The V8 Sleuth Podcast
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Updated about 14 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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The Undercut: Our new show about Supercars and more!
Haven’t had a chance to watch our new show, The Undercut? Listen to the first episode here on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn! Aaron Noonan is joined by Jack Perkins and James Moffat to talk Supercars and more - opinion, analysis and the boys certainly didn't agree on everything in this new program from V8 Sleuth. Jack downloads on his upcoming NASCAR debut, we talk Trans Am with James and the guys tackle the City Rural Insurance Burning Questions, packed with plenty of topics to chew on! From the Walkinshaw driver battle, to who is Ford's best title chance, how Frosty's TV debut went, what happens to James Courtney in 2026 and much more, the boys have plenty to talk about! Noonz brings an idea to the table to improve the momentum of the Supercars calendar in our Workbench segment too - where less is more! Many thanks to City Rural Insurance for getting on board with this debut episode >> https://cityrural.au/ Watch The Undercut >> https://bit.ly/3FZnfbu V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - Illegal gearboxes, pointless penalties, Perth double-header
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: - What are the chances of two Perth rounds in 2027? - Penalties given to drivers that are out of contentions/out of the race - Supercars’ Free to air TV coverage - Toyota rally stars in Supercars - “Tuned up the car” - Cam Waters’ forgotten Porsche deal - Garry Rogers’ lost Bathurst start - The last Supercars race to feature none of the current primary or co-drivers - And plenty more V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ DVD: Magic Moments of Motorsport - The Rarities & Sponsor Films >> https://bit.ly/43Q4Bux V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Dean Canto (Part 2)
This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features Supercars race winner and two-time Super2 Series winner Dean Canto. A second-generation racer, we start the final leg of our two-part chat with Canto talking about his 2004 enduro drives with a pre-powerhouse Triple Eight, his 2005 Development Series title with Dick Johnson Racing, and the moment he feels cost him a shot at driving full-time for Triple Eight in 2006. We then cover his time at Garry Rogers Motorsport, a period that delivered his first and only solo Supercars race win, but it’s a period Canto doesn’t look back on too fondly – we’ll let him explain why… He opens up about the stunt driving school he ran with Luke Youlden, his Supercars co-driver era – including the time he and Youlden ended up both driving for FPR without either’s prior knowledge! – Bathurst 1000 heartbreaks with David Reynolds, their Gold Coast 600 triumph, and the plans for a third-generation racing Canto. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Dean Canto (Part 1)
This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features Supercars race winner and two-time Super2 Series winner Dean Canto. A second-generation racer, we start the first leg of our two-part chat with Canto talking about what he’s up to now and whether we’ll see him back in a racecar any time soon. We then look back through the early years of his career, from coming to prominence in - of all things - a Maserati Ghibli, to landing a drive in Supercars’ brand new second-tier series and going on to become its first champion. He then describes his rocky early years in the ‘main game’, including a false start with an elite squad in 2001, a couple of years of enduro co-drives followed by a shot at moving into the championship full-time for 2003. However, as he describes, it was hardly a dream situation for a rookie driver - one who’d been signed to a 10-year management contract... V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Cameron Crick
This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features rising Supercars racer Cameron Crick. The son of six-time Australian Truck Racing Champion Rodney, the second-generation racer’s story is one of perseverence. Crick talks about the grind that has been hand-and-hand with his rise through the sport, including his approach to securing sponsorship partners and delivering them value that is a must-listen for any aspiring young racer. He also opens up on the loss of his father, his memories of his father’s truck racing and a hilarious story about the chance to drive one of Rodney’s race trucks and how it came to a sudden end. Cam also details the point at which he nearly quit racing entirely during his debut Super2 season, and how he bounced back from that to make his Supercars debut and win this year’s Bathurst 6 Hour. If any of the things talked about in this episode resonate with you and you want to reach out for help or to just talk to someone, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or head to lifeline.org.au, or contact BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636 or head to beyondblue.org.au. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Cameron McLean (Part 2)
This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features popular V8 Supercars and Super Touring privateer Cameron McLean. The Queenslander was a fixture of touring car racing grids in the 1990s and early 2000s in the yellow hues of Greenfield Mowers, initially in two-litre racing in a variety of ex-factory machines before making the leap to V8s with Ford Falcons. Among the second and final part of our two-part chat with Cam are his years of being a Supercars team co-owner, including his side of the story of his team’s car being seized and impounded in the middle of a race weekend. He also shares a sliding-doors moment that nearly led him to a full-time factory V8 Supercars drive, his time as a hired gun for the V8 enduros, and his scary roll in Carrera Cup at Queensland Raceway. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Cameron McLean (Part 1)
