for a combination of driver and car number- Why Ford didn’t race XR8-style quad headlights on its EF and EL Falcons- The old infield section at Sandown- How Warren Luff’s finishing record at Bathurst stacks up- How one of the Great Race’s most memorable moments happened in an ad-break but ended up with ‘live’ commentary- The unluckiest car number in the Bathurst 1000- The drivers with the most ATCC/Supercars Championship round starts exclusively with one brand of car- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week, and despite it being the first real week of the off-season, there’s a bit to cover!The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
It’s a special episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco this week, which falls on December 15, 2021 – exactly 10 years to the day since we lost Jason Richards. We talk to some of the people who knew him best: his wife Charlotte, his dad Dave, plus his good friend – and neighbour! – John Bowe and his former team boss Brad Jones, whose cars continue to wear a JR star in Jason’s honour.
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news in the wake of the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 – and there’s been a fair bit happening…The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegaragePeter Hughes Prints: https://bit.ly/3EHDlAN
We’re talking to Jim Richards this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco, and he told us so many stories that we’ve had to split this one in half! In Part 2, Richo tells us a few more ripping tales, including the time he went to buy a set of tyres and ended up with a Bob Jane T-Marts franchise, his Formula 5000 cameo, how he first came to race a Porsche and his long relationship with them thereafter, building his Touring Car Masters Falcon Sprint and AMC Javelin, plus he chats about memorabilia thanks to our friends at The Motorsport Trader and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We’re talking to Jim Richards this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco, and he told us so many stories that we’ve had to split this one in half! In Part 1, Richo tells us another tale from his years racing NASCAR and talks in depth on two iconic cars from his career: the Sidchrome Ford Mustang and his Big M Ford Falcon Sports Sedan.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We’re doing daily editions of the V8 Sleuth Podcast trackside at Mount Panorama this week during the Repco Bathurst 1000! V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Stefan Bartholomaeus run you though everything you need to know from Top 10 Shootout day on the Mountain.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re doing daily editions of the V8 Sleuth Podcast trackside at Mount Panorama this week during the Repco Bathurst 1000! V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Stefan Bartholomaeus run you though everything you need to know from the first day of Supercars running on Thursday on the Mountain.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re doing daily editions of the V8 Sleuth Podcast trackside at Mount Panorama this week during the Repco Bathurst 1000! V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run you though everything you need to know from a title-crowning Wednesday on the Mountain.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We’re doing daily editions of the V8 Sleuth Podcast trackside at Mount Panorama this week during the Repco Bathurst 1000! V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Stefan Bartholomaeus run you though everything you need to know from the opening day of support category running on the Mountain.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageWin a DJR Ford Mustang from Repco: https://bit.ly/3nQMMXi
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news as we gear up for the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 – and there’s a fair bit going on! – while On This Day looks at moments from Supercars history that happened on November 25.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageWin a DJR Ford Mustang from Repco: https://bit.ly/3nQMMXiBathurst Open Night tickets: https://bit.ly/3noJf3s
It’s time for that special Sunday in … December! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through what you need to know ahead of this year's Repco Bathurst 1000.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auBathurst Open Night tickets: https://bit.ly/3noJf3s
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news and what you need to know for this weekend’s Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight – including the shock return of David Reynolds – while On This Day looks at moments from Supercars history that happened on November 18.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageWin a DJR Ford Mustang from Repco: https://bit.ly/3nQMMXi
We’re talking to Garry Rogers this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Garry shares all sorts of stories from his long career in motorsport, both as a driver and as the boss of Garry Rogers Motorsport, chats memorabilia thanks to our mates at The Motorsport Trader, and tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auBathurst Open Night tickets: https://bit.ly/3noJf3s
We’re talking to John Smailes this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. The motoring and motorsport industry veteran chats about his new book, Formula One: The Australian and New Zealand Story, which covers the rich history of drivers from our corner of the world that have reached the pinnacle of the sport. He also shares a few tales from his extensive career in motoring and motorsport, including the time Kimi Raikkonen hip and shouldered him and Smailes hip and shouldered him right back!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key happenings from last weekend’s ARMOR ALL Sydney SuperNight, runs through what you need to know for this weekend’s BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint, while On This Day looks at moments from Supercars history that happened on November 9.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageWin a DJR Ford Mustang from Repco: https://bit.ly/3nQMMXi
We’re talking to Dick Johnson this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. We last caught up with the Supercars Hall of Famer in 2019 to talk about his team’s race cars, and this time we’re chatting to him about his years at the Bathurst 1000. We cover the highlights – his three wins in 1981, 1989 and 1994 – a few of the lowlights, and a host of entertaining tales around his trips to Mount Panorama.Win a DJR Ford Mustang from Repco: https://bit.ly/3nQMMXiV8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key happenings from last weekend’s Bunnings Trade Sydney SuperSprint, runs through what you need to know for this weekend’s ARMOR ALL Sydney SuperNight, while On This Day looks at moments from Supercars history that happened on November 2.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
With Supercars returning to action with a four-round stint at Sydney Motorsport Park, this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re looking back at the AMSCAR Series, the touring car track championship held at Amaroo Park in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. We run through the concept behind AMSCAR, why and how it existed, the big cameos, the privateers that starred against the professionals, why it faded away – and its one-year comeback in 1997 outside V8 Supercars’ control.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through everything you need to know as the season prepares to resume at this weekend’s Bunnings Trade Sydney SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting about a Classic Car: a Holden Commodore with a long, long racing life! Chassis RF 04 began its life as a Holden Commodore VN Group A SS in 1991 and kept racing – upgraded to a VP, then VR then VS specifications – until 2007! It hosted young guns, a world champion, well-known privateers and (at one point) a future Supercars Hall of Famer, gave Neil Crompton his maiden ATCC/SC podium finish, and had a starring role in some infamous Mount Panorama moments.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we’re talking to Jessica Dane on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Jess talks about her role in the upcoming new era at Triple Eight as her father Roland prepares to step back and Jamie Whincup moves from the cockpit to the Team Principal role, and talks about her journey in motorsport so far, including her earliest motorsport memory, joining Triple Eight, her gap year outside motorsport, and her role with the FIA’s Girls on Track program in growing interest in STEM subjects and industries with school girls by using motorsport as a tool. She also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- Should Supercars have run a 500km enduro among its four Sydney events?- Which circuit has hosted the most championship rounds- The Dash for Cash and the likelihood of something similar coming back to Supercars- If round wins still mattered, who would have the most- Wildcard chassis for the 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000- The ‘drift’ V8 Supercar created by Triple Eight and driven by Shane van Gisbergen- Bathurst 1000 documentary ideas off the back of the Netflix release of Schumacher- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we’re talking to James Moffat on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, we pick up the chat in 2011 when Moff came close to snagging a surfboard in his first Gold Coast 600, the Nissan years – including his maiden V8 Supercars win at Winton in 2013 and standing on the Bathurst podium in 2014, and his difficult years at Garry Rogers Motorsport and the roundabouts way he returned to them to race in the TCR Australia Series. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we’re talking to James Moffat on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Moff shares his early racetrack memories, how his uncle got him started in motorsport, his whirlwind national-level racing debut in a Lotus at Hidden Valley, joining Sonic Motor Racing as a mechanic and turning that into driving for them, gambling on himself in his breakthrough rookie Development Series season and landing a seat in V8 Supercars.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re talking Jessica Yates from FOX SPORTS. Jess shares her story of growing up in a sporting family, choosing journalism as a career path – including a stint overseas as a subeditor at a newspaper in Laos! – and how she turned a part-time opportunity at FOX into becoming the face of the network’s motorsport coverage. She also shares a few stories from her career, including being live on air on the Friday at the 2020 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix as COVID-19 shut down the event, and she tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we’re talking to Neil Crompton on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Ahead of the release of his autobiography ‘Neil Crompton: Best Seat in the House’, Neil shares a couple of stories from his career behind the wheel and behind the microphone, ranging from Peter Brock to Dame Edna, touring car legends to Indycar testing - and you can even hear a snippet of one of his earliest pieces of TV commentary. He also gives an update on his health in the wake of his prostate cancer diagnosis earlier in 2021.Pre-order Neil’s book: https://bit.ly/2X1wOjv
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re talking about the ‘Immortals’ of Australian Motor Sport with Luke West. A long-time motorsport media identity and former editor of Australian Muscle Car Magazine, Luke has just published a book looking at the 10 drivers whose impact on the local racing scene will see their names and feats live on.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting about a Classic Car: the yellow Holden Monaro 427C, the first built to Nations Cup specification by Garry Rogers Motorsport. We cover its built, its technical specifications, the controversy that surrounded it and why its 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour win was far from the runaway dominance the final results suggest. We also chat with Nathan Pretty, who shares a couple of stories from his time as the car’s main driver.V8 Sleuth Bookshop Bundle & Save – including Nations Cup Monaro products: https://bit.ly/37UkuDU
This week we’re bringing you a special ‘From the Archives’ episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco featuring an interview with the late Harry Firth, recorded in February 2008 by the National Library of Australia. Part 2 features Firth talks about his time with both Ford and Holden, winning the Bathurst 500 as a driver and as a team manager, developing the Ford Cortina GT500, the first GT Falcon, plus the Holden Torana XU-1 and L34, and a rising young star named Peter Brock.V8 Sleuth Bookshop – Bundle & Save: https://bit.ly/37UkuDU
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan is joined by Brad Jones Racing’s Nick Percat to talk about his big move north, his take on his start to the 2021 season, how BJR are adapting its cars to be more ‘Penske’-like, and his strong thoughts on introducing auto-blip with the proposed paddle gearchange for Gen3.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re bringing you a special ‘From the Archives’ episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco featuring an interview with the late Harry Firth. Recorded in February 2008 by the National Library of Australia, Firth talks about his early life growing up in Gippsland, where his interest in mechanical things came from, his time as a dispatch rider and mechanic in the Army during World War II, and how all those experiences shaped the legend that became known as the ‘Fox’. Firth also talked about his early years in motorsport and the first running of the ‘Great Race’ at Phillip Island in 1960.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, Aaron Noonan is joined by Stefan Bartholomaeus to cover the news of Red Bull renewing its sponsorship of Triple Eight through to the end of the 2023 season, the positives that each of Supercars’ prospective new owners could bring, their winners and losers of the 2021 season so far, plus the pick of the Super2 races currently being uploaded to Supercars’ SuperArchive on YouTube.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The teams that have scored the most front-row lockouts- The first Safety Car period in ATCC/SC history, and where have all the old Safety Cars gone?- What happened to the car Fabian Coulthard rolled on Lap 1 of the 2010 Bathurst 1000- Are the two Alan Jones cars that caught fire at Lakeside in ’95 and Bathurst in ’96 still around?- Some gearbox/transaxle Sleuthing- The driver with the most race starts in #05 after Peter Brock- And plenty more!
V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest happenings in the Repco Supercars Championship on Repco Supercars Weekly, including the delayed Bathurst 1000 amid major calendar changes for the second half of the 2021 season, what the new date means for the likelihood of former champion Scott McLaughlin making it back for the race, plus a snippet of how the Gen3 Chevrolet V8 engine may sound based on a preliminary test at Queensland Raceway.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re bringing you a special ‘From the Archives’ episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco featuring an interview with the late Bob Jane. Recorded in February 2008 by the National Library of Australia, Jane talks about his early life growing up in Brunswick, racing bicycles before getting into car racing, how he accidentally got into the tyre business, shares stories from his victories in the early years of the ‘Great Race’, plus putting the Australian Grand Prix back on the map in the 1980s and bringing NASCAR down under with the Thunderdome.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, Aaron Noonan is joined by Stefan Bartholomaeus to cover the big news of the Grove Group taking full ownership of Kelly Grove Racing at the end of the 2021 season, analysing what the Kellys' sale really means and giving a rundown on how Todd Kelly’s involvement will continue despite the change, plus the highs and lows of Todd and Rick Kelly time as team owners in the Supercars Championship.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Marcos Ambrose on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Marcos explains how he has come to be the Competition Director at Garry Rogers Motorsport plus his new role as a TV pundit for Supercars’ broadcasts. We look back at his time racing Formula Ford in Australia and abroad, his first V8 Supercars drives in a Holden, his first Bathurst with Stone Brothers Racing in 2000 – no, that’s not a typo! – and his misfortunes at Mount Panorama, plus his championship success at Stone Brothers Racing. He also tackles our new segment What’s In Your Cupboard courtesy of The Motorsport Trader as well as your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, plus the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan is joined by Greg Murphy to wrap up last weekend’s WD-40 Townsville SuperSprint, including his take on who Triple Eight’s biggest rival is, the likely suitors for the soon to be vacant #88 car of Jamie Whincup, his preparations for his Bathurst 1000 wildcard, and what he believes should be the first move for whoever purchases Supercars.