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We're talking to Charlie O'Brien on our final episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco for 2022. In the last part of our two-part chat, Charlie talks about his years driving at the Bathurst 1000 for Allan Moffat, Dick Johnson and Tony Longhurst, his years racing NASCAR in Australia and his disastrous attempts to qualify for a Winston Cup race in the early 1990s. He also talks about racing in Super Touring, including the hilarious story behind his sponsorship by Virgin Cola, as well as racing in and winning the Bathurst 12 Hour with Mazda. Charlie also talks about coming back to race Carrera Cup in the 2000s and how it led to his final V8 Supercar race start at the 2004 Sandown 500 – and why that race remains a regret – and racing in V8 Utes. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
We're talking to Craig Denyer on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. Father of Grant and a veteran of the Australian motorsport scene, Denyer shares plenty of incredible stories from his time in racing, beginning with his first encounter with motorsport at a Hume Weir Boxing Day meeting in the late 1960s, through to racing himself, his part in Allan Grice and Graeme Bailey's famous win in the 1986 Bathurst 1000, through to tales from the inaugural running of Gold Coast Indy, the birth of the Bathurst 24 Hour, plus the story of V8 Utes from go to woah – including the alternative he and Bill West proposed that lost out to SuperUtes. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
We're talking to Nathan Pretty this week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 2, Nathan talks about racing for three different factory Holden teams in 2002, shares stories about racing the Garry Rogers Motorsport-built Nations Cup Holden Monaro 427C and his little mishap during the Bathurst 24 Hour, and racing with Peter Brock as a teammate both in rallying and circuit racing. He also talks about his loyalty to Holden – and the opportunities to race a Ford that he turned down – and what hampered him in his one shot at a full time V8 Supercars drive. Nathan also chats about his 2006 Development Series and the comments that led him to copping a massive pull-through over the phone from Larry Perkins, his final years in V8 Supercars and his years in V8 Utes – and chats about his ‘good friend' Randy Corners. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our V8 Sleuth Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/
For Grant Johnson, motorsport is all about having fun. If he's not having fun, he's not going to race. So how did this late bloomer to motorsport end up competing in the V8 Utes series?With stints as a privateer in Supercars, Bathurst 1000 entries and trips to Sepang, hear his story about his motorsport journey so far and we ask him the big question, what's next for Grant Johnson?
This week we're talking to James Moffat on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In Part 1, Moff shares his early racetrack memories, how his uncle got him started in motorsport, his whirlwind national-level racing debut in a Lotus at Hidden Valley, joining Sonic Motor Racing as a mechanic and turning that into driving for them, gambling on himself in his breakthrough rookie Development Series season and landing a seat in V8 Supercars.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Super2 Series race winner, Bathurst 12 Hour runner-up and Gold Logie winner Grant Denyer joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we go back through his years in the Development Series – first as a broadcaster on Trackside, then trackside as a driver! – along with his years in V8 BRUtes, his mid-race haircut, plus a hilarious tale from a Bathurst 12 Hour racing with Tony Quinn and Klark Quinn.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
This week Super2 Series race winner, Bathurst 12 Hour runner-up and Gold Logie winner Grant Denyer joins us on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 2, he talks about the breakthrough Development Series result that solidified his belief in his driving ability, the race win that forever links him with David Thexton, racing in the Bathurst 1000 for Craig Gore, the moment he realised he had to choose between his driving and TV careers, and he tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions and our Motorfocus Top 10 Shootout.V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
You've asked, we're answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken, recorded over Zoom.Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:- The last times we had a podium without Triple Eight and DJR Team Penske, and when T8 last missed the podium across a weekend- The most successful car from Perkins Engineering- A bit of V8 Utes Sleuth and Open Wheel Sleuth- Did any Bathurst-winning cars carry an Energy Polariser?- Where does Marcos Ambrose's Stone Brothers Racing BA Falcon sit among the top Falcon racecars?- The shortest-lasting race team in Supercars- The fate of Fabian Coulthard's 2010 Bathurst rollover car- The ‘missing' HRT Commodore from the 1993 Bathurst 1000- And plenty more!V8 Sleuth Bookshop: https://bookshop.v8sleuth.com.au
He may not have quite reached the household celebrity status of his son Grant, but Craig Denyer has an extensive CV that includes program director roles at some of Australia's biggest commercial radio stations, motorsport commentary at some of Australia's largest events and administration for categories such as V8 Utes, Australian GT and TA2 and events such as the Bathurst 12 Hour. In a fascinating podcast episode, Craig talks about his career and also offers some forthright views on the current state of play in the Aussie motorsport industry.
Recently “retired” Super2 and former V8 Utes driver Adam Marjoram joins us to talk about how he got started in motorsport, his biggest supporter, what the future holds for him and why he left motorsport.
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Le Mans 24 Hour wrap up with Farnbacher Racing and Kruse Schiller Motorsport. Simonsen wins in British GT. Aussie iPhone pricing woes. Australian GT gets revitalised. Ford cuts back V8 Supercar involvement. How good are the new iMacs. Adria FIA GT. Jack Elsegood heads to Darwin for V8 Utes. CXC Simulations race setup. Travel stories.
50 Today, KTM moves into car production, Jack Elsegood wins V8 Utes at Clipsal 500, Allan Simonsen wins GT at Clipsal 500, Marcus Zukanovics baptism of fire at C507, VAIO L Series takes on Apple design, Team Red sees red. AGP07 preview and enough Top Gear.
Back from holidays, Pat drops in after a 4000km drive, JP returns from the UK with various reports and his Mum, Poor International Paulys Panoz Pandamonium, Darwin V8 Supercars versus V8 Utes, Shanks Time, The Runaway Stroller and of course Linda calls unexpectadly with her various tarmac tales. Plus Rust gets a special dinner, Allan Simonsen does FIA GT3 Oschersleben and gets his new website online
Who are we? Why are we here? A1GP, V8 Utes, Ryal Harris and Marcus Zukanovic, Bathurst 1000 & Indy 300 Preview, Petit Le Mans, MPEG video cameras and much more!
Gino drops in for a laugh and a drop of his familys fine Piombo wine. 200KMH Ferrari rollercoaster. Bahrain GP and the cleaning ladies. Power wins in Brazil. R15 Plus revealed. No cut and paste on Windows Phone 7 Series. Kindle for Mac. Protective screen covers banned at Apple Store. The Z Man reflects on his return to racing. 10000 iPhone with Microsoft staff. V8 Utes voted best entertainment. No F1 changes says Bernie.
We love coming to Bathurst even if the weather is bad. Marcus is in Fujitsu and V8 Utes. Allan is in with Greg Murphy in the Pepsi Max car. Jack Elsegood puts his two cents worth in and George Miedecke and his big nosewd brother have a laugh. The world loses Steve Jobs but its Bathurst time and that is the way he would have wanted it so another time will be Steves Day. Fun at the Towers. Who designed the Pepsi Max car. Aquila Dane has a chat. What is with these Danes anyway. And The Phoges gets flicked.