Bathurst is a famous Australian motorsport venue where racing events are held, often attracting both professional teams and privateers. In a conversation like this, it usually signals they’re talking about a race format, competition level, or driving experience tied to that event.
Practice is the time before the main event where drivers go out to learn the track and try different setups. It helps teams prepare so they’re ready when qualifying or the race starts.
A red flag means the race is stopped because something unsafe happened on the track. Everyone has to slow down and wait for officials to clear the danger.
A “team” is the group running a car in the event—drivers plus the people who set up and support the car. They usually have to check in or register for the event.
The BMW M5 is a very fast version of a regular BMW sedan. It’s made for people who want strong acceleration and sporty handling, but still want four doors for everyday driving. It’s often mentioned because it’s one of the most performance-focused sedans BMW makes.
PPE means personal protective equipment—gear people wear to stay safe. In a race pit, it can include fire-resistant clothing and protective gloves/eye protection because things are dangerous and fast-moving. It’s basically the safety gear for working on cars during an event.
The Buick Century is a regular-size family sedan made by Buick. People often ask about it because they want to know how much fuel it uses in everyday driving. If you’re considering one, fuel economy is usually one of the first things to check.
They’re talking about how big the fuel tank is and how much gas it can take. Sometimes the number on paper doesn’t match what you can pour in, because the tank may not be completely empty when you refuel.
They’re saying the measurement only makes sense if the tank is really empty first. If there’s still fuel left, the amount you add will be less than the tank’s full capacity.
They mean filling the tires with nitrogen gas instead of regular air. The idea is that it can keep tire pressure steadier, especially when the tires heat up during hard driving or racing.
They’re talking about tires as part of the race setup. In racing, the tires are a big deal because they control how much grip you have and how the car feels as the track and tire temperatures change.
When tires get hot, things inside and in the rubber can expand. That expansion can change how the tire holds its shape and can make it run hotter or wear differently.
A blistered tire means the rubber has started to bubble or peel. That’s a sign the tire got too hot or was damaged internally, and it’s not something you should just ignore or fix by adding air.
Concept
tire pressure vs tire damage after high speeds
They’re basically asking: “Can we just put more air in and be fine?” Sometimes pressure is the cause, but if the tire is already blistered, it may be unsafe even if the pressure is corrected.
“Venturis” sounds like a tire brand or tire supplier being referenced as the only option for their class/series. In motorsport, spec or restricted tire programs can require teams to buy from approved vendors, which can strongly influence setup and performance.
Using a wider tire means more rubber is touching the road. That can make the car grip better and turn more sharply, but it can also change how the car feels and how fast the tire wears.
Term
front
Putting the wider tire on the front changes how the car turns and grips at the front wheels. That can affect whether the car feels like it pushes wide (understeer) or turns in more eagerly.
A “setup” is how a race car is tuned for a particular track. It includes choices like tires and settings, and changing one thing can affect how the whole car drives.
The Mazda 3 is a popular small car from Mazda. Here, they’re trying to figure out which Mazda it was—whether it was a Mazda 3—while joking around.
Term
Mt. Padder
This sounds like a nickname for the Bathurst track. The circuit is known for big elevation changes, so people often reference it casually when talking about driving around.
Concept
track walk / track reference ("where he was in the track")
It sounds like the coach is teaching the driver where to be on the track and what to look for. Instead of guessing, you use landmarks and consistent points so your driving line stays repeatable.
The apex is the inside “sweet spot” of a corner. Drivers aim to pass that point so the car can turn smoothly and then speed up sooner when the road opens.
A “gear” is the transmission setting that changes how the engine pulls. Picking the right one helps the car feel responsive and lets you accelerate well out of the corner.
Muscle memory is the repeated, learned physical actions that become automatic with practice—like steering inputs, throttle modulation, and braking timing. In motorsport, it’s what allows drivers to execute complex sequences consistently under pressure.
A Mustang is a Ford sports car. If someone is “behind the Mustang” at the track, they’re basically following it to keep up and get better chances to pass later.
A pace car is used during caution periods to control the field’s speed after an incident. It helps keep cars safely spaced while marshals clear debris and officials reset the race conditions.
“Grouping up” refers to cars being bunched together under caution or after a stoppage, usually behind the pace car. This affects strategy because restarts often create opportunities for passing and position changes.
“Lead lap” means your car hasn’t fallen a lap behind the race leader. Staying on the lead lap is important because it keeps you in the main fight instead of being stuck one lap down.
“Go in” means pulling into the pits to change drivers (and sometimes do service). When you do it matters because it can put you ahead or behind other cars on track.
Track position is basically where you are on the race course compared to other cars. The idea here is that if you change when someone pits, you might lose the advantage you worked for.
Sometimes a race gets slowed down for safety reasons. When a safety car comes out, everyone drives slower together, and that can change who’s ahead and when teams decide to pit.
A “stop” is when the car comes into the pits. The “quickest stop” means the fastest pit stop, and that matters because it can help a team gain position without losing as much time.
“Gaps” means how far apart the cars are from each other in time. If the race gets slowed down or someone pits at the right moment, those gaps can shrink or grow quickly.
Race strategy is the game plan for the whole race. Teams decide things like when to pit and how to manage tires, especially when the race conditions change.
“Non-turbos” are cars without turbochargers. The hosts are saying these engines can still make strong torque for climbing the hill, which helps them stay competitive.
Torque is the engine’s pulling power. When you’re going uphill, having enough torque helps the car keep moving strongly without struggling.
Topic
NASCAR wheel fell off pit incident
They’re talking about a race crash where a wheel came off and rolled into someone else’s pit. Racing officials treat this as a big safety issue, so teams can get penalties depending on what happens next.
Concept
penalised for helping
The transcript mentions being “penalised” for helping a driver during an incident. Racing rules often restrict who can enter the track or assist in certain situations, and penalties can apply if a team’s actions don’t follow the official safety/incident procedures.
Concept
jumped the fence
“Jumped the fence” implies someone crossed a barrier meant to keep spectators and unauthorized people away from the track. In motorsport, trackside fences and restricted areas exist for safety, and crossing them can lead to ejection, penalties, or even legal consequences depending on the venue.
The pit lane is the strip next to the track where the crew works on the race car. It’s tightly controlled for safety, so teams have to follow exact procedures.
Race wheels have to be mounted correctly and tightened properly. If they’re not, the wheel can come loose while the car is moving, which is extremely dangerous.
In racing, officials can warn a driver or penalize them if they break the rules or do something unsafe. Here, they’re saying the driver got a warning after a dangerous event and would be penalized next time.
F1 is the highest level of open-wheel race car racing. When something goes wrong on track—like a crash or parts being torn off—the team may have to replace big parts of the car before it can race again.
The chassis is the car’s main structural frame that everything else mounts to. In racing, if the chassis is damaged or compromised, teams often replace it because the car’s safety and alignment depend on that structure.
Sometimes something weird happens that the rulebook doesn’t specifically mention. When that happens, officials may make a special decision so the outcome is still fair.
“Discretion” means officials are allowed to use their judgment. If something isn’t clearly covered by the rules, they decide what makes sense based on the intent of the regulations.
“Statesman” is a car model name from Holden (an Australian brand). They’re saying the car they’re talking about was a 2009 model, based on the plate and the year they remember.
When someone says a car has “big brakes,” they mean the braking parts are larger. That usually helps the car stop better and stay consistent when you brake hard more than once.
“Truck brakes” is a nickname meaning the brakes are really big and meant for heavier cars. The idea is that they can handle harder braking without getting weak as fast.
The RX-8 is a Mazda sports car famous for having a rotary engine instead of a normal piston engine. That’s why it feels and sounds different from most other cars.
The BMW 5 Series is a popular mid-size car from BMW. They’re bringing it up because it behaved a certain way when they drove over track surface features like a ripple strip.
A ripple strip is a raised or textured strip on the road surface designed to create vibration and noise to alert drivers. On a track, it can upset traction and suspension behavior, which is why drivers often mention how a car reacts when it hits one.
A “six hour” race is an endurance event where cars race for about six hours. It’s more about lasting the whole time and making good strategy calls than just going as fast as possible for a few laps.
Even though it’s a race track, parts of the area can sometimes be open to the public for limited windows. They’re talking about how the rules and closures affect when people can drive around.
They’re saying the vehicle or load is too big to go through the tunnel. Tunnels have fixed height and width limits, so tall trucks sometimes have to wait or take another route.
They’re describing having to wait until a truck has moved out of the way. On tight roads, trucks take longer to get through, so other cars have to wait.
They’re talking about a timed system that stops traffic for a few minutes and then lets it go again. It’s used when the road can’t safely handle both directions at once.
Sometimes roads are set up so only one lane can move at a time. That means cars have to wait for the other direction to clear, which can add a lot of time to the trip.
Concept
200 year old bridge
They’re saying the bridge is really old and had to be checked. Old bridges can’t always handle trucks safely without inspections or temporary closures.
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That.
Does that mean now it's on?
Yeah.
Yeah.
What does that mean, Tom?
It's got a red line on it.
Red line.
Red lights which recording.
Yeah.
So we can chat.
There you go.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
Good evening.
Seeks of the autumn.
Car podcast.
Bathurst edition.
No, no, no.
RV edition.
RV edition.
We're in the campsite of Bathurst.
Yeah.
So we're in...
Hang on.
No, no.
Rephrase that.
We're in the powered RV site in Bathurst.
In Bathurst.
Oh, okay.
If you walk a meter over to that side, the campsite.
So we're getting technical now.
That's the slump side.
Yeah.
On the poor side.
That's right.
The poor side.
So as you can hear, it's late on what day two in Bathurst.
Tom's on fire.
What day three for you?
Day three for me.
Day three.
Well, we'll go through it.
Hosted by Peter Holmes.
We've got Rick and we've got Glenn, who's joining us tonight.
Let me rephrase that.
Fime and Rick.
Fime and Rick has been on the show plenty of times.
Yes, my second and first date.
The drivers...
It was a bad schedule today.
They had a training at five.
I felt bad because I know what I said to you.
And everyone was going to come.
Yeah, but not at five.
But we realized the last practice was at five o'clock for an hour.
And then we had Red Flag two or three times.
So then they extended it.
No, it was too hard.
And then we had dinner booked for 40 people at seven.
So let's start.
So you've been up here since Wednesday.
Yes.
So let's go day by day.
Minute by minute.
So you've got...
Fucking hell.
You have to...
Is it like some minutes?
You have to sort of log in, like register.
Like all the teams are turning up.
I'll tell you, it's getting bigger and bigger every year.
Yeah.
And this year it's even bigger.
And security here is even harder.
So they're cracking down.
So I had no passes.
But you still got in.
Yeah, because...
How the fuck did you get in?
I got in because...
Security was cracking down.
He walked through with confidence.
Because security was cracking down with six people.
They were asking too many questions.
So when you put your head down and walk fast,
like you know where you're going,
no one stops you.
And even if they said,
hey mate, you know how many mates there are.
You keep walking.
You don't turn around.
If someone says, hey Peter,
then you know someone fucking recognized you.
So I walked in today without any passes.
But I knew you got spare passes.
So that was a big shit.
I've got every single pass.
I'm like...
I never had passes for anything.
No events, nothing.
Just your mouth.
Yeah.
But this year I've got ridges pass.
I've got paddock pass.
And I've got pit pass.
Right.
I've got three.
And then I've got...
Bands.
Bands.
I've got the other one you were hanging around,
the linear with no ring on my mirror.
But tell them where you're leaving.
In the car.
What am I going to do with them?
Oh, you're supposed to carry in my neck.
They're dangerous.
Well, I...
They're dangerous.
If you hang something around your neck.
Or your hand.
If you're in the pits.
Yeah.
It's just like a...
Listen, this is the way I look at it.
When you get married and you put a ring on.
Yes.
And your wife, after the first month,
goes, honey, how come you haven't got that ring on?
And you say, honey, at work.
It's a safety issue.
I can't wear it.
It's dangerous.
Yeah.
Right, so me being, you know,
mechanically minded,
you never know I might have to do something.
It's from your account then.
Having you strangle yourself with a pen.
Anyway, so I look at this with that linear.
I might be bending over an engine.
I might get caught around a belt.
Or might choke me.
I don't want to be a statistic.
Let's go back to your wedding ring.
How is that dangerous in panel meeting?
You might bash the ring and it's not perfect.
No, I might be heating up a panel.
I accidentally heat up my ring.
I might hurt my finger.
I might get it stuck.
Are you going to burn your hand
before you burn the ring?
Don't you have a glove on?
I don't know.
It just seems like you'd probably
burn skin quicker than you'd burn men.
Well, let me say something.
I could be wrong.
I'm not a quiver.
Everyone hold their married hand up.
I just want to see something.
I've been married as long as you do.
Are you going to ring?
Yeah.
Are you?
I had an engagement ring too.
Fucking hell.
Did you get engaged?
Yeah.
Before I got married.
To the same person.
Are you going to ring?
Yeah.
It's in...
Have you seen the price of gold?
You cashed it in and bought an RV.
I wouldn't have clue.
No, man.
It's a safety issue.
Of course it is.
It is.
It's a safety issue.
It is a safety issue.
You know when people come up to you
and you're married?
Is that what it is?
No.
Apparently they come up to you
when you've gotten a wedding ring.
Yeah.
That's true.
That's true.
That's true.
I don't think I've ever wore a wedding ring.
Pete, have you noticed that you're targeted
by all the women?
Yes.
Because you've got a ring?
Yes.
Yes.
It's got nothing to do
with driving through the Ferrari
or anything like that.
It's also you walks around with
confluence.
Yeah.
Confluence.
What did they say?
You've got your swagger on.
No.
Swagger.
Swagger.
It's the ring because they know
that you won't commit.
I've got a bit of a ring
in my ass.
Is that why I'm done for a hundred?
Is that what you're saying?
Yeah.
Like a hundred girls come out to you
and none of them.
So Pete, where are you sleeping tonight?
Tonight.
I'm at the ridges.
Ah, the ridges.
That's why you see,
uh, uh, Fitos security.
Security's not here with us.
Yeah.
I go, you're coming back down
to the RV for a few drinks
and he goes,
No.
I get to go to sleep early
because the ridges are going to
snore the place down.
So we left in there.
That's not an electric train.
It's quiet.
Pete.
Pete.
I remember the first time
I've seen Pete snore.
He's that in the at ridges here.
So in a chair like that
upright.
Yeah.
Like that.
It's four o'clock in the afternoon.
All right.
He slept like that
and all of a sudden
he fucking started.
He's fucking loud.
He's got a machine now.
I wasn't fit back then.
Fuck.
What about Vegas?
You can hear you from
the other rooms.
Yeah, but they've got the machines
from the jackpots going on.
You're bad.
So we're in an RV.
So we've got
Fime and Rickboard and RV.
Isn't this a good
This is awesome.
A good little studio.
But yeah, studio.
Yeah.
I put my headphones on.
It should be echoing.
We've got the baby mic
in the middle.
Yeah.
So it should be good.
Actually, my laptop's
in your art class.
It's out there.
It's out there.
So we could have used
the good setup.
We've got the little mic
in the middle.
But anyway,
we're here at Bathurst
for a six hour production
production and
So Wednesday,
you screwed in here.
Yeah.
No, no, no, no.
Wednesday, we came.
We set the garage up.
And
plenty of Thursday.
What's today?
Thursday.
Thursday.
Friday.
Thursday.
The car went.
Yeah.
Today the car got screwed in here.
Friday.
No.
Yesterday.
Today was practice.
Oh.
Thursday.
We got here Wednesday.
Thursday.
The car got screwed in here.
And Thursday.
So there's no.
Today was practice.
Today was practice.
So there was no driving
on the track yesterday?
No.
So yesterday was pretty much
Wednesday's setup.
Today is meet and greet.
The scrutiny's come in.
Have a look.
Make sure everything's.
No.
Yesterday they came.
Yesterday we got scrutiny.
Thursday.
And today they've just come
through the pit garages
and just checked.
It is a long day.
It is.
I mean it was a long day for me
and I did nothing.
Yeah.
So yeah.
So today the car was out there
and it looked all right.
Everything went well.
Yeah.
But some of the rules are
fucking weird.
What happened?
You can't.
Apparently.
I don't know.
I'm supposed to have read
the book and I have read
all the rules.
No.
You've been up to the speed
with the rules.
Yeah.
But those we fuel outside
the garage at the back.
Yeah.
See.
The cars got pushed out
the back outside the garage.
Where everyone's walking past
the road top.
No.
I know.
But why?
You've got to fuel outside
the garage.
I don't know.
Or in front in the pit box
during the race.
I don't know what car number
we're talking about by the
way.
If we done it inside the
pit.
It's the Mercedes M5 or
something.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Look it up.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think inside the pits
they have to wear full
PPE.
Or gear up outside.
Different concrete maybe
at the back.
I don't know.
And it was funny.
You put all the fuel in
then the car
did some practice runs
came back
then you had to empty
the
the fuel out
measured how much fuel was
left.
Because in order for the
nerds to work out
how much fuel.
Because in this 21st century
we still don't know
how to measure
fucking fuel.
The gauge.
Yeah.
The gauge.
We have to measure
like Egyptian style
rules and
I really think that's
fucked up.
Honestly.
Is it an 80 litre tank
and you measured
81 litres that went in?
No.
No.
No.
Because I hadn't got
me at the 81.
It's a hundred
it's a hundred litre tank.
Okay.
But actually it's
110.
A few lines.
But we put no
because the
they measure it.
That's why it has
to go there empty.
Yep.
But you put
balls in the
like
say a hundred
like
you know what I mean
you put
a hundred
to take up space
so it ends up being
exact hundred.
So you need to
put in a hundred
or the
other rules say
it's going to be a hundred.
You can't have more than a hundred.
So even though your tank's big enough
you only like it.
Like it is bigger
but we've got
the rules say a hundred litres.
Yeah.
So to take up
a hundred.
And today with the 80 litres
because our
what is he
not manager
or not manager
what is he?
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
Adam from
he's the team manager
team manager
wants
80 litres
in it
every time we went out
so we had to
suck it out
put it back in
suck it out
put it back in
but we've had
that many
changes done
to that car
in the last
say two months
I swear on it
we had
everything on that
car
it feels like
we've never raced that car
what is that
to me
the driver said
it feels different
no just that
all the
it feels like
we started all over again
with that car
just getting to know it
yeah again
it's just
like it's a
we should
like I believe
like
I believe
you don't come
to a race
like that
the way we've come to
too many changes
too many changes
like we knew this
we knew what this car
was like
we figured it out
over the last year
but the changes
I mean one of the things
I was listening
in the pits today
was the nitrogen
and the tires
so you never had nitrogen
no
never done it before
never done it before
but we're good at it
because apparently
well I was all
for it
because I fought
I fought again
yeah
right that
the
how do you say
the air
air pressure
it doesn't expand
or
it doesn't expand as much
so it doesn't warp
the tire
like no
it doesn't overheat
but
some of the figures
that I was getting today
or hearing
the fucking thing
expands just as much
as air
so why the fuck
would we
change it or
especially more stable
yeah that's right
I think that's at
high speeds
and we
have just sort of
like
gone to a lot of trouble
a lot of effort
and a lot of headaches
and created a problem
and created a problem
that wasn't there
or you thought
you saw
we had worked
over the last
year
and then we've gone back
to a blistered tire
you know
obviously because
is it as simple as
just putting air back
in the tires now
or not
no
because of different tires
yeah well
one of the
people in our team
said
this
tire
because you've got to
you've got to buy the
tires from these people
here at the truck
yeah like a
the
what brand was
what brand are they
I can't even remember
the tire is different
they only say that
Venturis or something
yeah I don't know
what we're running
honestly I don't know
we're X class
yeah
right
and it's just like
the width
we've gone to a wider
tire on the front
but apparently
this brand of tire
2
6
5
is
really the other
brand we ran
2
5
5
like
it's just
everything's
that affects the setup
everything's gone
even for the petrol
like
we
I don't know it feels like
like I've only been doing this for
what
how long
a year and a half
a year and a half
right
and I felt
we got to know this car
we treat it like ours
right we know
and now the car
was going back to like
what the fuck
whose car is this
it's the
mindset's changed
where before it was more
recreational
now it's like
you know what
that we want to get
more serious
more competitive
yeah but they changed too much
but that's what I'm saying
so the changes
have gone quicker
it came in 2 years ago
when Zach first got into it
yeah but what car did we have
do you remember
yeah the 1M
the 1M
did we do
6 out of the 1M
it was a challenge
it was a challenge
2 years ago
last year was the first one with the
yeah I didn't come last year
now all of a sudden
there's a lot more people in there
there's a lot of people
it's become a professional outfit
well
I was looking around
everyone else
we were like up there
we
2 years ago
we had that Mazda team
next to us
and they were full
professional measuring
they were like
what do we have for lunch
what kind of Mazda is it
what was it
is it a Mazda 3
MPS
yeah the Mazda 3
yeah well we're
joking around
no I like
killing it
and we were like
well I wouldn't do a
for lunch
you know
like we're mucking around
well the fuck
it's on the radio
what do you want for lunch
we're going down
Mt. Padder around
the Strait
you just want
fish and chips
it was like
everyone was just
on a ball
everyone had a job
no one fucked around
well look
last year
we had Adam and his crew
doing everything on the car
this year
we got Adam
who's
managering it
but
we're doing more
to it
and
I don't know
in the daytime
yeah I don't know
there's always something to do
even up to the fucking
radios
we had the radios
sorted out
security had the radios
sorted out
all year
he's been fucking doing it
even here
because there's a blank spot
I don't know the fucking corners
everyone laughs at me
when they say
well there was a blank spot
it's a hard track
it's a big track
it's mountains
brought an aerial
that's fucking
as long as
fucking
who knows how long
he solved the problem
but
there was a decision made
to rent
the radios from here
there's a guy
and now they've got
SIM cards in them
where they go to the nearest
tower
that's through the network
yeah
but we've got problems
still
with the SIM cards
the drivers could hear you
but you could hear it
yeah that's right
we've cut wise done this
fucking everything
but the thing is
we had
everything in this car
sorted out
because you went to Wakefield
a week ago
and everyone's
running for it
because we're doing our own shit
like what we're used to
and we come here
and it's
fucking
I don't know this car
but one of the other complexities
you have too
is that
we've got three drivers now
you've got
Rick who's
like a newer driver
but
each driver
is different on how they
operate it
so you're still trying to
collect data
trying to change the car
but
you're sort of
trying to change it
per person that's coming in
and trying to make adjustments
which then
the next person
goes out
changes it for them
and they're coming in
now trying to make adjustments
so
you sort of
try to have the base
maybe off just
one main driver
we sort of are off
Rick
but mate
last week at
One Way Raceway
the track was
the opposite way
and we're testing
and Rick Shaw
was the driver testing
let me fuck it to you
as much as I would never tell him to his face
he can fuck a driver
well today
he knows a fucking car
and he can drive
even today he's
sat with Zach
and
Zach owns the car
and Zach's one of the three drivers
so it's Tom
and Ricky's son Tom
and Tom's like
like a hot shoe
he did some good times today
he's like third in the list
he's an old man
yeah
and
but Rick sat
with Zach
and they were going through the on-car footage
and the S's the downhill part
they spent about 15 minutes
just going one meter at a time
telling him how the wheels
like little like
he was talking about four different things
one meter of the track
and then you get to the
next vision
and then it starts again
the way the steering wheel was
where he was in the track
what you're meant to be looking at
like for the apex of the corner
so he's showing him
where you gotta be
how you got at the wheel
let alone what gear
he was telling him what gear to be in as well
let alone what foot
how in the fuck do they remember all of it?
it's natural
muscle memory
I spoke to Rick after
and said oh you were going through that
he goes oh was I
so he must have had a thousand things through his head
I said yeah
you spent like 15 minutes
on that part of the track
he goes yeah
there's a lot to go through
and that's
one part
and that's just one part
remember this track's two
six kilometers long
and what they're doing it in
two
two minutes 20
225
224
was
Tom got 224
and I think
221
222
was around 230 to 232
which is not too bad
considering how he was before
like he's made some
yeah big strides
see
what who
Zach
yeah because
okay
originally in my head was
Tom goes first
Zach goes second
then Rick goes in the car
right and the other day we're talking
Rick goes no no no
Zach shouldn't go first
because there's too much traffic
blah blah blah blah
he'll go second
then Rick
if it's good
he'll fight it
punish you know
and get
if there's a chance of
getting on the podium
he's the one to do it
then I started thinking to myself
yeah that's good
but
if Zach went first
right
Zach's pretty aware of things
what's happening with him
he gets behind a fast car
he's good like that
because today his time
he was behind the Mustang
so he's just following
as long as he doesn't get
hit in the tyres by him
he'll be right
you know when he can
he can go
he can get the laps
punch him out
and then
73 cars
or 72 cars
on this grid
for Sunday
for sure there's going to be
a f*** couple of pace cars
we've got f***ing accidents happening now
yeah there was a red flag
so they'll keep on grouping up
and that's the way I thought about
would be good
and then after
Zach's had enough
for an hour and a half of driving
Tom will get in
there's nothing
that Tom could lose
from anyone
gaining anything
so there's no pressure on anyone
Tom can have his run
stay on the lead lap
that's the whole thing
stay on the lead lap
then let his old man
go in at the end
and if there's an opportunity
for something
the old man can handle it
but they said no
Zach should go in the middle
but see I look at it different
if Zach goes in the middle
everything that Tom had a fight for
or you know risk to take
or whatever
will be undone
and then
Rick will get in the car
frustrated
and maybe
not saying
he might
as much as Rick's a professional
and he is professional
like maybe he might
accidentally push it
a little bit
I don't know
but he said already
he's not going to push
or damage anything
if there's no chance
in getting anywhere
like
I didn't think of that part
and you got to play it by ear
like you got to
you got to see on the day
by the
it's a six hour race
you're not going to win in the first lap
and things may change
people might get knocked out
the weather
the safety cars
there's a lot of
tires
but it's actually not a bad theory
because if you think about it
the car that we're probably chasing
is still around three to four seconds
in front of our
quickest stop
so
with Zack getting in the car
he's still a good 10 seconds
sort of behind
so if the race does open up
when Zack's in there
then you will pull more gaps
considering last race
we had a lot more stoppages
in that first sort of quarter
yeah that's right
and the strategy
and the thinking behind it
doesn't make sense
because they're not group up
and Zack I've noticed
he's a
driver who's aware
of what's coming behind him
like I've seen
like him
doesn't want anything happening to his car
yeah he
I think the
I remember one thing that
I think it was Lowns
many years ago said
someone said
oh you know when you go into a corner
how do you attack him now
he goes
once upon a time I would attack at 110%
now I go into a corner at 90%
the age thing starts playing
in your head
and you know what I mean
it starts changing the way you look at it
but you do provide good encouragement
you're always telling me
don't worry if you hit someone
I'll fix it
I'll just fix it
don't worry about it
be aggressive
if you hit someone
I'll fix it
don't worry about it
I can fix it
yeah I'm not worried
that's why Glenn
I've gone to get my
driver my license now
I'm going to do a track day
but I want to race
with Tom Shaw in it
Zack in it
Fitos in it
whoever I can get into it
you know why
because this will be
my one and only race
and I'm going to make sure
I fuck all of them right up
because you know why
I can fix the car
if I fuck it
so yeah
that's the ex-class
yes
but the A2s
I was looking at the
the run sheets
they're the Kamara's
and the Mustangs
they're fucking up there too
they're fucking up there
they're not the high-tech
they actually got
last year
they got in front of
because they're non-turbos
they were pretty good
again talking to Rick
Rick said
because they're non-turbos
they've got the torque
to climb the hill
and keep up
they sound good too
and you've got the big straight too
so
that's sort of another
thing to look out for
and worry about
let's see what happens
you know
the two old
the people that we gave a lift to
your car or what
oh there's some of their friends
I don't know their names
that was yeah
they
their son
won buffers last year
okay
here
the 1000
no no here
we've
I don't know
I don't know
I don't think of his name
but he's
but he's gone sick
right so they still come
there's another guy in there
but
how in the fuck do we get to meet all these people
I swear on that
40 of us at dinner
and it's like a little community
you'll get to know each other
it's
well every time I seem to go and do a piss
as I'm walking in there
hi Tom
I turn around and say
I think to myself
who's that
what the fuck's that
happened to me before
then when I'm pissing
I realise
oh I know who that is
that's right
yeah it's too late
we'll go and shake his hand
after I wash my hands
that's the worst thing
you go to the toilet
you come out with wet hands
and just see something
you're like
shake his hand
and in your head
I've washed him
he's thinking
did you wash them
I'm happy to actually piss on them
it is sort of that community
environment down there too
because
even when something goes wrong
with someone else
everyone's already
what do you need me to do
yeah I've got this for you
yeah use this type of thing
going backwards and forwards
passing
well I think of
what was it
Lolo just out the front
when he went to take the tape
I went to help him
I go and make you want some tape
put on it
we'll put tape
but it goes down to
what was it
the NASCAR
thing
where the NASCAR driver
was driving
and the wheel fell off
and it rolled into someone else's pit
and they were told
they're like
split seconds
if you help him
you're just going to get
penalised
really
they still jumped the fence
I remember that one
I remember that one
they jumped the fence
they jacked it up
they put the wheel back on for him
and he took off
I was going through the pits
he didn't do the wheel properly
that's fucking courtesy
I like it
that's right
that is terrific
that should be encouraged
yeah
who's going to penalise him
the NASCAR
whatever it was
but remember
they also
that father
that jumped the wall
to get his son out
not long ago
when the NASCAR caught on fire
and then they said to him
they gave him a warning
if he'd done it again
that they were going to penalise him
you're joking
do you remember
just a couple months ago
the father jumped the barrier
his son
the car caught on fire
and he was actually
pulling his son out of the car
and then they have to give him a warning
saying
it was unsafe
that they'll have to give him a penalty
this is where common sense
common sense
you've got to let common sense provide
that reminds me with the F1
when they ran at Vegas
for the first year
when Carlos signs the Ferrari
the man car
the man car
from the speed
the chassis right
ripping them off
so Ferrari had to put in a new chassis
and they got
cost of fortune
not only cost of fortune
they got penalised
20 places on the grid
there was nothing in the rulebook
that allowed for something
foreseen
like a manhole cover lifting up
one went again last year or something
I think they had to
the world
but one still fucking
the ring come up with it
so the rules they've
they've had to allow for
one-off situations where
that's another thing
discretion of the
and Vegas Glenn
they're setting up for the F1
and you get to see it all
yeah because F1's two weeks after sale
you get to see
we get to actually
does it sound like we're recruiting
more people for sale this year
he's been recruiting for years
okay we had this discussion
in this RV
about two or three hours ago
the mic's on
doesn't need to stop
I said I'll sacrifice
the trip
if Glenn goes
so you'll come if Glenn comes
if Glenn comes
I'll go
Glenn leads the red light from Ashley
right which means
which is his wife
which is his wife
yeah I know that
there's reasons behind
they need a babysitter
if anyone's out there
wanting to help
can you please call
yeah but Ashley's not coming
no no no
there's just kids
and all that type of stuff
there's just some other challenges
other challenges okay
try and navigate with your kids
alright Tom
maybe you've got your work
that can stay with Ashley for a couple days
yeah because you know
I looked at this way
it works in good
he wants to go and see
everything at SEMA
so
you're like that too
you know what I think we do
it's like
I think
I have to play the emotion card mate
you have to say
he doesn't even have to
if he just says he wants to go
Ashley is like
she can't say no to him
you're the red light
I'm the green light
yeah the red light means green
yeah I'm the red light
okay
so
if I say I'm going
with Glenn
no no
if I say I'm going
if I say I'm going
so they don't trust him with me Pete
that's what it comes down to
my wife's coming
I'm like the minder
Glenn has to
so you have to come
I'm the minder
I'm the one who makes sure
I can carry the bag
so if you say you're coming
Glenn's coming
if I say
if I say I'm going
so what's the problem again
no there's no problem
okay
and C8
and the worst thing is
which is the best thing
is me
Rick
get along good with your misses
and we're going to go down that street
all night this time
see
so you're taking the pressure of me
you're taking my wife with you
hey
get along good with your wife
so I'm going with Glenn
yes
because you know what
I reckon wingman here
I'm going to kill him with that
hey hey that strip
right
is ours
it's made for us
we won't even make the end
no that's made for us
yeah
and this year we're going to go to Disneyland
we're not just going to do the strip
no no
we're going in
not there for a while
we're going to go inside for a little bit
and have a look
we're staying extra day in LA
yeah yeah
for Disneyland
we're going to go on rides
inside yes
we're going to go on rides
yeah the coffee cups
yeah all that
I just want to have a look
I'm going to have a look
you're going to go in
and not go on rides
I didn't go on rides
we'll go on rides
I can see
I'll hold the bags
yeah
yeah you queue up for us
yeah
I'll hold the bags
that's where I'll meet everyone then
yeah you sit with the prams
I do
I fucking have a mad time
I went to surface once
and I'll mind the prams
like the lines are two hours
I went to lunch with families
I met everyone
we're walking to the next ride
for your family
and my missus and kids will say
how do you know them
why don't you just have lunch with them
I've seen the funniest thing there
you know back then
they had this machine
that I did
dog tags
I'm a bad speller right
yeah
and I lined up
I get to the machine
I put in Tiana
and I fucking forgot
how to spell her name
I look at the line
and I go
don't you fucking touch it
I sprint to find
whoever I could find
to get the right spelling
I come back
I put it in
then I go to my son's one
I didn't know how to spell this
I didn't know if I was having an eye
I don't know why
so I told him again
wait and they get the shits of me
doesn't have a why
no I know
I sprint down and I find Nell
cause Nell was my nutritious
cause I was like
your baby back then
I run back
put him in
spit him out
but I never went on one ride
but I met everyone in that fiend park
that's a year
should be your wife's name right
yeah it's three letters
I don't know how to spell a rule
Valerie
I don't know how to spell Vow
V-A-L
that's why I want my son
my son daughter starts with a T
cause at least they get that part right
so the number plate
she can get it right
yeah T-D
T-D
T-D
Tom Dimitraka see
Tiana Dimitraka
the date of birth
the year birth isn't it
no don't
oh Tristan's got
do you know the year birth
yeah
do you know that
do you know why
2009
because the statesman was 2009
I got that plate for that
this is the car
and my daughter is always on the 18th
because that's when we always close the workshop
yeah yeah but what's the actual year
I don't know
the 12th of the 18th
so you remember the year of one
and you remember the dates of the other
and my son
wait wait
my son is
yours
either one
one or the other
before or after Melbourne Cup
and it's when we're in Vegas
yeah that no is it all
because he did have his birthday
we had his birthday in Vegas
and the little prick
I gave him 500 bucks to gamble
and he got together with one of Pete's mates
because he's under 18
he's under 21
he came back with 4,000 American
he won the most out of all of us
and then the last night we're winning
and I had enough
and Pete was playing the tables
so we gave him
I gave him Tristan's money
right I got to play that
did you know
yeah yeah
next morning Pete comes back
and he's all excited
went in the seat
because I didn't have a very good night
Tristan's still waiting
didn't understand what he meant
he lost
I was still
I still bought money but
you gain life experience
that's right
but a lot of things happened
at 4.30 in the morning
and a lot of tax was paid
because if you went over a certain amount
because we're aliens
we get taxed 30%
oh wow
you know how close you get to
from here to
what do you reckon
to the
to the door
okay so we're in
the tables
so we're in the RV
oh yeah sorry
we're in the RV
oh you're too bad for me
4 meters
4 meters he could stand away
and there was only one time
that we got a question
and because it was the main artery
and it was heaps of people
and he was like
getting pushed to
he looked young man
questioning him
yeah
he shouldn't be calling the shots
no no
no
thumbs was red
that was black
but the lady
we said that he turned 21 there
and the lady
we've took him into a bar
show him your passport
and they asked
and they wanted to see ID
she's saying
show him your passport
go on because we told her to turn 21
yeah
and just as I walked in
I see what's going on
I can't get out
yeah
show him your passport
we told you
he was 21 last night
he actually turned 16
16
she was like
oh yeah I was going to say
he looks a big baby
baby face
just say baby face
anyway
oh there you have it
so that's Bathurst
so we've got qualifying tomorrow
and then the race on Sunday
so the boys are
the cars looking good
a lot of work to be done
still a lot of work to be done
but you know
there's a lot of time
for that work to be done
we'll miss out on the wine tour
yeah
we'll miss out on the wine tour
because we've got to
stay here now
because he's decided to be
professional this year
we'll tell you
what it's like
because you've read the
regulations
and you worry about the people
guys
who use that
they bring the special coffees
do you
Yeah
I can't
no because I'm not that much
responsibility
are you sure
yeah
I'm not that much
responsibility
that's another reason
that they bring
me so I can bring the
special coffees down
yeah
no I don't want one
no you want this one
no I don't want them
oh yeah
don't really do coffees
I don't really
yes you want these coffees
I saw theおii cram's
getting a belt out
up and down
up and down
up and down
You know happy I was when I went back down there after I came up here for a while
Yeah, the R-class is um the
The bus the bus for the yeah until you get the golf cart. Yes. Yes
Yes, I did a good job the R-class is it stood out look the right. It looks good. It's good. It's someone's tide
It's only because they've got the biggest brakes
Australia
Just he's got truck brakes on these
It's even bigger. I thought it was a train when you held it up
I thought it was going on the new trains in the art classes. I know I know times made it when you buy
It's a lot of looks but I'm telling that a lot of people like it and then when you're driving around
It's actually do you get a lot of time? It's a head of its time that cut feet losses is gonna kill it
He's white one's gonna absolutely smash it. Well, I'm six one
I'm not small and I can sit in the back of that car and I've actually got
You wouldn't think you wouldn't think it took it when you sit in there. It's like this is amazing. We killed it
I
Know Tom has made it when he buys the R63 because only three came the country to two are sixty-first two are sixty-three
So when he buys one, I know you've made it. Well, yeah
Well, the last one went for sale, but it went for too much. Your brother was bidding on it
I can't believe you buy it. Yeah
All right, let us review us
It's time to go see I'm getting pretty good at that
So I'm thank you to to Zach and his team for letting us pretty much all out. What time you're leaving tomorrow
Why don't you just wait till after first practice see if we get a talk to anyone. Yeah, we can hang around
We'll do that. Let's let's try a coxie. Oh, yeah
We'll speak because I reckon we'll be able to talk to them because I've opened my mouth and said on Sunday
If I've got nothing to do on defecting
Okay, I'm gonna just have to remind him in the morning. Yeah, probably forget. Yeah, you will forget. I might help
Scott's
No
What's the RX-8? Yeah. Yeah. Oh, Scott's group. Whatever. Yes
He's yeah, I might help them
Yeah, they need help and and
Everyone needs help yeah, yeah, it's true
People here
They need they looks like they need a bit of
Help me if you think
Because I think you're comfortable in these are very that's why I can tell you right now
I come Tuesday morning who have four race cars walking up at a shop
I'll tell you I promise them to fix something
I was doing I was doing a Glendale if you think golf's expensive hobby my fucking do motor racing
It's expensive fucking you just see dollar-sized fucking falling out of
I went and bought I went up to here. They've got like where you can buy bits of pieces
Chico roll for the first time in 20 years. Yeah, we do
That this is sitting on a Sydney 989. That's what she got a roll or spring roll. You can't go
Yeah, yeah, see even the schnitzels 20 buck 25 bucks. I didn't like the
We've got a drinks riddles the
Potatoes scallops. We got scallops the bar was a drink so 75 bucks. That's unheard of in Sydney
That's three drinks in Sydney 75
Anyway, we'll bath us. It's a good weekend. It should come down good
I know when we drove tonight on the track. Yes, the five series out of the ripple strip
But we started the left side of the road just as was a cop many many years ago
Like when we first come to the six hour, you could
Talk the security because they blocked it. Yeah, they block it the right
Oh, we're staying up the top at the gold
That's what's in the Glen. Yeah, the gold painting one the gold bird
And you could actually get past it and cruise up there because now no matter what you fuck
It's like no because it's it's a public road and even parts during the day
The thing says open to public for 40 minutes. So if you're a local you can drive home. That's right
No, but the way the track set up you can get there anytime. It's just like the tunnel
He's got a high restriction of what is it?
Yeah, but the roads it's open. Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, this this can't fit through the tunnel. Yes, you gotta wait for that
Yeah, you have to wait for the truck out. That's another episode to discuss why they did that. Yeah
Why they wouldn't make it why would they make it two lanes?
Why would they not man? It's got a timer on there for five minutes. You gotta sit there
Welcome to Australia. Why you wouldn't make it two lanes and make it a little bit deeper so you can actually get trucks
Australia's built one lane at a time. Yeah, like Mount Victoria. We'd all drive through let go because
That's why we added
These are that good
These things are amazing
I got one of them for my first time
So but like even getting here just tight how they close that 200 year old bridge really a 200 year old bridge
I had to shut it down. They have to check it. Fuck me. They had to check it a build a new fucking road, mate
Oh, they didn't they didn't seriously
But it didn't take that long. There's no traffic. No, it's no it was through let go
They had no traffic going home now extra half an hour going home on Monday is gonna be a fucking
Yeah
Wait, no, I just wake up early fucking it won't be that bad
Thanks for listening next episode. Yeah, the rapper. Yeah. Thank you for listening how we got back home
Bye
Yeah, we got one in
See, mate the next I will be fucking in that traffic for fucking five hours
Fuck the fuck
Sit off gonna get up early and you're sure left in the middle of the fucking night
About this episode
Bathurst live from a powered RV site turns into a mix of race-week logistics, rulebook gripes, and team strategy talk. The hosts walk through setup and scrutiny, fuel measurement procedures, and how tire choices (including nitrogen and wider fronts) have complicated the car’s feel after major changes. With three drivers sharing seat time, they debate stint order, traffic, and data consistency. Between stories about security, snoring, and Vegas/Disney name-spelling chaos, the episode lands on what to watch for before Sunday’s six-hour race.
Peter and Tom is joined by Fireman Rick and Glen who are part of the pit crew for the VSP Security BMW M4 at the Bathurst 6 Hour Production Car race. The boys discuss what is involved in preparing a race car for the event from adding nitrogen to the tyres and for new radios to work at the unique location at Mount Panorama. Tom has obtained his race licence for next year.