This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features popular V8 Supercars and Super Touring privateer Cameron McLean. The Queenslander was a fixture of touring car racing grids in the 1990s and early 2000s in the yellow hues of Greenfield Mowers, initially in two-litre racing in a variety of ex-factory machines before making the leap to V8s with Ford Falcons. Among the first part of our two-part chat with Cam are the tales of starting out racing motorbikes, how he came to race an ex-Tony Longhurst BMW M3 in Sports Sedans and win the national title, making the leap to Super Touring, the gnarly surprise awaiting he and his crew when they unloaded their Opel Vectra fresh off the boat from South Africa, plus the slice of luck in finishing fourth in his final Super Touring Bathurst 1000. He also talks about the start of his Supercars career, the deal he did to get on the grid after failing to qualify for his first race, and how he snagged the signature of John Cleland for his first Bathurst in a V8. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Wild and forgotten moments from Symmons Plains
The Supercars are set to head to the Apple Isle for the Snowy River Caravans Tasmania Super440, so we’re looking back at the championship’s history of racing at Symmons Plains on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn. We look through the event’s extensive history dating back to the 1960s, the Tasmanian road circuit that preceded it, along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades… V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - Godzilla sleuthing, B6Hr wrap-up, TCR’s future
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 powered by Autobarn. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Which Nissan GT-R is in the Fox Collection? - The future of TCR in Australia - Our favourite Supercars season - The Bathurst 6 Hour - Cars being recalled to the ‘main game’ from DVS/S2 - When Supercars started sea-freighting cars to NZ - Adding European cars to TCM - The fate of the 2017 Bathurst-winning car - And plenty more V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: 2025 Bathurst 6 Hour: Everything you need to know
The V8 Sleuth Podcast looks ahead to this weekend’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour! Aaron Noonan is joined by the voice of the People’s Bathurst Enduro, Richard Craill, to preview the 2025 edition of the country’s premier production car race. TV guide for the Bathurst 6 Hour >> https://bit.ly/4jwyDJZ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - The ‘Rat’s heartbreak AU, lap records, converting cars
You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Shane Rogers 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: - How we rate the start of Brodie Kostecki’s stint with DJR - The whereabouts of Paul Radisich’s ‘99 Bathurst car - Our take on the Chevrolet/GM Homologation Team race - The times a sponsor has won its own race - Variety of makes and models at the front of the grid - Is the Bathurst 6 Hour the most underrated race in Australian motorsport - The reappearance of the Peter Jackson Search for a Champion Commodore! - Trans Am vs Super2 - And plenty more V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Richard Hay
This week’s V8 Sleuth Podcast guest might be better known for their voice than their name, having played a key role in Bathurst 1000 broadcasts and Channel 7’s touring car racing coverage through the mid-1980s and 1990s. Englishman Richard Hay was in Australia recently and caught up with Noonz to chat about his memories of Mount Panorama, working under Mike Raymond and alongside the likes of Garry Wilkinson, Neil Crompton and Doug Mulray. He also talks about how his father Neville became involved in motorsport commentary and how that in-turn led him to being a cameraman, commentator, producer and presenter across his career in motorsport media. He also shares some fun tales from his time as a racer himself, including taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: George Commins
Supercars Championship and Bathurst 1000 race-winning engineer George Commins joins this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Best known as the partner in crime for Brodie Kostecki’s recent successes, Commins shares stories from a long career that started with Mark Larkham and included a stint in Europe and in Formula 1 with Williams. He opens up on just what life in F1 is like, his initial stint at Dick Johnson Racing in the 2000s, his time with Rick Kelly from 2015-2020 and his thoughts on the Nissan Altima Supercar, plus incredible insights into what makes Brodie Kostecki tick as a driver, their success at Erebus and where they are at amid DJR’s rebuild. For V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus subscribers, you can also enjoy a snippet of Commins talking about the drivers he worked with in Europe, including current F1 stars Carlos Sainz Jr, Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc! V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: 2025 Trico Trans Am Series: Everything you need to know
The V8 Sleuth Podcast looks ahead to this weekend’s Race Tasmania at Symmons Plains for the opening round of the 2025 Trico Trans Am Series. Aaron Noonan and Mark Walker preview all the action, run through the massive 32-car entry list, the format for the weekend and some of the changes for this year’s season. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - 2026 silly season, clashing events, TCR’s future
You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Shane Rogers 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: - Did we really need to schedule three major motorsport events for the same weekend? - Alternatives to keep the Sandown 500 alive - The 2026 Supercars silly season - Shane Rogers: Bathurst tour guide - The future of the TCR Series in Australia - The fate of the Team Brock Commodore from the 2002 Bathurst 1000 - Whatever happened to the Peter Jackson Search for a Champion Commodore? V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: The darkest point of David Reynolds’ career
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our chat with David Reynolds almost exactly five years ago in March 2020, when he visited Sleuth HQ with his chauffeur for the day - future Supercars champ (and his then enduro co-driver) Will Brown! In this snippet, Reynolds opened up on a very serious topic: a tragic tarmac rally accident from the early part of his career. Two weeks after securing the 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Reynolds was competing in the Mount Buller Sprint with navigator Paul Flintoft. Their Elfin MS8 Clubman spun off the road and crashed down a 20 metre cliff, killing Flintoft and leaving Reynolds with head injuries. If any of the things talked about in this mini episode resonate with you and you want to reach out for help or to just talk to someone, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or head to lifeline.org.au, or contact BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636 or head to beyondblue.org.au. To listen to the full chat from 2020 with Reynolds, in which he talks about the long recovery for both his physical and mental health in the years that followed the crash, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/41FbhvO V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: Brock & Skaife’s epic hire car race
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our chat with Mark Skaife in our first season, recorded in his office back in 2019. In this snippet, released on what would have been Peter Brock’s 80th birthday, Skaifey talks about partnering up with the King of the Mountain in 1997, plus a fun tale involving the Brocky, a couple of hire cars, and a desperate race to get out of the Symmons Plains car park To listen to the full chat with Skaifey, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/3yjYxyB V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Scott McLaughlin
Supercars champ-turned-IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin makes his second appearance on the V8 Sleuth Podcast for this week’s episode, recorded while he was at Sebring for pre-season testing with Team Penske. A lot has happened since his last visit to the pod back in 2020 so there’s plenty to talk about – including testing Porsche’s LMDh prototype sportscar at Sebring last week and partnering with his old Supercars rival Shane van Gisbergen at the 24 Hours of Daytona! He talks about how his relationship with SVG has changed since he departed Supercars and his role in getting them together for Daytona, where the gains come from now the Dallara IR12 is a 14-year-old car, whether he still keeps up with Supercars, comparisons between the 2019 Bathurst controversy and last year’s Push-to-Pass IndyCar drama, the new era about to dawn in IndyCar, and plenty more. V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: Becoming the 'Supersub' for your dream team
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our double episode with Jack Perkins, recorded at V8 Sleuth HQ back in 2021. In this snippet, Perkins talks about his dream call-up from the Holden Racing Team in 2015 - initially as a co-driver, then being suddenly promoted mid-weekend to the primary driver role after a bizarre incident injured James Courtney. He also talks about his emotional first Supercars race win upon Courtney’s return, plus a special day with his dad and Walkinshaw Andretti United at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2018. To listen to the full chat with Jack (Episodes 112 & 114) tap these links >> Ep.112 https://bit.ly/3sYyODt Ep.114 https://bit.ly/3eh0NtS V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Q&A - Reporting sensitive stories, top 25 drivers since 2000, mid-season manufacturer swaps
You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Shane Rogers 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: - Our take on Supercars.com’s list of the Top 25 drivers since 2000 - How we go about investigating and reporting on sensitive stories - Teams that have switched manufacturers mid-season or run different makes at the same meeting - Three-driver combinations - A book on NASCAR stock car racing in Australia - The most numbers used by a driver - Drivers that have done the most Shootouts without scoring a pole position V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: Warnie’s role in Davison’s pursuit of F1 dream
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our double episode with Will Davison, recorded at V8 Sleuth HQ way back in 2019. In this snippet, Davison talks about the cubic dollars that were required when he was pursuing his dream of racing in Formula 1 in the early 2000s and some of the things he did to raise it – including the help he had from Australian cricket legend Shane Warne.. To listen to the rest of the first part of the chat with Davo (Episode 7) tap this link >> https://bit.ly/40P980a V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour: Everything you need to know
The V8 Sleuth Podcast looks ahead to next weekend’s Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour! Aaron Noonan is joined by the voice of Australia’s International Enduro, Richard Craill, to preview the 2025 edition of the country’s premier GT race. Buy the Official Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour Program >> https://bit.ly/4g4Whex Buy Bathurst: Going Global >> https://bit.ly/4bpWV5h V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: How Volvo’s deal to enter Supercars came together
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our episode with Garry Rogers, recorded at Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2021. We look back at the team’s much-beloved Volvo era, and how it was actually an entirely different manufacturer that he was chasing!. To listen to the rest of the chat from Episode 160, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/4fyHPuV Or, if you’d rather watch it, check it out on YouTube here! >> https://bit.ly/404dxvR V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: How a six-pack of beer produced one of the great Bathurst 1000 TV openers
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast features part of our epic two-part chat with Mark Larkham at his kitchen table back in 2022. In this snippet, he shares the inside story of the creation of Channel 10’s incredible intro to its broadcast of the 2017 Bathurst 1000, in which Larko gives an impassioned explanation of a lap of Mount Panorama. This Mini came from Episode 246, the second half of our two-part chat with Larko. To listen to the rest of the chat, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/4fyHPuV V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: What Murph and Ambrose really said at The Cutting in 2005…
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol is drawn from Supercars legend Greg Murphy’s first visit to the pod back in 2020. This snippet revolves around a regularly-mined topic come that special Sunday in October: his confrontation with Marcos Ambrose after they crashed out of the 2005 Bathurst 1000. We’d received so many National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions about it that we simply had to bring it up – and Murph didn’t disappoint with his recreation of what the pair said to each other post-shunt. The V8 Sleuth bleeper hasn’t been the same since… This Mini came from Episodes 66 and 67 back in 2020, a two-part chat via Zoom with Murph about his career to that point. To listen to the rest of the chat, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/V8SPMurphy Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices