The V8 Sleuth Podcast
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Updated 2 days agoV8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan chats one-on-one with icons 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 life in racing.
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Episodes (558)
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
V8SP: Chris Lambden (Part 1)
We’re talking to longtime motorsport identity Chris Lambden on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Perhaps best known now as the creator of S5000, an editor of Auto Action, the founding editor of Motorsport News and a touring car racer in his own right, Lambden has been around motorsport for over five decades. In the first part of our two-part chat, Lambden talks about his years racing karts in New Zealand and overseas, which brought him into the orbit of karting guru Terry Fullerton and his chief rival, a young Brazilian named Ayrton Senna da Silva. He also talks about his first publishing effort, his move to Australia and his time as editor of Auto Action. Lambden also chats about his move into touring car racing, getting a reference letter from Peter Brock for his driving, buying the 1987 Bathurst-winning Holden (and crashing it…) and how he nearly gave Craig Lowndes his first Bathurst 1000 start. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - The ‘Candyman’, WPS Falcons’ fate, Sandown-Bathurst doubles
You’ve asked, 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: - The fate of WPS Racing’s Ford Falcon V8 Supercars - When Supercars’ pit lane garage order became dictated by the Teams Championship - Safety Car wave-around rules at the Bathurst 12 Hour - Our take on the removal of in-car anti-roll bar adjusters in Gen3 Supercars - The first motor race to be broadcast in colour on Australian TV - The time that ‘The Candyman’ couldn’t - How and why the start and finish lines at Mount Panorama are not one and the same - The most successful driver combos at the Sandown 500 and which ones went on to win Bathurst - And plenty more! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ TICKETS! V8 Sleuth Open Night with Garth Tander at the Bathurst 12 Hour >> http://bit.ly/3wsIUjW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Teams racing to finish new Gen3 cars
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 from teams as the debut of the Gen3 platform nears and teams push to finish their cars in time for pre-season testing. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Open Night with Garth Tander @ the Bathurst 12 Hour: https://bit.ly/3wsIUjW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - Project Blueprint, Privateer’s Dashes, Pace Car Sleuthing
We’re back for 2023 and we’re answering your questions! 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: - The last pre-Project Blueprint chassis to compete in the ‘main game’ - Who was the most successful driver in the Privateer’s Dashes from the late 1990s? - Nissan’s Bathurst-winning GT-Rs … or should that be GT-R? - The fate of the Gen3 prototypes - Holden’s most loyal ATCC/Supercars driver - And plenty more! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ TICKETS! V8 Sleuth Open Night with Garth Tander at the Bathurst 12 Hour >> http://bit.ly/3wsIUjW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Charlie O’Brien (Part 2)
We’re talking to Charlie O’Brien on our final episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco for 2022. In the last part of our two-part chat, Charlie talks about his years driving at the Bathurst 1000 for Allan Moffat, Dick Johnson and Tony Longhurst, his years racing NASCAR in Australia and his disastrous attempts to qualify for a Winston Cup race in the early 1990s. He also talks about racing in Super Touring, including the hilarious story behind his sponsorship by Virgin Cola, as well as racing in and winning the Bathurst 12 Hour with Mazda. Charlie also talks about coming back to race Carrera Cup in the 2000s and how it led to his final V8 Supercar race start at the 2004 Sandown 500 – and why that race remains a regret – and racing in V8 Utes. 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: WAU confirms expansion for 2023
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship and there’s plenty going on despite being in the second week of the off-season, including Walkinshaw Andretti United confirming a two-car Super2 effort for next year. The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Charlie O’Brien (Part 1)
We’re talking to Charlie O’Brien on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco. In the first part of a two-part chat Charlie shares some amazing stories from early in his career, including getting caught racing under age and discretely resuming his career under his brother’s name, and the time he sold his grandfather’s favourite horse to buy a faster car. He also talks about buying Dick Johnson’s Zupps Torana XU-1 for his touring car debut then moving up to an L34 and setting a long-standing record for being the youngest driver to win an ATCC race, then landing his dream drive with the Holden Dealer Team – at precisely the wrong time. He also opens up about what really caused his infamous crash in practice for the 1978 Bathurst 1000 and his close friendship with Gregg Hansford. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repco Supercars Weekly: Tander’s bombshell team switch
The 2022 Repco Supercars Championship might be over but there is still plenty of news for V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan to run you through, led by a bombshell announcement from Garth Tander who is leaving Triple Eight for a Ford team! The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices