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have you on the show because that's what we do. Michael's on
the line. Good day, Mike. Good day, Trevor. How are you?
Really good, mate. What can I do for you?
I mean, I'm just looking at, well, obviously with Optus at the
moment, there's a few things going on, but I've been with
Optus for the best part of I'd say nearly 15 years for home
internet and phone and mobiles and stuff. So just looking at
some different plans and we bank with CPA, ComBank, and they've
got this thing called ComBank Yellow, and they've got this
home internet mobile phones through a company called Moor.
So I'm just looking at a couple of different options there
with them, but I just don't know. I don't know enough about
who Moor are and who they used for internet and phone and all
that sort of thing. And so just yeah, just looking at what
Well, look, they're a reseller. They're a reseller. Now, they
use the Telstra mobile network. So right, you know, that's a
good thing. It's not the entire Telstra network as some
people want to differentiate, but it's the same as the one
that Aldi uses and Aldi gets really big wraps around what
they do. So you know, they're on the Telstra network. So there's
not really no issues with any of the telcos these days. You know,
in the end, a different story, because they kind of have to
build their own processes in the back end. But I've certainly
had no complaints about Moor as a telco thing is what I would
say to you is don't get hooked in, don't get locked in, if
you can, because then you can try it out. The problem is, I
think a lot of their plans that they're trying to hook you
into are 36 month plans, you know, like Convake Yellow, Yellow
Plus, Yellow Gold, they're like the longest sign up the more
you, the more discount you get. So what you might want to do
because you're with them, you're on the NBN, aren't you? So
you've got an NBN connection through Optus.
Yeah, Fiber to the node.
Yep, Fiber to the node. Okay. So have you checked by the
way, if you've got eligibility for Fiber to the
home?
So if I go with Moor, they would, depending on the
plan that they would upgrade us and do Fiber to the premises
free of charge. Nice. That's what you want. But then, but then
but then it's like for the first 36 months at 70 bucks a
month. Or and then ongoing after after that, so it's like
85 bucks ongoing. So but it's like you say, it's for the
36 months. Is that on the 100 met hold now 500 meg
speed plan 70 bucks?
Yeah. So when I, when I contacted you a little while
ago, it was originally 100, 100, 500, and then 34. Now it's
550 meg. So just for comparison, Ozzie Broadband, who I'm
with, and I think they're probably the best talco in
Australia, just overall on balance. You're looking at $95 a
month for that plan. So you're $25 a month better off. And
that's that's a lot of money, mate. The the
introductory prices you'll see from I saw some from TPG and
Tangerine, their six month deals are around the 7065 to $70
mark. So the more plans look pretty competitive on price.
Which which is what you want, obviously, it does say no
lock in contract on their on their website. I'm looking at
the more website now under combat again. It says no
lock in contracts.
So does say that. Yeah, I mean, there's nothing wrong with
giving them a crack. The great thing about the NBN mate, it's
the same as your mobile phone, you can switch next month again,
if you want. So your mobile phone number stays with you as
long as you can prove ownership of it, which is your
account number, your date of birth, your address, your
mobile phone number can come with you anywhere. So you, for
example, there's no with the with the more stuff you're not
required to switch your mobile and your landline. It's just two
different options, isn't it?
It is. Yeah. But if you obviously if you go with one,
you're going to save money and then obviously you save money
with the with the mobile as well. Do you know how much
data you use every month?
I don't know, because on the mobile. Yeah, on the mobile.
Yeah, I wouldn't. I wouldn't probably use half of what I'm
entitled to, which is probably so if you had a guess,
what would you if you if you were stuck to a guess, what would
you want 10 gig 20 gig a month?
So we've got about 280 gig for the three mobiles. And I reckon
I reckon we probably use best part of about 100 to 120. But
then when we're on holidays and we don't have a Wi-Fi, the
kids would probably use a little bit more. So yeah, we're
probably use anywhere up to maybe 200 gig a month between
you. So with the three of us. Yeah, three three P now. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. So you say if you're looking at it, say, 120 on a
slow month, so about 40 gig, I probably use about, yeah, because
I travel a bit with work. So yeah, sometimes I don't. Yeah, so
I would encourage you to dig into that. I would encourage
you to separate yourselves out a little bit and try and
understand what each of you need. Because for me, like my
wife doesn't use a lot of data at all. And so I've just got her
on $150 a year, Kogan mobile plan. Now in the month that she
does go over, we just top it up, whatever, just add extra.
Yeah, okay. I I'm on a on a phone plan with stupid amount
of data I never get near. And my kids are on the Kogan mobile
plans as well. It's there's just huge, huge, huge savings to be
had when when you when you go annual on a mobile plan, huge
savings. Yeah, yeah. You know, with a Macym on the on the
Optus network, which is similar to what you would be using
now, which is great. Or with Kogan or with or with someone
on the Telstra network. So I would argue that what you
probably don't want to do is do the whole switch to more
straight away, just do it bit by bit. Mate, I would change
to them today on your NBN, because it'll happen over
now, like they'll do it instantly, basically. And then
they'll obviously order the order the upgrade. And then
that'll take a month or so. And once the upgrade happens,
then then you'll get a sense of everything that's
happening, you'll get the faster speeds. And then you
can go, Okay, now that we've had a bit months to
think about this, how much data do we all need? You
know, on our mobile phones, and then look around for
separately, look around for is more the best value for
all of us, or is Aldi or is Kogan. And mate, I'm
confident you'll save tons more money on your mobile
plans, as well as the, you know, 20 or 30 bucks you're
going to save on on the NBN through more.
Okay, so don't be afraid is what I'm saying, switch.
Yeah, because the only negative is it's it's not as
good in some way, but you're on fiber of the
node, you're not going to notice it's not as good
until you get the fastest speeds. And after that,
again, you can just switch to someone else. So you're
mad not to if you're saving money, you're mad not to
change, mate, don't let it don't let the fear of
change be the reason you don't save money.
Yeah. Okay. Get into it. The other thing that I do on to
that is that that we are looking at at building a
house, but we won't be moving until it's it's a
long story, but we probably wouldn't be moving in
until 2027. So we're looking at moving from our place
now into another one at the end of the year. So if we
got more to put it on the with the fiber to the
premises now, if we move to the new premises, would
they do that for free as well? The upgrades?
Yeah, it's a well, if you're building a home from
scratch. Yeah, the requirement is to put
fiber in from the start.
Yeah. So you're the new one that we're moving in
your early at the end of the year. It's it's just a one
until we move in in 2027. So that one in 2027 is with
OptiCom. Oh, you're there. They got there. No, no, no,
we're in in Hunter Valley. Sorry, Hunter Valley. Yeah,
OptiCom, mate. The problem with OptiCom is you're
stuck with OptiCom then. But anyway, that's so so
goes life. Enjoy the NBN while you have it, mate.
Look, yeah, the fiber upgrade is available to any
premises that wants it as long as you're on a
faster speed plan. So there's no issue there. Yeah, I
can. All right, no worries. Don't don't don't be
afraid. Give it a crack, buddy. All right, mate.
Cheers. Thanks for your help. So yeah. Thanks for
getting in touch. No worries at all. It's yeah,
I mean, it's a funny one, right? Because in the
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wherever I can. If I can, we always just try.
Anyway, the best we can. We try. Melissa's on the
line. Good day, Melissa. Hi, how are you? Very
well. What can I do for you? I've got to thank
you very much. I've got a 13 year old son addicted
to gaming at home. He is refusing to go to
school as well. And we've tried many ways to
block the system, turn the Wi-Fi off, take
chords with us to work so he can't plug it
in. He finds plugs in the house. He's even
unplugged things in the wall cavities and
taken chords out of the wall cavity to move
his computer and then plug it into the Wi-Fi.
We've got a blocking system that we can use on
our mobile phone that we can press block, but
he then creates a new IP address that then
is not connected to the block and he unblocks
it. So we're working with a few psychologists
for him. And we have removed the gaming PC
prior, but unfortunately that has not ended
very well for everybody involved. So we've
lost parental control again. And a few
things. I have an IT guy that works with us
at home a little bit and he suggested a
couple things. However, our gaming
psychologist that we work with has said
that they don't work. So we're a bit
lost on what is a good system to use.
We're lost on what system to use. You know,
if you Google it, you can find a few things.
You can, you know, if you Google, you know,
what systems are, but I'm here to ask you
as an expert, what's the best system out
there to get back parental control and
blocking systems? I worry that there
isn't one. I worry that I've got ideas.
I've got a couple of ideas, but I just
want to be real clear. I worry that
technology won't be the answer. I worry
that, obviously, you know that you've got
a huge issue and you're trying a million
things to deal with it. I was talking to
a friend who said that the issues they
went through with their child, and this
was probably, you know, in a less
connected time, but still it was an
issue, you know, ended up, they ended
up just switching off the internet when
they went to bed and we can talk about
how you could do that. And, you know,
it resulted in several weeks of pain,
you know, severe pain for the family,
obviously, because, you know, it's an
addiction. It's a withdrawal that your
child is going to go through right.
And the real question is, are you
willing to suffer withdrawals or find a
way off, you know, the addiction? That's
a different challenge that's not
one for me, but, you know, it reminds
me, though, and you might giggle or
cry, I don't know, but it reminds
me of that time when our kids are
babies and they're crying, and someone
tells you, someone tells you, just let
them cry, and you're like, no way, am I
just gonna shut the door and let my
child cry? But I remember when we
learned that that was what we had to
do, that it just ended up working, it
was a week of pain, horror. I know, I
like, I know, I remember that time very
well. But I say that because I feel
like as a parent, and Melissa, please,
please know I'm a parent, I've had
my issues with kids, not to the
level that you're dealing with, I
accept. And I don't, for a second thing,
I'm a perfect parent, I'm just another
parent giving you annoying parenting
advice in some ways, too. But I say
that because I think that reminding
ourselves of that pain as a parent of
the baby crying is essentially what
you're going to go through most likely
here as well. But a couple of things
you said that fascinate me, it sounds
like, you know, Wi-Fi is a critical
part of this. Now, I know what you're
talking about with the block and
unblock devices. That's a really cool
cool thing. But the Wi-Fi system, for
example, I have a Netgear Orbi system
because they've been a long-term
supporter of what I do. And so I've
tried all their systems. And we, I
turned it off for the kids once and
they hated it because my kids are
pretty good. So we haven't really
had to lock down challenges like
that. But when I, when I set it
up that I could just turn off a
child, the other thing I enabled
was approving new devices.
Yes, we've spoken about this before.
Yes, with our other guy.
What should be possible is, because
the reason you want to forget your
son for a second, the reason it's
really a good security move to turn
on device approval is because it
means that if you've got the best
internet in the street and all your
neighbors find out and one of them
finds out your password, they can't
join your Wi-Fi network even though
they've got the password because you
have to approve it. Okay, so, so when
it comes up new connection, you get a
pop-up and you go, well, I know who
that is. I'm going to let him in. Or
no, I don't know who that is. I'm not
letting them in. Or it's because
what happens is you buy yourself a
new iPad, very cool, and you set it
up and then it goes Bing new
connection and you go approve. But
then at 10 o'clock at night, when
you go to bed and you get one,
you go, no, buddy, not happening
today, my man. Exactly. Yes. So I
would want you to make sure that
you've turned that on if it's
possible. I hope it's possible.
So that's going to make a
difference from the get-go.
Yes. The other thing is down to the
physical networking equipment. So in
your home, you've got a little NBN
box, probably, and then a device
from whatever company you use for
Wi-Fi. Yes. That little NBN box is
the key to everything. Nothing
works without that. Now, it's
proper withdrawal. It's whatever you
want to call it. But unplug that
thing from the power and take it with
you to bed and put it under your
pillow. I don't know how. I don't know
how he's getting back on the
Internet. No. Well, so the way he
gets around some things is he
actually steals our phones at
night time. And we have, he's a
clever little thing when it comes
to IT. So he might have a future
in IT. But for now, he's not
getting education, which is the
major problem. And he can be up all
night. So he goes and steals
people's phones during the night
and hot spots, data. So that's a
problem. We have changed our
password in the past. He has a way
of getting around it. Look, we've
tried so many things with this
kid. He's got two beautiful
sisters who are very good at
school, who are very diligent,
you know, getting into
everything. They're not a
problem at all. But he can
cause a lot of problems with,
yeah, as I said, just, and it
is, it's like drugs. He will
do anything to get his hit and
to be satisfied. And unfortunately,
he has, yeah, he has, I can wake
up in the morning and my phone's
not next to me because he's crept
in during the night and stole on
my phone, other than us putting
our phone, you know, down near
our feet in bed, you know, so we
can get it. But it can go
either days without it
happening. And then you think,
Oh, okay, this is, this is
good. I'll put my phone back
on charge next to me. And then
as soon as it's back on charge
next to you, he's back into
it, you know, I'll come
find you. If I'm you, I'm getting
a safe and I'm putting our
phones in the safe. Yeah, we've
yeah, yeah, yeah, we've, um, and
get the old alarm system going
back again. I mean, clock
radio. Yeah, I mean, it's, it's
awful to think about this, the
steps you need to take. But,
and, you know, I also feel
for your daughters who are
also going to need to put
their phones in the same every
night. But they're probably
going to be okay with it
because they are seeing what
you're going through. I've
got no doubt they're seeing
it and they're feeling it.
And, you know, if it takes
three months to move through
this, then they might see it
on the other side. But I do
feel like, and that's why I
said at the start, I'm not
sure technology is the
answer. But the one piece of
advice I can give you is
that approving access to the
Wi-Fi network is a huge
thing. Yeah, I think could
could be a game changer at
the first level. But I think
I think everything else is
physical. I think I think,
you know, a safe from bunnings
that you put the NBN box and
mobile phones in at, you know,
nine o'clock at night or ten
o'clock at night. Yeah. Now,
there's obviously some really
strange things that come with
that. And that are things like
my first fear is what if you
need to get an emergency
phone call in the middle of
night? Well, I don't know
how you deal with that right
now. Straight up. Yeah, that's
okay. You've got to work
through those things. But if
the phone, if the safe is
near you, maybe you can
hear the phone ring and that
will be okay. Yeah, sure. Yes.
But I genuinely can't think of
another technical technological
solution that will give you
the peace of mind that you
need. Yes. And you're working
with the right people, which
is amazing. Yeah, right? Yes.
Because everyone's going to
have a different opinion.
And the question around when
you even when you break
through that cycle a little
bit, how do you turn it
around into incentivizing
versus, you know, I know
all those different things.
Yeah, so we've been through all
that before. So to give as
well, people who are listening
to this back again as well, you
know, who always just think
just take the PC away from him,
like just remove it. We've
done that. Unfortunately, it
has resulted in violence and
we've had to call the police.
So that's so, you know, and
he has had an OVO taken out
on him because of the
violence that he has at
home. So for those who are
going, just take it away
from you, you're a really
weak, weak parent. We are not.
And we're trying to avoid that
happening again, because it's a
huge, like now we're going
through, you know, therapy as
a family to get through what
we've been through already.
So I mean, are there any
options for you for respite?
Like, I worry about it can
happen. It can. Thank you.
Thank you. And we have thought
of that. Yeah, it's been
we've been through all that
sort of scenario before and
trying to work out how that
works. The current scenario is
that it's been suggested that
possibly he moves out with my
husband to get respite for
everybody. And then the
Wi-Fi system, you know, moves
out for six months. Yeah.
And then the Wi-Fi system
becomes very simplified.
So you literally turn it off.
You really because at the
moment the house we're now,
it's, you know, everything's
everything. The TV, the front
gate. Everything's off.
Everything's off and everything
goes into chaos because it's
off. So if he moved out, then
you have that simplified
system of there's your Wi-Fi,
it's on, it's off, done.
You know, there's nothing else
complicated about it. So but
that's a huge disruption to the
whole family. That's not
always possible as well.
You know, but it feels like
that same. And we talk about
addiction and, you know,
rehab and clinics and things
like that. It's a similar
move. It's probably it's
probably cheaper than a rehab
facility in many ways to
rent an apartment or something.
But it is splintering for your
family. But I think, you know,
how old are your daughters?
They're 16 and 12.
Yeah. So I think so there are
the side of him. I think that,
you know, whatever, you know,
pain that you are going through
now and are going to have to
go through through this period
of many more months.
I guess the other side of it is
what you're looking looking
toward. And that's going to be
a different picture for everyone.
It might make that six months.
It's weird to call a separation,
but it was six months.
Co-living situation, a whole lot
different to work with.
Yeah, that's right.
Oh, man, I feel for it.
I'm really sorry that I don't
have a technological solution.
But if all if I can give you
one thing, it's that listening
to you, the gap was
approving Wi-Fi.
OK, so yeah, we'll definitely
have that possible.
And and the other
my only other thought off the
top of my head is and it won't
work because you've got other
devices on the network, but it
was like a rolling Wi-Fi password.
So setting it up so that it's
a different password every day
so that it becomes a conversation
every day so that because you said
there's you know, you might go
three days and it's OK.
And then it goes off the hook
and whatever. So it might be
that having a rolling
password and one of the things
in terms of networking, your
Wi-Fi system might be able to
have two networks.
One of them is the things
that your security camera and your
gator connected to and you want
to make sure that's a really
strong and crazy password
that he never finds out.
But the ones that you guys use
for your TV and your devices
is the one that's a rolling
password. So it's like, OK,
today's password, everyone is
this and it's going to be written
on the fridge.
And if it's not written on the
fridge, it's because you guys
haven't entered as a family.
You know, because that's a
good idea to one of the things
we had a situation
with with a child.
And what we decided to do
was not make it about that
child, so they didn't feel
like we were punishing
that single child.
So we kind of made it a, oh,
you know, dad doesn't get the
Wi-Fi today because dad was
home late and he didn't tell
anyone he was going to miss
dinner and I made dinner for
him. So we didn't write.
Yes, we didn't write the
password on the on the fridge
the next day because dad
stuffed up, you know.
And so you learn as a family
to work together.
And so there's implications
for everyone. It's a team,
a team event, little things
like that.
You obviously don't want to
pet your kids against each
other. We need to be
cautious there.
But yes, it also, but my
thing is making it public,
making it a conversation
like mum, why is the Wi-Fi
password not on the fridge?
Oh, because yesterday this
happened and that happened.
And if we all sit down
and talk about it for 10
minutes, then I'll put the
password on the fridge.
I don't know.
Like, yeah, I don't know.
Conversation. I'm not a
cycle.
You're dealing with many more
than I am.
Sometimes the basics might
make the difference.
So well, that's what, yeah.
That these are things that
we've got to keep trying
and new ideas are good ideas.
So we, you know, we could
try anything.
If anything works that is
shareable, I'd love to hear
about it so that I can learn
from your experience, Melissa.
Excellent. Thank you, Trevor.
Excellent.
Thanks for reaching out.
Lovely. Thank you.
All right, chat soon.
Cheers. Thanks, Trevor.
Have a good day. Bye.
Look, that's tough.
I can't relate.
Most of you can't relate.
Actually, I just can't relate.
I mean, I worry that if I
couldn't be as calm as her,
I'd be losing my mind.
There'd be violence for sure.
Oh, just, yeah, that's tough.
But I'm glad and Melissa
pointed out herself glad that
she's not just relying on
technology.
They're talking to the right
people in the right spaces.
But I guess you're always
looking for every solution.
That's a tough one.
Anyway, look, I'm not
suggesting you might have
advice, but if you do or
experience while taking into
full consideration of Melissa's
circumstances and what she said,
I'd be happy to hear from you.
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Trev.
Now, it is the biggest race of
the year, Bathurst, and it's not
just about the V8 supercars, you
know, folks, or the supercars
they call themselves now.
There is so much action at the
mountain and it makes for just
such an epic weekend.
Whatever day of the week you go
up there, I prefer, I've always
said, and this applies to both
Bathurst and the Australian
Grand Prix, I prefer to be home
on Sunday in the Trevor Long
Stand watching the event.
But I'd love to get to the
event on Thursday or Friday,
maybe Saturday, just to soak in
everything that happens on
track. Well, over the last
couple of years, you'll remember
that thanks to our good mates
at UNIDEN and Brad and the team
there, the UNIDEN logo has
appeared on the side of Holly
Esprey's V8 Super Ute, and as
a part of that, Brad and the
team have put the EFTM logo
on there as well.
Well, this Bathurst 1000
weekend, that Super Ute race
is going to be, we're going
to be going for the
Quinella here, because Brad and
the team at UNIDEN have teamed
up with yet another V8 Super
Ute, and it's going to stand
out, folks, and I'll tell you
why in a minute, but it's been
driven by a racing
legend called Richard Bork.
Now, Richard is not a young
fellow. Richard joins me on the
line right now on the EFTM
podcast. Richard, great to have
your company, mate.
Yeah, mate, nice to hear from
you. Listen, you've been at
this for a very long time.
Am I giving away your age, or
are you happy to do that?
No, I'm a bit. I'm 78,
probably 78 and a half or something.
I'm a couple of years and a half
or we're 80.
Now, you're lining up
on the grid for the V8 Super
Ute, and your car will stand out
because of its color, won't it?
Yes, we've got the UNIDEN boys
on board, mate. It looks
absolutely fantastic.
And now I'm very proud
to have them on board.
I can't believe how good they
are to me.
Great company, great people.
Is orange your your favorite
color because you've had it on a
few other cars before this?
Yeah, mainly yellow and purple.
I've sort of been known.
People used to recognize
I'd had a purple paint, a 44
gallon drum of them, because
most of the cars used to paint
on purple with yellow wheels.
And that's when
everybody years ago, you may
remember, I don't know if
you're as old as me, but you
might remember, everyone used to
have a race car with red,
white and blue. Yes.
And I used to always go for
purple and yellow and places to
say, I was the pom poms around
your windows.
I actually put pom poms around
the windows of me, actually,
when I put a naughty dog in
the back,
just to let people know that we
don't mind.
Yeah, people.
This is far from being your
first rodeo.
It's going to be a beautiful.
It's going to stand out in
bright orange.
UNIDEN down the side, the ear
of Tim Logo is up the back
there. So I appreciate Brad
and the team putting that
on. How did this come about,
mate? Because obviously Brad and
the team have been supporting
Holly in the V8 Super Utes.
I think Brad's got a real
fascination for the Utes
because it's it's really
it's to me.
And I suspect you're
similar to me.
It's this genuine racing.
Do you know what I mean?
It's it's it's far more
it's far more level.
It's far more about the driver
and less about the
you know, the money that sits
behind the team.
Yeah, well, the
reason I sort of I was just
the reason I got involved
with them was I put an ad on
Facebook and
saying that if anyone wanted to
support me, you know, to come on
board is my 93rd
meeting at Bathurst.
I've been there ninety three
times.
Not too many people have done
that.
I go about three or four times
a year. I do the Bathurst
challenge.
Sometimes I do the combined
touring. I used to do the
IPRA.
When they used to go up there,
I used to do when Charlie
Jardin was alive.
I used to do the FOSC
and then I've done the
the Bathurst challenge every
I'll go. I'll go to be ninety
fourth meeting in
November with the Bathurst
challenge.
I've done every one of them
and we get the special
jacket this year.
Anyone has done it for more than
10 years, which is on one of
those.
So I know me way around the
mountain.
It's just I'm using
Christopher Moses car.
It's the first year that
was ever built.
So, you know, I've just done
a lot of work, but it goes
pretty good.
You know, hopefully I can
get up there and give it a bit
of a go.
I don't expect to be winning.
A lot of the newer years are
a little bit different to the
older ones.
Obviously, they've got upgrades
on them that the older years
don't have.
But you know, a lot of people
lose sight of one thing in
racing.
And I've told this to all the
young people, it doesn't
matter what you run.
What matters is as long as
you enjoy yourself and have
fun.
That's what I'm all about.
You would hope that's what all
sports about.
And that's the great thing
about having someone of your
pedigree in the field.
Do you do you find the younger
generation are willing to
listen to that kind of advice?
I think everybody is pretty
focused on if they don't
well, a lot of people that
don't win, they sort of get
upset.
And I
I think that's bad.
I don't know.
We all like to win.
It's nice.
I got a room full of trophies,
you know, like I was the
job once, many things over your
life. It's not funny.
But it's amazing sometimes how
much money people spend.
It doesn't matter which form of
the racing you go into.
People just the man with most
money usually wins, you know,
which is a bit of a shame.
There's a lot of talent out
there.
I know some very, very
talented young drivers and
they're never going to get a
go because they just don't
have the dollars.
And it's unfortunate.
That's the way it is.
It's kind of fascinating that
that's the case locally and
internationally. Let's be
honest, you look at the one
grid and you go, well, why is
Lance Stroll still on the grid?
OK, it's because he's got daddy's
money. I mean, there's no,
there's literally no other reason.
No, I don't think anyone,
anyone with with genuine
truth would speak otherwise.
It's it's it's that way.
I understand that.
But when you look at the times
they do, like everybody is
out there can drive.
I mean, you'll get the whole
field at times.
There'll be a second over that.
It's like the V8 Supersooks.
I'm sorry, Supercars.
They if you look at the field,
say at Simmons Plains,
there's not even a second over
the whole field.
That's when I was racing.
I race V8 Supercars for 11 years.
When I turned 50 in 97,
I built my own car.
I use the old body shell
and I bought all second.
I'd had a four speed gearbox in
it and I used to transfer it
from my club car into that car.
And I didn't have any money at
the time.
And they used to call me the
battler's battler.
But I raced it for 11 years
and I think I got 68 stars
in V8 Supercar.
My best result was
Orin Park.
I came second to doing
Canada on a 35 car field
in a conical race
in a car I built myself.
So I'm pretty proud of that.
And I started racing
V8 Supercars when I was 50
and I raced until I was 61.
And then I went in
the AMRS after that.
And I raced the V8 Supercars
for two years in the AMRS
after that.
So which didn't get countered
in the 68 or whatever it was.
They said that V8 Supercar races
I've known.
But I feel sorry.
I really feel sorry for young
people today
that can't do what I did.
You can't go out, get an old
car, buy second hand five
board stuff of Larry Perkins
and Bob Tindall helped me
out with the next Larry Perkins
blown up motor that I rebuilt
and stuff like that.
You know, and we just we just
put an old heap together.
You know what I mean?
But at the end of the day
it went all right.
I didn't you always run last.
I might have run fourth last
but I was out there having a go
and young people they can't do
what I did.
You've got to have this super
license that you've got to do
a year or something in the
development series
or you've got to win a national
championship.
And of course, you've got to
realise the people who win
those things and competing
in things, they're all the
best with the day.
And you know, it's just a
shame, you know, and I ran
a thing called Battlers to
Bathurst.
You may remember it and I paid
for it.
I couldn't get I couldn't get
a sponsor.
I should have got in the unit
then back then.
But I gave three young
blokes who probably would
never ever had a chance to go
to Bathurst.
I gave them a free ride
and I paid for it all.
Steve Shelley helped me out.
They gave me some a test
at their track for free
and supplied cars and
everything like that for us
to sort out who we're going
to put in the car.
And we put three young blokes
in the car who obviously
would never probably have
gone to Bathurst.
I think they have now
that cost them nothing.
And not many people do that.
They have these competitions
where, you know, again,
you've got to pay a lot of money
to get involved with them.
I just ran one for free.
And that's how we do.
Are you looking forward to
having, you know, the uni then
brand, you'll be you'll be
able to be an ambassador for
the brand for the weekend,
you know, handing out hats
and well, I'll be a bit longer
than that.
Yeah, well, I always try to
look after my sponsors, you
know, I've had a few over
the years that
have been really but uni then
they've been very, very good
with me and they helped me out
big time.
And it's not a point in
needing the money.
Unfortunately, I'm in a position
now where I've got plenty of
money, but I've probably
ran out of talent at the end
of the day.
That's a good thing to go out
there and represent because I
personally think I'll get
coverage, which I just
don't like to waste that,
if you know what I'm saying.
No, of course I've also got
to I've got a charity thing
on my bonnet.
It's called Tire Nuts.
They've got a garage at
Queensland Raceway, actually,
and they get disabled people
and they teach them how to
change tires and things like
that with the NDIS.
And they've been a supporter
of mine for some time now.
And they're on the bonnet of
the car and that goes
it's like a charitable type
thing, which I'm very happy
about. It's called Tire Nuts.
And the other one I've got
on board is is the
uni then, which I'm
over the moon about it.
Everything I can do to help
them, I'll do it.
And they're great.
I've met the three
bosses, basically, and they're
really nice people.
You wouldn't get much better.
Well, I'm probably a rough
nut amongst them.
In the end, I think they
they love the passion that
you have for for the
hardcore basics of the sport
for competition and for
the enjoyment of it all.
And I think that's what's
great about what you
you can bring to their brand
is just, you know, exposing
it to to more people and
you know, representing them
that way. So it sounds like
it's going to be an absolute
cracking, cracking time.
And I think you're doing
Adelaide as well. Is that
correct?
I've no sand down.
I've been doing so I'm
only doing the term.
You know, Chris, for most of
who owns the car, he's
all gate.
What happened was he had
an operation on his knee
and he didn't trust
I've branded his car
because I wasn't going to
do any more of the eight
year races.
But he rang me because
he has to run the car.
They find him something he's
got a he asked out of the car
there and he asked me to do
the two meetings.
I was yeah, no problem.
I've been through meetings.
We've done a pretty good deal
and I put that out on
Facebook and you
you didn't got in contact
with me. A lot of people
are saying, oh yeah, I've
stolen Holly's sponsor.
I never stole anybody's
sponsor. What happened?
Well, he's still got
I put an ad up there.
He's still got them on there.
And I mean, so I just
put an ad on on Facebook
and never applied to it.
And I put ads on there before
and no one replies to it.
I was quite surprised at least
I got a I got a reply.
And yeah, Brad, Brad Hale
got in touch with me
and we've had a good rapport.
And I'll tell you what,
I didn't realize
what I've always thought of.
You know, I had Hootsie
uni-dent phones.
You know, the ones that go
in every room and all that.
Everyone has it has a
category. They think of
their cordless phone
or or one other thing.
But then you know, the
stuff that they have is
phenomenal. It's incredible.
Yes, yes.
I went on the website
I couldn't believe what they make.
And and obviously
a good thing about this
it was like Christmas.
They gave me a great big box
of all their products.
And I think they make all this
stuff. They got like solar alarm
things that you if you've got
a country place and you want
to put put an alarm on your
gate or you know,
them sort of things
you don't have to have
the electricity is all done by
solar. Yeah, as a matter
of as a matter of fact,
all gay are going to
probably do something about
that and get some of their stuff
off of them.
And I went on their website
and to anybody out there
and go on, I'm not telling you
to buy them saying go on
their website and have a look.
I just thought you then was
those phones that go from room
to room and not
and believe me, I've had
probably three sets of them
over the years.
I've got them because
I don't use them anymore.
Obviously big offices
and that probably do
because you can just press
the button and talk to the
bloke and in a different
section when I was at
London Derry, I had I had eight
eight of them and you could
talk to the mechanics of them.
I had mechanics
working for me and detailers
and panelbooters
and spray toners.
You know, I was with the
trip car king.
I had two car yards.
I used to sell 40, 50 cars a
month treaties and I
used to have that phone
system in me in the big
workshop down there.
So I had four or five
different sheds and I had
them all hooked up with them
unit in phones and they
worked really good.
They're fantastic.
I can't believe the amount
of range they've got.
Yeah.
Well, it's just
I'm going to have to learn a
lot more about it.
Exactly.
How they do.
You're going to be overwhelmed,
mate.
It's excellent stuff.
Well, best of luck
around the mountain
and we'll be watching.
Thank you very much.
We'll keep all eyes out
for two cars in the field,
both Holly and Richard.
And you can't miss
we can't miss Richard
with a big orange
beast coming down the
mountain down.
I'll just.
Just on something you said
earlier.
I've been to Bathurst
93 times.
Have I ever stayed at
Bathurst and watched
the big race for anything
although no, I haven't.
I've always.
No, you can't see it.
You know, let's just sit in
front of a big screen
television.
So when I used to
the conica series
would wait until they
done the the shoot out
thing and then you
send me would get out.
I'll go home, sit down
and watch it alone.
I've always done that.
I'll send you.
Yeah, that's true.
I've never, ever stayed
and I've got mates
there who have
gave their every year
and it's a big deal
and they have a
well of a time
but it's a big get
together.
You know all the
mates, you know
and they all drink
a little bit too much.
Probably they have
a great weekend.
You know, but as far
as watching the racing,
like the the youths
are fantastic to watch
and a lot of the
a lot of the support
people.
I think it's
I really think that
they see the cars
have shot themselves
in the foot.
The way they've only got
24 cars out there
are some as ridiculous.
And I think that
they should allow
other people to get in
there and give them a go.
You know what I mean?
Like some of these
development series
and stuff like that.
Because if you're sitting up
at the top of the mountain
and there's 24 cars running
on you know, what do you do?
Have a cup of coffee
every time you go by?
We need to bring back
the privateers, mate.
Trevor Ashby and Steve
Rick, let's get back out there.
Yeah, yeah, the big bird
is a good bloke.
They're good people.
They've helped me out
in the past, let me tell you.
I went to school
with Trevor Ashby's son.
I went to school with
Trevor Ashby's son
and yeah, we still
a lovely person too.
Trevor is a great bloke
and so
is the big bird.
Absolutely.
They're good people.
I used to get all their
secondhand stuff.
They all the boys used
to give me a lot of secondhand
bits and pieces, you know,
brake pads and all that stuff.
And they're happy
to help a privateer out.
You know, and it's a good.
No, they're good.
They used to be good.
They used to treat me pretty well,
you know, people like Bob Pearson,
the Dorman and Cotter.
They used to give me
a lot of stuff, you know,
like stuff that they
obsolete it that I used to use.
You know, so.
Well, good luck on the car
on secondhand parts.
We will we will be watching, Richard.
Thank you very much, man.
It's been lovely talking to you.
Thanks for the chance to represent
you didn't well, mate.
Go for it.
Thank you very much.
This is the EFTM podcast.
Oh, thank you so much for listening
and we'll do it all again next week.
I am deep in the weeds
of the EFTM magazine.
I do hope to have a website
or an announcement to share with you
on how to update your details
on getting that sent to you.
Doesn't go out until early November.
So we've still got time
in about a month from now.
It'll come out.
I have basically a week to finish it.
And there are still
about eight blank pages
and about 15 that need tweaking.
So it's a bit of work in it.
But, you know, I think I can do it.
I think I'll get it done.
I'm confident
and be really embarrassing
if you receive the magazine
and had blank pages.
If you do, then remember this.
They're for your own thoughts.
They're for, you know, sharing your own thoughts
on the world of tech in 2025.
Okay, think of it that way.
But I hope it doesn't happen.
I also have a blank front cover.
Last year I found a front cover photo.
I found one very early in the process,
which I loved.
But then we decided it should be tech.
And so we found another one
which just stood out and was beautiful.
This year I need to take the photo myself
because I have a vision in my head
of what it's gonna be.
I don't know how to do it
without holding products in my hand.
So I don't know.
There may be some photos shopping involved,
but they do that with fashion.
Surely I can do it with tech as well.
I hope.
So that's basically what's keeping my time
and my days right now.
So bear with me, folks.
But anyway, another podcast next week
right here on the AFGM podcast.
We will talk to you then, folks.
We'll look forward to hearing from you
on the text line at 477-657-657.
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