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This week's ‘mini' edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol features Jason Bargwanna talking about his year with the Holden Young Lions program in 1997. In this snippet, Bargs talks about how much it cost to be in the program, what was involved, how he nearly ended up in the main Holden Racing Team car at Bathurst, plus his rollercoaster weekend at The Great Race when he put the HYL car on provisional pole then crashed heavily in the morning warm-up. This Mini came from Episode 27 back in 2020. To listen to the rest of the chat, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/3VL1yQp Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've had an incredible chat with George Smith that set a new benchmark for the longest recording in the history of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. He shared so many stories from a career in the sport that has seen him in the middle of many of its most memorable and iconic moments that he and Noonz ended up chatting for almost four hours! We're releasing the first two parts this week. In Part 1, he talks about his current project: restoring the Big Kev Commodore that sat untouched for over 20 years following Paul Morris and Mark Larkham's horror start-line crash at Oran Park in 2000. He then shares stories from his days with Dencar, his chassis building company with Dennis Watson that was responsible for underpinning many of the Holden Commodores that competed in touring car racing from the early-1990s to the mid-2000s, including a tale involving the production line in Elizabeth that Holden executives certainly didn't find funny at the time… He then talks about how he got involved in the sport in the first place in Tasmania, landing a job with Harry Firth at the Holden Dealer Team, then linking up with Colin Bond's Sydney-based HDT outpost. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've had an incredible chat with George Smith that set a new benchmark for the longest recording in the history of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. He shared so many stories from a career in the sport that has seen him in the middle of many of its most memorable and iconic moments that he and Noonz ended up chatting for almost four hours (!) and we're releasing the first two parts this week. In Part 2, he talks about Colin Bond's defection from the Holden Dealer Team to Moffat Ford Dealers for 1977 and shares an incredible story about an unexpected mechanical problem that hit Allan Moffat's #1 Falcon on the morning of that year's Bathurst 1000. He then talks about his move to Datsun/Nissan, initially to work on its rally cars before being a foundation member of its Bluebird Group C touring car program - and he shares a few tales and confirms/dispels a few myths and rumours about the hidden technical trickery the turbocharged rockets possessed.  Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's ‘mini' edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol features Dick Johnson talking about how his team built what were widely renowned as the world's fastest Ford Sierra touring cars in the late 1980s. In this snippet, Dick talks about how he initially had to buy management system chips from Andy Rouse, their very blunt parting of the ways and how the team was able to go its own way on developing the turbocharged rockets, culminating in DJR's ‘ego trip' to the 1988 Silverstone TT to take on Rouse and the factory-backed Eggenberger cars. This Mini came from Episode 14 back in 2019 when we were talking to Dick ahead of writing the sold-out, limited-edition book ‘Dick Johnson Racing/DJR Team Penske: 40 Years of Cars - 1980-2019'. To listen to the rest of the chat, covering the Tru Blu XDs and Greens' Tuf XEs, Group A Mustangs and Sierras, and early Five Litre-era Falcons, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/V8SP14DJohnson We also did another chat with Dick on Episode 157 in 2021 looking at his highs and lows at the Bathurst 1000, which you can listen to here >> https://bit.ly/V8SP157DJohnson Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Race Control: V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars' Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia's Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the betr Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to Andrew Miedecke for this week's episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we're releasing both parts at the same time! In the first part of our two-part chat, he talks about choosing racing cars over horses in his native Tasmania, the story behind a one-off ATCC start in a Volvo in 1971, getting serious in open-wheel racing and trying to go overseas, getting into the car sales business and moving to Port Macquarie, returning to racing in the 1980s and earning the nickname ‘Mad Andy', and finally hitting the big-time in touring cars with a Ford Sierra run on a shoestring budget.  Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to Andrew Miedecke for this week's episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we're releasing both parts at the same time! The second part of our two-part chat looks at the end of the road for Miedecke Motorsport as a touring car operation in 1989 and his union with Peter Brock, going from full-timer to co-driver for a host of elite squads, culminating in a Bathurst 1000 podium finish with Mark Larkham and Stone Brothers Racing in 1997. Miedecke also tells stories from racing NASCARs and winning Targa Tasmania, as well as going racing with son George and their current success in GT4 – which led to an unexpected congratulatory call from one of the biggest names in the automotive world! Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the King's Birthday long weekend coming up, we're looking back at a unique slice of Supercars history that traditionally fell on that public holiday weekend on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. The Canberra 400 only ran for three years (2000-2002) but left an incredible impression on fans and drivers – mainly for how cold it was! We look back through the event's brief history, from the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that happened. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol winds back four decades for a look at the 1984 motorsport year, touching on the big topics and happenings in motorsport in Australia and around the world, from the end of the Group C touring car era, the vast changes to Sandown, the last standalone Australian Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna's arrival in Formula 1, and the failed touring car street race enduro scheduled for that Easter. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to Riana Crehan for this week's episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. She last visited the podcast in late 2020 on Episode 83 (tap here to listen!) and plenty has happened since then! Riana shares stories of her time on reality show SAS Australia, her return to the Supercars broadcast team and some insights into the parts of her role that you don't see on TV, how she and Will Davison don't actually see much of each other during race weekends, and talk about their young son Dash. We also talk about the odds of her getting behind the wheel of podcast friend Richard Craill's Aussie Racing Car – although keep in mind, this episode was recorded and produced prior to the car's unfortunate accident at Wanneroo last weekend...  Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Race Control: V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars' Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia's Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint at Wanneroo Raceway. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're debuting a new ‘mini' edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol, featuring Mark Skaife talking about his favourite chassis from his Supercars career - HRT 045, the car known as ‘Golden Child'. In this snippet, Skaifey talks about how he came to own the car, restoring it, his very first drive of it, how it got its nickname, and why he has such a soft spot for it. This Mini came from Episode 16 back in 2019, our very first year of doing the V8 Sleuth Podcast. To listen to the rest of the chat, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/3yjYxyB We also did another chat with Skaifey on Episode 76 in late 2020, which you can listen to here >> https://bit.ly/V8SPSkaife2 Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to Paul Radisich for this week's episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we're releasing both parts at the same time! In the first part of our two-part chat, he talks about getting into racing in New Zealand, his years spent racing in open-wheelers against some of the biggest names in global motorsport, his early races in touring cars with Denny Hulme, Peter Brock and Dick Johnson, and how those starts parlayed into becoming a two-time World Cup-winning star of Super Touring. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to Paul Radisich for this week's episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we're releasing both parts at the same time! The second part of our two-part chat looks at his years racing in Supercars, beginning with how his four-year stint at Dick Johnson Racing was originally a one-year deal and how he tried to make the switch to another top Ford team after that 1999 season, his aggressive driving style, the dramatic win at the 2001 Queensland 500 and equally as dramatic heartbreak at the 1999 Bathurst 1000. Radisich also opens up about his years at Briggs Motor Sport and his role in bringing Triple Eight into Supercars, his podium finish with Team Kiwi Racing, and the aftermath of his two horrific crashes at Bathurst in 2006 and 2008, as well as tackling your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're continuing our chat with Barry Rogers in this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. In the final part of a two-part chat, Rogers opens up about Garry Rogers Motorsport's involvement in TCR and S5000, as well as how it ended up with the reins of the Australian Racing Group. Rogers also talks about how they came to own a slice of Supercars and why they recently sold out of it, as well as the future of S5000 and the Bathurst International. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to Barry Rogers for this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. In the first part of a two-part chat, Rogers shares stories about growing up with Garry Rogers, Sports Sedan racer, as his dad, and his career outside the sport before joining GRM. He shares some great stories from the team's Volvo era, drivers Scott McLaughlin, Robert Dahlgren, David Wall and James Golding, and talks about the team bowing out of Supercars at the end of the 2019 season. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Race Control: V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars' Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia's Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the inaugural ITM Taupō Super400. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supercars are heading back across the Tasman this weekend with the championship's first visit to Taupō, so we're looking back at the history of the championship racing in New Zealand on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. We look through the event's history, from the Wellington Street Race of the 1980s and the 12-car double-header of 1996, the championship's first visit in 2001 through to its most recent in 2022, along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades… Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol wind back two decades for a look at the 2004 motorsport year, touching on the big topics and happenings in V8 Supercars, F1, MotoGP, NASCAR, Champ Car, IRL and rallying. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week - by popular demand - we've pressed our AN1 Data stats guru Shane Rogers into joining this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. He talks about how he got into motorsport in the first place, working on early Supercars web/results data sites Conrod.com.au and VESRIX and getting a job CAMS after being told not to tell CAMS in the interview that he had any interest in motorsport! Shane then tackles the stat questions you sent us via social media as well as bringing to the table some of his favourite obscure and unusual statistics and facts from ATCC/Supercars history - including the wild tale behind the oldest driver ever to start a championship race, and some crazy stories he's uncovered from the youth of a future Supercars Hall of Famer. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've asked and we're answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - The 1988 Bathurst 24 Hour - no, that's not a typo - Does the Australian Touring Car Championship title still exist? - The fate of an early privateer EB Falcon - The nationality with the most ATCC/SC starts behind Australia and New Zealand - Mitsubishi's podium history - The biggest year-on-year rise or fall in the standings for a full-time driver - Forgotten stars that sampled stock cars at the Thunderdome - Peter Brock's 1990 season; an ATCC/Bathurst double that got away? - And plenty more!  Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're continuing our chat with veteran engineer Phil Keed for this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. The second and final part of our two-part chat covers the Supercars part of his career, which began when he joined the championship full-time in 2003. Keed covers his years at Team Brock and PWR and the relationship he built with Jason Bright, and how it evolved across stints across three different teams. He also shares stories from his time at Ford Performance Racing, why he shifted to Brad Jones Racing, how he and Fabian Coulthard came to separately move to DJR Team Penske at the same time and how it all ended, starting again at Team 18 and returning to his current home engineering Bryce Fullwood at BJR. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to veteran engineer Phil Keed for this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. Although he's long been a fixture within the Supercars paddock, the first part of our two-part chat looks back at his career prior to joining the championship full-time in 2003.  Keed talks about where his passion for motorsport came from, and how he got his start in the industry by cold-calling Colin Bond's workshop while he was still in high school! He shares stories of going to Bathurst with the team, and why they pointed him in the direction of becoming an engineer instead of a mechanic. He also shares a heap of incredible stories from his years in rallying, where he rose from working for Ralliart in Australia to becoming multiple world champion Tommi Makinen's engineer at the Prodrive-run Subaru World Rally Team. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/  

This week's V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol continues Garth Tander's first visit to the show since 2019. The second and final part of our chat picks up with more memories from his time racing Formula Ford, beginning with a hilarious story about a tangle with Marcos Ambrose and the reception they copped from both of their dads when they returned to the pits. He also shares the story of how he slept in on the day of his evaluation test with Garry Rogers Motorsport, as well as his reaction to Garry Rogers' infamous dress-ups during his early years with the team, plus his continuing confusion over why his first Supercars race win was reawarded to John Bowe. We also talk about his role behind a microphone instead of a steering wheel, his take on Shane van Gisbergen's NASCAR move, and a trip through his three biggest fines from his racing career. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

Garth Tander returns to the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol for the first time since Ep. 17 back in 2019 – and he's added a couple more Bathurst 1000 wins since then! This time around he reflects on the sudden and unexpected end to his full-time Supercars career and the part surrounding it that angered him the most, plus how his quick shift to a co-driver role at Triple Eight came about. He hits out at Supercars' new ‘primary driver must start' rule at the 2024 endurance races, takes us inside what it was like preparing for the COVID Bathurst 1000 in 2020, and tells the story of how he helped wrangle Shane van Gisbergen for the morning TV interviews after winning the 2022 Bathurst 1000. He also opens up about his switch to Grove Racing, how and why it came about, and whether we'll see him behind the wheel in any categories outside of Supercars this year, and we end the first of our two-part chat going back to his championship-winning season in Formula Ford in 1997, including how he landed backing from Bunnings and a couple of pivotal moments in his campaign. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We continue our chat with multiple national champion, production car and Porsche icon Peter Fitzgerald in this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. In the final part of our two-part chat, Fitzy shares stories from the GT-P and Nations Cup era, his other tilts at the Bathurst 1000 – including a memorable one with Captain Peter Janson! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to multiple national champion, production car and Porsche icon, and inaugural Bathurst 12 Hour winner Peter Fitzgerald in this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. Fitzy shares the story of how he became a racing rookie at the age of 27 at the wheel of an ex-Pete Geoghegan Porsche, with a bit of tutelage and advice from Frank Gardner. He shares tales of how he funded his racing - including the deal that funded his first attempt to race at the Bathurst 1000 in 1981 - as well has his side of the infamous tale of how Brad Jones' dad flagged him down in Albury to secure a pivotal co-drive for his son! He also shares the story of how he managed to seamlessly switch sponsorship deals from Yokohama to Goodyear, as well as a couple of tales from his victory with Allan Grice and Nigel Arkell in the inaugural Bathurst 12 Hour in 1991. It proved his only victory in the opening era of the race - and he talks about how the win slipped away in 1993 and when the race moved to Eastern Creek in 1995. We also briefly touch on his touring car racing, including a year in the Benson & Hedges BMW squad as co-driver to Alan Jones and Denny Hulme, netting a Bathurst class podium in the process. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

