The Driver's Seat: Recent Episodes
The Driver's Seat
Every week former V8 Supercars driver and three time Touring Car Masters champion Steven Johnson, along with TransAm Australia driver and inaugural SuperUtes competitor Matthew MacKelden look at all the news and movements in the world of motorsport in Australia and overseas.
Penrite Racing rookie Matt Payne spoke to Nims ahead of the Sandown 500 this weekend, and we got his thoughts on the all Kiwi lineup at Grove Racing next year with the return of Richie Stanaway to the grid full time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We spoke to Mark Winterbottom from DEWALT Racing about once again teaming up with Michael Caruso for the Bathurst 1000, and the return of the Sandown 500. Plus we look ahead to 2024 and get Frosty's thoughts on his new teammate David Reynolds as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The musical chairs of the 2024 grid looks like it is slowly coming to a close with the news that Nick Percat will be joining Matt Stone Racing next year. We look at what this means for the rest of the free agents on the grid, and what's up for grabs. Plus all eyes are on Sandown with the return of the Sandown 500 this weekend, but we look back at last weekend's SpeedSeries at the same circuit - and we chat to Mark Winterbottom from DEWALT Racing, and Matt Payne from Penrite Racing ahead of the first endurance race of the Gen3 era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fresh of a pre-enduro test day at Winton, Scott Pye joins us to talk about his plans for 2024 and beyond after the news came out that he will be leaving Team 18 at the end of the season. Plus we'll get his thoughts on teaming up once again with Warren Luff and reuniting a highly successful partnership that's seen the combo finish runners up at Bathurst twice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It was Steven Johnson's birthday so we couldn't let that go unnoticed - and we even had one of our favourites ring in to wish him a happy birthday when the living legend himself Dick Johnson phoned in to wish him many happy returns of the day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're on the cusp of the endurance races of the Supercars season but all eyes are on the SpeedSeries this weekend as TCR Australia headline three big days of racing at Sandown from Friday. Plus it's Steven Johnson's birthday, and as always we'll get to some of your messages including your responses to Craig Lowndes response to Matty Mack's open letter to Supercars... double the responses! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Shane van Gisbergen's exit from the category all but official and Will Brown confirmed as his replacement in 2024 at Triple Eight, the silly season is looking like a grid changing game of musical chairs for next season. We'll go through who goes where in the paddock - or speculate at least - as we count down to the final sprint round this weekend at The Bend before the Enduros. Plus we chat to Bryce Fullwood from Brad Jones Racing ahead of his 50th Supercar Round this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This weekend Bryce Fullwood celebrates a milestone when he notches up his 50th Supercars career round - and he does it at the track where he got his maiden podium in his rookie year. We spoke to the Brad Jones Racing young gun ahead of this weekends round at The Bend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We didn't intend for this topic to be a reoccuring subject but here we are! Back by popular demand, Malcom Owens opens the Classic Cars Corner and we cover episode three of our look at "Morons On The Road" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Supercars Championship leader Brodie Kostecki will be making his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Charlotte, and we caught up with his manager Nathan Cayzer to see how his preparations with Richard Childress Racing are going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're not even at the Bathurst 1000 yet and already there's chatter about driver movement in the paddock, highlighted by the rumours that Will Brown will be jumping to Triple Eight to replace the NASCAR bound Shane van Gisbergen. We'll go through the ramifications of a potential lineup change, plus we'll chat to Brodie Kostecki's manager Nathan Cayzer and see how Bush is going ahead of his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend - oh and Malcolm Owens is in the co-host chair for Stevie J as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After an eventful night at Eastern Creek that had more talking points off the track than it did on the track itself, we look back at the Sydney SuperNight that saw emotions run wild and the battle between Erebus Motorsport and Triple Eight Race Engineering continue! We'll delve into the all the controversy that happened after Race 18 on Saturday night, plus we chat to Aaron Love who was announced as one of the drivers in the Blanchard Racing Team wildcard for the enduros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aaron Love turned heads on the streets of the Gold Coast last year when he started on the grid 15th and ended up just shy of a podium in P4 to finish in Carrera Cup. Despite missing two rounds of the championship, he finished runner up in the category and he will be making his Supercars main game debut in a wildcard run by Blanchard Racing Team co-driving with Jake Kostecki. We spoke to Aaron about his rookie year so far in Super2, and explain why he left racing in Europe to return home to Australia and pursue Supercars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It was an exciting weekend up in Gympie when Harry Bates and Coral Taylor broke a winning drought and claiming the outright victory at Rally Queensland last weekend. Bates went more than a year without a win, and we spoke to Channel 7 ARC Commentator and rally guru Dean Herridge for the wrap up of the event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're at the halfway point of the 2023 Supercars season and before we head to Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend, we'll give our traditional mid year report card for the drivers in the Top Ten of the Championship so far. Plus we'll discuss the Joey Mawson controversy, the DJR Bathurst 1000 Wildcard entry with Kai Allen and Simona De Silvestro, we briefly look at the results of Daniel Ricciardo's return to the Formula One grid in Hungary, and Dean Herridge joins us to wrap up Rally Queensland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been a long time coming for Ford fans but Anton De Pasquale bounced back after a horrid Saturday to notch up a drought breaking win for the Mustang during the final race in Townsville as he recorded the first win across the line for the Blue Oval in the Gen3 era, and he joined us on the show this week to talk about the season so far, and look ahead to the next round at Sydney Motorsport Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another false start off the line this week - we're going great with our tech here - but it's another big show where we take a look at the rumoured driver lineup for the Dick Johnson Racing wildcard for the enduros this year, plus we predict how Daniel Ricciardo will go in his return to the F1 grid this weekend, and we're joined by Anton De Pasquale after his win up north in Townsville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got a new series leader in the Championship but we haven't strayed too far out of the Erebus garage. After the Townsville 500, Will Brown left the round with the orange numbers on his door and we were joined by the Coca Cola Racing young gun after big weekend in North Queensland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It was a hell of a start to the show but after a little splutter we were off and running! We've got all the fallout from the Townsville 500, a wrap up of Formula One news and results, plus we're joined by new championship leader Will Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The halfway mark of the Touring Car Masters season means we are also halfway through John Bowe's "Ciao For Now" tour. JB joined us on the show to reflect on a remarkable second chapter of his racing career which has seen him a staple of TCM, plus we try and find out what he's got in store for 2024 - and we get a bit serious and talk about the state of the category as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The opening round of the 2023 World Supercross Championship kicked off last weekend in Birmingham and we caught up with Aussie Supercross legend Chad Reed joined us for all the wash up of the WSX season opener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got a jam packed episode for you this week with all the fallout from Chicago as Shane Van Gisbergen stunned the motorsport world with his win in the NASCAR Cup Series on debut in the category. We're also joined by Aussie Supercross superstar Chad Reed with all the fallout from the opening round of the World Supercross Championship in Birmingham last weekend, and Supercars Hall of Famer John Bowe chews the fat with us as we reach the halfway point of his "Ciao For Now" tour in Touring Car Masters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The dreaded parity debate continues as we count down to the Townsville 500 and we'll go through the latest developments in the cloud that's overshadowing the Gen3 era. Plus Shane van Gisbergen makes his NASCAR debut this weekend and we debate if that'll make an impact on his future in Supercars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It took 172 race starts but Matt Stone Racing have got their maiden race win. It was a perfect drive from Jack LeBrocq on the Sunday taking the ARMOR ALL Pole Position - another first for the team, before backing it up the in the final race of the round. We speak to Matty Stone after the milestone weekend and get his reaction to the breakthrough for the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We wrap up the fallout from an eventful Darwin Triple Crown which saw more domination from the Chevrolet Camaro, and a frightening car fire for Cameron Waters and the Tickford Racing crew. The parity debate has reared it's ugly head once again and we take your feedback on the situation, and we chat to Matt Stone from Truck Assist Racing after their breakthrough maiden win at Hidden Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bailey Sweeney has been the breakout star of the 2023 TCR Australia Championship, starting off the year with a win at Symmons Plains in Round 1 and never letting go of the series lead since then. We spoke to the young gun after a dominant victory at Winton which saw him have a 20 second gap between him and the rest of the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We are days away from the Darwin Triple Crown, and Supercars returns to the Top End! We'll look at some of the talking points heading into Hidden Valley, plus we wrap up the latest round of the Shannons SpeedSeries with a big weekend of racing at Winton - and we chat to TCR Australia Series leader Bailey Sweeney from HMO Customer Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're counting down to the Darwin Triple Crown in a few weeks, and David Reynolds is someone who knows a thing or two about success at Hidden Valley. We chat to the two time race winner in the Top End about his thoughts on Gen3, becoming a father for the second time, and we have a few struggles with Dave's phone as well. This is one of the great chats and you do not want to miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're counting down to the Darwin Triple Crown in a few weeks time, but we're looking ahead to Race Winton this weekend as the SpeedSeries returns to regional Victoria. Our very own Steven Johnson will be in action in Touring Car Masters, plus TCR Australia, V8 Touring Cars, and TransAm - plus it'll likely be the final appearance of John Bowe at Winton in TCM as well. Plus we wrap up all the action from overseas with IndyCar and Formula One, and David Reynolds joins us as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Supercheap Auto wildcard program continues for the third successive year with Craig Lowndes being joined by Zane Goddard for the enduros this year - and we'll be seeing Zane make his return to the grid in a wildcard entry at the Darwin Triple Crown. We spoke to Zane about what his goals are with this new venture with Triple Eight Race Engineering, and his involvement in the Gen3 development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It was an absolutely huge weekend globally for motorsport with both the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 both happening in a smorgasbord of motorsport. We briefly touch on another dose of Max Verstappen dominance in Formula 1 but we'll do a deep dive on the Indy 500 which saw Josef Newgarden finally win the race! Plus we're joined by Zane Goddard who will be making his return to the Supercars main game at Darwin in a Triple Eight backed wildcard entry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We can't talk about the resurrection of the Adelaide 500 without speaking to the authority of all things motorsport within the borders of South Australia. Richard Craill from The Race Torque joins us ahead of the season finale on the streets of Adelaide.
This weekend sees the return of the Adelaide 500 for the first time since 2020 and while we welcome the return of one of the best street circuits in the world, we also bid farewell to Holden as the famous Aussie marque is replaced in the category next year by the Chevrolet Camaro in the Gen3 era. Once again Stevie J was able to join us via phone as we chat to him ahead of the final round of Touring Car Masters, and we catch up with the king of motorsport in SA - Richard Craill from The Race Torque joins us for a chat.
Jett Johnson wrapped up his first national title securing the TA2 Muscle Car Series championship in Winton last weekend, and Stevie J gave us an insight to what the pathway for progression might be for Jett to take the next steps in his motorsport career.
It was a big weekend at Winton with Jett Johnson winning his first ever national series title and becoming the TA2 Muscle Car Series champion and Stevie J gives us a look at what's next for the young bloke. Plus the Supercars calendar for 2023 is finally revealed, and we do a deep dive into the 12 round schedule for next year and see what's made the cut and what has been left off - and Mark Winterbottom from IRWIN Racing joins us ahead of their Open Day this weekend.
Mark Winterbottom looks to be on track to get his best results of the season since he joined IRWIN Racing back in 2019, and ahead of the Team 18 Open Day this weekend he joined us to talk about the year so far - and even addressed the speculation mid year that said he was going to retire.
To celebrate both Matt and Steve teaming up for the first time to take on the Winton 300 this weekend, in this episode of the Classic Cars Corner we do a deep dive and have a look at the chariot the lads will be piloting - it's an AU Falcon!!
Broc Feeney was in action lst weekend at the Bathurst International and won the three hour GT World Challenge three hour enduro with Prince Jefri Abrahim and the duo got the win at Mount Panorama, and he joined us on the show this week to talk about the win and we got his thoughts on how his rookie season has been so far with Triple Eight Race Engineering after he replaced seven time Supercars Champion Jamie Whincup who retired at the end of last year.
It was a record breaking weekend for our very own Stevie J who took four wins from four races at the Bathurst International in Touring Car Masters. We also look ahead to this weekend at Winton as Matty Mack makes his return to TA2 racing in the #99 Kubota Racing Ford Mustang - and both the boys are teaming up for the 300km enduro in an AU FALCON! Our feature interview is Broc Feeney who won in the GT World Challenge at Mount Panorama, and Malcolm Owens slides open the doors to the Classic Cars Corner
At the end of 2019 James Golding was left without a full time drive in Supercars when Garry Rogers Motorsport left the category. Since his exit he signed on for a Bathurst co-driving role with Mark Winterbottom at Team 18, as well as driving an S5000 open wheeler for GRM. After a seat became vacant at PremiAir Racing halfway through the season, Jimmy's name was one of the first mentioned to take up the drive and after a string of strong results he finds himself back on the grid in a full time capacity.
This weekend sees the inagural running of the Bathurst International, but in what is meant to be the showcase event for the Australian Racing Group looks like it hasn't made a blip on the radar of motosport fans. Mount Panorama will play host to the finale for the TCR Australia Championship for 2022 with Tony D'Alberto with a slight lead ahead of internet sensation Jordan Cox, and 2019 champion Will Brown. Plus we'll look at the preparation for next years Las Vegas Grand Prix which was launched by Formula 1 last weekend - and we speak to PremiAir Racing's James Golding who recently re-signed a contract extension and will be with the team in 2023.
This weekend sees the inagural running of the Bathurst International, but in what is meant to be the showcase event for the Australian Racing Group looks like it hasn't made a blip on the radar of motosport fans. Mount Panorama will play host to the finale for the TCR Australia Championship for 2022 with Tony D'Alberto with a slight lead ahead of internet sensation Jordan Cox, and 2019 champion Will Brown. Plus we'll look at the preparation for next years Las Vegas Grand Prix which was launched by Formula 1 last weekend - and we speak to PremiAir Racing's James Golding who recently re-signed a contract extension and will be with the team in 2023.
After a three year hiatus the roar of Supercars returned to the streets of Surfers Paradise and Matty Mack and Stevie J were there front and centre at the Gold Coast 500. Shane van Gisbergen secured his second consecutive Championship and third overall, and Red Bull Ampol Racing Team secured the Teams Championship. Plus we update our Power Rankings, and we have a look at the amazing move Ross Chastain did in NASCAR.
After a three year hiatus the roar of Supercars returned to the streets of Surfers Paradise and Matty Mack and Stevie J were there front and centre at the Gold Coast 500. Shane van Gisbergen secured his second consecutive Championship and third overall, and Red Bull Ampol Racing Team secured the Teams Championship. Plus we update our Power Rankings, and we have a look at the amazing move Ross Chastain did in NASCAR.
After a three year hiatus the roar of Supercars returned to the streets of Surfers Paradise and Matty Mack and Stevie J were there front and centre at the Gold Coast 500. Shane van Gisbergen secured his second consecutive Championship and third overall, and Red Bull Ampol Racing Team secured the Teams Championship. Plus we update our Power Rankings, and we have a look at the amazing move Ross Chastain did in NASCAR.
The big boss at BJR, Brad Jones joined is on the panel as we broadcasted the show live from The Star on the Gold Coast - and Bradley didn't hold back with some honest answers on topics like three day race rounds, Gen3, and what the four car stable out of Albury will be looking like in 2023
After a three year hiatus Supercars returns to the streets of the Gold Coast, and to celebrate Matt and Steve ventured out of the studio to soak in the sights and sounds as we had our second on location live broadcast from The Star on the Gold Coast. We even dragged Malcolm Owens out of the Classic Cars Corner, and Brad Jones joined us on the panel as well for a bit of live Q+A!
It was a horrible weekend at the Mountain for Brad Jones Racing, but Bryce Fullwood and Dean Fiore provided a silver lining for the team with a P9 in the Bathurst 1000 after two cars in the team were wiped out. We spoke to the Bryce about his journey at the Mountain and got his thoughts on his first season with BJR.
We caught up with Shane van Gisbergen ahead of the Gold Coast 500 next weekend, and got his side of the story about his infamous appearance on the Today show the morning after Bathurst.
We're back with a jam packed show as we count down to the Gold Coast 500! We also take a look back at the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix from Phillip Island that saw Jack Miller wiped out at his own corner, plus we chat to Shane van Gisbergen, and Bryce Fullwood as well.
The whole gang is back together with a full wrap up of a very eventful Bathurst 1000! We break down all the antics from a wild weekend at Mount Panorama, plus look back at a very odd Japanese Grand Prix that saw Max Verstappen crowned World Champion for the second time.
The whole gang is back together with a full wrap up of a very eventful Bathurst 1000! We break down all the antics from a wild weekend at Mount Panorama, plus look back at a very odd Japanese Grand Prix that saw Max Verstappen crowned World Champion for the second time.
An episode all about Bathurst this weekend as it is going to be a very chaotic race and weekend with the rain set to sit in and stay around on the mountain. The Boys discussed all things Bathurst, including an interview with three time 2nd place runner, Glenn Seton. A bit of a recap on the F1 from the previous weekend in Singapore aswell.
The boys spoke to former Australian racing driver Glenn Seton. Having won the 1993 and 1997 Touring Car Championships and finishing bathurst 2nd three times, he had quite the career and now is the father to driver himself, Aaron Seton.
Dick Johnson from Dick Johnson Racing joins the boys to talk about DJR's upcoming milestone with their 1000th super car race upcoming at Bathurst 1000.
S06E32 - FULL SHOW - September 28th 2022 with Julian King stepping in for Nims the boys chat to Dick Johnson about DJR's upcoming 1000th race milestone as well as the latest F1 News, night racing possibly returning to the Gold Coast and retro livery reveals.
Tickford Racing young gun Thomas Randle makes his return to the show and after a few years as a co-driver in the Enduros, the 2020 Super2 Champion will be making his first Bathurst start as a primary driver. We'll find out how the test day at Winton went with his co-driver Zak Best, and we'll see how he's adjusted to the main game after years in other categories.
It was a wet and wild at Sandown last weekend and we look back at an eventful round of TCR Australia in the SpeedSeries, as well as the thrilling finale to the Trans Am championship. Plus we chat to Tickford Racing's Thomas Randle and get his thoughts on his rookie season so far, and Malcolm Owens joins us with another edition of the Classic Cars Corner.
It's going to be a busy few weeks for Michael Caruso and it all kicks off this weekend at Sandown when TCR Australia makes it's return to the track for the first time since 2019. We chat to Robbo about the season so far, and his next assignment - co-driving with Mark Winterbottom in the Bathurst 1000 this October!
It was the last ever round at Pukekohe in New Zealand and it was a fitting farewell for the finale with Shane van Gisbergen the home town hero. We look back at all the fallout from Puke' and look ahead to Sandown this weekend as the SpeedSeries returns to the iconic Melbourne track for the first time since 2019. Michael Caruso joins us to talk about his TCR Australia campaign so far, and we'll touch base with Stevie J who's also at Sandown this weekend for Jett's debut at the track in the Trans Am series.
The last time Supercars was at Pukekohe was 2019 and Macauley Jones was in his rookie season in the category. Fast forward to the present day and Supercars makes it's return to New Zealand for one final time at the famous circuit, and we caught up with the second generation superstar to get his thoughts on the milestone for BJR, and the season so far.
All eyes are across the ditch this weekend as Supercars makes it's first trip to New Zealand since 2019. We bid farewell to Pukekohe which announced that it would end motorsport activities at the venue earlier this year and for one final time the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy will be up for grab at the iconic circuit. We chat to Macauley Jones from Brad Jones Racing live from NZ, plus we look at the state of the silly season in both Supercars and Formula One.
It was announced back in July that Matt Chahda Motorsport (MCM) will compete as a wildcard entry in this year’s Bathurst 1000 in a Walkinshaw Andretti United-supplied ZB Commodore, with Matt Chahda and Jaylyn Robotham making their main game debuts this October at Mount Panorama. We spoke to Matt and got the insight how the wildcard entry came about and even got his thoughts on the carnage at Sandown at the last Super2 round.
Literally a couple of hours after last week's show wrapped up, the news broke that Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren would be parting ways at the end of 2022 fuelling speculation about the future of Oscar Piastri. We speculated about what the F1 grid might look like in 2023 - and closer to home we ponder what 2023 might look like for Supercars after the news broke that Lee Holdsworth was calling time on his career at the end of the season. Plus we spoke to Matt Chahda ahead of his long awaited Bathurst 1000 debut in the wildcard entry this October
We were joined by Brett Ralph the new majority owner of Dick Johnson Racing and while his name might be new to fans in Supercars, the Ralph family has an impressive portfolio of involvement in professional sporting teams from the Melbourne Aces baseball team, the Sunshine Coast Lightning Super Netball team, and the Melbourne Storm. We spoke to Brett about the DJR acquisition and got his thoughts on what the future holds.
The Sandown SuperSprint is in the history books and it was a neck and neck battle between Will Davison and Shane van Gisbergen. At a track that is usually dominated by Triple Eight, Dick Johnson Racing took first blood with a double podium on Saturday, before SVG fought back on Sunday to turn the tables. We look at the fallout from the weekend, plus we speak to the new majority owner of DJR as Brett Ralph joins us on the show.
It was a homecoming of sorts when it was announced last year that Todd Hazelwood would be making his return to Matt Stone Racing, the team where he won the Dunlop Super2 Championship back in 2017. We got his honest thoughts on the year so far, teaming up with Jayden Ojeda for Bathurst this year, and what was his impressions of the Gen3 Camaro
It's Race Week and eyes are forward towards the Sandown SuperSprint as Shane van Gisbergen looks to repeat his heroics from 2021 and extend his Championship lead. Also the rules of eligibility for the Dunlop Super2 Series next year have changed with the feeder category to the main game, with only ZB Commodores and Gen2 Mustangs allowed in the category. We'll look at the ramifications on Super2 teams and how it'll affect them, plus we speak to Todd Hazelwood from Matt Stone Racing as well.
Nathan Herne bounced back from a shocking previous round at Sydney Motorsport Park bounced back to snatch back the lead of the 2022 Trans Am Australia Championship and sweep all three races last weekend at Queensland Raceway. We spoke to him after a big haul of points at QR, got his thoughts on S5000, and got his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the GRM cars after the round.
All eyes were on the new look Queensland Raceway last weekend as TCR Australia, Trans Am and the whole suite of ARG's motorsport offerings were on show. Tony D'Alberto stamped his authority on the 2022 TCR Championship, plus we saw a fantastic round for Jett Johnson as well in the Trans Am. We also look at some of the latest rumblings in both the Formula One and Supercars paddocks as the Silly Season kicks off early - and we spoke to Nathan Herne who dominated at QR in his Ford Mustang
Will Brown shut down all of the silly season rumours when it was announced last weekend at The Bend that he and his team mate Brodie Kostecki have recommitted to Erebus for the next two years and he joined us to talk about the reasons he wanted to stay put, and got his thoughts on Gen3.
It was another round of complete domination by Shane van Gisbergen at The Bend Motorsport Park as his Supercars Championship lead blows out to more than a round. We look back at the talking points from Tailem Bend, and look ahead to the next SpeedSeries round at Queensland Raceway. Plus we speak to Will Brown after the news that he and Brodie Kostecki will be staying with Erebus for the next two years.
The second half of the season is under way and we look at a big round of racing at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend. We also pick apart the cold war that seems to be going on with TransAm and Supercars following the news that Erebus Motorsport's Brodie Kostecki will be taking part in a Chevrolet Camaro at the next TransAm round at Queensland Raceway in a fortnight, plus we chat to Scott Pye who celebrates a milestone 300 race starts this weekend.
This weekend brings up a milestone for Scott Pye who celebrates his 300th Race Start in the category. We spoke to the Team 18 driver ahead of the next round at The Bend to look back on some of the highlights of his career so far, and get his thoughts on what's been a difficult season for the two time Bathurst runner up.
We're still a week and a bit away from the OTR SuperSprint at The Bend Motorsport Park but there's been a lot happening off track. We had the shocking news that Pukekohe will no longer be a venue for motorsport in New Zealand and Supercars visit to the circuit next month will be the last, and earlier in the week Shane van Gisbergen was banned by his team Triple Eight from taking part in the TransAm series. We unpack all the off track dramas, and we chat to Jono Beikoff who turned a lot of heads at the Townsville 500 in an AU Falcon!
When Beikoff Racing rolled out an AU Falcon in the Super2/Super3 grid at the Townsville 500, our social media went into meltdown with our listeners and fans getting in touch with us to try and get someone from the team to talk about this old school Supercar that was in action against some of the Super2 big hitters like Triple Eight, Tickford Racing, and Matt White Motorsport. We spoke to Jono Beikoff and got the full backstory of this true privateer team in the category!
You didn't really think we'd miss giving you your Wednesday dose of motorsport because of State Of Origin did you? We wrap up the Townsville 500, and go through some of the passionate feedback we received after the controversial finish to Race 20 - plus we'll dish out our Power Rankings and ponder what's next for Michael Masi after his departure from the FIA.
If you're a fan of the Holden Racing Team, the always exceptional team at the V8 Sleuth have re-released their acclaimed book of the history of every car that was run from their inception in 1989 to the transition to Walkinshaw Racing in 2016. We spoke to the Sleuth himself Aaron Noonan, and even pried a bit deeper to see what else is in the pipeline at Sleuth HQ!
It's race week and we're heading to North Queensland for the Townsville 500. We look at the round ahead, plus wrap up some epic racing overseas with a look back at the British Grand Prix, and Scott McLaughlin back in victory lane in the IndyCar series as well - and we're joined by Aaron Noonan the V8 Sleuth as well!
Chariots Of Thunder has become one of the biggest events in Australian Speedway, and with over 110 competitors from every state and territory making their way to Northline Speedway in Darwin next month, we had to check in with one of the drivers who's a proud Darwinite and knows a thing or two about driving in the dirt! Chace Karpenko has made his way from Junior Sedans to Sprintcars and everything in between - winning championships in each division on his way to the top and he joined us ahead of CoT in August.
Despite being contracted, Lee Holdsworth found himself out of a seat and out of options for a full time drive at the end of the 2020 season. But a lifeline with Walkinshaw Andretti United landed him a co-drive with Chaz Mostert for Bathurst last year, which lead to a breakthrough maiden win at Mount Panorama for Holdsworth and Mostert's second. Now he's back on the grid full time once again driving for Penrite Racing in one of the front running teams, and we spoke to Leethal who made his return to the show for the first time since winning the Great Race!
We're at the half way point of the season and it's time for Matt and Steve to do their best "parent teacher interviews" impression and do our traditional mid season report card - but this year we're going to grade the teams as a whole, rather than individual drivers. Plus we chat to reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Lee Holdsworth about the massive turnaround for Penrite Racing in 2022
The third round of the Australian Rally Championship is underway and there's a lot to play out at Rally Launceston. We spoke to Channel Seven's Dean Herridge for a quick snapshot into what's been happening in the championship so far, and what can we expect this weekend in Tassie.
We're back from a big weekend of Supercars action in the Top End and it was a rare weekend when the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team left around without a win - but before we even get to the fallout from the Darwin Triple Crown we look back at the shock axing of Garry Jacobson by PremiAir Racing and the ramifications on the team for the rest of the season. Plus we go off road and talk rally when Dean Herridge joins us to preview the third round of the Australian Rally Championship which begins in Tassie this weekend.
Craig Lowndes will be making a return to the Mountain this year and in doing so will be the first driver in history to take part in 300 Rounds of the ATCC/Supercars Championship. We spoke to the seven time Bathurst winner about the milestone, and partnering with rookie co-driver Declan Fraser at this year's Great Race.
We're counting down the Darwin Triple Crown this weekend and Supercars inaugural Indigenous Round at Hidden Valley. We also recap another Ferrari failure at the Baku Grand Prix as Max Verstappen increased his lead in the 2022 Formula One Championship, and we look back at the first round win for Jett Johnson in the TA2 Muscle Car series. Plus with the announcement that Craig Lowndes would be driving with Declan Fraser in a Supercheap Auto backed wild card at Mount Panorama this year, we spoke to the seven time Bathurst winner about the return of Car #888 to the mountain.
Matt Stone joins us to recap the year so far for Truck Assist Racing and give us an update on his thoughts on the progress of Gen3, plus we look at some engineering movements at Walkinshaw Andretti United - plus we go through the list of confirmed co-drivers locked in for the Bathurst 1000, and brainstorm who might fill the gaps on the grid for the Great Race.
It was a great outing at Sydney Motorsport Park for HMO Customer Racing's Josh Buchan who started the weekend off with a dominant pole position, backed up with a lights to flag race win.
The SpeedSeries headed to Sydney Motorsport Park last weekend and we had our first ever TCR Australia race under lights - and for the first time under the new Stan Sports deal, with free to air coverage as well. We look back at all the weekend that was including Jett Johnson's return to SMP in a night race in his NAPA Auto Parts Ford Mustang in the Trans Am series. Plus we wrap up a big weekend of motorsport overseas with both the Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, and we chat to HMO Customer Racing superstar Josh Buchan as well.
It was a magic weekend for Cameron Waters who skillfully fought of Championship Leader Shane van Gisbergen to rack up two wins for the Blue Oval and we spoke to the Tickford Racing spearhead after his brilliant weekend at Winton which gave Ford fans something to smile about!
We unpack a big round at Winton that gave Ford fans something to smile about at the regional Victorian circuit. Plus we look ahead to the next round of the SpeedSeries at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend which will have live free to air coverage for the first time since the Stan Sport agreement was signed. We'll do a quick Indy 500 preview as well and we spoke to Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing after a stellar weekend for the Ford team.
It's been the biggest news story of the year so far with Walkinshaw Andretti United announcing that they will be ending their long association with General Motors to switch to Ford Mustangs for Gen3 and beyond. Team boss Ryan Walkinshaw spoke to Greg Murphy, a former Holden Racing Team driver and Bathurst winner, about the landmark decision.
Just because one of us is currently in isolation doesn't mean we can't find a way to do the show this week! We are counting down to the Pizza Hut Winton SuperSprint this weekend, and wrap up the Bathurst 12 Hour - and do a quick recap of the latest round in IndyCar.
Malcolm Owens joined us for another edition of the Classic Cars Corner, and with last weeks news of Walkinshaw Andretti United crossing over to Ford for 2023 - we pose the question if tribalism is still alive and well and how it will affect the Classic Cars market.
Coming out of the Australian Grand Prix, Max Vidau is the current championship leader in the Porsche Carrera Cup after four podiums in four races. With Winton on the horizon, we spoke to him about his preparation for Round 2 and how his sprint car work is helping his circuit racing.
The Bathurst 12 Hour returns after a two year hiatus and while the field might not have the star studded lineup of international drivers that we're used to, it does feature a range of Australia's best drivers and a fair chunk of Supercars stars making an appearance in the GT Enduro. We preview the 12 Hour, plus we chat to the current championship leader in the Porsche Carrera Cup when Max Vidau makes his first appearance on the show, and Malcolm Owens joins us for another edition of the Classic Cars Corner.
It's been a long time between drinks for Will Davison who last stood on the top step after winning the 2016 Bathurst 1000 - but after a string of podiums and pole positions since then he's finally broken the drought and notched up not just his 20th career win, but the first for Ford in 2022 in a season dominated by Holden!
Surprisingly it was a track that the 2022 Championship Leader had not had a win at in his illustrious career but after the long awaited return of Supercars to WA, Shane van Gisbergen finally left Barbagallo Raceway with a victory and another set of trophies for the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team. We look back at the round that was and we do a deep dive into the rumours that Walkinshaw Andretti United - the former Holden Racing Team - would be sensationally switching to Ford in 2023. Plus we chat to our feature interview Will Davison about his breakthrough win last weekend.
David Reynolds has been a trophy hunter the past few rounds for Penrite Racing, and we spoke to him ahead of the trip back to Barbagallo this weekend. The 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner chats to us about what's been the big catalyst of change at Grove Racing, having Lee Holdsworth as his team mate, and gives us his thoughts on the Gen3 machinery as well.
The Supercars Championship returns to the West for the first time since 2019, with the Bunnings Trade SuperNight this weekend. We look at how the grid has changed since the last visit to Barbagallo three years ago, as well as recap a busy fortnight for Jett Johnson who's been juggling both the Trans Am Australia Championship and the TA2 Muscle Car Series. Plus we chat to David Reynolds from Penrite Racing after a rich run of form for Grove Racing.
When it comes to Mount Panorama, Aaron Cameron from GRM goes a bit of all right around the mountain. We spoke to the Garry Rogers Motorsport young gun about his impressive record at Bathurst, his stints in the S5000, as well as find out what the 22-year old hopes to accomplish in the future.
We're Steve Johnson-less once again as he's on his way to The Bend for the next round of the TA2 Muscle Car series - but that won't stop us looking back at a huge weekend of motorsport with the SpeedSeries front and centre highlighted by the Bathurst 6Hour. We wrap up the remarkable race on Easter Sunday as well as speak to one of the rising stars in the TCR Australia category when Aaron Cameron from Garry Rogers Motorsport stops to chat.
He was one of the drivers of 2021 that was really making a name for himself in the TCR Australia Championship, but some changes behind the scenes left Luke King off the grid for the first two rounds of this year's season. Thankfully Luke is back and will be returning to the category at the Bathurst 6 Hour and he joined us to talk about the move from the Audi to the Hyundai.
It was one of the shocks of the silly season, with the departure of Andre Heimgartner from Kelly Grove Racing to Brad Jones Racing. We spoke to Andre about how he made his decision and got his first hand thoughts of the Gen3 Camaro which he drove at Phillip Island earlier in the week.
Just because the Formula One Australian Grand Prix is done and dusted it doesn't mean we've got a quiet Easter on the horizon! With the Bathurst 6 Hour this weekend, we look at the bombshell news that defending champion Shane van Gisbergen will be sitting out the event due to contracting COVID - plus we'll wrap up all the action from Albert Park in F1 and Supercars, and we're joined by Andre Heimgartner from BJR as well as Luke King who's making his return to TCR Australia this weekend at Mount Panorama.
Malcolm Owens joins us for another edition of the Classic Cars Corner where we look at the costs of anyone that might want to add a Formula One car to their collection - spoiler alert, you'll be spending a fair bit!!
The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is this weekend, and Melbourne is buzzing in anticipation for the race's return to the streets of Albert Park for the first time since 2019.In a special edition, we are live from Bells Hotel in the heart of South Melbourne a stones throw away from the AGP circuit to preview the return of F1 and look ahead at the next Round in the Supercars Championship - the Melbourne 400!
With the return of the Adelaide 500 as a result of a change of government in South Australia, we spoke to former General Manager of the Clipsal 500 Nathan Cayzer to get his thoughts on the reboot of the traditional race.
Round two of the Supercars Championship is in the history books and the orange championship leader's numbers are back on the door of Shane van Gisbergen's Holden Commodore. We wrap up the round as well as hand out the latest votes in the Power Rankings plus we wrap up all the action from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Chaz Mostert will be heading in to this weekend's round at Symmons Plains with the orange numbers on his door, and for the first time in a long time a Triple Eight or DJR driver is not championship leader after the first round. We spoke to Chaz about his Bathurst win, a successful run at Sydney Motorsport Park, and the new look Walkinshaw Andretti United.
Tony D'Alberto was the runner up in the inagural season of TCR Australia and while we might have had a few interrupted seasons and long periods of being parked up - TD has started this season off absolutely spectacularly. He's the current Championship leader heading into the Bathurst 6 Hour next month and he joined us on the show this week to wrap up the big weekend at Phillip Island.
It was an action packed weekend with Round 2 of the SpeedSeries heading to Phillip Island featuring Trans Am, S5000, GT and headlined by the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championship. Overseas we saw Scott McLaughlin once again perform spectacularly in IndyCar, and the 2022 Formula One season kicked off in Bahrain. Closer to home, we spoke to Tony D'Alberto the current series leader in the TCR Championship as well
After winning the TA2 Muscle Car Northern Series in 2021, Jett Johnson has made the jump to the TurtleWax TransAm Series for 2022. We chat to Junior Johnson Jr ahead of his first time racing at Phillip Island and get his thoughts after two weekends in the Trans Am Ford Mustang at Symmons Plains and Sydney Motorsport Park.
It's race week and all eyes are on Round 2 of the SpeedSeries as TCR Australia returns to Phillip Island. Plus we chat to Jett Johnson about his second round in the TurtleWax Trans Am Australia series.
Just when we thought the grid was settled and locked in for 2022, the silly season had one final twist to throw our way with the announcement that Team Sydney was no more - and in it's place was PremiAir Racing. We spoke to team boss Peter Xiberras who already has tasted success in the Australian Top Fuel Championships and find out the challenges the team had to get everything up and running in six weeks, and find out if they can replicate their good fortunes in the drag racing world to Supercars as well
Supercars kicked off a brand new season at a track we saw quite a bit of at the end of last season - all eyes were on Sydney Motorsport Park once again as wet weather played a role in a season opener that saw Chaz Mostert leave the weekend as Championship Leader for the first time in his career. We wrap up all the action from SMP, plus we chat to Peter Xiberras from PremiAir Racing who remarkably got a two car Supercars team on the grid in only six weeks!
In the first race of his second season in IndyCar, Scott McLaughlin capitalised on qualifying on pole position at St Petersburg crossing the chequered flag first and scoring his maiden win in the category. We spoke to the three time Supercars Champion about his time in the US and if we might see him return Down Under to be a part of the Bathurst 1000.
Shane van Gisbergen was streets ahead of the rest of the grid in his journey to winning his second Supercars Championship in 2021, and before the season opener at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend he joined us for a quick chat about a very different looking title defence.
It's been a while since we've been back at Sydney Motorsport Park doesn't it? Season 2022 kicks off under lights at SMP this weekend and we spoke to defending Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen ahead of the season opener, plus we head to the states and chat to the newest IndyCar race winner Scott McLaughlin after his maiden win in his second full time season in the category.
While some teams struggled with the four back to back to back to back rounds at Sydney Motorsport Park before Bathurst last year, Anton De Pasquale landed an incredible purple patch of form with five race wins, six podiums and seven ARMOR ALL Pole Positions from the month at SMP. We spoke to Anton ahead of his second season with Dick Johnson Racing and got his thoughts on the season ahead.
We are back for a brand new year, but we kick off the season by going back to a well that Supercars have really run dry - Sydney Motorsport Park! We'll look at the year ahead and as is tradition dust off the crystal ball and see if we can predict what will happen in Supercars, TCR Australia and Formula One. Plus we do a deep dive and get your thoughts as well on the brand new broadcast deal that the Australian Racing Group has signed with Stan Sport and go through what it means for the competitors and for the fans. Plus Anton De Pasquale from Dick Johnson Racing chats to us ahead of the season opener next week.
In this edition of the Summer Catch Up our very own Steven Johnson recaps all the events of the Bathurst 1000, plus we hear from race winners Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth, and Erebus young gun Brodie Kostecki spoke to Greg Murphy on our sister show Race Control.
Ahead of the Great Race this Sunday, Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson are joined by our special guest co-host Greg Rust and we give our predictions of who will be standing on the top step of the podium at the end of the Bathurst 1000
In our final edition of the show, we're live from the studios of 2BS 95.1FM in Bathurst with a very special co-host - the one and only Greg Rust! The host of Rusty's Garage and The Grille makes his long awaited return to the show as we look back at another challenging year in the world of motorsport, and we give our predictions for the Great Race this Sunday. Plus we couldn't do the show without you guys and gals - and we go through your texts and messages for one final time in 2021
Ahead of this weekend's Bathurst 1000, we spoke to Jamie Whincup ahead of his final appearance as a full time driver and also had a chat with his co-driver for The Great Race this weekend Craig Lowndes
Fresh off the news that she would be making her debut in the 2022 Dakar Rally, we spoke to Molly Taylor about the year she's has in the inaugural Extreme E series and her involvement in the Motorsport Australia Girls On Track Program.
Following a controversial end to the four weekends in a row at Sydney Motorsport Park which saw the final race of the quadruple header red flagged and abandoned due to torrential rain, we are on the march to Mount Panorama for the biggest Bathurst in history. Shane Van Gisbergen has secured his second Supercars Championship and we look at the latest developments in the silly season - plus we chat to Molly Taylor after the news that she would be taking part in the 2022 Dakar Rally.
He was chipping away at that top step of the podium at SMP1 and SMP2, but third time was the charm when Will Brown finally snagged his maiden Supercars win - doing it fighting off BOTH Red Bull Ampol Racing Team Commodores to pick up Erebus' first win of the season!
We update the Power Rankings after an eventful round at Sydney Motorsport Park, that saw Will Brown notch up his maiden win fighting off the seven time champion Jamie Whincup and the defending Bathurst winner Shane van Gisbergen in a thriller on Sunday afternoon.
There was no sign of race rust when TCR Australia young gun Ben Bargwanna joined us on the show, fresh off a perfect weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park in the NSW Production Cars series. We spoke to Ben about his journey in the TCR Australia series, as well as the healthy competition between him and his dad and Bathurst 1000 winner Jason!
If you want exciting racing, just add water! That was certainly the motto at SMP2 last weekend in a wild and chaotic race on Sunday night that had to be red flagged due to excessive rain. We break down how the second round at Eastern Creek went, plus we were joined by Ben Bargwanna from Burson Auto Parts Racing for a TCR Australia update.
Nathan Cayzer the category manager for Boost Mobile Stadium Super Trucks joined us on the show this week to give us an update on the status of the category, and the man affectionately referred to as 'Father Nathan' by the team at Norwell Motorplex also gives us his thoughts on the potential return of the Adelaide 500.
We're finally back at a race track - in fact we're going to be there for the next four weekends - and there's plenty to talk about after the first round at Sydney Motorsport Park, plus in the past 24 hours the paddock has been rocked with reports that a driver is under investigation due to his vaccination status and may not be able to race this weekend.We also speak to Nathan Cayzer, the man in charge of Stadium Super Trucks, to see what the status of the rest of the season is.
Todd Hazelwood will be having a homecoming in 2022 returning to Matt Stone Racing, the team that he won the 2017 Super2 Championship with. Before he packs up and heads back to the Gold Coast, Todd still has some unfinished business at his current team Brad Jones Racing. After claiming a maiden ARMOR ALL Pole Position, and his first Supercars podium back at Sydney Motorsport Park last year, we spoke to Todd about his desire to add some more accolades to the BJR chapter of his career and his preparation for the Bathurst 1000 in December.
It has been a long time coming but it's finally time to go racing again! The first of the Sydney Motorsport Park quadruple header kicks off this weekend in the lead up to the Bathurst 1000 and to say we've been hanging out for this is an understatement. Plus there's been a lot going on in the silly season with the game of musical chairs seeming to come to a close and the grid for 2022 taking shape, and we're joined by Todd Hazelwood who will be having a homecoming of sorts next year returning to Matt Stone Racing.
When news of the cancellation of the Adelaide 500 emerged, fans and drivers expressed their disappointment - however the jungle drums are beating and the word is we could be seeing a return to the calendar for the iconic street race!
CoolDrive Racing may be the new kids on the block, but in their short time of existence they've already turned a few heads in pit lane. We spoke to team owner Tim Blanchard about the team's debut season and the progress so far from the jubilation to heartbreak at the Mount Panorama 500 to getting ready to jump back in the car to co-drive with Tim Slade at the Bathurst 1000 at the end of the year.
It's the countdown to race week and we're just over a week away from the quadruple header at Sydney Motorsport Park. Plus we look at some of the latest driver movements in the Silly Season and Tim Blanchard from CoolDrive Racing joins us to talk about the season so far.
Steve Drummy - Executive General Manager of Burson - joined us on the show this week for this week's Off The Track Update
The 2022 Tickford Racing lineup is slowly coming into place with the news that James Courtney will be staying at the Campbellfield squad on a multi year deal. We spoke to the 2010 Supercars Champion about the Gen3 delay, we get his brutal self assessment of his second season in the Boost Mobile Mustang, and what it might be like being the cagey veteran of the team next year.
As we count down to the return of racing with the resumption of the season at Sydney Motorsport Park in a few weeks time, Supercars dropped a bombshell announcement that fans probably saw coming, with the Gen3 rollout being pushed back once again to the start of 2023. Plus as pieces of the silly season fall into place we spoke to former series Champion James Courtney about his newly announced deal to stay at Tickford Racing and we analyse how the grid is taking shape for next year.
The Davison Brothers are back to conquer the mountain once again, and we spoke to Will Davison to get his thoughts on teaming up with his brother Alex once again at Bathurst - and we even had a Jim Beam Racing reunion with the legendary Dick Johnson jumping in the studio with us as well!
The legendary Dick Johnson joined us in the studio this week as we are on the countdown to the quadruple header at Sydney Motorsport Park on October 29th begins! Plus we spoke to two time Bathurst winner Will Davison and got his thoughts on partnering with his brother Alex for the Bathurst 1000 this year, and how he's been staying race fit during the long break.
Since the pandemic hit, the Enduro Cup has been non existant with the only endurance race being the Bathurst 1000 - but will that change in the near future? We look at the possibility of multiple co-driver rounds returning to the schedule.
Two time Bathurst winner and five time Touring Car Masters Champion John Bowe makes his return to the show! We spoke to JB about his brand new YouTube Channel "JB's Track Tips" and the V8 Supercars Hall Of Famer gave us an update on his health and what we can expect when we eventually return to the track!
The official announcement that we're headed to Newcastle to kick off the season next year was announced and before we look at 2022, we break down some of the possible scenarios at what can happen to make the next four rounds at Sydney Motorsport Park different from one another. Plus we'll look back at Scott McLaughlin's stellar debut season in IndyCar where he's picked up the Rookie Of The Year award, and we'll cover the chaos that happened at the Russian Grand Prix - and the legendary John Bowe joins us for a chat as well.
Matt Stone joined us to give us an update on how the crew at MSR have been keeping occupied during this season pause, plus he gives us his thoughts on Gen3, and the status of acquiring a third REC to expand to three cars.
When are we going racing again? Seriously... there's so many TBA's on the calendar for any category around Australia that hasn't yet been cancelled and we look at the options we have as a motorsport community to get us back on track. Plus we chat to Matt Stone to see how MSR has been dealing with this extended time parked up - again.
We have the date for the Bathurst 1000 set. Now all we need is the remaining four rounds required to complete the championship and on this week's Off The Track Update, we reveal that Queensland Raceway and Sydney Motorsport Park are well in the mix for more double headers.
In this month's edition of the Classic Cars Corner, Malcolm Owens joins us to talk about the effect that the introduction of electric cars and hybrid technology might have on classic cars heading in to the future
We spoke to former Bathurst winner Jason Bargwanna ahead of the mammoth final round for both Supercars and TCR Australia at Mount Panorama this December, and get his thoughts on his return to Garry Rogers Motorsport after more than two decades away, and teaming up with his son Ben in the TCR cars.
We have a new date for this year's Bathurst 1000 and without exaggerating this is going to be the biggest Great Race we've seen in a long long time. Both Supercars and TCR Australia will combine to have a mammoth season closer for both categories and their associated supports and it looks like it's going to be a blinder. We go through the ins and outs of what this Mega Bathurst 1000 means for both ARG and Supercars, we'll recap a stellar win from Daniel Ricciardo in Formula One - plus we speak to former Bathurst winner and TCR race winner Jason Bargwanna as well.
With the news of Andre Heimgartner making the move from Kelly Grove Racing at the end of the year, we have a look at some surprising names that might also be making moves ahead of the 2022 season in this weeks Off The Track Update - presented by Burson Auto Parts
Luke King has done quite a bit in his debut season in the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championship. He is currently second in the points behind his team-mate Chaz Mostert, and he's already delivered two trophies to the Melbourne Performance Centre team and we caught up with Luke to find out what he's been doing while the category has been parked up and got his thoughts on how his maiden season has been so far.
There was a massive bombshell to start the week off with news that Andre Heimgartner would be leaving Kelly Grove Racing at the end of the season, which meant speculation is rife over who goes where on the grid in 2022. Plus with border closures and COVID outbreaks playing havoc across Victoria and New South Wales and both the Supercars Championship and TCR Australia Series on hold, there is chatter there will be a Mount Panorama Supercard coming at the end of the year with the Bathurst 1000 and the Bathurst International heavily rumoured to join forces!
If you asked most people, we were 99% certain that the man to take over from Jamie Whincup when he retires in 2022 would be Broc Feeney. This week that 1% of doubt was snuffed out when it was confirmed that the 2019 Super3 Champion, and current Super2 Championship leader would make his main game debut for Red Bull Ampol Racing.
Despite a big gap before our next round, there was plenty going on in the world of motorsport this week! It's looking more likely that the travelling roadshow will have to return and Victorian teams will have to repeat their 2020 efforts to keep this years Championship alive. We look at all the options on the table to keep the season going, plus we recap a farcical Belgian Formula One Grand Prix, and the man of the moment Broc Feeney joins us to talk about the revelation that he'll be stepping into the seat that Jamie Whincup will vacate in 2022.
With the pandemic making a return appearance to disrupt motorsport across the country, the Supercars Eseries is back to give us our motorsport fix while we're all parked up. We talk about how vital the virtual series is to keep the sport alive, plus we look back at a weekend of domination by young Jett Johnson in the TA2 Muscle Car series, and we're joined by Jessica Dane from Triple Eight Race Engineering to talk about her role as an ambassador for Motorsport Australia's Girls On Track program
Jessica Dane has a variety of roles in the world of motorsport, and one of those hats she wears quite proudly is the role of ambassador for the FIA Girls On Track Australia program with Motorsport Australia. She joined us for this week's edition of the Off The Track Update thanks to Burson Auto Parts to let us know how more women can get involved within our traditionally male dominated sport.
Late last week a hasty resolution was made between Supercars and the organisers of Challenge Bathurst over a potential clash that would derail this years Bathurst 1000. Matt MacKelden goes through what happened off the track to make sure both events could co-exist and proceed as planned.
With the return of the Supercars Eseries next week, Team 18 announced that Scott Pye will be returning to the virtual grid in the #20 DEWALT Racing ZB Commodore as one of the All-Stars - and even better news, his post race Twitch debriefs are back as well! He joined us on the show this week to talk about his season so far, what he's been up to while we've all been parked up, and he opened up on the car accident at age 13 that completely changed his life.
It was heavily speculated but sadly it's now been confirmed - the scheduled next round of TCR Australia at Sandown in September has been cancelled with the first track action for the category now moved back to October at The Bend. We also got the late news that the Formula One Grand Prix in Japan would be cancelled due to COVID concerns as well.We also spoke to Scott Pye who joined us ahead of his return to next week's Cash Converters Supercars All Star Eseries.
He is currently the best of the young crop of drivers in the field sitting 10th in the Championship, and made his first ever ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout at Townsville as well - but Will Brown from Erebus Motorsport is anything but a "rookie". The former Formula 4, Toyota 86 and TCR Australia Champion joined us for an interview three weeks in the making!
·Logan Martin made history at the Olympics this year becoming the world’s first BMX freestyle Gold Medalist, and he was good enough to join to give us some time to talk about his experience in Tokyo and his aspirations to defend his crown at Paris in 2024
After a brief hiatus due to the Olympics and a few technical issues - we are back! There's a lot to talk about in the world of motorsport with calendar uncertainties and border restrictions playing havoc with the championship for both Supercars and TCR Australia. The Formula One Championship is still underway but before the teams and drivers went on their mid season break we saw a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix. Plus we chat to Olympic Gold Medalist Logan Martin who picked up Gold for Australia in the freestyle BMX at Tokyo, and friend of the show Will Brown returns!
COVID-19 looks to play havoc for the Supercars Championship once again, with the crisis in Sydney affecting the Bathurst 1000. This week we'll look at some of the potential ramifications on the calendar as well as look back at Todd and Rick Kelly's contributions to the category as the brothers look to bow out of Supercars with the news that the Grove Group will be taking over what is now known as Kelly Grove Racing. Plus we chat to Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing after a terrific weekend at the Townsville SuperSprint.
After a round to forget at the Townsville 500, Cameron Waters bounced back with a vengeance to pick up two wins the following weekend at the Townsville SuperSprint and we spoke to him to get his thoughts on the season so far.
He's been described as outspoken by pundits, but Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton is very much someone who puts his money where his mouth is and invests heavily back into the sport. He makes his debut on the show and chats to us about the future of Broc Feeney and how he plays a part in it, how he lured Greg Murphy out of retirement to put together the fan favourite Bathurst 1000 wildcard with Richie Stanaway, and he addresses the rumours and innuendo about him being a part of a consortium to purchase Supercars. You don't want to miss this chat!
A lot can happen in a week and our second leg of the Townsville double header was a cracker! We'll update the Power Rankings and see if there's any big gains in the votes, plus we have a look at the incident in the British Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, and we chat to Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton as well.
When it comes to documenting the vast history of Australian motorsport there is no greater authority than the V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan! He's been very very busy the last few months with some great books coming our way including the complete history of Perkins Engineering and we get an update on his collaboration with Neil Crompton.
It's race week again, and we're headed to Townsville for part two of our double header. We wrap up a dominant round for the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team at last weekend's Townsville 500 and we update the Power Rankings as well. Plus we're joined by the V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan for our feature interview thanks to Ryco Filters
Malcolm Owens invited us in to the Classic Cars Corner to talk about some of the incredible spin and BS you'll come across when you're in the market to buy a classic car
It was announced last week that Nick Percat had re-signed with Brad Jones Racing for his sixth season with the Albury based team. Ahead of the Townsville 500 this week we spoke to the 2011 Bathurst winner about why he chose to stay at BJR, his thoughts on Gen3, and got his honest assesment of how his performance has been this year.
It's race week and we count down to the NTI Townsville 500, with the return of longer races and fuel drops on the famous Reid Park street circuit. Plus being the mid year point of the Supercars Championship we take the top ten drivers to school and give them our assesment in the Mid Year Report Card, and we chat to Nick Percat from Brad Jones Racing.