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Marcus Marshall on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Marcus opens up about his season in ChampCar racing for Team Australia, including how he got the drive and how he was suddenly dropped after his home race. He then talks about returning to race in Australia, including his side of IntaBill Racing’s brief existence in 2009, and where we might see him racing in the next few years. He also tackles our new segment What’s In Your Cupboard courtesy of The Motorsport Trader as well as your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan is joined by Erebus Motorsport’s Will Brown to wrap up last weekend’s NTI Townsville 500, an event where he made a Top 10 Shootout for the first time and finished fifth in the Sunday race. Brown also talks about his season to date, the atmosphere within the Erebus team (a Happy Birthday message too for his team owner Betty Klimenko!) and also tells us about going back to his day job in the week between Townsville rounds: selling used cars in Toowoomba!The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Marcus Marshall on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Marcus talks about how he got into racing in the first place aboard a Mazda RX-4, how he bought his first racecar on Bartercard, his difficult early years in Formula Ford, the chance meeting that led to a plum Carrera Cup drive, his star cameo in Porsche Supercup and British Formula 3 race win, all of which led to him securing a ChampCar drive for 2005 – which we’ll cover off in Part 2 next week!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest happenings in the Repco Supercars Championship on Repco Supercars Weekly, including that this weekend will likely be the first of two rounds held in Townsville this year, the cancellation of the 2021 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, the new machinery coming to the Super2 Series in 2023, and more!The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to John Faulkner on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, John talks more about his NASCAR and AUSCAR days – including the time Peter Brock raced one of his cars – before opening up on his time in V8 Supercars, including his side of the $300,000 fine he was levied by the sport in 2003. He also reveals his battles with cancer in recent years, and tells some funny tales off the back of your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan is joined by Tickford Racing’s Cam Waters to talk about the recent stories about which team he’ll be driving for in 2022, how he rates his 2021 Repco Supercars Championship season to date, Tickford’s likely form at the upcoming Townsville 500, plus his brother’s Mercedes speedway sedan and an update on his 1974 Ford Falcon XB hardtop restoration.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to John Faulkner on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, John talks about buying a one-way ticket from New Zealand to Australia as a teen, doing the hard yards to get into motorsport, the crash that put him on the path to the Bathurst 1000, giving away car racing and getting into karting – which eventually got him back into car racing! – and becoming one of the stars of Calder Park Thunderdome in AUSCAR and NASCAR.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan is joined by the Shell V-Power Racing Team’s Will Davison to wrap up the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown, covering Davison’s sweep of the pole positions and twin podium finishes on Sunday, his take on his start to the 2021 season, and what comes next for the new Supersoft tyre after its Hidden Valley debut.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Supercars’ Head of Motorsport Adrian Burgess on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Adrian talks about how he ended up back in Formula 1 and how it led him to a new life in Australia. He opens up about his move to Dick Johnson Racing in 2006 and the team’s against-the-odds championship triumph in 2010, as well as his time at Triple Eight Race Engineering and the moment he told Roland Dane he was leaving for the Holden Racing Team. Adrian also talks about riding the Tour De Cure, and tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the traditional V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout..V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly previewing the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan chats to Chaz Mostert about his newly-announced deal to stay at Walkinshaw Andretti United, and to commentator Chad Neylon about stepping into the booth for the Repco Supercars Championship this weekend.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Supercars’ Head of Motorsport Adrian Burgess on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Adrian talks about how he got into motorsport in the first place, leaving home at 15 to join a race team and plotting his path as a mechanic to Formula 1. He also shares some stories from his time with McLaren, including a prank the test team played on Ayrton Senna, memories of the Chrysler/Lamborghini V12, and winning a world championship with Mika Hakkinen.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan is joined by Greg Murphy to talk about the confirmation that he will return to Supercars this October to take part in the Repco Bathurst 1000 in a Boost Mobile-backed, Erebus Motorsport-run wildcard entry with Richie Stanaway.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
Aaron Noonan and Will Dale explore the #7 throughout the world of motorsport in this episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco, from Formula 1 world champions to NASCAR legends, Supercars heroes and a swathe of iconic racers to carry the number on a wide array of two and four-wheeled machines.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan wraps all the news in the wake of the postponement of the Winton SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The record for the most teams to win races in an ATCC/RSC season- Our take on whether we’ll see COTF cars racing in the ‘main game’ in 2022- How cars are determined to be a ‘write off’- The idea of a racing category for retired V8 racers- The #2 Holden Racing Team Commodore from the 2006 enduros- Numbers that Peter Brock used other than #05- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auThe Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarageThe Motorsport Trader: https://themotorsporttrader.com/
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, Mark Larkham joins V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan to preview this weekend’s Winton SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Erebus Motorsport CEO Barry Ryan on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, we pick up our chat at the end 2015 for Barry’s take on restarting Erebus Motorsport from scratch as a Melbourne-based Holden team and its rise into a contender for wins, culminating in the team’s emotional triumph in the 2017 Bathurst 1000. He also gives his take on The Inside Line documentary series and his portrayal, as well as last year’s turbulent season on the road during the COVID-affected 2020 season. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the traditional V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest happenings in the Repco Supercars Championship on Repco Supercars Weekly, including a mid-week test day for a heap of teams at Winton – but not on Dunlop’s brand new tyre – while a famous family starts a new chapter of racing success.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Erebus Motorsport CEO Barry Ryan on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Barry talks about how he was just a few days old when he was taken to his first race, going racing himself on two wheels, getting into V8 Supercars as a mechanic – and how he dealt with his wedding clashing with Bathurst! – his years at Kmart Racing with insights into the pit stop issue that caused Greg Murphy’s infamous five-minute penalty at the 2002 Bathurst 1000, finding a home at Perkins Engineering, and how he came to arrive at Erebus.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, Supercars legend Greg Murphy joins V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan to review last weekend’s OTR SuperSprint at The Bend, including the rise of Andre Heimgartner and Kelly Grove Racing, Ford’s 400th ATCC/RSC race win, the return to form for Dick Johnson Racing and Anton De Pasquale’s impressive performance, Erebus Motorsport’s impressive start to 2021, their take on Gen3 on the day of a meeting between Supercars and team owners, plus the persistent rumour that Murph will drive a Peter Adderton-backed wildcard entry in the Repco Bathurst 1000.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week Jack Perkins joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Jack talks about his road back to Supercars’ main game – including a brief move to Queensland –fulfilling his dream of racing and winning for the Holden Racing Team, restarting Perkins Engineering with an update on how their car restorations are going, plus he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan previews this weekend’s OTR SuperSprint at The Bend Motorsport Park – including a look at which drivers are winning the head-to-head qualifying battles within each Supercars team.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week we’re talking to Jack Perkins on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Jack talks about growing up around the sport and becoming a racer himself – including securing HSV sponsorship for a Ford-backed karting competition! – his early years in Supercars and his very short Bathurst 1000 debut in 2006, plus his type 1 diabetes diagnosis, how he initially hid it and how he now manages it while racing.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest happenings in the Repco Supercars Championship on Repco Supercars Weekly, including rookie testing at The Bend, the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown expanding to a three-day race weekend, plus tickets going on sale for the Repco Bathurst 1000 – which will feature all eight of Mount Panorama’s camp sites open for the first time at the ‘Great Race’ since 2019.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week Supercars racer, Gold Star runner-up and Australian Formula Ford Series champion Leanne Tander joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Leanne talks about rediscovering her love for motorsport through an Improved Production Mazda RX-7, Tandersport and coming agonisingly close to winning the Formula 3 title, her return to Supercars and the Bathurst 1000 and her title victory in Formula Ford, plus she tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan wraps up the action from the third round of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship, the Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week Supercars racer, Gold Star runner-up and Australian Formula Ford Series champion Leanne Tander joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Leanne talks about her current status as a driver, her kids’ desire to race and their move into karting, how she got into motorsport herself, plus the early years of her career in Formula Ford and the Konica V8 Supercars Series.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan previews this weekend’s Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint at Symmons Plains.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting about HRT 043, the car that Greg Murphy drove to a stunning pole position lap for the 2003 Bathurst 1000. Along with the car’s most famous moment – which, oddly for a Bathurst-winning chassis is not its actual Bathurst win! – we trace its long racing history as a chassis that was at the centre of several big moments in Supercars Championship history.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the latest happenings in the Repco Supercars Championship on Repco Supercars Weekly.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Stefan Bartholomaeus tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The future of: multiple enduros, Sandown, Adelaide Parklands Circuit- The history of Greg Murphy’s final Bathurst 1000 pole-winning car- How current Supercars’ aero compares with the OG 1993 cars- The last Holden-engined car to compete in the Bathurst 1000- Who holds the ignominious record of the most failures to qualify for Supercars races- The Perkins Engineering Holdens raced by Tony Longhurst and Paul Morris- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan gives the latest rundown on who’s driving with whom at this year’s Repco Bathurst 1000.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- Why Garth Tander didn’t get to keep first Supercars race win- What was the reasoning behind Tasman Motorsport’s ‘Tiger’ logo- The fate of Anthony Tratt’s final full-time Toll Commodore after it’s 2005 Phillip Island shunt- What the path to Supercars looks like for young drivers- How many EB Falcon Supercars are still EB Falcons- The chances of seeing another Legends of Motorsport TV series- Supercars that now live in Europe, the Americas and Asia- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop Mad March Sale, One Week Only: http://bit.ly/V8SMMS
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan wraps up the action from the second round of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship, the Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
We notch up our century this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco! For our 100th episode, we’re sitting down with award-winning motorsport photographer Dirk Klynsmith. Recorded on the eve of the Repco Mount Panorama 500 – his last event before retiring from full-time professional motorsport photography – Dirk shares some stories from a career spanning three decades.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, Supercars legend Greg Murphy joins V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan to preview this weekend’s Sandown SuperSprint.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week Bathurst-winner and Supercars Hall of Famer Fred Gibson joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Fred answers more of your great National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, covering plenty of ground across his career. We chat more about the mighty Nissan GT-R, the Gazelle that escaped the crusher, some of the technical trickery they pulled off, and a Fred Gibson Bathurst win that many people don’t stop to consider, and finally he tackles our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan gives the latest update on how Supercars’ plans for its Gen3 Supercars rules package are progressing.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
This week Bathurst-winner and Supercars Hall of Famer Fred Gibson joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Fred talks about his antics on the road led him to the racetrack, before we hop back and forth through tales from his career – including his very first race at Mount Panorama, and the story of fellow racing legend ‘Pete’ Geoghegan having a drive of the Nissan GT-R! There were also so many great National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions that we’ve spread them across both parts, and the first lot we hear this week turned up some absolute gold.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
For the inaugural edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan wraps up the action from the season-opening round of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship, the Repco Mount Panorama 500.The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage
It’s time for that special (Saturday and) Sunday in February … we’re off to start the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship season at Mount Panorama! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale preview the year ahead with a rundown of all the driver and team changes, the new rules, the new cars and where you can watch it all.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast we’re celebrating the 250th round start for Tickford Racing, a milestone that is set to fall at the opening round of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship, the Repco Mount Panorama 500. Tim Edwards, the squad’s long-time Team Principal, joins the podcast to chat about his arrival at a team then known as Ford Performance Racing, its highs, its lows, its changing names and fortunes – and its biggest ‘superfan’!
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- Our picks for who we’d want/expect to see in the #88 in 2022- Title contenders that fell at the final hurdle- Baskerville as a Supercars Championship venue- Whether #0 is a legal Supercars race number- Which driver has driven the most chassis in their career- A lost COTF chassis- The two pink Group A Commodores from Western Australia- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
It’s a special episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast this week as Will Dale and Stefan Bartholomaeus break down the big news of Jamie Whincup retiring to take over running Triple Eight, Roland Dane taking a step back, and business mogul Tony Quinn buying a big share in the team.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Supercars race winner, Drivers’ Driver Award recipient and TCR Australia Series race winner Lee Holdsworth joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In Part 2 Lee chats about his time with Garry Rogers Motorsport, headlined by his maiden Supercars race win at Oran Park in 2007 and his Bathurst 1000 podium finish in 2009 – plus his ‘five year’ contract that actually went for six … He also chats about his move to Stone Brothers Racing and its change to Erebus, racing for Team 18 and the breakdown of that relationship and his move to Tickford. Lee also answers your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and tackles the Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Supercars race winner and Drivers’ Driver Award recipient Lee Holdsworth joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In Part 1, Lee chats about the recent news that he’s no longer a full-time Supercars racer, his move to TCR with support from Betty Klimenko, where his love of motorsport came from, his unorthodox progression towards Supercars compared to his peers, the ‘manual Tinder’ event where he met his wife Alana, plus the true origins of his ‘Leethal’ nickname and the straightforward way he got it to stick at Garry Rogers Motorsport.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast we’re chatting about GSR6, the car that famously let Glenn Seton down just nine laps shy of winning the 1995 Tooheys 1000. Along with the car’s most famous (or should that be infamous?) moment, we trace its history as a chassis that was at the centre of a major controversy, plus the other significant moments throughout its period history as a touring car.
This week we’re looking back on a special era of Australian motorsport on the V8 Sleuth Podcast!Between 1987 and 2000, Calder Park Thunderdome reverberated to the V8 rumble of NASCAR, the American-born category getting an Australian outpost thanks to the sheer force of will of Bob Jane. Aaron Noonan and Will Dale share their memories of watching NASCAR and AUSCAR at the Thunderdome, its rise and fall, and chat about the stars and cars of a category that holds a unique place in local motorsport history.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we’re turning the spotlight on ourselves in a special episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken!Will Dale sits down with V8 Sleuth Managing Director Aaron Noonan to chat about what V8 Sleuth does, how it came about, and a bit of a behind the scenes look at how and why we do what what we do – plus ‘Noonz’ tells a few stories from his own career in Australian motorsport media and what led to the creation of the organisation as it stands today.The boot is also on the other foot for our other popular segments as Noonan answers your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and tackles the Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we’re recapping the best moments from across all the episodes in 2020 of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken! We had the privilege of bringing to you some amazing stories this year, while your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout also delivered some incredible and funny tales – we’ve picked out a handful for you to enjoy!If this is your first time listening to the V8 Sleuth Podcast, make sure to go back and listen to the full episodes of each guest you hear from in this compilation!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and new recruit Stefan Bartholomaeus tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- Sandown’s absence on the 2021 calendar- The loss of Grant ‘Shippy’ McPherson from Triple Eight- The process for de-registering a Supercar- Would Supercars ever go paddle-shift?- How do we determine what constitutes a ‘round start’- Could DJR run #1 at Bathurst when Scott McLaughlin comes back?- Can Supercars benefit from someone taking on a Stone Cold or Chris Jericho persona?- A Supercar’s potential lap time on soft tyres at Bathurst- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Riana Crehan joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. Off the back of her announcement that she will not be part of Supercars’ television broadcast team in 2021, Crehan talks about the overwhelming support she’s received from fans in the days since and what her plans are for the future. She also opens up about what has been a tough 2020 and a bit of reflection on how she has coped with a rollercoaster year. She also chats about how she first came to be involved in the sport via the Miss V8 Supercar competition, and how it led her on the path to her career in broadcasting – plus the hilarious story of her meeting with future husband Will Davison. Finally, she tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Allan Grice joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about his long and successful relationship with Les Small, his time racing NASCAR both in Australia and in the United States, racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours, and how he found himself becoming a Queensland state politician. Finally, he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Allan Grice joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, Gricey talks about how he got into motorsport, the origin of his ‘Maitland pastry chef’ tag and the unlikely way his enduring sponsorships with Craven Mild and SAAS began, his first tilt at the ‘Great Race’ in a Fiat with Bill Tuckey and his victories in 1986 and 1990, plus we chat about Sam, his much-loved labrador who doubled as a motoring journalist!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- Drivers who didn’t defend their Supercars title- A simple solution for time-certain races- Are street circuits dead now?- The family tree of Supercars RECs- A long-lost Bathurst 1000 prize and how it was awarded- Which Group A car had the greatest potential that was never reached- Kim Jones’ influence in Brad Jones Racing’s success- Why Supercars dropped ‘V8’ from its name and why it should come back- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Andy Raymond joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. He talks about growing up around motorsport with his dad, the legendary late Mike Raymond, then following his dad into a career in sports television. Along with chatting about his years covering motorsport, Andy also talks about leaving Channel 7 – and he opens up about the manner in which the network dropped Mike – and moving to FOX SPORTS, his move into covering rugby league, boxing and kickboxing and promoting wrestling in Australia (including the time he interviewed WWE chief Vince McMahon!) and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken we’re looking back at some of the magic moments from the history of the Adelaide 500, what made the race so special, why its cancellation triggered such a massive outpouring of emotion, and why its loss will be so keenly felt by Supercars, its fans, and Adelaide itself.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auVote for the V8 Sleuth Podcast in the Australian Podcast Awards: https://australianpodcastawards.com/vote
This week Glenn Seton joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. With his new book ‘Seto: The Official Racing History of Glenn Seton’ set for release, we chat to the Supercars Hall of Famer about the book, how it came together and some of the stories in it – including his thoughts on his heartbreaking late-race exit from the 1995 Bathurst 1000 and how he handled it the way he did, his sole race in a Group C Nissan Bluebird Turbo, and a very serious offer to join Holden full-time. Finally, he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week we have our first return visitor as Mark Skaife rejoins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. With his new book ‘Mark Skaife: The Complete Illustrated Autobiography’ freshly released (and available from the V8 Sleuth Bookshop!), this time around we chat to him about some rarely-discussed parts of his decorated career, including the time he drove a Jordan F1 car around a car park, when he was supposed to race Michael Schumacher as a junior, his brief stint as a factory Mazda driver, battling Mario Andretti throughout a stint at the Le Mans 24 Hours, and the time he had a bit of explaining to do after rolling a company-owned Nissan road car...V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Bathurst 1000 winner Tomas Mezera joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about his years racing with Larry Perkins and how ‘LP’ was responsible for a couple of his big career breaks, including his recruitment by the Holden Racing Team. Tomas tells a host of stories from his time at HRT – yes, including the infamous ‘bucket of water on the windscreen’ incident – plus the time he had a genuine F1 star lined up to race in the Bathurst 1000 only for their F1 team to shut down the deal! Finally, he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Bathurst 1000 winner Tomas Mezera joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, Tomas opens up about growing up in Czechoslovakia under a communist regime and the remarkable story of how he defected to the west at the age of 20, including his time living on the streets in Austria before ending up in a refugee camp, and the dream that helped him choose Australia as his new homeland. We also cover his years working towards his racing dream and achieving success in Australia before heading to England to battle against future F1 stars, before securing a Bathurst 1000 victory which not even the team he drove for was expecting.Oh, and he tells us the correct way to pronounce ‘Mezera’ – we’ve been saying it wrong all these years!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
In a special episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken in the lead-up to the 2020 Bathurst 1000 – Holden’s last as an active vehicle brand – Aaron Noonan and Will Dale debate over who are Holden’s 10 best drivers in its history at the Mount Panorama enduro.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
It’s time for that special Sunday in October … Happy Bathurst Day! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through what you need to know ahead of this year's Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Bathurst Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The Garry Rogers Motorsport car driven in the 2010 race by Lee Holdsworth and David Besnard that led over half the race- What became of Mark Winterbottom’s ‘BBQ fire’ Falcon from the 2009 race- The time Larry Perkins backdated his Commodore to get a better aero package- Our favourite personal Bathurst memories – not stuff we watched on TV- Why Glenn Seton switched from #30 to #5- What the new Channel 7 deal means for future editions of the FOX SPORTS Bathurst Channel- Which overseas-born driver has the most Bathurst 1000 starts- Allan Moffat’s last Bathurst Falcon- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.auAnd here’s the link that Noonz mentions during the episode >> https://bit.ly/32QAVz4
We’re doing something a little different this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken – a round of trivia! And you can win prizes!Submit your answers HERE >> https://bit.ly/V8SP70TriviaAnd here’s the link that Noonz mentions during the episode >> https://bit.ly/32QAVz4
This week we’re chatting about HRT 034 – aka ‘Steffi’, the car that Peter Brock raced in the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic for what was at the time going to be his last tilt at the ‘Great Race’ – on this Classic Car episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. Aaron Noonan and Will Dale are joined by the car’s current owner, Super2 Series team boss Ben Eggleston, who shares the story of the car’s restoration which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Melinda Price joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. She talks about growing up in a racing family, tells stories from the Castrol Cougars program and what it was like racing for Larry Perkins, the time she and Steven Richards came within an ace of winning a major production car race; being teammates with Sam Newman, Sir Jack Brabham and Hermann Tilke, her cancer battle and return to racing, and she tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week four-time Bathurst 1000 winner and King of Pukekohe Greg Murphy joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about the Spiderman livery that adorned his race-winning Commodores in late 2004, his spicy press conference at the Gold Coast that year with Marcos Ambrose, his reunion with his Bathurst 24 Hour-winning Holden Monaro – along with a reminder about his other Bathurst-winning Holdens, and we’re not talking Commodores! - and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions (including the deluge of Bathurst 2005 questions) and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week four-time Bathurst 1000 winner and King of Pukekohe Greg Murphy joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we go back to his first year racing in Australia in Formula Brabham and the unexpected connection that gave him the springboard into Super Touring, plus the 1996 New Zealand Mobil V8 Sprints at Pukekohe and Wellington, his IndyCar test, the Bathurst he did with Triple Eight in a Holden, his Williams BTCC test, his stint racing NASCAR and the time he raced a Ford!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We celebrate the glory years Super Touring in Australia in this edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom. The two-litre touring car formula, so popular in Great Britain with the British Touring Car Championship and adopted across Europe, North America and South Africa at its peak, ran its own standalone championship in Australia between 1994 and 2001.Some of the things we chat about as we go down memory lane:- The origins of the series and its ‘rivalry’ with the established touring car scene in Australia- Comparisons with the new TCR Series Australia- The Super Touring Bathurst 1000s- The phenomenal cars and where they ended up- The two spectacular, headline moments of the series- The great drivers of the category and our take on who was the King of Super Touring in Australia- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Super2 Series race winner, Bathurst 12 Hour runner-up and Gold Logie winner Grant Denyer joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about the breakthrough Development Series result that solidified his belief in his driving ability, the race win that forever links him with David Thexton, racing in the Bathurst 1000 for Craig Gore, the moment he realised he had to choose between his driving and TV careers, and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Super2 Series race winner, Bathurst 12 Hour runner-up and Gold Logie winner Grant Denyer joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we go back through his years in the Development Series – first as a broadcaster on Trackside, then trackside as a driver! – along with his years in V8 BRUtes, his mid-race haircut, plus a hilarious tale from a Bathurst 12 Hour racing with Tony Quinn and Klark Quinn.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The last times we had a podium without Triple Eight and DJR Team Penske, and when T8 last missed the podium across a weekend- The most successful car from Perkins Engineering- A bit of V8 Utes Sleuth and Open Wheel Sleuth- Did any Bathurst-winning cars carry an Energy Polariser?- Where does Marcos Ambrose’s Stone Brothers Racing BA Falcon sit among the top Falcon racecars?- The shortest-lasting race team in Supercars- The fate of Fabian Coulthard’s 2010 Bathurst rollover car- The ‘missing’ HRT Commodore from the 1993 Bathurst 1000- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week two-time Supercars Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Scott McLaughlin joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about his breakout years racing Volvos for Garry Rogers Motorsport and what he really thought when the alliance was first revealed, plus the impact that winning the Bathurst 1000 has had on his life, the massive impact he had in the Bathurst-winning car a fortnight later, why he gets more nervous about qualifying at Bathurst rather the Top 10 Shootout, and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week two-time Supercars Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Scott McLaughlin joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we go back through his years in the Dunlop Series – now known as Super2 – including his first drive of a Supercar in 2009, the race where he genuinely felt like he could be a race-winner, his take on the remarkable ‘Class of 2012’, and how his first ‘main game’ drive with TEKNO Autosports came about.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
We celebrate 20 years of the Super2 Series in this edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom.Some of the things we chat about as we go down memory lane:- The origins of the series, and the rival category that helped fire it into life- All the different names the series has had – and the ‘Development Series’ was never one of them!- The early standalone years- ‘Trackside’, the TV show that was home to the series- The champion drivers and teams it produced- How it was a development series for more than just the drivers- The great races: Lakeside 2000, Oran Park 2007, Bathurst 2012, etc- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Bathurst 1000 winner Luke Youlden joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about returning to Stone Brothers Racing and becoming a solo race-winner as a co-driver, following Fabian Coulthard from Brad Jones Racing to DJR Team Penske, his move to Erebus, the impact winning the Bathurst 1000 has on a driver, he tells his side of his race-winning campaign with Erebus in 2017 and how their pursuit of back-to-back wins unravelled in 2018, what went wrong in 2019 and how close he came to racing a Mercedes in Super2, and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Bathurst 1000 winner Luke Youlden joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, the second-generation racer talks about his introduction to the sport through father Kent ‘The Bear’ Youlden, winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship, progressing into the Development Series, linking with the Ellery family and scoring his first two Supercars Championship podiums at the 2003 Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000, plus his years co-driving for Stone Brothers Racing and Ford Performance Racing – plus the two times he looked set for a full-time ‘main game’ drive...V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- What footage still exists of Australian Touring Car Championship races prior to 1983 and of the Winfield Triple Challenge Events from 1992-1995?- The current Supercars race format with soft tyres- The Bowden family- The Holden Bathurst Revival at this November’s Bathurst International- How many Gibson Motorsport Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR31s were built- Is Supercars too predictable?- The ‘Holy Grail’ of missing Australian touring cars- The union between Super2 and Super3 for the rest of 2020- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- Which circuits have alternate layouts that Supercars could use for repeat rounds at the same venue- Did the Nissan Bluebird really have a sneaky turbo adjuster?- What happens to Dunlop Supercars tyres after they're used up- Jason Richards’ Bathurst podium Commodores- Progressive grids- What we’d like to see in the Gen3 Supercars regs- Extending the Bathurst 1000 to the Bathurst 1500 or Bathurst 24 Hour- The other Chiko Roll Commodore- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
Ahead of the release of the new documentary ‘Brock: Over The Top’, the latest Classic Car episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken takes a look at the histories and the fates of the eight cars that Peter Brock used to claim the nine Bathurst 500/Bathurst 1000 victories that earnt him the title of ‘King of the Mountain.’