Throughout 2024 on the V8 Sleuth Podcast feed we're going to take a look back through Australian motorsport history with a series of Ryco Rewind episodes that explore the great races, drivers and cars from the past on the anniversary of them unfolding. For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Winton round of the 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship, the first championship round run to the new international Group A Touring Car regulations. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/

The V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol looks ahead to next weekend's Repco Bathurst 12 Hour! Aaron Noonan is joined by the voice of the 12 Hour, Richard Craill, to preview the 2024 edition of Australia's International Enduro.  Buy the Official Repco Bathurst 12 Hour Program >> https://bit.ly/3Ss8mRj Buy Bathurst: Going Global >> https://bit.ly/4bpWV5h

Throughout 2024 on the V8 Sleuth Podcast feed we're going to take a look back through Australian motorsport history with a series of Ryco Rewind episodes that explore the great races, drivers and cars from the past on the anniversary of them unfolding. For our first Ryco Rewind, we're going back to the Sandown round of the 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship when 'The Kid', Craig Lowndes, showed his win on debut under lights at Eastern Creek was no fluke! Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/

This week, the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol winds back three decades for a look at the 1994 motorsport year, one tinged with controversy and tragedy around the world. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

The V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol is back for 2024! We're kicking off the new season with a chat about the recently released book The Boss: The Inside Story of Allan Moffat and his Trans-Am Mustang. Noonz sits down with author David Hassall, who shares several stories about how the book came together, a peek at some of the incredible information and memorabilia that was uncovered as part of his research, some of the mysteries that were solved and myths that were debunked along the way, and gives us a hint at what might be the next book in the series. Buy the book here! >> https://bit.ly/3Hs2Sku V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

You've asked and we're answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Where the first Supercar Shane van Gisbergen drove is now, and does his history with it make it more valuable? - Favourite ATCC/SC liveries of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s - The fate of DJR EF6 - BMW's lost plot to win the Bathurst 24 Hour - Race numbers - Letters on driver overalls - Slightly wrong elements of liveries on restored cars - Symmons Plains' move to August on the 2024 Supercars calendar - And plenty more!  Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to multiple national champion Darren Hossack on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the second and final part of our two-part chat, Darren shares more stories from his long career in motorsport. We start out with two infamous crashes from 1998; the first of which isn't well known, while the other in Bathurst 1000 practice wasn't technically a crash until two other cars turned up. He shares stories from his last three drives in the ‘Great Race' with Romano Racing in 1999, Kmart Racing in 2000 and Ford Performance Racing in 2003.  He also talks about taking over John Gourlay's Saab Sports Sedan - including shaking it down on the Thunderdome! - and his tense rivalry with Tony Ricciardello and his iconic Alfa Romeo GTV, through to moving into a new Audi A4 Sports Sedan designed and built by Gourlay and Hossack's dad. He also opens up on his injuries from a nasty speedway crash in 2015 that ended his time in the Audi, and plenty more. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to multiple national champion Darren Hossack on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. Darren shares plenty of stories in the first part of our two-part chat, recorded in his workshop. He talks about buying his first kart through the Trading Post, joining elite karting outfit Drew Price Engineering for a two-week stint that ended up stretching into many years, claiming Spectrum's first Formula Ford title, racing a rotary-powered Gemini Sports Sedan, how helping a young Paul Dumbrell in karting eventually led to a V8 Supercars drive, and plenty more. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We wrap up our chat with Supercars race and championship-winning engineer Scott Sinclair on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the final part of a two-part chat, Scott talks about the dramatic title-changing race at Homebush in 2010 where crashes left the Dick Johnson Racing and Triple Eight crews racing each other to repair their cars, his shift to the Holden Racing Team amid a lull period for the once-great team, and moving into a team management role with Nissan Motorsport and the efforts to make the Altima a competitive proposition, and what drove his decision to leave the team at the end of 2019 and his stint on the Supercars Commission. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to Supercars race and championship-winning engineer Scott Sinclair on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the first part of a two-part chat, Scott talks about being in the crowd at Bathurst on race day in 1990 and early visits to Wanneroo touring car rounds, being part of a winning Formula SAE team, his baptism of fire as a Development Series race engineer at Dick Johnson Racing, plus his graduation to running Will Davison in the ‘main game' in 2007. He also shares stories from his time engineering James Courtney, including revealing the turning point in 2009 that put the team on the path towards its upset 2010 championship victory. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

RACE CONTROL: A recent addition to the V8 Sleuth Podcast, Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars' Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia's Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Supercars round. Included in this post-2023 VAILO Adelaide 500 edition: - The Lap 1 incident between Will Brown and Anton De Pasquale in the Saturday race that effectively ended Shane van Gisbergen's title challenge - The Nick Percat/Jack Le Brocq incident early in the Saturday race where they interlocked wheels - The skirmishes between Broc Feeney and Chaz Mostert early in the Saturday race, which resulted in Mostert being awarded a five-second time penalty - The pitlane tangle between James Golding and Macauley Jones during the Saturday race - The Shane van Gisbergen/Thomas Randle incident entering the ‘Staircase' during the Sunday  - The assistant that Baird has to help him find all the vision of any incident - The Super2 Series incident between Zak Best and Nash Morris during the Saturday race that resulted in a points penalty for Best The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

With the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship set to be decided this weekend at the VAILO Adelaide 500, this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own looks back at the greatest final-round title deciders across ATCC/Supercars history.  Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

You've asked and we're answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own.  Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Where Shane van Gisbergen's first race-winning Supercar is now - The most ‘valuable' car still racing in Australia - How many Benson & Hedges Sierras were there? - The chances of a Steven/Jett Johnson Bathurst 1000 wildcard - The greatest winning margin in the Supercars era - What Noonz bought at the Diecast Model Expo - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to Supercars race winner and multiple Super2 Series champion Steve Owen on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the second and final part of a two-part chat, he talks about the scary moment during the 2006 Adelaide 500 where he passed out behind the wheel due to the severe in-car heat, and stepping back to the Development Series twice and winning both times. He also talks about joining Triple Eight as a co-driver and winning his first Supercars Championship race - in ‘budgie smugglers' - and landing a full-time return to the category, and opens up on his fiery start-line shunt with Karl Reindler at Barbagallo in 2011, as well as his race-winning spell as an Enduro Cup co-driver at Tickford Racing. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions - well, what was left of them, as he answered a lot of them during the course of the main chat! Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to Supercars race winner and multiple Super2 Series champion Steve Owen on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the first part of a two-part chat, he reveals how he's actually a second-generation Bathurst 1000 racer, working three different jobs to pay for his first Formula Ford, and studying psychology at university before dropping out when a big racing opportunity came along. He also tells a funny story about his first drive of a V8 Supercar, talks about his Indy Lights test, the ‘misunderstanding' with Peter Brock that helped get him a Bathurst 1000 drive, and the early years of his Supercars career. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

