The On the Grid team chats to the biggest names to bring you up to date with the world of Motorsport in Australia and beyond. From Tailem Bend to Monaco, F1 to Go Karts, MotoGP to Superbikes and Supercars.. if it happened on the weekend you'll hear about it On The Grid, powered by theracetorque.com.
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Imola was HOT, Penske's a NOT and social media - what?
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50:38Another week and another deep dive into the hits and misses from the motorsport world from the week that was. State racing was in the green and the red, while generally the Grand Prix was a good show, but fans from a certain part of the world cop a significant clip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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We find out how Richard survived, just being an average punter at the track. Tony's technical woes are over, for now. Hot's and Nots and plenty more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy mypodcasthouse.com
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We apologise for the technical quality coming out of our Melbourne Studio, but we got there in the end. Our Regular hots and nots and heaps more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy mypodcasthouse.com
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Richard tees off at Social Media posters who just don't have a clue. If you are one of these, you had better listen as you could be named. It all in the hots and nots and you won't be miss if you are one of those ********* . Otherwise there are heaps of laughs as always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Bathurst 6 Hour preview plus Hots, Nots and more
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41:50When we say a 6 hour preview we don't mean thats how long goes for, but it's a preview of one of the great races at Bathurst. What else would you be doing on Easter Sunday anyway. F1 takes a hit in the Hots and Nots and we look back at the Supercars in New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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It's Schumacher! Brad talks GT3, Am driver dreams and more
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1:05:30Brad Schumacher is something of a GT gun and is one of the best semi-pro drivers in GT3 competition. His story is a fascinating one and it's all covered in our chat this week, as is his recent success in the opening round of GT World Challenge Australia at Phillip Island. Then, the Hot's and Not's return with a broad overlook of the week that was a…
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Cam's corner: Hill and Crick talk Supercars, Bathurst and more
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1:00:02They're the two fastest Cam's in Australia! Cameron Hill is a brand-new Supercars race winner, while Cameron Crick is a brand-new Supercars racer! Both are kicking career goals and they both jump on the show ahead of some Winton testing to talk about the year so far, maiden Supercars wins, GT4 cars and Bathurst revenge. They're both great fun chara…
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Winning: Todd Hazelwood.. and our own team!
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57:20It's been a week of winners On the Grid, and Todd Hazelwood swings past to talk about his clean sweep of the opening Trans Am Series round in Tasmania and settling in at DJR. The Hots and Nots are predictably led by similar Ford-based success from a certain Aussie Racing Cars team we may have some investment in, plus the remainder of the week's new…
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How our Grand Prix weekend almost ended in a massive 'NOT'..
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1:05:15You will need to listen to the first half of the pod, where we debrief the full AGP event and run through all the outstanding elements that made up an incredible week, before the biggest bombshell in this week's podcast - as our own Mark Walker found himself literally in peril. Captivating listening. Some car racing issues also discussed. Learn mor…
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Classic, Festival, Champions all On The Grid
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1:00:08A huge weekend of motorsport unfolded in Sydney, Adelaide and Phillip Island at the weekend and fortunately we can be in all places at once. There's a significant focus on Race of Champions, of course, but we've got all the angles covered from a big weekend as we break down the usual Hots and Nots from the week that was. Learn more about your ad ch…
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Molly Taylor gets ready for Race of Champions
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1:05:40Molly Taylor will face up against the best drivers in the world when she represents Australia in the Race of Champions at Accor Stadium in Sydney. She joins the show to talk up representing Australia, racing icons and teammates for international glory. Then there's the breakdown of the week that was in our usual way via the Hot's and Not's with all…
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The greatest? Sydney's Supercars thriller discussed.
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55:13This week all of the narrative is around Sydney and the opening round of Supercars and 'that' remarkable finish to the second race of the season. There's also chat about the forgotten element from the weekend - the World Superbikes - and ongoing discourse on the price of fruit and what people are willing to pay. And if you don't know what we're tal…
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We're back! The OTG welcome to season 2025
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1:15:52A new year means a new podcast.. well, sort of! We're back for another season and once again On the Grid is here for you, breaking down the motorsport week that was in our own unique fashion. We talk to some Supercars stars ahead of Sydney's opener this weekend, and then break down everything that's HOT and everything that's NOT in the motorsport w…
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IT'S our last show of the year so we're reflecting on the chaos in the only way we know how, by running through our top five best moments or things of the season and, in our continued pursuit of balance, also the top five things that weren't so great. There were plenty of contenders in both areas and remarkably we only doubled up a bit.. Let us kno…
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The 2024 Repco Supercars season has come to an amazing end and we look at the Grand Finale in detail. From the Racing to the Concerts, Our hot's and nots pick out the best and the worst of Adelaide 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy mypodcasthouse.com
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After 19 years on the Australian Motor Racing Calendar the Shannons Nationals/Speedseries is no longer. We look at some of the great rounds with a man who covered nearly all of them, Gary O'Brien. We look ahead to the Valo Adelaide 500, Hots and Nots and plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Playoffs, more Bathurst, Hots & Nots and our Horse does a Bathurst 2014
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46:27A team show this week as Schibecs, Walker and Craill work through the week that was, including the Brazilian GP, World Endurance Championship and NASCAR playoffs via the crucible of the Hot and Not rankings. Walker gives his tips on Victoria's backroads after a weekend of grass roots racing, while we also had a vested interest in the Melbourne Cup …
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The champion grandson of an Aussie legend: Max Geoghegan, Toyota GR Cup winner
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1:01:33RACING heritage runs deep in the Geoghegan family with five-time Touring Car champion Ian 'Pete' and Leo stars of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Now, Pete's grandson Max has claimed his first national championship, taking the Toyota GR Cup title in style in a climactic showdown on the streets of Surfers Paradise. He joins the show this week to reflect on hi…
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David Reynolds. That's it. That's the podcast
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58:40DAVID REYNOLDS is the guest On the Grid this week, which should be all the incitement you need to tune in. He's classic Dave in good form despite a challenging Bathurst weekend, and returns this weekend to the Gold Coast where he went supremely well last year. Plus the debrief from the weekend SpeedSeries antics, a look ahead to the Surfers stoush …
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Bathurst 1000 winner Todd Hazelwood
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1:17:29There's no other way to say it - our guest this week is genuine friend of the show and now Bathurst winner, Todd Hazelwood. That alone should be reason to listen - but stay for the full OTG debrief of all the pro's and con's of the biggest event of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Our Big Bathurst preview (with Beer) + Team Penske's Aussie commercial guru
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55:22It's our Great Race preview! We're running our eye over the Bathurst 1000 field with a team by team preview and a look at everything else going on over the big race week. Oh, and did we mention we did it with a refreshing Bathurst-brewed beer? The weekly Hot's and Not's are there and also Tony Schibeci reports in from the USA, where he caught up wi…
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Holden History at Bathurst, Great Race memories and a special guest host!
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57:56WHEN you think Bathurst, you think #05, right? Well, Ben Eggleston not only gets to look after one of Brock's old HRT Commodores, he gets to steer the sister 015 car at the Great Race as well. The Eggleston team boss swings past to discuss the V8 Sleuth Heritage Revival class on the Mountain that will see the on-track return of two classic HRT mach…
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BIG: Toyota in Supercars! Plus Race Director, James Taylor
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1:11:29It's a massive week On the Grid as we break down the massive Toyota announcement as the brand prepares to enter Supercars for the first time as a competing manufacturer. Why it's big news, where they have strengths and everything else. We're also joined by Repco Supercars Championship race director James Taylor, who helps break down the much-discus…
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Jack le Brocq on enduros, Superbikes, Supercars + news!