Nathan Herne is taking the next step in his motorsport journey by making the move down south and heading to Melbourne to be closer to his team at Garry Rogers Motorsport. We spoke to him literally on his journey from Lismore to Melbourne to ask him about his goals with the new move.
With almost half of the country in lockdown including Townsville, it's a nervous wait for Supercars ahead of next weeks round which is meant to be the Townsville 500. COVID-19 already caused one change to the season with Winton postponed and now the 500 is under threat. We look at some of the ramifications that the border closures have on not just Supercars but on TCR Australia as well. Plus we chat to young gun Nathan Herne ahead of his move from Lismore to Melbourne to be closer to his team at Garry Rogers Motorsport.
After almost two years driving in Hyundai Excels, this weekend Jett Johnson makes his V8 racing debut when he jumps in a TA2 Ford Mustang at Queensland Raceway. We got Junior Johnson Jr. into the studio and got his thoughts on the upcoming weekend and where he'd like to take his racing career.
The big news out of Hidden Valley last weekend was the announcement that Tickford Racing would be expanding back to four cars next year. We spoke to Tim Edwards to get his thoughts on the arrival of Thomas Randle in a full time seat in 2022, an honest assesment of his teams performance this year, as well as the best explanation on the reasons that Gen3 will be getting a mid year start next season.
The Darwin Triple Crown is in the history books and once again it's Shane van Gisbergen that's leaving with the most points of the round. We wrap up all the action from Hidden Valley, and we speak to Tickford Racing boss Tim Edwards after the news that they'll expand to four cars next year.
It was the story of the last Supercheap Auto TCR Australia round, when Josh Buchan not only got his maiden win at Sydney Motorsport Park but he backed it up the following day by winning the second race of his career. We spoke to the rising star in the series about his breakthrough win, and his goals for the rest of the season now that he's got the monkey off his back
It's finally race week with Supercars returning to Hidden Valley for the Darwin Triple Crown. Plus the big news of the week was that Chaz Mostert has effectively taken himself off the market for 2022 and beyond by signing a multi year deal to stay on at Walkinshaw Andretti United. And we caught up with young gun Josh Buchan from HMO Customer Racing after he took his maiden win in the TCR Australia Championship at the last round at Sydney Motorsport Park
It started off as a cheeky Instagram post, but the fans willed it into existance! Greg Murphy will be returning to Mount Panorama in a wildcard entry with Richie Stanaway and we spoke to the four time Bathurst winner about the extraordinary comeback to the championship.
Hidden Valley has been a happy hunting ground for David Reynolds and ahead of the visit to the Top End, we spoke to Dave about why he loves it up there so much and what it's been like being a new Dad - and how he's settled in to Kelly Grove Racing.
As we count down to the Darwin Triple Crown, we chat to David Reynolds who's had a fair bit of success in the top end. Plus after the big announcement that Greg Murphy will be joining Richie Stanaway in a wildcard entry at Bathurst this year we spoke to Murph about his return. Also we get your feedback on the postponement of Gen3.
Zane Goddard made his main game debut last year with Matt Stone Racing as one half of the SuperLite entry sharing a car with Jake Kostecki. This season he makes his full time debut with the team and has already impressed some in the paddock and fans as well with some great qualifying at Tasmania and also topping the time sheets at the first pre-season practice at Queensland Raceway this February.
Here we go again! The six Victorian Supercars teams are fleeing the state due to the latest coronavirus outbreak in order to keep the series alive and even TCR Australia has had to make some calendar changes in order to keep their championship going. Plus we wrap up the Indianapolis 500 and see how Scott McLaughlin fared in his first outing, and we spoke to Matt Stone Racing young gun Zane Goddard as well.
After a year on the sidelines with the cancellation of last year's Finke Desert Race due to the pandemic, David Walsh will defend his hard fought King Of The Desert crown in the return of the famous race and we spoke to him about defending his title this year.
Supercars returns to Winton for the first time since 2019, and we spoke to Brad Jones from Brad Jones Racing ahead of this weekend's round at their "home" track. Plus we catch up with the 2019 King Of The Desert David Walsh with the return of the Finke Desert Race on June 11 - 14 in Alice Springs.
Over the last few years Cameron Waters has quietly established himself as one of the genuine front runners in the paddock and after a breakthrough win Tailem Bend a couple of weeks ago, Waters and his team Tickford Racing have some great momentum heading in to the next round at Winton.
We've got a MONSTER edition of the show this week! We look back at Jack Miller's triumph in MotoGP with his back to back wins, after a fortnight off we'll update both the Supercars and TCR Australia Power Rankings, and we catch up with Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing.
Steve Johnson & Matt MacKelden catch up with Will Davison & celebrate a few wins from the week.
It's going to be a very busy couple of weeks for the 2020 Dunlop Super2 Champion Thomas Randle who will be looking to secure the Gold Star this weekend in the final round of the S5000 Championship, and then he'll be lining up for his return to the Supercars grid the weekend afterwards in his first wildcard outing for Tickford Racing at The Bend!
There's a massive weekend of motorsport ahead of us with the next round of the TCR Australia Championship heading to Sydney Motorsport Park. Both Steven Johnson and Matt MacKelden will also be at SMP in the support categories driving in Touring Car Masters and Trans Am Australia respectively and we'll also see the final of the S5000 Championship. One of the title contenders for the Gold Star Award is Thomas Randle who joined us for our feature interview
Molly Taylor spoke to us (direct from hotel quarantine) after an impressive win in the inaugural round of the Extreme E Championship for Rosberg X Racing plus she gave us a quick preview of her return to the Australian Rally Championship in Queensland next month after missing the opening round in Canberra
He's ticked off everything in his to-do list in Supercars and now Scott McLaughlin has made the jump to IndyCar driving full time for Team Penske. We were lucky enough to chat to him ahead of his second round as a full time driver, and get a recap of what his debut race was like at Birmingham.
Chaz Mostert spoke to us after the Beaurepairs Tasmania SuperSprint getting his first win since the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, and his first since joining Walkinshaw Andretti United.
It's a massive show this week with all the fallout from the Beaurepairs Tasmania SuperSprint. We chat to Chaz Mostert who scored his maiden win for Walkinshaw Andretti United, plus Molly Taylor joined to recap winning the first round in the brand new Extreme E Championship and we headed over to the United States to speak to Scott McLaughlin after his IndyCar debut!
For the first time in 2021, Malcolm Owens joined us in the studio as we opened the doors to the Classic Cars Corner. This week we look at classic cars as investments in a COVID19 normal.
Anton De Pasquale was one of the key drivers involved in this years silly season with his move from Erebus to Dick Johnson Racing and he returned to The Driver's Seat for the first time since his big move to talk about his new team, the season so far, and he even compared notes with Steve about what it was like to have Will Davison as a team mate.
It's race week and Supercars returns to Tasmania this weekend for the first time since 2019. We debate if anyone can stop the SVG juggernaut who is dominating season 2021. Plus we're joined in studio by Malcolm Owens for the first edition of the Classic Cars Corner for the year, and Dick Johnson Racing's star signing Anton De Pasquale returns to the show.
After a year on the sidelines due to the pandemic, the 2021 RSEA Safety Motorsport Australia Rally Championship kicks off in Canberra this weekend! With a field of over 30 cars taking part in the first round of the season we were joined by our rally guru Dean Herridge to go through all the talking points of the return of rally!
He's copped his fair share of criciticism since his jump to the main game, but Jack Smith from Brad Jones Racing joined us for a very open and honest chat. The 2017 V8 Touring Cars Champion, and 2019 NZ V8s Champion made his debut on The Driver's Seat and didn't shy away from answering the tough questions!
The Easter long weekend saw the return of the Bathurst 6 Hour, and Shane van Gisbergen continued his rich run of form winning the race and becoming the second driver in history to win all three major endurance races at Mount Panorama. We have a look at all the fallout from a big weekend of racing for the Australian Racing Group, plus we chat to Brad Jones Racing young gun Jack Smith, and our rally guru Dean Herridge joins us with a preview of this weekend's National Capital Rally!
He's the busiest man in motorsport but he's been good enough to join us for a bit in the lead up to the Bathurst 6 Hour. Michael Caruso joins us ahead of Round 3 of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia series at Mount Panorama this weekend for a preview of the round, plus we ask Robbo about his new co-drive with Mark Winterbottom at this years Bathurst 1000, and we chat about his new venture with David Reynolds - Below The Bonnet on Kayo Sports!
After a year on hiatus due to the pandemic, the Bathurst 6 Hour is back this Easter weekend with a field of over 60 entries taking part and a variety of support categories from Hyundai Excels, to TCR Australia. Althought just when we thought that COVID wouldn't rear it's ugly head, the current Brisbane outbreak has caused the next Supercars round to be postponed by a week. Plus we spoke to Michael Caruso from Garry Rogers Motorsport and host of Below The Bonnet on Kayo Sports about his return to the Mountain, but the for the first time in a TCR car and we touch on his other Bathurst drive for this year - co-driving with Mark Winterbottom at the 1000 this year!
In just his 11th Supercars start, Erebus Motorsport's rookie driver Brodie Kostecki repaid the faith given to him by his new team and delivered a stellar podium in challenging and wet conditions at the Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint. He joined us to talk about the weekend and his maiden podium, plus he addressed the rumours from fans that he might be in line to replace Jamie Whincup at Triple Eight next year.
Supercars returned to Victoria for the first time since November 2019 with last weekend's Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint and heading in to the round all the chatter was on the fitness of Shane van Gisbergen - however by the end of Sunday, SVG was still in the news but it was his utter domination of all three races that was the focus. We wrap up Sandown, plus we chat to Brodie Kostecki from Erebus Motorsport who snagged his first main game podium in just his 11th start, and we speak to Nathan Cayzer about the return of Stadium SuperTrucks
Dick Johnson spoke to Pat Welsh and Ian Healy on 1620 SEN Gold Coast ahead of the Sandown SuperSprint this weekend, and even gave his thoughts on Shane van Gisbergen's mountain bike accident while he was riding with our very own Steven Johnson!
André Heimgartner has consistently been the front runner of the Kelly Racing outfit and after an impressive 2020 that saw his first ARMOR ALL Pole Position as well as a handful of podiums, we spoke to him about what his expectations are for this season under the new Kelly Grove Racing banner.
Supercars returns to Victoria for the first time since 2019 this weekend at the Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint with the first sprint round at the track since 2011. We also pay tribute to the voice of Formula 1 Murray Walker who passed away last Saturday, plus we wrap up all the action from the Australian Racing Group categories at Phillip Island from the weekend gone, and we chat to Andre Heimgartner from Kelly Grove Racing as well.
Jordan Cox has been earmarked as a future superstar in motorsport and he's the current series leader in the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championship, and he joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk about his second season in the category, as well as what it's like being team mates with Michael Caruso, and James Moffat
There was universal disappointment from fans to current drivers when the news came out that Lee Holdsworth wouldn't be on the Supercars grid for the 2021 Championship, however the three time race winner wasn't out of a drive for long. Leethal was snapped up by Ashley Seward Motorsport to drive the #10 Alfa Romeo Giulietta and is currently second in the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series and he joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk his Supercars exit, his TCR entry, and his new co-driving role with Chaz Mostert at Bathurst
It's a TCR Australia extravaganza as we speak to category newcomer Lee Holdsworth ahead of the second round of the championship at Phillip Island this weekend about a very successful first round in his Alfa Romeo, and we speak to the current series leader Jordan Cox as well.
A lot has been said about Erebus Motorsport during the silly season and everyone in the paddock seems to have an opinion on what's going on in the team - which is why we spoke to Erebus CEO Barry Ryan who gave us a real and honest appraisal of where the team is at, and what lead to them having a new look for this season.
Since joining the Holden squad in 2019, Mark Winterbottom has seen Team 18 make a slow rise in the ranks of the Supercars Championship. After starting off as a single car team they've expanded to two cars with Frosty sitting third in the points after the season opener and Frosty joined us to talk about the rapid progress of the team.
Shane van Gisbergen put an early stamp on his claim for the 2021 Supercars Championship leaving the Mount Panorama 500 with a clean sweep in both races, and he joined us to recap the weekend.
The Repco Supercars Championship is underway for 2021 and it was Shane van Gisbergen from the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team that opened his account with a perfect start to the year, and he joined us to talk about his clean sweep at the Mt Panorama 500. Plus we spoke to Mark Winterbottom from IRWIN Racing, who sits third in the Championship, about the rapid gains made by his team - and we speak to Erebus team boss Barry Ryan for a raw and honest chat about all the dramas of 2020 for the squad.
After a year on the sidelines, Tim Slade returns to the grid in a full time capacity piloting the CoolDrive Auto Parts Ford Mustang. He joined us ahead of the Mount Panorama 500 to give us his expectations on where he'd like the Blanchard Racing Team to be in their debut season, and he tells us about becoming a father for the first time.
The season opener at the Mount Panorama 500 is only days away and there's a lot that's happened since we were last at Bathurst in October 2020. The defending champion Scott McLaughlin is not on the grid, arguably the greatest driver of all time in Jamie Whincup is entering his final year as a full time driver, this will be the last year we see a Holden Commodore in the sport, and the possibilities of who will be 2021 series champion is wide open! We try and predict what the season will bring, and we chat to Tim Slade ahead of his return to full time driving.
This year has been one like no other and we crunch the numbers after the season to see who stood out on the grid, plus if you missed it the first time we relive our chats with this year's Bathurst winner Garth Tander, and the Dunlop Super2 Series Champion Thomas Randle.
It's our final show for the year, and the legendary Dick Johnson joined us to recap one of the most bizarre seasons in history and he gave us some insight on what he hopes for 2021 with Will Davison and Anton De Pasquale fronting the all new DJR!
It's the final show of 2020, and what a year it's been! We look back at a season like no other and go through the latest rumours of the silly season, plus we're joined by the legendary Dick Johnson and get his thoughts on an unprecedented Championship and got his thoughts on what we can expect from DJR next year.
After dominating the test day at Winton at the start of the year the 2020 TCR Australia season was looking promising for Tony D'Alberto but his racing time this year has been limited to only being Fabian Coulthard's co-driver at the Bathurst 1000 this year. However there's good news on the horizon with the 2021 TCR Australia season calendar released and a return to racing slated in for the Australia Day long weekend in Tassie. We spoke to TD about what he was doing during lockdown, and his future as a co-driver with the all new Dick Johnson Racing.
With the 2020 Championship in the rear view mirror, we spoke to Chris Pither from Team Sydney about the challenges of being in a brand new team - and the extra challenges of also being on the road for 100+ days as well to keep the season alive!
It's the biggest off season in Supercars history (or at least it certainly feels like it!) and we dig through the rumour mill and see if we can piece together what 2021 might look like, plus we slide open the doors of the Classic Cars Corner one last time this year and check in with Malcolm Owens and see how COVID19 has affected the hobby, and we spoke to Chris Pither from Team Sydney about his first year with the brand new team, and Tony D'Alberto joined us after it was announced he's signed on with Wall Racing for next year's TCR Australia series.
V8 Sleuth broke the news that Barry Rogers had purchased a 47.5 percent share in the Australian Racing Group and Baz joined us on the show to talk about what this means for the ARG managed categories moving forward - and if there could be a chance we see some crossover of Supercars and ARG supports on the same billing.
With not much news of driver/team movement in the Supercars silly season we at least have a little sneak peek of what the 2021 calendar would look like with the announcement of the dates for next years Darwin Triple Crown. Plus with the news of Barry Rogers buying a 47.5 percent share in the Australian Racing Group, Baz joined us to talk about what this means for the future of ARG managed categories.
With a lack of Australian Rally Championship in 2020 due to COVID-19, all eyes will be on next weekend's Netier National Capital Rally and the Motorsport Australia Rally Cup in Canberra and we caught up with Dean Herridge to preview the event and have a look at what we can expect in 2021 for the ARC.
The silly season continues ever so slowly in Supercars with pieces of the puzzle of season 2021 dripping in bit by bit, and the announcement of Macauley Jones signing on for his third season with BJR locks in another team lineup for next year. Speculation continues over the makeup of the grid next year, but some names have been locked in for the second season of TCR Australia and we'll go through some of the Australian Racing Group categories. Plus with the Netier National Capital Rally just over a week away we caught up with Dean Herridge to give us an update on how the drivers have been coping due to the COVID interrupted year.
We're slowly seeing how next year will be looking for motorsport fans with the Touring Car Masters and S5000 calendars the latest to be publicly unveiled by the Australian Racing Group, plus there's been a few pieces of the complex puzzle that is the Supercars silly season falling in to place with Todd Hazelwood locked in for another season at Brad Jones Racing. The Australian Grand Prix dates have been locked in for 2021 and we chat to Will Davison about his return to Dick Johnson Racing!
Will Davison is back where it all began, reuniting with Dick Johnson Racing for season 2021 and the two time Bathurst winner joined us on the show to talk about being back at DJR, his outlook for next year, and we got his thoughts on this years Bathurst 1000 when he was a co-driver for Cameron Waters.
A week is a long time in Supercars and this week we have a look at the ramifications of the cancellation of the Adelaide 500, how does Anton De Pasquale leaving Erebus impact the silly season, we look at the TCR Australia 2021 calendar, and if that wasn't all - Hall Of Famer Glenn Seton joins us to talk about his new book as well!
Two time V8 Supercars Champion and Hall of Famer Glenn Seton joined us on the show to talk about his new book Seto: The Official Racing History of Glenn Seton which is available now via the V8 Sleuth Bookshop. In a very fun chat, Seto talks about reminiscing about his decorated career to make the book, the off track rivalry between Glenn Seton Racing and Dick Johnson Racing... and we had to ask him about Bathurst as well. A ripper chat with a ripper bloke!
The Supercars season may be over but much like the football trade period, rumours and speculation are rife over driver movement for 2021 and we go through all the possibilities and latest silly season murmurs. We also have a look at the impact that Team Penske's departure means for the sport and the newly reborn Dick Johnson Racing team which returns next year with a brand new driver lineup plus we chat to 2020 Dunlop Super2 Champion Thomas Randle about the hurdles he had to juggle to secure this years series title.
It was no surprise to anyone when the news came out that Thomas Randle was crowned Dunlop Super2 Series Champion for 2020, delivering his team Matt White Motorsport a back to back championship in a dominant year where Randle's worst result was a P2! We caught up with Thomas to talk about a challenging year that saw him flee his home town of Melbourne due to an increase in COVID19 numbers and base himself out of Queensland for more than 100 days - and he gave us some insight on his hopes for 2021
Shane van Gisbergen joined Jimmy Smith on 1170 SEN Sydney to chat about his maiden Bathurst 1000 win - and what he's been up to now that he's in quarantine in New Zealand!
It was a fitting farewell for Holden in it's final race with an official factory team when Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander won this years Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. GT joined us to talk about a memorable weekend at Mount Panorama. Plus we looked at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of season 2020 and as always answered your texts as well.
With the sad news that Holden would no longer have a factory presence in Supercars, Garth Tander joined us to recap what was a fitting farewell for the iconic Australian marque as he and Shane van Gisbergen gave the General a fairytale win at Mount Panorama - with van Gisbergen finally winning the Great Race for the first time, and Tander joining a list of legendary names like Bob Jane, Harry Firth, Alan Moffat, Greg Murphy, and Jamie Whincup as four time winners.
It's Bathurst week and this time round it is actually our Grand Final, with the 2020 season coming to a close after Sunday. In our bumper Bathurst edition we preview The Great Race, as well as address the rumours that Gen3 will be unveiled this weekend - plus we get our report cards out and rate the Top Ten Drivers in the Championship from A+ to F.
This morning it was finally announced that the inaugural Bathurst International would be cancelled due to difficulties arising from state and territory border closures. We have a look at the options left for the Australian Racing Group, which has had both it's TCR Australia and S5000 categories stalled due to the COVID19 pandemic.Plus we spoke to Molly Taylor about how she's been keeping busy in the downtime due to coronavirus, and we wind the clock back to the 2010 Townsville 400 and look at the infamous clash with Steve Johnson and James Courtney.
She hasn't turned a wheel in anger since last September's Adelaide Hills Rally but you won't have to go far to see Molly Taylor on our TV screens any time soon - she's one of the 17 competitors on Channel Seven's brand new reality show SAS Australia. She returned to the show to talk about how it all came about, and what she's been doing to keep herself prepared for the Motorsport Australia Rally Cup in Canberra this November.
We are counting down to the Bathurst 1000, and Scott McLaughlin has wrapped up his third straight Supercars Championship with a round to go. We wrap up all the action from The Bend 2.0 and speculate on what the future holds for the DJR Team Penske spearhead.Plus we celebrate Cameron Waters long awaited breakthrough race win, Brad Jones joins us as our Ryco Filters Feature Interview, and we look back at the 1997 Bathurst 1000 - for Super Tourers!
The Brad Jones Racing team is back home at their Albury base and we spoke to Brad Jones about some of the challenges they faced due to being on the road, plus he gave us an honest assessment on all four of his current drivers - and we might have got some of his thoughts on Gen3!Our feature interview is brought to you by Ryco Filters
Dick Johnson spoke to Pat Welsh and Ian Healy on their SEN Track breakfast show this morning on 1053AM Brisbane, 1620AM Gold Coast, 99.1FM Atherton, 96.9FM Ingham and on the SEN app.DJ spoke about the pressure of heading into Bathurst for Scott McLaughlan after wrapping up series, 1980 at Bathurst and his infamous encounter with the rock and he tells story about Billy Joel being kicked out of bar he and Peter Brock were having a drink at in Adelaide!
Matty joined SEN's Sam Hargreaves with a wrap up of all the action from The Bend 2.0 to discuss Scott McLaughlin clinching the Supercars championship, how this ranks in Touring Cars/Supercars history plus a prediction of how he’ll go in IndyCar at the end of the year.
It was a wild weekend of racing at Tailem Bend with the first of the last double headers before the Bathurst 1000 and there was huge ramifications on the championship with both Scott McLaughlin and his nearest championship rival Jamie Whincup having a difficult outing for both. The Bend saw a return to form for Fabian Coulthard who bounced back from a rough run of form to win the Saturday race, as well as leaving the first leg of The Bend as the round winner. Plus we spoke to Andre Heimgartner from Kelly Racing after his impressive showing at The Bend.
For the past few years André Heimgartner has been the standout driver of the Kelly Racing stable and after some impressive form in the Nissan Altima last season, Heimgartner has shown some fantastic pace in the NED Whisky Ford Mustang this year giving the Braeside squad multiple trophies this season as well as getting his first ARMOR ALL Pole Position. He spoke to us about the turnaround from Townsville, being on the road to escape the border closures, and his thoughts on his co-driver for Bathurst Dylan O'Keeffe
Supercars fans rejoiced at the news that Garry Rogers Motorsport would be making their return to the category with a wildcard entry at this year's Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, and Garry Rogers joined us on the show to talk about the return to the mountain. Plus he gave us an update on the TCR Australia category and GRM's other exploits since leaving Supercars at the end of 2019
It's another double header and Supercars return to South Australia for back to back visits at Tailem Bend. With Bathurst on the horizon we have a look at who's confirmed as a co-driver and speculate who might be filling the four remaining seats on the grid for The Great Race. Plus we chat to Garry Rogers about his return to the Supercars grid at Mount Panorama this year!
With both Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson up on the Gold Coast and producer Nims in quarantine in Melbourne due to a COVID scare (he's fine by the way and tested negative to coronavirus - yay!) we jumped on Zoom to recap Townsville 2.0 and the Double Double Header. Plus we paid tribute to the late Peter Brock after the 14th anniversary of his tragic passing earlier this week.
The 2020 Championship has been confirmed that it will wrap up at Bathurst this October, and The Bend Motorsport Park will be making a return to the calendar with a final double header of the season. Plus we spoke to Todd Hazelwood from Brad Jones Racing about an improved season compared to his first two in the main game, and we update the Power Rankings after Townsville 1.0
Todd Hazelwood returns to the show to talk about the successful season so far with the team at Brad Jones Racing including his first main game podium at Sydney Motorsport Park, plus he gives us an honest assessment of his performance at Darwin and the team bouncing back with some strong results at Townsville 1.0
After a rough first outing in the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown, Cameron Waters returned the Monster Energy Mustang to the podium and left Hidden Valley with some silverware for Tickford Racing and he joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk about his expectations for the Townsville SuperSprint and he wasn't letting any secrets out over who we might see share Car #6 with him at Bathurst!
We've wrapped up the first leg of the double double header with the CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint on the weekend, and joining us fresh off the podium is Tickford Racing's Cameron Waters who left the top end with a bit of silverware. Plus we slide open the doors of the Classic Cars Corner with Malcolm Owens, and we update the Power Rankings before we head off to Townsville for the next round of double headers!
In a Driver's Seat App special, Steven Johnson sits down with his dad the legendary Dick Johnson to get his thoughts on how COVID19 has affected the sport, his opinion on Gen3 of Supercars, and if we'll see him at Bathurst this year.
We are one race down in the Supercars Double-Double Header with the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown in the history books and we wrap up the fallout from the event. plus Scott Pye from DeWalt Racing spoke to us after a breakthrough podium for the team. We updated Power Rankings, and had a look outside Supercars and wrapped up the Spanish Grand Prix and a mad round of MotoGP
He's been on the road since early July after the Melbourne based teams had to make a mad dash across the border as the country closed their borders to Victoria and at the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown, Scott Pye delivered Team 18 a bit of compensation for all the time away from their families by scoring the first piece of silverware for the team in their solo history and he spoke to us about the breakthrough podium plus how the team has been coping with life on the road with no certain return date.
Every other sport is cramming as much in while they still can during the coronavirus pandemic and Supercars have four rounds back to back beginning with this weekend's Darwin Triple Crown! We spoke to Walkinshaw Andretti United's young gun Bryce Fullwood, the first full time driver from the Northern Territory, about his first race in front of a home crowd. Plus Matt drops a bombshell that we could see some racing return to Queensland Raceway after the Townsville leg of the Championship!
We're days away from the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown, the homecoming race of Supercars proud Northern Territory export Bryce Fullwood from the Mobil 1 Middy's Racing Team. He joined us on the show this week to talk about his time with Walkinshaw Andretti United and being team mates with Chaz Mostert - plus how his long time backers Middy's have been there for him since his karting days!
We were all fired up for the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown this weekend but once again 2020 threw us a curve ball - the Hidden Valley double header has been postponed! We broke down the ramifications of what this means for the championship, plus our good friend and supporter of the show Greg Rust from the award winning Rusty's Garage returned to the show to wrap up a very eventful Formula One British Grand Prix.
We missed hearing his voice around the track earlier in the year at the cancelled Australian Grand Prix but with a wild and wacky few weeks in Formula One we had to get our good friend of the show Greg Rust from Podcast One's critically acclaimed podcast Rusty's Garage talk a bit of motorsport and have a laugh!
With the Queensland borders clamping down due to rising COVID-19 cases in the southern states, almost every Australian racing category is facing major ramifications to their calendars. This week we look at what this means for the Australian Racing Group categories, and Supercars as well - plus this week we are joined by Shane van Gisbergen from the Red Bull Holden Racing Team as our feature interview and we look back at the 1994 Sandown 500 in this week's Race Rewind!
Shane van Gisbergen from the Red Bull Holden Racing Team joined us to give us his unfiltered thoughts on the Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint, and how topsy turvy the season has been so far due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. Plus we finally got to the bottom of the unsolicited rumours that it was actually SVG's cat and not him driving in the sim for the ESeries!
We chat to Penrite Racing's Anton De Pasquale after he scored Erebus Motorsport's first podium of 2020, plus the lads give their view on the new controversial tyre allocation rules that were put in place at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend. Plus we update the Power Rankings after the Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint and we recap the Hungarian Grand Prix as well.
Penrite Racing young gun Anton De Pasquale claimed the first podium of 2020 for Erebus Motorsport under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park and he joined us on the show with a wrap up of the weekend and his thoughts heading in to the double header at Darwin
The Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint is this weekend... or is it? There's so much uncertainty in the world, let alone in Supercars-land as the COVID-19 pandemic continues it's stranglehold on day to day life. We wrap up the Styrian Grand Prix and another Ferrari bingle, Mark Winterbottom from IRWIN Racing joins us, and as always we take your texts on another big edition of the show!
We caught up with IRWIN Racing's Mark Winterbottom who gave us some details about the current situation that the Victorian teams have to deal with in order to keep the Supercars season going and what life is like for them in a holding pattern until the Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint this weekend.
Plans for the Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint in a fortnight's time looked like they could be in all sorts of trouble with the news earlier in the week that the New South Wales government would be closing the border to Victorians due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Melbourne. Respected journalist from Motorsport.com Andrew van Leeuwen joined us to give us the details of the mad dash for NSW for all the Victorian based teams and drivers to keep the season alive.
With the rising COVID-19 cases in Melbourne leading to the New South Wales government closing its border, there was a mad dash for all Victorian teams to move north. Andre van Leeuwen from Motorsport.com joined us to talk about the mad Monday for all Victorian based teams
Supercars are back on track in the real world and we caught up with Nick Percat from Brad Jones Racing to talk about his breakthrough win for the team. Plus we have a look at the return of Formula 1 as motorsport categories around the globe try to return to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic suspended play around the world
He broke the streak of DJR Team Penske and Triple Eight Race Engineering race win with a breakthrough victory for Brad Jones Racing at Supercars return to racing at Sydney Motorsport Park
In what seems like an eternity we turn our eyes to this weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park for the resumption of the Supercars season! We spoke to Michael Caruso co-host of the award winning Below The Bonnet podcast and got his thoughts on the PIRTEK Enduro Cup and when we can see him next on track for GRM in the TCR Australia series. Plus young gun Thomas Randle returned to the show to talk about his new venture - The Dream Simulation, and with the news that Super2 grids will be combined with the V8 Touring Cars this year we got his thoughts on how that could affect the Super2 Championship
While we may have had a halt to real life racing, Thomas Randle from MW Motorsport joined us to talk about his new venture - the "Dream Simulation" is a way that anyone from beginners to experienced racers can jump behind the wheel of a race spec simulator and receive professional driver training, or just have a hot lap around some of your favourite virtual tracks. Plus Tommy gives us his thoughts on the combination of Super2 and Super3 grids for the 2020 season
We're finally going racing this weekend and we caught up with Michael Caruso to talk about the countdown to his return to the track for Garry Rogers Motorsport in the TCR Australia series, and Robbo gives us on his thoughts on what may happen for this year's PIRTEK Enduro Cup
Tim Edwards from Tickford Racing joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk about some of the changes that have been made back at the workshop due to the COVID19 season break, plus spoke to us about how the deal with James Courtney joining the team came about.
Defending two time Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk about what he's been doing since the Eseries finished, and give us a little preview about resuming the season at the BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint next week
The Eseries might be over but Wednesday nights are still jam packed with motorsport. Join Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson every week from 8pm til 10pm AEST as we cover all the latest news in the world of Supercars and beyond.This week we spoke to Tickford Racing's Tim Edwards, and caught up with Scott McLaughlin before the season restart at Sydney Motorsport Park on June 27
It's the finale of the BP Supercars All Star Eseries and we head to the virtual Oran Park before wrapping up the championship at Mount Panorama once again.Plus we caught up with Penrite Racing boss Barry Ryan to talk about Erebus' off track exploits during the pandemic and we were joined by Dick and Jill Johnson to wrap up the Eseries.
It's an all Oval round in the Eseries as we get to the pointy end of the virtual championship, plus former Series Champion and three time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander drops by for a chat.
Two rounds remain in the virtual Supercars Championship and Shane van Gisbergen has moved closer to clinching the inaugural BP Supercars All Stars Eseries title after another stellar round. We also spoke to Craig Lowndes from Triple Eight Race Engineering and Matt Braid the CEO of Australian Racing Group joined us to talk about the updated calendar for TCR Australia, Touring Car Masters, Trans-Am and the other categories they manage
Australian Racing Group CEO Matt Braid joined us to talk about the resumption of the TCR Australia series as well as Touring Car Masters and the other support categories they look after. Sydney Motorsport Park will play host to the opening round of the series on the weekend of 15-16 August before they head to Sandown in September for round two.
Supercars goes NASCAR in Round 7 of the ESeries with Charlotte Motor Speedway and Daytona hosting the latest round. Plus we chat to James Courtney after the news that he'll be joining Tickford Racing in the absence of Will Davison - and we chat to Scott Pye mid race at Daytona!
James Courtney returns to the show following his return to the grid, and signing on with Tickford Racing for the remainder of the 2020 season.
Supercars returns to the Circuit of the Americas for the first time since 2013 via the Eseries and F1 ace Lando Norris returns as a wildcard along with former Supercars champions Craig Lowndes and Garth Tander
F1 Superstar Lando Norris, Jack Doohan the Red Bull Junior open-wheel star and son of Moto GP legend Mick Doohan, Super2 rookies Broc Feeney and Jayden Ojeda, and the returning James Courtney are the new faces on the grid for the latest round of the ESeries at the world famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium
Charli Robinson makes her debut on The Driver's Seat to talk about her long time love of motorsport, and getting engaged at Bathurst!
Former Australian Touring Cars Champion and two time Bathurst winner John Bowe chatted to Steven Johnson and Matt MacKelden on The Driver's Seat
Three time Supercars champion, and seven time Bathurst winner Craig Lowndes joined Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson on the Driver's Seat
Former Supercars champion Marcos Ambrose joins the grid as a wildcard in the Eseries this week, and on the show we chat to Brad Jones from Brad Jones Racing ahead of the first race of Round Four plus Matt Mingay tells us about his brand new movie.
The Eseries takes us to Mount Panorama with an expanded grid for the virtual Great Race. IndyCar star Will Power, the only full time female Supercars driver Simona De Silvestro, and Super2 front runners Brodie Kostecki and Thomas Randle appear as wildcards for this round at Bathurst.
Plus we chat to the legendary John Bowe, Erebus young gun Will Brown joins the show, and Malcolm Owens opens the door to the Classic Cars Corner
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The big news of the week was F1 megastar Max Verstappen making his appearance as a wildcard in Round 2 of the ESeries! Matt and Steve discuss what this might mean for future additions to the grid, plus we chat to David Reynolds from Penrite Racing and we slide open the doors to the Classic Cars Corner with Malcolm OwensPowered by Kubota Australia
Get all the fallout from Round One at Phillip Island and Monza in the BP Supercars All Star eSeries, plus Matt and Steve chat to Dick Johnson from DJR Team Penske, and Barry Ryan CEO of Erebus Motorsport
ICYMI: We caught up with Super2 superstar Thomas Randle to talk about his journey from Tickford Racing to MW Motorsport, iRacing, and his RC planes rivalry with Cameron Waters!
Ahead of the maiden race of the BP Supercars All Star eSeries, we caught up with defending Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin and spoke about the limited season we've had so far, and his thoughts on the upcoming iRacing series.
While there might be very little going on in the world of actual racing, there's a heap of activity in the motorsport community for those looking to fill the void. We spoke to David Reynolds from Penrite Racing to preview Inside Line: A Season With Erebus before it's premiere and we get his thoughts on the BP Supercars All Star eSeries.
The Australian Racing Group carsales.com.au eSport Cup begins tomorrow night at with entrants from TCR Australia, S5000, Touring Car Masters, Trans Am, and V8 Touring Cars eligible to enter. We spoke to Grant Rowley from ARG to get more info on the brand new eSeries
The highly anticipated documentary series The Inside Line - A Season with Erebus Motorsport begins at 7pm this Tuesday on Fox Sports 506 and Kayo with a no holds barred look behind the scenes of Penrite Racing's season last year. David Reynolds joined us to talk about what we can expect to see on our screens in the docuseries, plus the 2017 Bathurst Champion gave us his thoughts on the eSeries as well
It's a strange time across the globe, let alone the world of motorsport and with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down sports worldwide Supercars is looking to fill the void with eSports for the time being. All drivers will be taking part in the eSeries which begins on April 8th using the iRacing platform and will be broadcast in place of the cancelled Supercars events. Plus we also chat to Jamie Whincup and get his thoughts on the eSeries, as well as the upcoming 500 race stars milestone
Jamie Whincup is on the verge of recording 500 starts in V8 Supercars and would have completed the milestone at the Australian Grand Prix prior to it's cancellation. He joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk about the achievement, staying with Triple Eight for a further two years, and the upcoming Supercars eSeries that will fill the racing gap caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
It's an unusual and uncertain time in the world with motorsport grinding to a halt as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. We spoke to journalist Andrew van Leeuwan from motorsport.com about the decisions that were made that led to the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix - and the problems that all categories around the world are facing.
Motorsport around the world has come to a halt with the COVID-19 global pandemic disrupting almost every category from Formula One to the V8 Touring Cars series, and we were joined by Andrew van Leeuwen from Motorsport.com and the Below The Bonnet podcast joined us to try and make sense of the incredible scenario we are in currently.
Supercars CEO Sean Seamer spoke to Sam Edmund about the postponement of the next three rounds of the season, and the impact COVID-19 has had on the Supercars.
Before the news unfolded that the Australian Formula One Grand Prix would be cancelled we caught up with Scott Pye minutes before he did his track walk at Albert Park to talk about his famous win back at the AGP in 2018, plus we chatted to the V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan to give us some history of Supercars as a support category to the F1s
As the 2020 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix was meant to celebrate the 25th race in Melbourne, we turned to Aaron Noonan the V8 Sleuth to help us delve into the history of Supercars at the AGP plus he gave us an update on his new books and what to expect this September in the V8 Sleuth Touring Car Classic!
This year's Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix marks the third year the event is contested for Championship points and it was Scott Pye who starred on the Albert Park street circuit to take his maiden win, holding off Jamie Whincup and Nick Percat in a thrilling Saturday evening battle and he spoke to The Driver's Seatbefore his track walk.
With the dust settled on the bombshell announcement by James Courtney and his departure from Team Sydney, we analyse what's next for the former TEKNO Autosports and speculate who might be driving in Car #19 this season. Plus we chat to Nick Percat from Brad Jones Racing after he announced he'd be re-signing a contract extension at the Albury based team.
The news broke before the Superloop Adelaide 500 that Nick Percat re-signed with Brad Jones Racing until at least the end of 2022 and the 'grizzled veteran of BJR' joined us on the show to talk about his relationship with the team, his mixed bag at Adelaide, and his brand new co-driver for the enduros Thomas Randle
On the first edition of The Podium, both Matt and Steve gave their thoughts on the debut of the brand new Sydney based Supercars team and their first impressions after the Superloop Adelaide 500
Season 2020 is officially under way and we recap a big weekend at the Superloop Adelaide 500. Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing returns to talk about his eventful weekend, we look at the top three talking points from Adelaide in 'The Podium' and we deal out votes for the first edition of the Power Rankings!
Tickford Racing's Cameron Waters started off season 2020 the same way he did last year, leaving the Superloop Adelaide 500 with two appearances in the Top Ten Shootout and a podium. He joined us on The Driver's Seat to talk about being the 'unofficial team leader' and how even they aren't team mates anymore, he and Chaz Mostert can't seem to shake one another on track!
After a hard fought podium on Saturday against the speed of Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen, defending champion Scott McLaughlin stood on the top step on Sunday to take the championship lead and become outright winner of the Superloop Adelaide 500 and the morning after he chatted to Kane Cornes and Andrew Hayes on 1629 SEN SA
It was a feel good moment to kick off the season when Thomas Randle claimed the first ARMOR ALL Pole Position of 2020 in the Dunlop Super2 Series, and he left the Superloop Adelaide 500 with three podiums from three races including a race win on the Sunday. He spoke to SEN's Gerard Whateley about his weekend in Adelaide, and gave us an update on how his chemotherapy is going and when we can look forward to seeing him on the grid next
It's the season opener and both Matt & Steve are in action at the Superloop Adelaide 500 this weekend in the National Trans Am and Touring Car Masters categories respectively. Plus we chatted to Andre Heimgartner from Kelly Racing before the BP Ultimate SuperTest at Tailem Bend and Malcolm Owens joined us to open the doors of the Classic Cars Corner for the first time in 2020
While the news of Holden's demise is incredibly sad, we chose to use this moment to celebrate the classic Australian car manufacturer and go thorough some of the classic models that you should keep your eyes out - plus we answer your questions as well.If you'd like to leave a question for the team, hit the 'ASK THE EXPERTS' button on the Driver's Seat App.
Ahead of the Superloop Adelaide 500 we caught up with both drivers of Team 18. A few days before the BP Ultimate SuperTest, Nims Azoor chatted to Scott Pye to talk about what he expects from his new team, and Mark Winterbottom spoke about some of the changes within the IRWIN Racing camp.
After a challenging rookie season in 2018, Todd Hazelwood made some significant gains in 2019 making the Top Ten Shootout at the Superloop Adelaide 500, and having a career best finish of P5 at Pukekohe. Now in the four car fold of Brad Jones Racing, we spoke to Todd a few days before the BP Ultimate SuperTest
Last year was a breakout one for Andre Heimgartner who was the leading driver for Kelly Racing and was regularly competitive in the aging Nissan Altima even scoring two podiums in the Championship. Now armed with the proven Ford Mustang, we chatted to Andre before the BP Ultimate SuperTest to talk about his 2020 aspirations.
Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson are back for another year of 'The Driver's Seat' and in our first show for 2020 we discuss all the happenings of a very busy silly season, plus we dust off the crystal ball and give our predictions on who will fare well this year in Supercars, Super2, TCR Australia, and Formula 1.Rick Kelly from KELLY RACING joined us to talk about his team running Ford Mustangs this season, plus we chatted to Michael Caruso who recently signed a two year deal with GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORT.Podcast for Kubota Australia
It's a new beginning for Kelly Racing, as the team run Fords for the first time in its history. We spoke to Rick Kelly a few days after the livery launch of the Castrol Mustang at Federation Square and spoke to the two time Bathurst winner and former Supercars champion about what to expect for 2020 ahead of next week's Superloop Adelaide 500
There was no doubt what would be this week's Bendix Brakes Big Moment, and that was the announcement that Michael Caruso has reunited with Garry Rogers Motorsport, signing a two year deal to drive an Alfa Romeo in the TCR Australia series
As another season of Supercars comes to a close, Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson jump in the studio for one last time in 2019 and we look back at a record breaking and controversial year and hand out some awards
Mark Winterbottom celebrates 500 race starts this weekend becoming the seventh driver in history to reach the milestone and he chatted to Steve Johnson on the show this week ahead of the Newcastle 500, plus we chatted to Michael Caruso after his first year out of the main game
This weekend at the Newcastle 500 Mark Winterbottom celebrates 500 race starts becoming just the seventh driver in history to achieve the milestone. He joined Steven Johnson and Nims Azoor on the show this week to talk about his career so far and what the future holds for the former V8 Supercars Champion and 2013 Bathurst winner.
Just because he didn't have a full time drive for 2019 didn't mean that Michael Caruso had a quiet year. In addition to landing an enduro co-driver seat with Cam Waters at Tickford Racing, he and Dave Reynolds teamed up with Andrew van Leeuwen to start the highly popular Below The Bonnet Podcast, plus he did a stint as a sub to an injured Richie Stanaway for GRM. He spoke to Steven Johnson and Nims Azoor about a mega 2019 on this week's show
THREEPEAT! On the show this week the three time Paynter Dixon Touring Car Masters Champion Steve Johnson gives us all the fallout from Sandown last weekend, and all the hard work done overnight on the Saturday for the crew at Team Johnson!
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We jumped into the studio ahead of RETRO ROUND and Brad Jones Racing will be having some awesome throwback liveries at this years Sandown 500, and Brad Jones himself returns to the show for a chat - plus we get an F1 update from Greg Rust and recap a remarkable season for Lewis Hamilton
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It's one not to miss this week as Barry Rogers chats to Matt and Steve and nothing is off limits. We chat about what 2020 holds for Garry Rogers Motorsport, highlights of their more than two decades in Supercars, and what happened with Richie Stanaway at the #GC600
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Before taking to the streets of the Gold Coast Matt and Nims checked in with home town hero Todd Hazelwood as he makes his return to the show - plus we caught up with Steven Johnson via phone to discuss the 2020 silly season and pay tribute to the departure of GRM
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Kelly Racing made the announcement earlier in the week that they would be joining the Ford stable in 2020 and running two Mustangs on the grid, and Todd Kelly joined Matt and Steve to talk about the change and what the future might bring
It's our biggest show yet, as The Driver's Seatcomes to you live from Bathurst. Matt and Steve were joined by Malcolm Owens at Mount Panorama before the 2019 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. Plus we had a chat with Craig Lowndes before The Great Race and has a look back at Bathurst 2016 and one of the best bits of commentary from Mark Skaife!
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CATCH UP: Kostecki Brothers Racing will be making a full crack at the PIRTEK Enduro Cup with cousins Brodie and Jake Kostecki teaming up and Brodie joined Matt and Steve to talk about KBR's main game debut
CATCH UP: In the final installment of Run To The Mountain, Matt and Steve look at the rest of the grid that will be lining up for this years Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
CATCH UP: Ahead of tomorrow's launch of FOX SPORTS dedicate 24/7 Bathurst channel for 2019, featuring every session live including the Top Ten Shootout and the Great Race, we caught up with Jessica Yates to talk about what we can expect on FOX SPORTS 506 from October 7-13
FULL SHOW: It's our final show before the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and we're eyes forward to Mount Panorama. FOX SPORTS' Jess Yates joined us to talk about the launch of the Bathurst Channel on Foxtel and we chatted to Brodie Kostecki from Kostecki Brothers Racing about their main game debut in the PIRTEK Enduro Cup
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CATCH UP: It was a scary moment in the debut round of S5000 when a massive shunt involving Alex Davison cut the Sunday racing short. Thankfully he walked away from it, and he joined us on the show to talk about the new category, and looking ahead to the endurance rounds of the Supercars Championship
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CATCH UP: There was no bigger moment at Sandown last weekend when 16-year-old Gold Coast driver Broc Feeney became the youngest ever Champion in the Kumho Tyre Super3 Series and he joined us for a chat and to tell us what's the next chapter in his career.
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CATCH UP: Las week we had a look at the Wildcards making their debut at Bathurst and this week on The Driver's Seatrun to the mountain we have a look at the back of the pack and examine GRM, TEKNO and Kelly Racing
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FULL SHOW: It was all happening last weekend at the Shannons Nationals at Sandown. We saw the debut of S5000 and Alex Davison joins us to talk about the new category and the horrifying shunt that brought the race to an early close.
Plus the 2019 Super3 Series Champion, 16 year old Broc Feeney joined us to talk about his debut season.
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FULL SHOW: It's all eyes forward to the biggest race on the calendar and the Enduro Cup, and reigning Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 champion Steve Richards joins us ahead of the Great Race - plus we kick off the first edition of The Driver's Seat: Run To The Mountain
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CATCH UP: With just over two weeks til Bathurst, we kick off The Driver's Seatrun to the mountain and examine in depth the teams that will be taking on Mount Panorama. This week we look at the Wildcards taking on the great race for the first time.
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POWER RANKINGS: A big jump in the Power Rankings after Pukekohe for Lee Holdsworth who picked up five votes in total from both Matt and Steve.
Hear how the rest of the votes were handed out after the ITM Auckland SuperSprint
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CATCH UP: Five time Bathurst winner Steven Richards joined Matt and Steve on the show this week to talk about teaming back with Mark Winterbottom for this years PIRTEK Enduro Cup, and his experience driving a SuperUte this year
CATCH UP: Andre Heimgartner has been turning heads up and down pit lane with his standout performance this year for Kelly Racing and he returned to The Driver's Seatto talk about the year so far.
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POWER RANKINGS: The gap between Scott McLaughlin and the rest of the field continues to grow, and there's a battle for second and third in the votes in the Tickford Racing Garage
Hear how Matt and Steve handed out the votes after the OTR SuperSprint at The Bend Motorsport Park
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CATCH UP: Macauley Jones from Brad Jones Racing joined us on The Driver's Seatbefore heading to Pukekohe for the ITM Auckland SuperSprint
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FULL SHOW: Before heading over to Pukekohe, André Heimgartner from Kelly Racing returned to the show ahead of the trip across the Tasman, plus Macauley Jones from Brad Jones Racing joined us to talk about his time in a BNT V8s Toyota Camry ahead of the ITM Auckland Super Sprint
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Shane van Gisbergen from Red Bull Holden Racing Team joined the boys with all the fallout from Tailem Bend ahead of the next round at Pukekohe, and he discussed the aero tweaks for the Holden Commodores, plus we looked ahead to the Enduros
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The band is back together this week with Shane van Gisbergen from Red Bull Holden Racing Team joining the boys with all the fallout from Tailem Bend.
Plus the TCR Australia series leader Will Brown returns to talk about the 9000 categories he's racing in this year and to get a plug in for Cars Galore in Toowoomba as well.
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Steve is in Sydney for the latest round of Touring Car Masters but Scott McLaughlin joined the boys fresh from winning at Tailem Bend, and new recruit Thomas Randle jumped on the line to talk about the Enduro Cup!
Former V8 Supercars champion Russell Ingall made his debut appearance to talk about what he's been up to since his shock axing from the Supercars coverage and DJR Team Penske's Fabian Coulthard joined the boys this to talk about Tailem Bend and some likely calendar changes for 2020
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Steve Johnson couldn't make it to the show this week, but we've got a more than worthy substitute in the hosts chair for you - DICK JOHNSON RETURNS!
Join us as we catch up with Steve and find out about all the latest news in the Team Johnson camp, plus Dean Herridge is back with a CAMS Australian Rally Championship update and we chat to the young TCR Australia sensation Jordan Cox.
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We're counting down to the 2019 OTR SuperSprint and the enduros are on the horizon. Tickford Racing Team Principal Tim Edwards returned to the show to talk about the year so far and the gains made over a tough 2018 - plus our great mate Greg Rust stepped out of Rusty's Garage at PodcastOne AU to wrap up TCR Australia Round 4
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Matt and Steve return with all the wash up from Queensland Raceway and we update the Power Rankings thanks to Penrite Oil. Plus Rick Kelly from Kelly Racing making his return to the show to talk about the season so far for both Supercars and the Kelly Racing TCR teams.
Plus Malcolm Owens returns with an exclusive interview with Suzette from DriveMelbourne about an exciting new book available now.
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It's a massive show this week with David Reynolds from Penrite Racing joining us to talk about the rise of Erebus in 2019 - plus Tickford Racing's young gun and Super2 Series superstar Thomas Randle returns to the show ahead of the next round at Queensland Raceway
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Former Supercars Champion and three time Bathurst winner Garth Tander joined us on the show to talk about his win in TCR Australia at The Bend Motorsport Park and if we'd be seeing more of him in the category
Plus Lee Holdsworth returns to the show for the first time since Newcastle last year to talk about his resurgence since joining Tickford Racing at the start of 2019 and his goals for the rest of the championship!
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Red Bull Holden Racing Team Team Principal Roland Dane joined us on the show to talk about everything from parity and GoG to Triple Eight Race Engineering's fortunes after Townsville.
Plus it's the time of the year where we hand out some grades from F to A+... it's Mid Season Report Card Time
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After a week off we're back in the studio with another big show. Nick Percat joins us to talk about Brad Jones Racing celebrating 600 championship starts - and Team Principal of Shell V-Power Racing Team Ryan Story makes his long awaited return to the show as well.
Plus Steve recaps a big weekend for Team Johnson with a recap of Jett Johnson's first race in the Excel!
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It's been a great year for Ford fans with the complete domination of the Mustang in the championship and after a horror 2018 Tickford Racing have all four cars in the top ten of the Championship and Cam Waters has been at the front of the grid for the majority of the year and he returned to the show to talk about his fortunes so far.
Plus reigning champion and current series leader Scott McLaughlin joins us to talk about winning the Darwin Triple Crown, and Steve even puts on his best journalist hat to ask the tough questions about speculation on Scotty's future - and we talk to Malcolm Owens in this month's Classic Cars corner.
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If you missed this week's show we caught up with Todd Hazelwood before he headed up to Darwin for the Triple Crown to talk about his season so far and what he's learnt from a difficult 2018, plus Greg Rust joined us with a full wrap up of the Finke Desert Race and we recapped a very eventful Canadian Grand Prix.
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This week we were joined by Anton De Pasquale from Penrite Racing to talk about his maiden podium at Phillip Island and the amazing form he's been having in the 2019 Championship considering he's only in his second year of full time driving.
Plus we caught up with Amber Anderson before she took part in this years Tatts Finke Desert Race and we previewed the second round of TCR Australia.
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It was another clean sweep for Scott McLaughlin and another DJR Team Penske 1-2 finish at Winton last weekend, and the defending champ joined us to talk about the season so far plus a few of the podcasts he's been appearing on.
Also we chat to Alice Springs local David Walsh who's taking part in the Finke Desert Race which begins this Friday in the top end
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Ahead of the Truck Assist Winton SuperSprint we caught up with Brad Jones Racing young gun Macauley Jones to talk about the season so far, and one of our favourites on The Driver's Seat Molly Taylor joined us to talk about her first drive in TCR Australia for Kelly Racing.
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A new breed has arrived, with TCR Australia kicking off with a bang last weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park. Ahead of the this historical launch of a brand new touring car category Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson had a chat to Director of TCR Australia Matt Braid.
Plus Andre Heimgartner from Kelly Racing joined us to talk about juggling his Supercars and TCR drives, and we chatted to Chris Pither about his role in TCR with Garry Rogers Motorsport
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The first round of TCR Australia kicks off this weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park and the reigning Super2 Champion Chris Pither will be driving for Garry Rogers Motorsport in the brand new category.
He had a chat to Steven Johnson and Matt MacKelden ahead of the opening round of TCR Australia
A mega show this week as we wrap up all the action from the PIRTEK Perth SuperNight and chat to the seven time champion from Red Bull Holden Racing Team Jamie Whincup to talk about the improved showing from Triple Eight at Barbagallo.
Plus Will Brown makes his return to the show to talk about his maiden Super2 win and his new role as a driver for the new TCR Australia Series, and we chat to Shannon Rentsch who's having a crack at going for three wins a row at next month's Finke Desert Race.
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We jumped into the studio earlier in the week ahead of a big trip over to Barbagallo for the PIRTEK Perth SuperNight and Matt and Steve caught up with Mark Winterbottom ahead of the event, and we had a chat with Dunlop Designated Driver host and friend of the show Greg Rust.
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The whole gang was back together this week and we caught up with two time Bathurst Champion Will Davison who joined us on the show to talk about his workmanlike season so far and the new relationship between Tickford Racing and 23Red Racing.
Plus Malcolm Owens returned to slide open the doors to the Classic Cars Corner and we had a look at colours of cars this month.
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Fresh off the top step off the podium at Phillip Island, DJR Team Penske championship contender Fabian Coulthard returns to the show to talk about the season so far and how he's adapted to the new Ford Mustang.
Plus Tony D'Alberto joins us to talk about his role in the new TCR Australia category that's making it's debut next month at Sydney Motorsport Park.
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A big show this week with the test driver on The Grand Tour and Dunlop Super2 newcomer Abbie Eaton joins us direct from England to talk about her foray into the second tier of Supercars and her work on the iconic TV series.
Plus our great mate Dave Reynolds joins us to recap his podium at Tasmania and share his odd ritual to warm up for the race.
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With Steve in Tasmania as DSA for the Porsche GT3 Cup, and Matt racing in the TA2 up in Queensland we jumped into the studios earlier in the week and caught up with Triple Eight Race Engineering Co-Driver Garth Tander, and the Australian Rally Championship kicked off this weekend in Western Australia with the Forrest Rally in Busselton and Dean Herridge returned for a preview.
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It's the media superstar special of The Driver's Seatthis week, with the doyen of all things ATCC/Supercars history Aaron Noonan the V8 Sleuth making his debut on the show, plus our great mate Michael Caruso joins us to talk about his new role as a co-driver for Tickford Racing, co-host on Network Ten's RPM and his new podcast with David Reynolds
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The Australian Formula One Grand Prix is in the history books and Greg Rust (the voice of the AGP!) joined us on the show this morning to talk about all the fallout and Tickford Racing's Chaz Mostert returns to the show to talk about the stellar start to his 2019 season
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Steven Johnson is at the Australian Grand Prix all this weekend in his role as driving standards adviser for the Porsche Carrera Cup so we jumped in the studio earlier in the week and had a chat to AGP CEO Andrew Westacott
Plus Erebus Motorsport celebrates 200 race starts and we caught up with promising young gun Anton De Pasquale to talk about the season so far.
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We are one round down into the 2019 Championship and the big talking point from the Superloop Adelaide 500 was the dominance of the Ford Mustang. We chat to Tickford Racing's Cam Waters about how he turned around a shocking Saturday to get a podium on Sunday, plus we open the doors to the Classic Cars Corner for the first time in 2019 with Malcolm Owens and talk about "barn finds"
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Season 2019 is officially underway and we've got a massive Superloop Adelaide 500 special for you. South Australia's own Tim Slade took some time out to chat before the season opener, and Nims caught up with Jamie Whincup, Frosty, and Lee Holdsworth to get their thoughts on what the new year will bring
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Ahead of the Superloop Adelaide 500, Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson chat to Shane van Gisbergen about his great form at the season opener in 2017 and 2019, plus Garry Rogers joins us and doesn't hold back about the big off season for Boost Mobile Racing GRM!
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The Ford Mustang Supercar has broken cover and made it's first few appearances in the liveries we'll see on the track and we had a chat to the reigning Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin and his DJR Team Penske teammate Fabian Coulthard at the launch of the new car, and the legendary Dick Johnson joined us too.
We also had a chat with up and coming superstar Cameron Crick who finished third in the Toyota 86 series last year about his prospects for 2019 and how he'll fare in the Carrera Cup.
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The boys are back for another big year, and Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson go through all the craziness of the silly season with seat changes and driver movements, plus we catch up with our Driver's Seat MVPDavid Reynolds ahead of the Penrite Racing Launch and Tim Edwards from Tickford Racing joins us to talk about the huge changes for the team in 2019
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After his sensational axing from Garry Rogers Motorsport and the announcement that he would be joining Red Bull Holden Racing Team as co-driver for Shane Van Gisbergen, the former Series champion and three time Bathurst winner Garth Tander spoke to Paul Hasleby and Ben Cameron on SportsDay WA
Erebus Motorsport is a team on the rise and one bloke who was at the right end of the grid this year was David Reynolds. Our show MVP of 2018, we're going to re-live some of the highlights of Daffid on the show in this episode of the Summer Series
Chris Pither claimed the maiden Supercars title for Garry Rogers Motorsport taking out the 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series at Newcastle last week, and Crispy made his return to the show to talk about his win and the year that was.
It's the final edition of The Driver's Seat for 2018 and we go out with a bang with 2018 Series Champion Scott McLaughlin joining us to talk about his redemption in Newcastle and the story behind the McNuggets celebration.
Plus Super2 Champion Chris Pither returns on the show to talk about a stellar year with Garry Rogers Motorsport and his plans for 2019.
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With both Steve and Matt racing at the Coates Hire Newcastle 500 this weekend, we jumped in the studio earlier in the week and chatted to Triple Eight Race Engineering Team Manager Mark Dutton about his thoughts on 2018 so far (and what he thinks of the Mustang) plus Anton De Pasquale returns to the show to talk about his first year in the main game and we interrupt Dean Herridge at the World Rally Championship Gala for a wrap up of Rally Australia.
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Ahead of his final round with Preston Hire Racing, Lee Holdsworth returns to the show with an honest chat about his challenging season in 2018 and what his future holds for 2019 and beyond.
Dick Johnson returned to the show ahead of this weekend's Grand Finale at the Coates Hire Newcastle 500 to talk about the feeling in the Shell V-Power Racing Team camp heading in to the final round of the year, plus DJ addresses the mixed response from the fans regarding the new Ford Mustang Supercar
We're a week away from the Coates Hire Newcastle 500 and this years championship battle is on a knife edge with 14 points seperating Scott McLaughlin and Shane Van Gisbergen and ahead of the grand finale the legendary Dick Johnson returned to the show to chew the fat
Plus we caught up with Lee Holdsworth to talk about a challenging season so far, and his hopes for 2019
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Last time he was on the show before The Bend our social media accounts turned into Nick Percat week. Well the Brad Jones Racing superstar made his return to the show to talk about his Sunday in Auckland, next year's season opener the Superloop Adelaide 500, and he even gave us the scoop on some driver changes for 2019!
We're three days away from Kennards Hire Rally Australia and the 2016 ARC Champion Molly Taylor made her return to the show to talk about this years championship, what to expect at the Coffs Coast this week, and her role as a Dare To Be Different Ambassador.
No Steven Johnson in the studio today, but Matt MacKelden and Nims Azoor kept the ship on course with another big edition of the show. Nick Percat from Brad Jones Racing joined us to talk about his bit of contact with Cam Waters at Pukekohe, and he even drops some goss about 2019 driver movements!
Also making her glorious return to The Driver's Seat is Molly Taylor to talk about the Australian Rally Championship so far, her role as a "Dare To Be Different" ambassador, and a quick preview of Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour next week.
Plus car flipping - and no it's not what you think it is! Malcolm Owens slides open the doors to the Classic Cars Corner and lets us know what the ins and outs of car flipping are
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We're a fortnight away from the Australian Rally Championship's final round at the Kennards Hire Rally Australia on the Coffs Coast, and ARC Championship Leader Eli Evans joins Matt and Steve to talk about the season so far.
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Before a tyre even hit the track at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint, the big bombshell of Mark Winterbottom leaving Tickford Racing was confirmed and Matt and Steve ponder on what the 2019 driver musical chairs might look like, plus we chat to JDRF Ambassador Jack Perkins from Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing and with two weeks to go in the Australian Rally Championship we chat to Championship leader Eli Evans and we check in with Ryan from Mechanic.com.au for "Ask A Mechanic"
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With the championship battle on a knife edge heading in to Pukekohe, Red Bull Holden Racing Team's Shane Van Gisbergen joins us to talk about the fallout from the Gold Coast 600 and his wrap up of the Enduros
We're into the last few rounds of the Supercars Championship and we travel across the Tasman to the ITM Auckland SuperSprint next weekend. But before we do that, Red Bull Holden Racing Team's Shane Van Gisbergen joins Matt and Steve to talk about the neck and neck battle between himself and Scott McLaughlin, plus our great mate Greg Rust returns for a wrap up on the F1 US GP... and we may have a visit from Kimi Raikkonen too!
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Steven Richards joined us ahead of the Gold Coast 600 and chatted to Matt and Steve about his time as a co-driver with Craig Lowndes, beating his Dad's record at Bathurst, and what the future holds after winning the Pirtek Enduro Cup
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Steven Richards joins us to talk about his Bathurst win with Craig Lowndes a fortnight ago, and about his final Enduro Cup campaign with Lowndesy ahead of the Gold Coast 600.
Plus we talk to Paul Morris about the Stadium Super Trucks ban being upheld and we go through the new Supercars calendar for 2019
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After his fairytale win at Mount Panorama Craig Lowndes caught up with Nims Azoor on this week's edition of The Driver's Seat
A monster edition of the show this week and we look at the rumours and scuttlebutt coming out of pit lane following Bathurst. Plus Warren Luff from Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing makes his Driver's Seat debut and we catch up with a bloke by the name of Craig Lowndes from Autobarn Lowndes Racing who had a pretty good day at the office last Sunday!
Ahead of this years Supercheap Bathurst 1000, Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson had a chat to Fabian Coulthard from the Shell V-Power Racing Team, and we even had a guest appearance from his team mate Scott McLaughlin
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It was a Shell V-Power Racing Team double shot this week as we caught up with DJR Team Penske's Fabian Coulthard earlier in the week and Scott McLaughlin made a guest appearance as well.
Plus we also caught up with the 2017 Bathurst Champion for Erebus along with Dave Reynolds, Luke Youlden joined us on the show
Heading in to the ARC final at Coffs Harbour next month, Steve and Matt catch up with Harry Bates after his win at the Adelaide Hills Rally
We're a week out from the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and Matt and Steve are back in the studio to look towards the great race, plus we chat to Chelsea Angelo who'll be making her debut in a SuperUte at Mount Panorama next weekend.
Plus we chat to the winner of the Adelaide Hills Rally and 2018 ARC Championship contender Harry Bates!
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Enduro debutant Will Brown joined Steve Johnson and Matt MacKelden on the show to talk about his impressive practice at the Sandown 500, and his first main game stint in Supercars
It was a dominant performance by the Triple Eight team in the Sandown 500 last weekend and an ominous warning shot was fired ahead of the Bathurst 1000 in two weeks’ time. Team Principal Roland Dane joined Steven Johnson and Matt MacKelden to talk about the very impressive performance to kick off the Pirtek Enduro Cup.
We've got all the fallout from the opening chapter of the Pirtek Enduro Cup that saw Triple Eight dominate the field at Sandown last weekend with their Team Principal Roland Dane joining us on the show.
Plus we catch up with Will Brown who topped the time sheets in Practice 3 on the Friday, and our old mate Chris Pither joins us to talk about the remarkable recovery from back of the grid to Top Ten
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Ahead of the Sandown 500, Brad Jones joined us on the show to talk about the impressive showing of BJR in the Supercars championship this year.
It's Retro Round at the Sandown 500 and with Steve Johnson back behind the wheel for Touring Car Masters, Matt in his SuperUte, and Nims just being a punter this weekend we jumped in the studios early and were joined by James Courtney after his awesome run at Tailem Bend on the Saturday, reigning Sandown 500 Champion Cam Waters, and Brad Jones stopped by for a chat too!
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Former co-host of "The Driver's Seat" and three time guest (oh and he's also the current Bathurst Champion) David Reynolds made his glorious return to the show ahead of Erebus Motorsport's Open Day on Sunday where they revealed their throwback livery for Sandown - a tribute to the Graeme Bailey and Allan Grice 1986 Chickadee Commodore
The boys are back in the studio live after a week off last week and making another return to the show is the current Bathurst champion, and former co-host of the show David Reynolds had a chat with us prior to the unveiling of Erebus Motorsport's retro liveries for Sandown. Plus we celebrate Steven Johnson's birthday with Race Rewind looking at his first race win - the GMC Canberra 400 back in 2001
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Bathurst 1999 will often be remembered as Dick Johnson's final appearance in Australia's greatest race but it was also memorable for both Dick and Steve teaming up and narrowly missing the podium. Steve looks back at the emotion charged race and racing with his old man at Mount Panorama.
We're just around the corner from the Enduros and someone who's had a fair bit of success in the longer races is Mark Winterbottom. The 2015 Series Champion and 2013 Bathurst Winner joined Nims Azoor for a chat ahead of the Sandown 500
After a monster win for Red Bull Holden Racing Team at The Bend Motorsport Park, Jamie Whincup joined Nims Azoor to talk about the upcoming enduros and the eye accident before Tailem Bend that could have been nasty for the reigning champion
We said The Bend would be a game changer for the championship and it certainly did shake things up! It was all Red Bull Holden Racing Team last weekend and Jamie Whincup joined us on the show to give us a recap, plus Mark Winterbottom had a chat with us ahead of the Enduros.
And as a Father's Day special, Steve Johnson wound the clock back in Race Rewind and we reminisced about Bathurst 1999 and Dick's final appearance at Australia's Greatest Race
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Prior to heading to the OTR SuperSprint current Championship leader Shane Van Gisbergen from Red Bull Holden Racing Team joined Steven Johnson and Nims Azoor to talk about his experience at the Red Rooster Sydney Supernight 300 plus his preperation for the brand new track at The Bend Motorsport Park
It's another pre-recorded show this week with Steve Johnson having his role as DSA for the Carerra Cup keeping him in Tailem Bend and away from the studio, but that didn't stop us from jumping in the studio earlier in the week.
Shane Van Gisbergen joined Steve and Nims for a chat before the Bend, plus our mate Dean Herridge returns to update us on the Australian Rally Championship, and we jump into the Classic Cars Corner with Malcolm Owens
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Nick Percat, the first South Australian born driver to win the Bathurst 1000 and the first local driver to win the Clipsal 500, joined Matt and Steve to talk about the latest addition to the Supercars season - the all new track at The Bend Motorsport Park
We're a week away from the OTR SuperSprint at Tailem Bend at the all new track and the pride of South Australia and former Bathurst champion Nick Percat joined Matt and Steve to talk about his experience at The Bend Motorsport Park.
Plus we talked about the retirement of Fernando Alonso from Formula One and the introduction of the Mustang NASCAR.
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The current Bathurst Champion David Reynolds from Erebus Penrite Motorsport joined Matt and Steve in the studio to give us his thoughts on the SuperNight at SMP
Three time Bathurst Champion and 2007 Series Champion Garth Tander from Garry Rogers Motorsport joined us on the show to talk about his thoughts on the Sydney SuperNight, thoughts on how he would improve it, and his impressions of the Bend Motorsport Park
We're back live in the studio this week with a special guest co-host: the reigning Bathurst Champion David Reynolds jumps into the co-host chair with Steve Johnson and Matt MacKelden with all the wash up from the SuperNight 300.
Plus 3-time Bathurst Champion Garth Tander joins us on the show to give us his thoughts from Sydney and his thoughts on The Bend Motorsport Park
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With Steve Johnson having Carrera Cup commitments this race round we had to jump in the studio earlier in the week so we couldn't go through the wash up of the SuperNight, but we did catch up with Chaz Mostert from Tickford Racing and the Driving Standards Advisor for Supercars Craig Baird joined us to give us his thoughts on night racing, and Ryan from Mechanic.com.au joined us for this month's "Ask A Mechanic"
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We're back in the studio after a huge weekend at Queensland Raceway last week, and we check in with Ryan Story from DJR Team Penske to see the progress of the Mustang ahead of it's Supercars debut in 2019, plus Jack Le Brocq from TEKNO Autosports joins us for his mid season report card
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Will Davison returned to the Driver's Seat before heading up to Queensland Raceway and gave us his thoughts on the fallout from the Townsville 400
Ahead of the 2018 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint we wound back the clock with the Race Rewind and Steve Johnson joined us (from his holiday as well!) to talk about his win at Queensland Raceway back in 2001 with Paul Radisich.
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Ahead of his final appearance at the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint last week, Craig Lowndes from Autobarn Lowndes Racing joined Nims Azoor on the show to talk about what the future holds for him, his goals for his final season of full time driving, and how RD can pick who his co-driver in the Enduros will be!
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With both Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson up at QR for the weekend (one in a SuperUte and one eating hot dogs) we jumped in the studio earlier in the week and Craig Lowndes had a catch up with Nims, plus we did Race Rewind again and Steve looked back at his win in the Queensland 500 back in 2001, and we had a chat to Will Davison from 23Red Racing
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After a big round in Townsville both Matt and Steve are back in the studio with all the fallout from an eventful round. We talk to Michael Caruso from Nissan Motorsport and get his thoughts on the shunt that knocked him out of Sunday, plus we look back at Craig Lowndes announcement of his retirement before the round even started on the Friday
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Both Matt and Steve are racing this weekend in Townsville but we did jump in the studio earlier in the week and we had a chat to Greg Rust about the latest in F1 following the Austrian GP, plus we had a chat with Bernadette Cooper who is the driving force behind bringing TCM to Townsville.
Plus in case you missed it, 23 year old Matt Campbell tasted success at Le Mans a few weeks ago and Gerard Whateley from 1116 SEN had a chat with him after.
Australia's newest race track The Bend Motorsport Park plays host to Round 11 of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship with the OTR SuperSprint and to tell us a bit more about the exciting new world class facility, Dr. Sam Shahin joined Steven Johnson and Matt MacKelden to give us some insight on The Bend.
Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson put Tickford Racing boss Tim Edwards in the hot seat and get an update on their season so far.
Plus Dr. Sam Shahin has a chat about The Bend Motorsport Park hosting the Supercars OTR SuperSprint on 24th - 26th, and the latest round winner of the Carrera Cup in Hidden Valley Dylan O'Keeffe!
In Episode 2 of The Driver's Seat Podcast, Matt MacKelden and Malcolm Owens have an in depth chat to James Brock about his life, his career and of course the legendary Peter Brock.
We're back live in the studio this week and Matt and Steve wrap up all the action from the Darwin Triple Crown, Anton De Pasquale from Erebus Motorsport joins us to talk about his debut season and what it's like to be under the wing of David Reynolds.
Plus we get Steve to recap a very successful round in his Touring Car Masters Championship defence, and we slide open the Classic Cars Corner with Malcolm Owens
As part of our Legends Special with Dick Johnson as guest host, we caught up with Craig Lowndes from Autobarn Lowndes Racing ahead of the Darwin Triple Crown last week to look back at Lowdnesy's great memories of Hidden Valley
A special edition of the Driver's Seat this week. Steve Johnson is racing in Round 4 of the Touring Car Masters this week so we had to jump in the studio earlier in the week and record the show - but it's a big one with Dick Johnson guest hosting, plus Bathurst legend Jim Richards joined us on the show ahead of his #TCM2018 debut in Darwin, and someone who's really enjoyed racing at Hidden Valley in the past 20 years Craig Lowndes joins us too!!
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Todd Hazelwood returns to the show in his first year as a full time Supercars driver after winning the Dunlop Super2 in 2017 to talk about his year so far with Matt Stone Racing.
Matt and Steve catch up with Lee Holdsworth ahead of the Darwin Triple Crown this weekend to talk about his milestone 400th Race, and we see how many more races Lee needs to break Steve's Supercars record!
We're a week away from the Darwin Triple Crown and the lads get some of your opinions on what's going to happen next round, plus Matt and Steve chat too Preston Hire Racing's Lee Holdsworth who celebrated his 400th race last round, and Todd Hazelwood from Matt Stone Racing joined us as well - and it's mid year so we gave the top ten their mid year report cards!
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Welcome to the inagural editon of The Driver's Seat Podcast. Join Matt MacKelden and Malcolm Owens as they talk about more than just racing and classic cars, but all things motoring.
A huge edition this week with Leigh Diffey from NBC Sports joining us to talk about Will Power's landmark win in the Indy500 and Greg Rust steps out of "Rusty's Garage" to recap Daniel Ricciardo's extraordinary win at the Monaco GP.
Plus after ambushing him in pit lane at Winton, Scott Pye returns serve and joins Matt and Steve on the show and Malcolm Owens opens up the Classic Cars Corner.
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Things are looking on the up for Rick Kelly and the team at Nissan Motorsport after a stellar win in Race 13 at Winton and he joined Steve Johnson and Matt MacKelden for a chat to talk about the future at Kelly Racing, looking ahead to Darwin and much more.
A huge week for Nissan Motorsport with Rick Kelly getting on the top step after Race 13 at Winton and he joined Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson to talk about the win, the improved showing of all the Altimas in the past few rounds, and what the future holds for Kelly Racing.
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23Red Racing boss Phil Munday joined Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson on the show this week to talk about the brand new team, the addition of Will Davison to the lineup, and the future of the brand new team.
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Tickford Racing young gun Tom Randle returned to the Driver's Seat with Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson to talk about his success in Perth in the Super2 Series.
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It's our Winton Special, as Matt and Steve grab the microphones and take to pit lane for the RycoFilters Roadside Red Carpet and chat to Michael Caruso, Scott Pye, Tim Slade, and Greg Murphy.
Plus we caught up Phil Munday from 23 Red Racing, Betty Klimenko from Erebus Motorsport and Tickford Racing's Super2 Superstar Thomas Randle returns to the show after a HUGE weekend at Perth
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VASC Championship Leader Scott McLaughlin joins us on the show to talk about his remarkable win in Perth last week, and Mark Winterbottom chats to Steve Johnson and Nims Azoor ahead of the next round in Winton.
PLUS: Ask A Mechanic returns thanks to Ryco Filters, and we'll interrupt Matty's honeymoon once again as well!
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The reigning defending Supercars champion Jamie Whincup makes his debut on the show, and Steve Johnson and Nims Azoor caught up with the seven time champ ahead of last weekend's Perth Supersprint.
The reigning defending Supercars champion Jamie Whincup makes his debut on the show, and Steve Johnson and Nims Azoor caught up with the seven time champ ahead of this weekend's Perth Supersprint.
Plus Greg Rust from Rusty's Garage recaps a frantic day for Red Bull at the Baku F1, and rally superstar Dean Herridge joins us with all the wash up from Round 2 of the Australian Rally Championship
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Dave Reynolds makes his return to The Driver's Seat to talk about the stellar season he's had so far as he sits outright second on points in the Championship.
Plus Chris Pither joins the lads to talk about his rise up the rankings in the Super2 ahead of Round 3 in Perth next weekend.
In this week's edition of the Ryco Hot Lap, we look at Daniel Ricciardo pulling off a brilliant drive to win the Chinese Grand Prix after starting the race from sixth on the grid. Plus I think Matt might have a few words to say about Max Verstappen as well!
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What a massive edition of the show this week! It was announced during the week that the Mustang would be making it's return to Supercars with ALL Ford teams driving a Mustang in 2019.
Last year's winner of the Phillip Island 500 Chaz Mostert joined us as well, plus Greg Rust gave us a quick recap of the first week of racing at Tailem Bend in the Shannons Nationals and Daniel Ricciardo's big win in China, and we caught up with Malcolm Owens in this week's Classic Cars Corner!
Craig Lowndes is our special guest on the show this morning as he joined Matt and Steve to talk about his amazing performance at the Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint.
Plus our very own Steven Johnson had a stellar time in Symmons Plains as well, dominating in the second round of the Touring Car Masters.
In this week's edition of the Ryco Hot Lap, there was bedlam happening in Argentina in the MotoGP which included Valentino Rossi accusing Marc Marquez of 'destroying' MotoGP!
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Our very own Steven Johnson was in action at the Bathurst 6 Hour over the Easter weekend alongside his Garth Walden Racing co-drivers Marcel Zalloua and Robert Woods.
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Matt MacKelden is joined by Nims Azoor in the studio today because Steve Johnson is racing at the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour this Easter weekend but we'll catch up with him via phone.
Nick Percat had the best weekend of his Supercars career to date with two Podiums at the Coates Hire Melbourne 400 on the weekend and Matt MacKelden caught up with him after Day One of Qualifying.
A special edition of the show with Matt and Steve joined by Peter Hackett and Dom Story for our Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix extravaganza! The boys go through all the results from the last three days of racing, plus as a BONUS - Matt MacKelden caught up with Nick Percat on day one after qualifying
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We're a week away from the Australian Grand Prix and Matt and Steve look at the results from the F1 Tests in Barcelona and touch on the first ever Supercars race in Melbourne for Championship points, plus Garry Rogers drops by for a chat, and we have a look at some classic cars of the screen with Malcolm Owens in the Classic Cars Corner
It was a perfect way to start the Supercars Championship and Shane Van Gisbergen did it with style going back to back and having the perfect race on both days. He joined Matt and Steve to recap a weekend of ups and downs for Red Bull Holden Racing Team
Tickford Racing's Thomas Randle had his first taste of Supercars when he made his debut at the Adelaide 500 but sadly a bit of bad luck ended his debut in the Super2 Series and he joined Matt and Steve to recap his weekend.
On this week's show Matt and Steve are back in the studio after the Adelaide 500 last week, plus Shane Van Gisbergen joined us to talk about his perfect start to the season with his back to back win in Adelaide last weekend and the controversy surrounding the shootout.
We also chat to up and coming Super2 driver Thomas Randle who had his debut Super2 campaign foiled by Turn 8 and a power steering failure, plus we recap Matt and Steve's performance in the SuperUtes and Touring Car Masters.
It's a special edition of the show with Steve Johnson and Matt MacKelden on location at the Adelaide 500. The lads are racing in the Touring Car Masters and the SuperUtes Series respectively, but they did take some time when they weren't on the track to catch up with some drivers and team members around the circuit - PLUS Malcolm Owens opens the Classic Cars Corner!
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We're one week away from the Adelaide 500 and Matt and Steve interrupt Tim Slade's Sunday morning dog washing duties to chat about his domination at the pre-season test drive, plus two time winner of the Adelaide 500 Garth Tander joins us too - and a Dick Johnson memory of the Clipsal 500 that you've never heard!
On this edition of the Driver's Seat, Matt and Steve catch up with Jack Le Brocq ahead of his debut Supercars season fresh off Super2, plus we chat to Toby Price about the news that he'll be taking the field in a Triton for the SuperUtes!
The legendary Dick Johnson joins us in the studio for the show and we catch up with Dave Reynolds to talk about the horror crash that ended the Bathurst 12 Hour, plus Malcolm Owens talks the Ford Mustang in the Classic Cars Corner.
Steve and Matt are back in the studio and we kick off the year with the boys chatting to Scott McLaughlin ahead of the Bathurst 12 Hour, Cole Hitchcock from Supercars gives us a look at the year ahead, and Steve and Matt gaze into the crystal ball and give us their predictions for 2018.
This week, we're celebrating our Champions of 2017! Matty and Steve are joined by Dunlop Super2 Series Champion Todd Hazelwood, V8 Utes Champion Kim "The Assasin" Jane, the man who "coulda-woulda-shoulda-been" the Supercars Champion... but nonetheless is an all-round champion bloke... Scott McLaughlin, and then Dick Johnson joins us to celebrate Stevie's first-ever championship win. Plus the guys recap their Top 5 highlights of the year. It's a BIG final show, thanks to Kubota - advocates for safe driving.
This week, Stevie J joins the show live from his secret testing hideaway as he prepares his car for Newcastle and tries not to reveal any classified information. The boys chat to legendary motorsport broadcaster Greg Rust as he prepares for the next chapter in his extraordinary career, Kevin Magee offers his thoughts on the 2017 MotoGP season, and Russell White joins us from Driver Safety Australia to look at the question of how youn is too young for kids to get behind the wheel? That's The Drivers Seat - powered by Kubota: advocates for safe driving.
Supercars youngest ever driver, 17 year old Alex Rullo, joins Matt and Steve to talk about his first season in the big time and recent split with LDM. Plus Kubota's own Malcolm Owens on what to look for when buying a classic car, Driver Safety Safety Australia's Russell White on Victoria's proposed drink driving penalties and Stevie unleashes a Sunday Serve at the Pukekohe race organisers.
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Matt and Steve are joined by DJR Team Penske star Scott McLaughlin ahead of his home Supercars round in New Zealand. Coffs Harbour rally star Nathan Quinn stops by to talk about his quest for a maiden Australian Rally Championship and Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on sharing the road with bikes.
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This week Matt and Steve are joined by the unheralded stars of the endurance series co-drivers Steve Owen (Supercheap Auto Racing with Chaz Mostert) and Luke Youlden (Erebus Motorsport with David Reynolds). Plus Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on the ANCAP safety rating and the boys recap the talking points from last weekend's Supercars, Moto GP and F1 action.
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Matt and Steve go off road this week and chat with Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor and rising rally star Harry Bates. Plus Driver Safety Australia's Russell White stops by to talk about the success of the 120 hours program for learner drivers.
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Matt and Steve are joined by Bathurst champion David Reynolds to talk about his historic win plus Kubota's own Malcolm Owens on the value of former Bathurt racing cars and Stevie's Sunday Serve.
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It's the Bathurst Sunday show and the boys are pumped! Triple Eight's Craig Lowdnes stopped by midweek to talk about his season to date and his expectations at the Mountain plus Steve breaks down the keys to victory at Bathurst and Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on driving in wet conditions.
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Matt and Steve are joined by Sandown 500 champion Prodrive Racing Australia's Cam Waters to talk about his breakthrough win. Plus esteemed motorsport journalist Gordon Lomas on his new book 'Kings of the Mountain,' Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on a documentary trying to eliminate mobile phone use while driving and boys reveal their favourite Bathurst memory.
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With Matt away Benny Jones joins Steve in the host chair after a massive weekend of motorsport. DJR Team Penkse managing director Ryan Story talks about Sandown & what it takes to get ready for Bathurst. Plus Speedcafe's Tom Howard on the Singapore F1 GP, Russell White from Driver Safety Australia on how technology is helping young drivers and Steve reveals his second favourite Bathurst memory.
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Ahead of a massive Sandown 500 Matt and Steve are joined by Nissan Motorsport's Michael Caruso to talk his season so far and what held Steve back from being his co-driver for the enduros. Plus the guys reflect on their third favourite Bathurst memory and Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on preparing for a long road trip.
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Garth Tander talks about his move from the Holden Racing Team back to Garry Rogers Motorsport where his Supercars career began.
A battered and bruised Steve jumps back into host chair after an eventful trip to the snow. The guys are joined by Supercars star Garth Tander to talk about his return to Garry Rogers Motorsport and defending his Sandown 500 crown. Plus Kubota's own Malcolm Owens is back to talk classic cars along with Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on the evolution of road safety.
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With Steve away at the snow Matt is joined by Australian motorsport royalty and 1980 F1 World Champion Alan Jones to talk his latest book and the current world of F1. Plus Speedcafe's Tom Howard recaps the thrilling Belgian GP action and Russell White on safe following distances.
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The guys hand out some road safety advice and Steve chimes in with a comment that may land him in some hot water with his dad.
Jam-packed show with V8 Supercars GM of Corporate Affairs Cole Hitchcock on the possibility of a night race in 2018. Tony D'Alberto explains his DQ at Sydney Motorsport Park, Russell White from Driver Safety Australia on scanning the road plus Craig Dontas on the new SuperUte category.
Will Davison will go up against great mate Jamie Whincup in the Race of Champions at Monster Jam in Melbourne and he isn't afraid to bend the rules to get the job done.
Another massive show with Will Davison stopping by to chat about his upcoming debut in Race of Champions at Monster Jam and Kubota's own Malcolm Owens talking classic cars. Plus Kevin Magee recaps the Austrian Moto GP and Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on country driving.
Dick and John reflect on the 1989 Bathurst win plus find out what Steve did to get JB in trouble thanks to Kubota.
Motorsport royalty Dick Johnson on his journey into racing thanks to Kubota Tractor Australia.
It's a family affair on the show this week with the legendary Dick Johnson jumping in the host chair with Matt and Steve. Dick's longtime friend & Bathurst winning co-driver John Bowe joins the guys along with Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on work place road safety.
Matt and Steve chat with Chaz Mostert fresh off his Ipswich win, Dunlop Motorsport manager Kevin Fitzsimons reveals the toughest track on tyres plus Tom Howard from Speedcafe wraps up the Hungarian GP and Driver Safety Australia's Russell White on road rage.
3xV8 Ute champion Ryal Harris tells the story of how the podium Shoey came to be thanks to Kubota Tractor Australia.
Matt and Steve are joined by Aussie young gun and Porsche Supercup driver Matt Campbell and 3xV8 Ute champion Ryal Harris explains how the first podium 'Shoey' came to be. Plus our two-wheel expert Kevin Magee with some Tour de France inspired Moto GP stats and Russell White from Driver Safety Australia on the Takata airbag recall.
In this week's show Matt and Steve chat with CEO of CAMS Eugene Arocca about the health of motorsport, Fox Sports V8 Supercars presenter Jess Yates shares her journey into the sport plus F1's with Tom Howard from Speedcafe, Russell White from Driver Safety Australia and classic cars with Chris Bowden.
Matt and Steve are joined by Triple Eight boss Roland Dane after Jamie Whincup's breakthrough win in Townsville, V8 Supercars star James Courtney on launching JC Karts plus we talk F1's with Tom Howard from Speedcafe and Russell White from Driver Safety Australia.
Another big week in motorsport and this week, Matt and Steve speak to Nick Percat from Brad Jones Racing ahead of the Watpac Townsville 400, Kevin Magee chats all things MotoGP, plus the boys are joined by Renee Gracie from Team Caltex and Russell White from Driver Safety Australia.
In this week's show, Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson are joined by Shane Van Gisbergen from Red Bull Holden Racing Team and young gun Macauley Jones from BJR. Plus the boys talk F1 and MotoGP with Tom Howard from Speed Cafe, classic cars with Ken Grindrod (the curator of the Gosford Classic Cars Museum) and Russell White from Driver Safety Australia joins us for a chat about post-licence driver testing.
Hosts Matt MacKelden and Steve Johnson talk all things motorsport and this week's special guests include Fabian Coulthard, Cole Hitchcock from V8 Supercars Australia and Russell White from Driver Safety Australia.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with GRM boss Gary Rogers.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat Supercars CEO Matt Braid.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Erebus Motorsport's Dave Reynolds.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Red Bull Racing's Shane van Gisbergen.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with BJR Driver Jason Bright
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with former driver & Fox Sports Greg Murphy.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Network 10's Mark Larkham.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison.
Podcast | Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke debrief the Bathurst 1000.
Was Whincup in the wrong?
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke preview this weekend's Bathurst 1000 & chat with BJR's Tim Slade.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Kevin Fitzsimons from Dunlop.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Sandown 500 winner Warren Luff.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with a Supercars legend Craig Lowndes.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Nissan Motorsport GM Scott Sinclair.
Andrew Clark and Adrian Musolino talk all the latest motor sport with very special guest Renee Gracie
Andrew Clarke is back talking all things V8 Supercars and motorsport from here and around the world.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with V8X Magazine's Adrian Musolino.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Erebus Motorsport's Dave Reynolds.
Matt Worland & Andrew Clarke cover the latest Supercars news & chat with Pro Drive's Chaz Mostert.