This week multiple Supercars Championship race winner Michael Caruso joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, Caruso talks about standing on the podium at Bathurst in 2009, that incredible mid-race spin at Reid Park, and the real origin story of the special Valvoline livery that he and Lee Holdsworth used that weekend. He also tells a hilarious tale from the night out after his maiden V8 race win at Hidden Valley, opens up on his Nissan years, and tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week multiple Supercars Championship race winner Michael Caruso joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, Caruso talks about growing up watching his dad Mick race, his early years in karting and his brief time in Formula Ford, as well as his move to Europe to sweep floors for a Formula 3000 team to try and land a race drive. He then opens up about making the switch to V8 Supercars, the key role the late Jim Morton played in launching his tin-top career, and his … unusual … job interview with Garry Rogers.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week 2012 Bathurst 1000 winner Paul Dumbrell joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, ‘PD’ talks about the deal that nearly saw him replace Russell Ingall at Stone Brothers Racing, his breakthrough successes in 2010 and his years co-driving with good mate – and now fellow co-owner of Triple Eight Race Engineering – Jamie Whincup, along with tackling your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions plus our MotorFocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week 2012 Bathurst 1000 winner Paul Dumbrell joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, ‘PD’ talks about V8 Supercars, NASCARs, AUSCARs and Formula Holdens all when he was still just 16 years of age, his early years racing Supercars full-time for Larry Perkins – including a time he pushed LP’s patience a little too far, plus a few stories that illustrate that poor PD is a bit accident-prone – and that ‘Doctor Whincup’ should probably stick to driving!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
The latest Classic Car episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken takes a look at one of Peter Brock's Bathurst-winning cars and the first car to carry his signature #05, the Gown-Hindhaugh Holden Torana L34 that he and Brian Sampson drove to victory in the 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000.
Off the back of the release of the epic book Dick Johnson Racing/DJR Team Penske 40 Years of Cars: 1980-2019, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through their take on the five greatest cars produced by the team in this week’s V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, and give a behind the scenes look at how the book was created.If you want to buy a copy, hit up this link: https://bit.ly/DJRBook
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The winning statistics of Allan Moffat’s Coca-Cola Trans-Am Mustang- Unrestored Bathurst-winning V8 Supercars- Could the Thunderdome be resurrected?- Did Channel 9 ever telecast an ATCC race?- Where is the Channel 9 Camaro?- Terri Sawyer- Future CMS Motorsport DVD releases- Supercars Eseries- Daniel Ricciardo joining McLaren
This week 1987 500cc Motorcycle World Champion Wayne Gardner joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, Wayne talks in depth about the Coca-Cola Racing years, along with his Formula 1 test with Lotus, and why his huge accident in practice for the 2002 Bathurst 1000 prompted his retirement, along with tackling your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions plus our traditional MotorFocus Top 10 Shootout.
This week 1987 500cc Motorcycle World Champion Wayne Gardner joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, we talk about his very first test of a touring car – which pre-dated his world title! – his Bathurst debut in 1992, and his full-time arrival in the sport in 1993. Wayne also talks in detail about that tumultuous first year with the Holden Racing Team, a partnership that ended acrimoniously and led to the creation of Wayne Gardner Racing.
This week BTCC chief Alan Gow joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, Alan talks about the Super Touring era and the years it was pitted against V8 Supercars in Australia, his long relationship as friend and manager to James Courtney, plus he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the MotorFocus Top 10 Shootout.
This week BTCC supremo Alan Gow joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, we talk about his early days in the sport with Captain Peter Janson, he tells a couple of ripper Peter Brock stories from his time running Mobil 1 Racing, and he talks about the current state of play of the BTCC.
This week Jason Bright joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, Jason opens up about his Supercars career, he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions plus our traditional MotorFocus Top 10 Shootout, and we reveal the winners of the V8 Sleuth Podcast Trivia Competition.
This week Jason Bright joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, we talk about Jason’s open-wheel career … in particular his time racing in the United States back in the year 2000 which ended with him racing an Indycar at Gold Coast Indy at Surfers Paradise.
We’re doing something a little different this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken – a round of trivia hosted by the V8 Sleuth himself, Aaron Noonan! And you can win prizes!
This week Bathurst 1000 and Adelaide 500 winner Nick Percat joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, Nick opens up about the illness that forced him to sit out the tail end of the 2015 Supercars season, and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions plus our traditional MotorFocus Top 10 Shootout.
This week Bathurst 1000 and Adelaide 500 winner Nick Percat joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, Nick talks about his time at Walkinshaw Racing, capped by his 2011 Bathurst 1000 win with Garth Tander, and he opens up on the race that got him on Walkinshaw’s radar: the final Aussie Racing Cars race of the 2006 Gold Coast Indy, and how he initially wasn’t even going to start it! He also talks about making his full-time main game debut with Walkinshaw in 2014 – and the Dick Johnson Racing contract he turned down in the process.
This week veteran Australian motorsport broadcaster and journalist Greg Rust joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, Rusty opens up about a major health scare he had back in 2011, plus the chance meeting it led to, he tells a ripper story about his dog Buster and an infamous visit to the Channel 10 studios, he talks about he and his family’s move to New Zealand at the end of 2017, he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, and we put him against the clock in our traditional MotorFocus Top 10 Shootout.