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59:58IT'S another big show On the Grid this week, as Jack le Brocq swings by to help preview the Sandown 500 this weekend, as he lines up with Jayden Ojeda at Erebus Motorsport. We talk Superbikes from the Island and how their events shape up against those with four wheels, more news discussion and then the usual smattering of the Hot and Not content we…
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Yes, you read that correctly. This week, thanks to our great mates at City Rural Insurance Brokers, we're giving away a Supercars hotlap at Sandown! All the details are in the pod about how you can enter for an experience of a lifetime. Aside from that big, breaking news, we also dissect the week that was - it was a big one and there are plenty of …
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News! Brodie, Cooper, Anton, Frosty, SVG and more
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1:07:08MIRACLE of miracles, we've actually got news! One of the biggest silly season weeks of the year kicked off on Tuesday and with whispers of more to come, we held the pod back at day to make sure we got it all fresh to podcastland. So, we delve exclusively into the joint Kostecki / Murray announcements that will reshape the Supercars grid for 2025 wi…
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Returning to Australia to race this year, Brendon Leitch has made a huge impact in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia championship with a series of stirring performances alongside Tim Miles in an Audi R8. In the leadup to the GT Festival at Phillip Island, Brendon joins the show to tell us his fascinating career story and how a kid from the f…
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Supporting the Supports, We chat Formula Ford before their big dance
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1:00:18After a couple of weeks off the Supercars are back in town this weekend in Launceston. And supporting the Supercars are Formula Ford, a category where 2/3rds of the Supercar field got their start. We chat to Icky Harrington about season 2024 and who should we be watching on the weekend. We look at this weekends racing, and of course plenty of Hots …
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Supercars Podiums to SpeedSeries TV: Thomas Randle
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1:06:23IN the midst of a breakout Supercars season with Tickford, Thomas Randle is also kicking goals outside of his driving including a star turn on the Shannons SpeedSeries broadcast last week at Queensland Raceway. 'Mr Everywhere' drops past for a chat to discuss his TV turn, Tickford progress, quickfire trips to the UK and much more in a wide-ranging …
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Callum Hedge on IndyNXT, IndyCar aspirations
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1:10:31Callum Hedge won Porsche championships in Australia and then completely changed tack in his career to chase an IndyCar dream - and he's going the right way about it. The young Kiwi checks in following a strong start to his IndyNXT campaign, talks adapting to racing Ovals for the first time, using a spotter, moving to Indianapolis and what it's like…
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Hunter McElrea: One on one after his impressive IndyCar debut
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1:25:47FOR AS long as he could remember, Hunter McElrea wanted to be an IndyCar driver. On Sunday, July 21 he quite literally lived that dream, making his NTT IndyCar Series debut with Dale Coyne Racing on the streets of Toronto - so of course we needed to get the lowdown. From the seemingly fruitless chasing of a drive all year to a late call-up to test …
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Garth Tander's racing return and Supercars download
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1:02:48Garth Tander is back On the Grid this week - literally - racing in Porsche Carrera Cup at Sydney Motorsport Park. He chats how important being sharp for the enduros is, who he most wants to beat in the Porsche Pack, Penrite Racing's upwards trend and just why it's so hard to be consistently competitive in Supercars. PLUS our instant reaction to the…
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How we became the stars of the epic Supercheap Auto ad!
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1:07:52SUPERCHEAP Auto's Best Performing Oils campaign is one of the best and most innovative motorsport-themed commercials of the year, so we wanted to find out more. We go one on one with the brains behind the advert to unpick how they shot it, some of the celebrity challenges and also just how our own Tony Schibeci became the genuine, number one, headl…
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The other Aussie Oscar making motorsport waves
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58:25Oscar Targett is a young man going places in a hurry. Just 18 months removed from professional-level karting in Europe, this young star has been taken under the wing of the Grove Racing team and is leading the way in the ultra-competitive Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series in 2024. We chat all things with the young gun - including his pathway…
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Fast, frank and fun: Nick Percat on his 2024 revival
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52:08NICK Percat is back - though he never really went anywhere to begin with. Sitting fourth in the Supercars Championship half-way into the season, Nick is in form on and off the track. He's back OTG this week to discuss how to generate consistency in Supercars, what he'd like to see change within the event formats currently in place, his enduro co-dr…
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The Hot and Not bits from Darwin, Le Mans and more
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59:09THIS week we dive straight into the Hots and the Nots from a massive weekend in motorsport, in the Top End and over at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. There's plenty of good stuff to review, plus some stuff that needs some improvement. Also, why Mark left our group chat, why Craillsy didn't know about it and several Darwin-hangover related discussions you…
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This week On the Grid, Craillsy, Schibecs, and Walker break down a massive weekend in motorsport. We look ahead to Supercars' annual trip north to the topics and a big weekend at Hidden Valley Raceway, plus what is shaping up as a blockbuster Le Mans 24 Hour. The team reviews a crazy Canadian Grand Prix, plus a successful weekend for the Antipodean…
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Todd Hazelwood: Trans Am Victory Lane
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1:18:24This week On the Grid, we chat to Todd Hazelwood about his breakthrough weekend in the Australian Trans Am Series from the Shannons SpeedSeries at The Bend. Against a hyper-competitive field, Todd claimed his first two race wins of the season, with there being a fair degree of controversy along the way. It’s been a wild rollercoaster of a season to…
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The Hots and the Nots from Racing's biggest weekend
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1:00:17THE biggest weekend in motorsport for the year gets the full Hot / Not / What treatment from team OTG this week as we delve into everything good, bad and insane that happened. There's a full Indy 500 debrief and a discussion into what made the show so good, a substantial Formula One rant about what made the show so bad, lots of weather chat and all…
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Ford's Brendan McGinniskin on winning in the West plus the Perth fallout
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1:16:29FORD found themselves back in victory lane in the Perth Supersprint last weekend, their first wins of the 2024 season. We welcome Ford's Motorsport Engineering lead, Brendan McGinniskin, to the show to discuss their rise to victory for the first time this year, plus how the global elements of Ford Motorsport are contributing to their Aussie program…
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This week, for something completely different, our interview guest under the spotlight is none other than Aussie Racing Car part team owner and part-time commentator/PR operative/podcaster Richard Craill! RC is joined by Johnston Craill Racing Enterprises team pilot Asher Johnston, with the dynamic duo breaking down their venture into national-leve…
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Jay Robotham is taking an alternate route in his motorsport career, with a contrasting array of programs on his 2024 roster. From Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia to the Thai Super Series with a wild Ford Ranger Super PickUp and a MARC Mustang, Jay plans to put the miles to good use when he lines up in the Supercars enduros with Bryce Fullwood at Br…
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Owning and Racing a championship winning IndyCar
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1:15:52IMAGINE racing one of the most successful IndyCars ever? That's what Aussie Jordan Roddy is doing having recently purchased and now raced the famous Macca's Newman Haas Lola raced to a pair of Champ Car titles by Sebastien Bourdais. Jordan joins the show to discuss some of his incredible car resto projects, including a Cadillac LMP1 car, V12 Jaguar…
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Anton De Pasquale: Jason Richards Trophy Winner
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1:09:40The Repco Supercars Championship debut in Taupo witnessed a massive bounceback for Anton De Pasquale and the Shell V-Power Racing Team, who jetted home with the all-important Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after a classic weekend of racing. Anton joins us to break it all down, while Richard Craill phones it in from across the ditch with all of the …
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First on the ground in Taupo as the Supercars return to NZ
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55:52The Supercars are back in New Zealand this weekend and we're the first on the ground at Taupo to give the first impressions on the series newest venue. We also recap the weekend that was at the Shannons SpeedSeries, hear from SRO Chief Stephan Ratel, as well as Craig Lowndes and Cooper Murray and run through some hots.. and some reasonably serious …
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George Miedecke on winning Bathurst & GT4 Mustangs
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1:02:30GEORGE MIEDECKE is on the show this week which gives us a chance to look backwards - at his significant role in claiming the Bathurst 6 Hour - and forwards, at his GT4 Australia debut this weekend at Phillip Island aboard a mighty Ford Mustang. George is at his usual best with an engaging chat about all things! Then it's a big debrief of the week t…
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Two Bathurst winners help a big Bathurst debrief
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59:26Jayden Ojeda and Courtney Prince both made history in the Bathurst 6 Hour this year, 'Juice' the first to defend his win while Courtney is the first female driver to stand on the top step of the Bathurst podium in years. They're both on the show this week to help debrief another magic Mountain moment. Then it's into the breakdown of the race and th…
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Nick Percat on that win and a 6 hour preview
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1:15:57Nick Percat brought home the win in the final race for Supercars at the Grand Prix. It was celebrations all round for Nick and his team at Matt Stone Racing. We chat to the Bathurst 1000 winner about life moving forward. A massive review of the Aussie GP and a big preview of the Bathurst 6 hour. Hots and Nots and there could even be a what. Learn m…
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Supercar driver Dave Reynolds on Life, Love and Motor racing.
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1:02:22Previous Supercar AGP winner Dave Reynolds talks about his move to Team 18 and how he found himself there. Dave also talks about family life, his love of GT3 cars and much more. Our hots and nots are very hot this week and we also slip in a GP preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Legendary broadcaster Greg Rust co-hosts On the Grid!
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52:50Schibecs is away in Thailand this week, so we've begged Greg Rust, of TV and Rusty's Garage fame, to come and co-host the first half of our ep. Always thoughtful and insightful, Rusty offers up his thoughts on F1, this weekend's Shannons SpeedSeries round in Tassie, his best guests on his own podcast and dream guest scenarios. We don't have a dream…
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