RACE CONTROL: A new addition to the V8 Sleuth Podcast, Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars' Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia's Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Supercars round. Included in this post-2023 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 edition: - David Reynolds cutting the first chicane while battling to hold off Brodie Kostecki for the win on the final lap of the Sunday race - James Golding's flick-spin on the exit of the first chicane that led to Scott Pye hitting the wall late in the Sunday race - Matt Payne and James Courtney's showdown at the Beach Chicane during the Saturday race that resulted in a five-second time penalty for Payne - Contact between Andre Heimgartner and Todd Hazelwood late in the Sunday race that resulted in a 15-second time penalty for Heimgartner. - The new kerb-hop sensors, bad sportsmanship flags, and why drivers, teams and fans aren't told just how many kerb-hops a driver has left - The big misconception about what the bad sportsmanship flag actually means for how many ‘lives' a driver has left - Barry Ryan's suggestion on something MotoGP does that Supercars could employ to balance out chicane-cutting The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

The Supercars are set to tackle the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, so we're looking back at the history of racing on the Surfers Paradise streets on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. We look through the event's history, from its controversial beginnings in 1991 through to the modern-day Supercars event, along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades… Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to Tony Cochrane on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the second and final part of our two-part chat, he gives his take on the Gen3 car, the sport's fans, some of the key learnings from his time in the AFL and one thing in particular that could be applied to Supercars, John Farnham, the emotions behind his exit from the sport in 2012, and plenty more. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, which turned up some great tales – including an infamous 1996 meeting where he illustrated who actually owned the category. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to Tony Cochrane on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. In the first part of a two-part chat, he talks about growing up, where his interest in events came from, bringing Frank Sinatra to Australia, his first car, fans, the Adelaide 500, the ‘Battle for Bathurst' and cleaning up the Bathurst 1000, and setting up V8 Supercars. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

You've asked and we're answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a special Repco Bathurst 1000 Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Which races had the best and worst levels of reliability - The biggest age difference between the oldest and youngest drivers on the grid - The lowest car number never to win the race - International drivers - Cars that limped to the chequered flag - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

Our next stop for Repco Bathurst 1000 race week for 2023 on the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own is a chat with Brad Owen, who surely has one of the greatest jobs in Australian motorsport: he is the co-ordinator at the National Motor Racing Museum at Mount Panorama! Brad takes us behind the scenes at the museum, discussing how he got the job in the first place, what's involved in running it and the stories behind some of the cars that have graced its halls. FYI, if you're at Mount Panorama for the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, here's when the NMRM is open: Tuesday 3 October / Wednesday 4 October: 9am to 5pm Thursday 5 October / Friday 6 October: 8am to 5pm Saturday 7 October: 8am to 5:30pm Sunday 8 October: 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday 9 October: 8am to 4:30pm Tuesday 10 October: Closed

We kick off Repco Bathurst 1000 week for 2023 on the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own with a special podcast with Dan Bowden, who shares the story behind the Bowden family's love of motorsport and cars, how it began for father David Bowden and some of the tales behind the iconic race cars that have come into their collection, including the ultra-rare Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV, Pete Geoghegan's Super Falcon, Peter Brock's Bathurst-winning Holden Torana A9Xs and many more. Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

We're talking to James Courtney on this week's double episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden's Own.  We cover plenty of ground across a two-part chat touching on many facets of his career. In Part 1, he talks about his regular ‘story time' with his Tickford teammates where they hit him up for tales from his days racing overseas - some of which he shares with us! He also talks about the influence of longtime manager Alan Gow - including a fax he sent to him back in the day - his missed opportunity to do Bathurst with Peter Brock, his 2010 championship season, the fallout and his move to the Holden Racing Team for 2011. He also talks about his decision to switch his focus to racing in Australia and reveals a couple of other enduro opportunities that preceded his 2005 Supercars debut… Learn more about Bowden's Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/