This week veteran Australian motorsport broadcaster and journalist Greg Rust joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1, Rusty talks about how he went from working in banking to a career in the media, his time calling Super Touring and working on the early years of Channel 10’s V8 Supercars coverage – and he tells a few cracking stories about Barry Sheene and Leigh Diffey! – and we go all ‘meta’ as he talks about his podcast on our podcast, telling the story of how his show ‘Rusty’s Garage’ came to be.
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan tackles your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken.
After recording this in July 2019, we’ve finally unleashed this to the internet: Ryan Story on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken! In Part 2, Ryan tells the full back story of how the DJR Team Penske union came together – he reveals the role a Supercars fan favourite played in helping get the deal over the line! – and the evolution of the team from its dark days at the start of the Car of the Future era through to its emergence as one of the big players on the Supercars grid.
After recording this in July 2019, we’ve finally unleashed this to the internet: Ryan Story on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken! In Part 1, Ryan takes you inside Dick Johnson Racing’s most tumultuous years, revealing just how bad things were at the end of 2012 and how the team survived through the next couple of seasons. He also opens up on his own life story – which is a remarkable tale in itself!
A six-time Bathurst 1000 winner, a solar car pioneer, and still to this day a hero to masses of Supercars fans, Larry Perkins joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2 we ask him your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, talk about his decision to start his own touring car team, his three Bathurst victories under his own banner, the Castrol Cougars program, and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout, where Larry comes out with a few ripping answers!
A six-time Bathurst 1000 winner, a solar car pioneer, and still to this day a hero to masses of Supercars fans, Larry Perkins joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we chat about his time in Europe trying to make it to Formula 1, racing for Bernie Ecclestone, how an ice skater ended his oval-racing career before it even began, plus his sudden decision to retire from the cockpit for good at Bathurst in 2003.
A Bathurst 1000 winner, a former donut expert on the Albury High School oval, and one of the most popular drivers in Supercars, David Reynolds joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2 he opens up about the greatest day of his life and the absolute worst day of his life, reveals where he took his long-term partner for their first date, plus your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.
A Bathurst 1000 winner, a former member of the marketing team at Holden Special Vehicles, and one of the most popular drivers in Supercars, David Reynolds joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 he chats about the early years of his racing career, his time at HSV and Walkinshaw Racing, and his contentious move from Kelly Racing to Ford Performance Racing before landing at Erebus Motorsport.
We wrap the Adelaide 500 on this week's V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, Aaron Noonan and Will Dale covering the big battleground topics – like the Armor All Pole Award viking helmet!
A Bathurst 1000 winner, a Holden Young Lion, and a former BMX bandit, Jason Bargwanna joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken.
We're back for 2020! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale chat about all the things we love about the Bathurst 12 Hour – and announce an exciting new project!
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
A podium-finisher in the IndyCar Series, a one-time teammate to a world-famous actor, and one of the most popular drivers on the Supercars grid, Simona De Silvestro joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
It's time for the annual pilgrimage to Mount Panorama! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through what you need to know ahead of this year's Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
The latest Classic Car edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast looks back at the short but highly successful career of DJR EB5, a Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon EB with a winning pedigree.
On the 50th anniversary of his Bathurst triumph with Tony Roberts, the first triumph in the Mount Panorama for the Holden Dealer Team, Colin Bond joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Holden.
In a special episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast in the lead-up to this year's Bathurst 1000, Aaron Noonan and Will Dale debate over who are Ford's 10 best drivers in its history at the Mount Panorama enduro.
A seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner – including triumphs with both the HDT and HRT – a Calder Park street bike drag racer, and one of Australia’s drivers at a bizarre World Cup of Motorsport in Mexico, Jim Richards joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by ACDelco.
He's won the Bathurst 1000 twice as a factory Holden driver, won the Bathurst 24 Hour in a Holden Monaro, and started more Supercars championship races in Commodores than anyone else; Garth Tander joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Holden.
A five-time championship winner, six-time Bathurst 1000 winner, and the last driver to win 'the Great Race' while simultaneously owning the factory Holden team, Mark Skaife joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Holden.
The guy who gave Russell Ingall the nickname 'The Enforcer', a co-driver to Peter Brock at Bathurst, and a good friend of 'Arthur' Moffat's, veteran journalist Paul Gover joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
As we sit down to write the book on every car produced by his eponymous race team, Dick Johnson joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
This week we’re looking back at an iconic racing machine in a Classic Car edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Motorsport Parts Australia, Jamie Whincup's Triple Eight Holden Commodore better known as ‘Kate’.
A Daytona 200 polesitter, former resident of the 'Broken Hill' of Monte Carlo, and one-time atom splitter, two-wheel legend Troy Bayliss joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
A D2 indoor cricket champion, a car wash entrepreneur, and Supercars' only seven-time series champion, Jamie Whincup joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
A Suzuki Vitara owner for 2 days before writing it off, a race winner around our Parliament Houses, and the current custodian of Mustang Sally, Steven Johnson joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
This week we’re looking back at an iconic racing machine in a Classic Car edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Motorsport Parts Australia, Peter Brock's Holden Racing Team Commodore better known as ‘Beth’.
In Part 2 of Will Davison on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric, he opens up about his time racing for both Holden and Ford’s factory Supercars squads and how his relationships with both unravelled, a pair of Bathurst 1000 wins that got away, plus he answers your Couch Racer Questions and has a crack at the V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.
We had too many good stories to make just one episode of Will Davison on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric – so we've made two! In Part 1, he talks about his 'sliding doors' moments testing for F1 driver academy slots, how deep his debts were from chasing his F1 dream, and his Supercars years with Team Dynamik and Dick Johnson Racing. Oh, and that time Will Power grabbed him by the throat at Donington Park...
You’ve asked, we’re answering! From Supercars heading overseas to the championship's least successful chassis, Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
This week we’re looking back at an iconic racing machine in a Classic Car edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast, Craig Lowndes’ #00 Ford Falcon AU – better known as ‘the Green-Eyed Monster’.
A last-lap Supercars race-winner, a Bathurst 24 Hour winner, and the last person to drive for Honda's Formula 1 team, Cameron McConville joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
You’ve asked, we’re answering! From TCR to SuperUtes and XR8 Falcon headlights, Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
A world champion, Formula 1 Grand Prix-winner, owner of an ex-Sebastian Vettel F1 car, and one-time stalker of F1 team owners, Mark Webber joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.
An Australian Touring Car Champion, two-time Bathurst 1000 winner, victor of eleventy-million Touring Car Masters races, and 'christener' of the Thunderdome and The Bend, John Bowe joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Doric.