Code Sports’ Matt Hickey is back on the pod ahead of Round 13.

What are Kimi Antonelli’s chances of winning at home, or will the Tifosi get a Ferrari fairytale?

Lando Norris is in hot form as McLaren aims to turn up the heat on the Scuderia in the chase for second in the Constructors’ Championship.

Has Liam Lawson done enough to keep his place on the F1 grid next year? Rusty reckons he has.

Is Aston finally on the improve, plus the silly season that, so far, isn’t that silly.

Some Oscar Piastri perspective.

Oh, and does Matt Hickey need to update his IMDb profile for ‘Days of Thunder 2’, which will no doubt build on the clever camera work that captured the speed in the F1 movie?

It’s a timely chat with only a third of the season remaining. Maybe Mercedes won’t run papaya-style rules for its drivers for the run to the flag.

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Rusty is in rally mode for this one catching up with an Aussie Off-Road legend and a Kiwi WRC star.

Fresh from Rally Tasmania a week ago Toby headed over the ditch to contest round 4 of the New Zealand Rally Championship.

How much he’s enjoying playing in both series and some insights on the different cars he’s driving.

You can find out more about the growing GR Yaris Rally Cup in New Zealand here: https://www.facebook.com/GRYarisRallyCupNZ?

Will Toby go back for another crack at Dakar over summer and he’s gearing up for Sunraysia Safari with Maximum Motorsport.

Then we check in with Hyundai’s Haddon Paddon who dominated Rally Hawkes Bay, which was great for match fitness before he jets out to Paraguay.

His months of prep for this weekend’s WRC round. How much he’s enjoying competing again at the highest levels of the sport and what next for 

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Oh & is the reigning Australian Rally Champion likely to make an appearance at the awesome Super Special Stage Show at the Supercar’s Adelaide Grand Final this year?

You know Rusty loves being at the coalface.  Enjoy a couple of cool chats in their rally transporters while the crews work on the cars.

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The decision, around the time of the pandemic, to buy a team, why he was ready and relished the new challenge.

Working with the Kelly’s and Ford as they set out to build a leading outfit in the ultra competitive Supercars pit lane and why he believes they are not there yet.

Reflections on his drivers Kai Allen and what makes him so good.

Negotiating speed humps with the brilliant Matt Payne and why their direct relationship is still tight.

Plus securing Garth Tander and the impact he’s had on the team as they grew.

The importance he places in the Grove junior program, the ‘fight’ or tenacity he looks for in those young racers and dealing with difficult decisions when it doesn’t work out.

We give Stephen the space to place some context around a recent headline about being here to dominate too.

N.B. This episode was recorded before the Supercars Court of Appeal Hearing into the Governing Body’s (Motorsport Australia) decision not penalise the team for an alleged tyre pressure regulation breach in Perth recently. 

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A long form feature interview like this is something new for the Penrite Racing team owner & we’re delighted he’s joined us in the Garage studio.

Building golf courses in the early days including one for the Sultan of Brunei.

A window into his success mindset - stopping to savour the 2025 Bathurst 1000 win isn’t something he did for too long, it’s the same in business.

Going back to Uni while juggling a young family and diving in to what would quietly become a huge business covering modular construction, equipment hire, property development and more.

Fans can see some of Grove’s modular construction at the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne for example as quality trackside corporate facilities. 

Discovering the pure joy of driving race cars through a mate and becoming hooked!

And how a toe in the water sponsorship with the Tasman Supercars team almost 20 years ago set the wheels in motion.

Like the Tony Quinn & Sam Shahin ep’s you’ll love the business takeaways here and the parallels with Motorsport.

This convo will help you get to know a success driven leader who would ordinarily prefer to work out of the limelight but the public game of Supercars has changed that. 

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The Australian Speedway great amassed 10 national Sprintcar titles during his decorated career.
Recorded in 2019 many fans may not realise that ‘Rushy’ is in our library.

This relaxed and candid convo remains a personal and professional highlight of Rusty’s career having captured Garry’s autograph as a young fan, something Greg has kept to this day.We also talk Speedcars, racing in the US, a frightening crash in the States and a little known chapter in single seaters that briefly took him to the UK with a loose plan to eventually get to Formula 1. Garry recently celebrated his 82nd birthday and it’s been almost exactly 7 years since we released this ep. 

Back then Sydney Speedway or Parramatta, as it was affectionately known, was still around and the new venue at Eastern Creek was just a design or set of plans.
From hair raising stories towing race cars in his early days to being inducted in the Australian Motorsport and Speedway Australia Halls of Fame…what a ride.

https://www.australianmotorsporthalloffame.com.au/inductees/garry-rush/

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Originally from Adelaide but beaming in from his base in LA now Miguel talks about how a childhood love of sport, admiration for athletes and early collecting habits that started him on this journey.

The teenage trip to America that opened his eyes to the memorabilia business while hoping to meet and watch the legendary Michael Jordan play.

Being trusted by Muhammad Ali for a decade and the surreal moment with him on Mick Doohan’s boat ‘My Way’ on Sydney Harbour during the 2000 Olympic Games.

Working with ‘Mighty Mick’ and getting some of his first autographs in San Fransisco after a career changing crash.

The importance of authenticating the memorabilia for both the competitor and the fan.

A seriously impressive roll call of racers he has worked with in Formula 1, Supercross, MotoGP and more.

The lucky charm superstition that Valentino Rossi had while signing on Grand Prix week at Phillip Island.

Plus pop ups at the big races and why tangibility in his world is way more powerful than anything AI can create.

To find out more about Miguel’s Autographed Collectibles go to https://signedandauthentic.com/

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How he frames the highs and lows (with the benefit of time now) at DJR.

The standard SVG and Scott McLaughlin lifted the sport too just as he was hitting his straps in Supercars.

Mentoring and paying it forward by working with the likes of Broc Feeney in his early days and more.

Regularly spending time at Team 18 HQ and hanging out with the crew (even when they’re not racing) for things like padel and cycling.

And the working bond he’s forged with engineer Andrew “Donners” Donnelly.

Is Anton’s calm, level headed approach, even when things aren’t going right, learned or innate?

Plus finding a resto project at the right price. Let’s just say he’s just as tight as Rusty when it comes to opening the wallet!

Thanks to Adrian Burgess and Mark Larkham for the insights that helped the convo in this one too.

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Starting karts later than others but catching up real fast!

Learning from people like Michael Ritter in Formula Ford and finding his way onto Larko’s (Mark Larkham) radar.

Heading to Europe to race Formula Renault in 2014 and scoring 7 wins, plus another 2 in the non-championship Nurburgring races, on the way to the title.

Some memories of racing at legendary places including Spa, Assen, Zolder and Zandvoort.

Changing tack and coming back to Australia to try his hand at Super 2 and how a key day with Paul Morris at Norwell helped put the wheels in motion.

Plus straight talk (delivered right) can still keep the tight, harmonious team working relationships he’s become renowned for.

We’re grateful to Dewi Jones at Team 18 for helping to tee up this interview at short notice while Rusty was unexpectedly in Melbourne….as you’ll hear it’s easy chat and we’re so pleased to get Anton on the pod!

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Discussing his revolutionary online platform that harnesses clever tech to help event organisers as well as participants and ultimately fans.
Tom is a familiar face in the Australian Rally Championship. We talk about that passionate pursuit, some of the success he’s enjoyed there and how he saw opportunity within the sport.
The learnings from another industry, applying it Motorsport and how it can work in a variety of disciplines.
Plus taking it beyond Aussie shores and applying it to other codes all while still pulling the helmet on to enjoy the purity of what got him into the game in the first place.
To find out more about Wolfsports just go to: https://wolfsports.co/events/motorsport
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It’s not that long since we spoke to the great man on the pod!

Back in July 1980, he was part of a 500cc Grand Prix-winning team in Belgium with a young Randy Mamola. It was Randy’s first premier-class victory and the first of many for JB.

Graziano Rossi was in that same race. Years later, JB would become crew chief for his son, Valentino, who became one of the sport’s all-time greats, a rider synonymous with the number 46.

Recorded in 2018, less than an hour from Adelaide (which will call the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix home in 2027), JB looks back over his stellar career, and the convo is a gem.

The Australian Motorsport Hall of Famer talks about working with the legendary Mick Doohan and helping to develop the iconic Honda 500cc GP bike.

Plus, there are recollections of a flashpoint in the rivalry between Valentino and Casey Stoner, as well as stories of his move with Rossi to Yamaha and the frustrations at Ducati.

As MotoGP gears up for its mid-season summer break, enjoy our re-release of the Jeremy Burgess Feature Ep.

https://www.australianmotorsporthalloffame.com.au/inductees/jeremy-burgess/

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Twisting Brad Jones arm to race an Audi in the Australian Super Touring Championship but falling in love with the rival BMW.

Taking on a motorsport tyre distributorship for Michelin and BF Goodrich and expanding the footprint into New Zealand and Asia.Bringing a Toyota Racing Series car to Australia in the hopes of broadening the successful Kiwi series to our side of the pond.And giving Neal Bates and Simon Evan’s the keys to the TRS car at Oran Park.Plus the BMW he tracked down and his plans (maybe) to take it to some races in Europe.And a beast of a rally car that is a break with tradition.

This ep is part of our commitment to stories from the paddock and service park (from time-to-time) by good story tellers who are these long time, friendly, familiar faces who we often see working at events but you don’t always realise the things they’ve done or significant people they’ve worked with along the way.  

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