with Steven Johnson and Matt MacKelden
What a week it's been in the world of motorsport. We saw Lando Norris get his maiden win in Formula One and a rare Grand Prix that doesn't have Max Verstappen on the top step of the podium. There's some rumours and innuendo about the sale of defending champions Erebus Motorsport being sold which we'll cover, and Team Penske have dealt out some big punishments after the push to pass scandal that's rocked IndyCar. Plus ahead of Forest Rally next weekend we chat to former Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor before Round 2 of the ARC.
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After an opening round of the Australian Rally Championship that saw a full day rained out in Canberra, the ARC heads west for the Forest Rally next weekend. We spoke to the current series leader of the Production Cup Molly Taylor ahead of the trip to WA, and got the 2016 Champions thoughts on the season opener in the National Capital, and changing gears for the upcoming round of Extreme E
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Just as we went to air, the breaking news came out that Adrian Newey would be leaving Red Bull next year and we went through the ramifications on what this might mean to the paddock in Formula One in 2025 and 2026. Plus the rumour mill is speculating that Erebus Motorsport is up for sale and we went through your messages on what the state of play is at the moment - and we spoke to James Golding who had a great weekend in Supercars return to New Zealand, as well as leading the TransAm Championship in the SpeedSeries as well!
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After a shocker of a round at the AGP, James Golding bounced back from a poor qualifying effort to end up finishing both races in Taupo P7 and P5 after qualifying 22nd and 16th respectively. We spoke to Jimmy about his strong results in New Zealand, his juggling TransAm in addition to Supercars, and we got his thoughts on his new co-driver David Russell who joined PremiAir Nulon Racing after three years at Erebus.
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Ahead of the Top Fuel Dragster and Nitro Funny Cars joining forces next week from May 3 – 5 at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, we spoke to Phil Read who's looking to continue his dominant form of 2024 after some big wins in Perth, and earlier this month at The Bend. The Top Fuel veteran joined us on the show before the double header next week, celebrating 20 years of the Sydney Dragway.
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Supercars made their long awaited return to New Zealand, and it was fitting the first person to win a race at Taupo would be Andre Heimgartner. We spoke to him about what the breakthrough win meant for him and the entire Brad Jones Racing team after a tough start to 2024.
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There's been so much motorsport happening over the weekend with Supercars making their return to New Zealand with the first ever race in Taupo, plus it was heartbreak for Daniel Ricciardo in Formula One at the Chinese Grand Prix, and three time Bathurst 1000 winner Shane van Gisbergen had an eventful time in NASCAR Cup Series, and the XFinity series as well.
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We are days away from Supercars return to New Zealand with the first ever visit to Taupō. It's a brand new track and only a handful of drivers have experience on the circuit so it should make for a very interesting weekend of racing! Plus we wrap up all the action from the SpeedSeries round at Phillip Island and chat to Ben Bargwanna who's the current series leader in TCR Australia.
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Ben Bargwanna lead the TCR Australia Championship after the opening round at Sandown, but a less than ideal second round in Tassie saw him give up the series lead. Now after a big weekend in Phillip Island he's back on top of the points in the championship and he joined us on the show this week.
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There was another twist in the tale of the Brodie Kostecki/Erebus Motorsport drama that's been a big talking point of the 2024 Championship, and we look at all the reactions from the fans to the bombshell announcement earlier in the week, plus we welcome back Malcolm Owens for the newly rebranded "Classic Cars Corner"
Plus we chat to young Cooper Murray who will be teaming with Craig Lowndes in the returning Supercheap Auto Racing wildcard entry.
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Triple Eight Engineering is bringing back the Supercheap Auto Wildcard entry for the enduros once again, and young Super2 star Cooper Murray will be teaming up with the veteran Craig Lowndes. We spoke to Cooper about teaming up with a Supercars legend, and his aspirations for being in the main game in the future.
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