The V8 Sleuth Podcast
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Updated about 18 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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Episodes (566)
Race Control: Craig Baird explains the calls from Hidden Valley
Race Control: V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars’ Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia’s Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the betr Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Castrol Supercars Weekly: The sole Triple Crown contender determined
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week, headlined by the on-track action from Friday at Hidden Valley where, after qualifying, just one driver remains in contention for the Triple Crown. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Revealed: Our V8 Sleuth Bathurst Live Night guest for 2024!
Tickets are now on sale for our annual V8 Sleuth Live night at this year's Repco Bathurst 1000, but there's been a few changes for 2024 that Noonz will take you through in this episode - as well as revealing the identity of this year's featured guest! Secure your tickets now via the link below ... they are limited and we've sold out very quickly in the past, so book now so you don't miss out! TICKETS >> https://bit.ly/3yXh6cb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Andrew Miedecke (Part 2)
We’re talking to Andrew Miedecke for this week’s episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we’re releasing both parts at the same time! The second part of our two-part chat looks at the end of the road for Miedecke Motorsport as a touring car operation in 1989 and his union with Peter Brock, going from full-timer to co-driver for a host of elite squads, culminating in a Bathurst 1000 podium finish with Mark Larkham and Stone Brothers Racing in 1997. Miedecke also tells stories from racing NASCARs and winning Targa Tasmania, as well as going racing with son George and their current success in GT4 – which led to an unexpected congratulatory call from one of the biggest names in the automotive world! 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Andrew Miedecke (Part 1)
We’re talking to Andrew Miedecke for this week’s episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we’re releasing both parts at the same time! In the first part of our two-part chat, he talks about choosing racing cars over horses in his native Tasmania, the story behind a one-off ATCC start in a Volvo in 1971, getting serious in open-wheel racing and trying to go overseas, getting into the car sales business and moving to Port Macquarie, returning to racing in the 1980s and earning the nickname ‘Mad Andy’, and finally hitting the big-time in touring cars with a Ford Sierra run on a shoestring budget. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: Ambrose’s Canberra ‘control tyre’
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Canberra round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series, one where Marcos Ambrose’s loose left-rear Bridgestone stole some of the limelight with a remarkable, unrepeatable, ‘not in a billion tries’ feat. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Wild and forgotten moments from the Canberra 400
With the King’s Birthday long weekend coming up, we’re looking back at a unique slice of Supercars history that traditionally fell on that public holiday weekend on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. The Canberra 400 only ran for three years (2000-2002) but left an incredible impression on fans and drivers – mainly for how cold it was! We look back through the event’s brief history, from the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that happened. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: The carnage amid Lowndes’ first title
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Mallala round of the 1996 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, a memorable one for Craig Lowndes that largely overshadows the carnage amid the day he clinched his first ATCC/Supercars title. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Castrol Supercars Weekly: Waters keen for Adelaide 500 double-duty
V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship this week, headlined by Supercars in-season testing, Will Brown’s hectic schedule, and Cam Waters’ interest in pulling some double duty at the Adelaide 500 in his Supercar and his Sprint Car. 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 Motorsport Memorabilia Auction >> charityauction.org.au Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: 1984 – Dayglo, Big Bangers, Australia taking on the world
This week, the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol winds back four decades for a look at the 1984 motorsport year, touching on the big topics and happenings in motorsport in Australia and around the world, from the end of the Group C touring car era, the vast changes to Sandown, the last standalone Australian Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna’s arrival in Formula 1, and the failed touring car street race enduro scheduled for that Easter. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: When Brock, Moffat were both banned from racing
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Calder round of the 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship, a weekend that took place without the championship’s two biggest star drivers or the factory-backed teams from Ford and Holden. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Riana Crehan
We’re talking to Riana Crehan for this week’s episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. She last visited the podcast in late 2020 on Episode 83 (tap here to listen!) and plenty has happened since then! Riana shares stories of her time on reality show SAS Australia, her return to the Supercars broadcast team and some insights into the parts of her role that you don’t see on TV, how she and Will Davison don’t actually see much of each other during race weekends, and talk about their young son Dash. We also talk about the odds of her getting behind the wheel of podcast friend Richard Craill’s Aussie Racing Car – although keep in mind, this episode was recorded and produced prior to the car’s unfortunate accident at Wanneroo last weekend... 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: When Ingall snagged a ‘Bradbury’ win in Darwin
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Saturday of the Hidden Valley round of the 2004 V8 Supercars Championship, when Russell Ingall demonstrated that you only need to lead past the chequered flag to win a race. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Race Control: Craig Baird explains the calls from Wanneroo
Race Control: V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars’ Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia’s Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint at Wanneroo Raceway. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Castrol Supercars Weekly: Engineering change, new liveries for Wanneroo
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship ahead of opening practice for the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint at Wanneroo Raceway. 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 FREE! Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint Official Program >> https://issuu.com/v8sleuth/docs/perth_program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: Dugal McDougall’s ‘major, major sausage’
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Phillip Island round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series, a weekend where one team’s total dominance was completely overshadowed by one of the most memorable crashes in ATCC/Supercars Championship history. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP Mini: Skaifey’s special ‘Golden Child’
This week we’re debuting a new ‘mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol, featuring Mark Skaife talking about his favourite chassis from his Supercars career - HRT 045, the car known as ‘Golden Child’. In this snippet, Skaifey talks about how he came to own the car, restoring it, his very first drive of it, how it got its nickname, and why he has such a soft spot for it. This Mini came from Episode 16 back in 2019, our very first year of doing the V8 Sleuth Podcast. To listen to the rest of the chat, tap this link >> https://bit.ly/3yjYxyB We also did another chat with Skaifey on Episode 76 in late 2020, which you can listen to here >> https://bit.ly/V8SPSkaife2 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Paul Radisich (Part 2)
We’re talking to Paul Radisich for this week’s episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we’re releasing both parts at the same time! The second part of our two-part chat looks at his years racing in Supercars, beginning with how his four-year stint at Dick Johnson Racing was originally a one-year deal and how he tried to make the switch to another top Ford team after that 1999 season, his aggressive driving style, the dramatic win at the 2001 Queensland 500 and equally as dramatic heartbreak at the 1999 Bathurst 1000. Radisich also opens up about his years at Briggs Motor Sport and his role in bringing Triple Eight into Supercars, his podium finish with Team Kiwi Racing, and the aftermath of his two horrific crashes at Bathurst in 2006 and 2008, as well as tackling your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Paul Radisich (Part 1)
We’re talking to Paul Radisich for this week’s episodes of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol – and we’re releasing both parts at the same time! In the first part of our two-part chat, he talks about getting into racing in New Zealand, his years spent racing in open-wheelers against some of the biggest names in global motorsport, his early races in touring cars with Denny Hulme, Peter Brock and Dick Johnson, and how those starts parlayed into becoming a two-time World Cup-winning star of Super Touring. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: Lowndes and Ludo steal a victory
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Saturday of the Perth SuperSprint round of the 2016 V8 Supercars Championship, a race that culminated in one of Craig Lowndes’ most unlikely triumphs. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Castrol Supercars Weekly: Another Supercars star to make NASCAR debut
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headed by another star Supercars driver that is set to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway next month. 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 Erebus Motorsport: From Challengers to Champions, now available in the V8 Sleuth SuperStore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/products/erebus-motorsport-from-challengers-to-champions-book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: BMW slays Godzilla, Larry & the Sierras
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Lakeside round of the 1992 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, a weekend where all four of Group A touring car racing’s makes shared the limelight. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Barry Rogers (Part 2)
We’re continuing our chat with Barry Rogers in this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. In the final part of a two-part chat, Rogers opens up about Garry Rogers Motorsport’s involvement in TCR and S5000, as well as how it ended up with the reins of the Australian Racing Group. Rogers also talks about how they came to own a slice of Supercars and why they recently sold out of it, as well as the future of S5000 and the Bathurst International. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryco Rewind: The ‘Enforcer’ upstages HRT’s new ‘Supercar’
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Calder Park round of the 1996 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, an event that proved auspicious for the seasons ahead. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
V8SP: Barry Rogers (Part 1)
We’re talking to Barry Rogers for this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. In the first part of a two-part chat, Rogers shares stories about growing up with Garry Rogers, Sports Sedan racer, as his dad, and his career outside the sport before joining GRM. He shares some great stories from the team’s Volvo era, drivers Scott McLaughlin, Robert Dahlgren, David Wall and James Golding, and talks about the team bowing out of Supercars at the end of the 2019 season. 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices