The V8 Sleuth Podcast
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Updated about 23 hours agoV8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan chats one-on-one with icons and stars of Australian motorsport. Along with the big wins and the big moments, Noonz digs a step deeper and unearths a few forgotten tales and funny stories from their racing lives.
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V8SP: Dale Wood (Part 1)
We’re talking to Dale Wood on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Woody’s a brilliant storyteller, as you’ll hear in the first part of our two-part chat. He talks about growing up around motorsport through his dad’s racing, then going racing himself in motocross, karting and Formula Ford – the latter in an RF87 Van Diemen previously raced by F1 star Eddie Irvine! He also talks about jumping on a trampoline with then-Formula BMW racer Daniel Ricciardo, his persistence in pursuing a sponsor that went on to back him all the way into V8 Supercars, as well as a hilarious tale where he very bluntly brushed off someone he believed was in a Development Series rival’s entourage, only to find out it was a top V8 team owner! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: John Cleland (Part 2)
We’re talking to John Cleland on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the last part of a two-part chat, John talks about his love affair with Australia, Mount Panorama and the Bathurst 1000. It’s been 30 years since his first trip to race in the Great Race, and he recounts tales from racing with Peter Brock (and how he came to race one of the Holden Dealer Team ‘Last of the Big Banger VKs in England) and his first experience of a V8 touring car at Mount Panorama, to finishing on the podium with Brad Jones, and the time he ended up on his roof in one of Brad Jones’ cars after hitting Peter Brock’s car! He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Shock enduro reunion
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a surprise change of plans for Warren Luff amid a reunion with a driver that he’s already joined on the Bathurst 1000 podium twice previously. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: John Cleland (Part 1)
We’re talking to John Cleland on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, John talks about how he got into the sport in the first place and the deal he cut with his car dealer dad to go racing, watching his hero Jim Clark debut the iconic Lotus 49 and Ford Cosworth DFV at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix and what it means to him to have his name alongside Clark’s on the British Touring Car Championship trophy. He also talks about how his long relationship with Vauxhall and General Motors first came about, the cheeky bit of gamesmanship that helped him win the 1989 BTCC, how he feels nowadays about that controversial 1992 title decider, which of his BTCC rivals was the most fun to wind up and the time BTCC chief Alan Gow squared him up for a prank. John also talks about seeing the clear benefits of motorsport to the brands his car dealership sold, the ex-Peter Brock car that he now owns, and why he retired from racing full-time at the end of 1999. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Late Mustang parity change for Perth
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a late parity tweak for the Ford Mustang ahead of this weekend’s Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint at CARCO.com.au Raceway. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint Official Program >> https://bit.ly/41FEOCV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: The lost races from ATCC/Supercars history
We loved a topic from our most recent Q&A episode so much, we’ve gone and done a whole episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast on it! This week we’re looking back at some of the ‘lost’ races from ATCC/Supercars Championship history and Australian touring car racing in general, along with why they’re lost, where they could be and what hope there is of them ever resurfacing. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint Official Program >> https://bit.ly/41FEOCV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: van Gisbergen confirms racing future
Description: V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Shane van Gisbergen officially making a call on his future in the championship. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Hercules in the V8 Sleuth Showroom >> https://bit.ly/41iUUCt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - Mulray moments, winning AUs, ‘Shriek at the Creek’ Sleuthing
You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - If there’s still a minimum production number in the Gen3 era - Lost ATCC race TV broadcasts - Magic moments from the late Doug Mulray - How many AU Falcons won championship races - The fate of the two cars involved in the ‘Shriek at the Creek’ - And plenty more! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ HRT – The Cars, 2nd Edition >> https://bit.ly/3a6EasN Perkins – The Cars (unnumbered) >> https://bit.ly/3UP0UAp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: A timely change for Super2
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined up an upcoming milestone for Mark Winterbottom and a major format change for the Dunlop Series races for Super2 and Super3. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Why a top NASCAR team has a Holden Supercar
Our Sleuth senses started tingling when a photo turned up on social media over Easter of a Supercar in the race shop of elite NASCAR squad Richard Childress Racing. So for this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast we’re taking a look at which car it is, where it came from, what it’s race history is and what it might be doing over in the United States. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ HRT – The Cars, 2nd Edition >> https://bit.ly/3a6EasN Main pic: Twitter / @nascarnrb Background pic: an1images.com / Justin Deeley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Wild and forgotten moments at Wanneroo
We’re looking forward to the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast by looking back at touring car racing’s history at Wanneroo Raceway. Celebrating its 50th anniversary on the ATCC schedule this year, we look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the test in the West, from the weird results to unusual cars, unexpected race strategies and memorable incidents. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Greg Crick (Part 3)
We’ve got a double serve of Greg Crick on the V8 Sleuth Podcast this week. In the final part of our three-part chat, Cricky continues to talk about the impacts of the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour on his health, his fightback to go racing in Touring Car Masters and how concussions played their part, and what finally brought an end to his driving career. He also talks about what he’s up to these days at Garry Rogers Motorsport – including the ‘Garry, Barry and Larry show’ – and he answers your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Greg Crick (Part 2)
We’ve got a double serve of Greg Crick on the V8 Sleuth Podcast this week. In the second part of our three-part chat, Cricky shares more of his memories of Targa Tasmania and why the event will never be the same again. We also talk about his years racing V8 Supercars, including driving for Bob Forbes, Pinnacle Motorsport, John Alcorn, Kees and Paul Weel, and his sole race with Stone Brothers Racing alongside good mate Marcos Ambrose and why it all went wrong. We also chat about his Nations Cup Dodge Viper and his star turn against ex-F1 racer Mika Salo at the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour – how it was the best race he ever had, and opens up on the traumatic health consequences that followed. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Greg Crick (Part 1)
We’re talking to Greg Crick on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a three-part chat, Cricky talks about growing up just over a mile from the Longford road circuit in Tasmania, watching the F1 heroes of the day and deciding to go racing himself. He also talks about some of the wild machines he raced early in his career, from his first FJ Holden and a turbocharged XU-1 Torana, through to a speedway-inspired Mazda RX-7 sports sedan and his iconic Australian title-winning Honda Prelude. He also shares some hilarious stories (including the time he was ‘arrested’ by Victoria Police’s Armed Robbery Squad during Sandown 500 practice!) and his first time racing in the Bathurst 1000. He also explains his decision to turn his attention to touring car racing, plus becoming teammates with Sir Jack Brabham in winning the inaugural Targa Tasmania. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: The aftermath of Gen3’s race debut
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship in the wake of the first race for the Gen3 Fords and Chevrolets at the Thrifty Newcastle 500. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Wild and forgotten moments from AGP support race history
We’re looking forward to the Australian Grand Prix on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast by looking back at touring car racing’s history on the F1 undercard. From the dramatic start to the first support race at Adelaide in 1985, we look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the sprints on the South Australian streets, through the event’s move to Melbourne and its eventual addition to the Repco Supercars Championship calendar. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Parity tussle paused on eve of season
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale runs through the key news on the eve of the opening round of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a significant announcement from Supercars, Ford and General Motors. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Thomas Randle (Part 2)
We continue our chat with Thomas Randle on this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the second and final part of our two-part sit down with the Tickford Racing pilot, he opens up about his battle with testicular cancer – from noticing the first symptoms in late 2019, the diagnosis and undergoing treatment in 2020 and coming back to win the Dunlop Super2 Series title. He also chats about F1 star Fernando Alonso driving his Supercar, his breakthrough front row qualifying performance at The Bend last year (and how it turned sour when the lights went green) and tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Key Gen3 rule finally locked in
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by an important rule being finalised with a week to go before the cars hit the track in Newcastle, plus an F1 star that will be piloting an Alfa Romeo Group A touring car in Adelaide. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Thomas Randle (Part 1)
We’re talking to Thomas Randle on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, Randle talks about following his dad into the sport, starting with racing karts at the age of seven through growing up to pilot the family’s Saab Sports Sedan. He also talks about his move into Formula 4 and heading to Europe to try and crack Formula 1, and battling future F1 star Lando Norris and IndyCar hero Colton Herta, then making the decision to come home and pursue a career in Supercars. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: The washup from the Gen3 test at SMP
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship in the wake of the official pre-season test at Sydney Motorsport Park, which marked the first time all 25 Gen3 Supercars have hit the track together. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: What happened at the start of every ‘new era’?
We’re looking back at the start of every previous ‘new era’ in ATCC/Supercars history on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through every evolution of the championship’s technical rules, from Appendix J to Improved Production, Group C and Group A, the dawn of the Five Litre Touring Car era and its various iterations (Project Blueprint, Car of the Future/Gen2) that led us to Gen3. We also look at how the first race of each era played out, and it’s an interesting journey… V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Gen3 achieves major milestone
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship and there has been plenty happening at Winton and Queensland Raceway as teams hit the track with their brand new Gen3 chassis. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK TICKETS: Race Tasmania presents an Evening with Tasmanian Motor Racing Legends, including Marcos Ambrose and John Bowe >> http://bit.ly/3YE3Jp1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Chris Lambden (Part 2)
We wrap up our chat with longtime motorsport identity Chris Lambden on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In Part 2, Lambden talks about how Motorsport News came about, its rivalry with Auto Action and its legacy on the industry. He also talks about going racing in a historic Formula 5000 and how it led to the creation of the Formula Thunder 5000 concept. He also reveals how he nearly purchased the cars from a high-profile defunct series as its basis, and talks about the category’s long road to being born as S5000 – including the day he found out about Supercars’ rival concept and how it was resolved. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Gen3 cars start hitting the track
For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by the latest as teams begin to hit the racetrack with their first cars built to Gen3 specifications. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices