The V8 Sleuth Podcast

We’re talking to multiple national champion Darren Hossack on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the second and final part of our two-part chat, Darren shares more stories from his long career in motorsport. We start out with two infamous crashes from 1998; the first of which isn’t well known, while the other in Bathurst 1000 practice wasn’t technically a crash until two other cars turned up. He shares stories from his last three drives in the ‘Great Race’ with Romano Racing in 1999, Kmart Racing in 2000 and Ford Performance Racing in 2003. He also talks about taking over John Gourlay’s Saab Sports Sedan - including shaking it down on the Thunderdome! - and his tense rivalry with Tony Ricciardello and his iconic Alfa Romeo GTV, through to moving into a new Audi A4 Sports Sedan designed and built by Gourlay and Hossack’s dad. He also opens up on his injuries from a nasty speedway crash in 2015 that ended his time in the Audi, and plenty more. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back with a quick episode of Repco Supercars Weekly in the wake of a significant off-season announcement by Dick Johnson Racing with Ludo Lacroix departing, Dr Ryan Story returning, and a reshuffle among the team’s key roles. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to multiple national champion Darren Hossack on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. Darren shares plenty of stories in the first part of our two-part chat, recorded in his workshop. He talks about buying his first kart through the Trading Post, joining elite karting outfit Drew Price Engineering for a two-week stint that ended up stretching into many years, claiming Spectrum’s first Formula Ford title, racing a rotary-powered Gemini Sports Sedan, how helping a young Paul Dumbrell in karting eventually led to a V8 Supercars drive, and plenty more. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up our chat with Supercars race and championship-winning engineer Scott Sinclair on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the final part of a two-part chat, Scott talks about the dramatic title-changing race at Homebush in 2010 where crashes left the Dick Johnson Racing and Triple Eight crews racing each other to repair their cars, his shift to the Holden Racing Team amid a lull period for the once-great team, and moving into a team management role with Nissan Motorsport and the efforts to make the Altima a competitive proposition, and what drove his decision to leave the team at the end of 2019 and his stint on the Supercars Commission. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in Repco Supercars Weekly, headlined by new champion Brodie Kostecki having to pull out of racing at the Circuit of The Americas this weekend to go under the knife. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Supercars race and championship-winning engineer Scott Sinclair on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the first part of a two-part chat, Scott talks about being in the crowd at Bathurst on race day in 1990 and early visits to Wanneroo touring car rounds, being part of a winning Formula SAE team, his baptism of fire as a Development Series race engineer at Dick Johnson Racing, plus his graduation to running Will Davison in the ‘main game’ in 2007. He also shares stories from his time engineering James Courtney, including revealing the turning point in 2009 that put the team on the path towards its upset 2010 championship victory. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RACE CONTROL: A recent addition to the V8 Sleuth Podcast, 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 Supercars round. Included in this post-2023 VAILO Adelaide 500 edition: - The Lap 1 incident between Will Brown and Anton De Pasquale in the Saturday race that effectively ended Shane van Gisbergen’s title challenge - The Nick Percat/Jack Le Brocq incident early in the Saturday race where they interlocked wheels - The skirmishes between Broc Feeney and Chaz Mostert early in the Saturday race, which resulted in Mostert being awarded a five-second time penalty - The pitlane tangle between James Golding and Macauley Jones during the Saturday race - The Shane van Gisbergen/Thomas Randle incident entering the ‘Staircase’ during the Sunday - The assistant that Baird has to help him find all the vision of any incident - The Super2 Series incident between Zak Best and Nash Morris during the Saturday race that resulted in a points penalty for Best The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale runs through the action from opening practice at the VAILO Adelaide 500 and the key news in the paddock ahead of the final round of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - headlined by the new role for Supercars’ former Head of Motorsport Adrian Burgess. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship set to be decided this weekend at the VAILO Adelaide 500, this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own looks back at the greatest final-round title deciders across ATCC/Supercars history. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in Repco Supercars Weekly, headlined by the impending departure from Supercars of its technical chief, Head of Motorsport Adrian Burgess. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 polished by Bowden’s Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Where Shane van Gisbergen’s first race-winning Supercar is now - The most ‘valuable’ car still racing in Australia - How many Benson & Hedges Sierras were there? - The chances of a Steven/Jett Johnson Bathurst 1000 wildcard - The greatest winning margin in the Supercars era - What Noonz bought at the Diecast Model Expo - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan gives the full rundown on the 2024 calendar revealed by Supercars on Friday afternoon, including all the changes to dates and race formats, and the circuit that has missed out on a date - and the knock-on effect that omission will have in 2025 on one of the championship's marquee events. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Supercars race winner and multiple Super2 Series champion Steve Owen on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the second and final part of a two-part chat, he talks about the scary moment during the 2006 Adelaide 500 where he passed out behind the wheel due to the severe in-car heat, and stepping back to the Development Series twice and winning both times. He also talks about joining Triple Eight as a co-driver and winning his first Supercars Championship race - in ‘budgie smugglers’ - and landing a full-time return to the category, and opens up on his fiery start-line shunt with Karl Reindler at Barbagallo in 2011, as well as his race-winning spell as an Enduro Cup co-driver at Tickford Racing. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions - well, what was left of them, as he answered a lot of them during the course of the main chat! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Supercars race winner and multiple Super2 Series champion Steve Owen on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the first part of a two-part chat, he reveals how he’s actually a second-generation Bathurst 1000 racer, working three different jobs to pay for his first Formula Ford, and studying psychology at university before dropping out when a big racing opportunity came along. He also tells a funny story about his first drive of a V8 Supercar, talks about his Indy Lights test, the ‘misunderstanding’ with Peter Brock that helped get him a Bathurst 1000 drive, and the early years of his Supercars career. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RACE CONTROL: A new addition to the V8 Sleuth Podcast, 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 Supercars round. Included in this post-2023 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 edition: - David Reynolds cutting the first chicane while battling to hold off Brodie Kostecki for the win on the final lap of the Sunday race - James Golding’s flick-spin on the exit of the first chicane that led to Scott Pye hitting the wall late in the Sunday race - Matt Payne and James Courtney’s showdown at the Beach Chicane during the Saturday race that resulted in a five-second time penalty for Payne - Contact between Andre Heimgartner and Todd Hazelwood late in the Sunday race that resulted in a 15-second time penalty for Heimgartner. - The new kerb-hop sensors, bad sportsmanship flags, and why drivers, teams and fans aren’t told just how many kerb-hops a driver has left - The big misconception about what the bad sportsmanship flag actually means for how many ‘lives’ a driver has left - Barry Ryan’s suggestion on something MotoGP does that Supercars could employ to balance out chicane-cutting The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by news that one of the four drivers in mathematical contention for the 2023 title had to undergo surgery after the Repco Bathurst 1000, while we’re another step closer to having a complete grid for the 2024 season. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supercars are set to tackle the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, so we’re looking back at the history of racing on the Surfers Paradise streets on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We look through the event’s history, from its controversial beginnings in 1991 through to the modern-day Supercars event, along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades… Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Erebus locking in one of its two co-drivers for 2024, the cancellation of the 2024 Newcastle 500, and the major changes that have happened at Team 18 since the Repco Bathurst 1000. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Tony Cochrane on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the second and final part of our two-part chat, he gives his take on the Gen3 car, the sport’s fans, some of the key learnings from his time in the AFL and one thing in particular that could be applied to Supercars, John Farnham, the emotions behind his exit from the sport in 2012, and plenty more. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, which turned up some great tales – including an infamous 1996 meeting where he illustrated who actually owned the category. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Triple Eight revealing just how close the #97 Chevrolet Camaro of Shane van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway came to having the same gearshift mount failure as its two teammates in the closing stages of the Repco Bathurst 1000. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Tony Cochrane on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. In the first part of a two-part chat, he talks about growing up, where his interest in events came from, bringing Frank Sinatra to Australia, his first car, fans, the Adelaide 500, the ‘Battle for Bathurst’ and cleaning up the Bathurst 1000, and setting up V8 Supercars. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap all the Sunday action at the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, where Shane van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway claimed the Peter Brock Trophy for Triple Eight Race Engineering. The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap all the Saturday action at the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, where Brodie Kostecki romped to pole position in the Top 10 Shootout. The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap all the Friday action at the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, where the big question is whether or not anyone can catch the provisional pole-sitting #99 Erebus Motorsport Camaro of Brodie Kostecki and David Russell. The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale and Connor O’Brien wrap all the Thursday’s action at the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, although the on-track action was overshadowed by some parity news off of it. The Garage: https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a special Repco Bathurst 1000 Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - Which races had the best and worst levels of reliability - The biggest age difference between the oldest and youngest drivers on the grid - The lowest car number never to win the race - International drivers - Cars that limped to the chequered flag - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our next stop for Repco Bathurst 1000 race week for 2023 on the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own is a chat with Brad Owen, who surely has one of the greatest jobs in Australian motorsport: he is the co-ordinator at the National Motor Racing Museum at Mount Panorama! Brad takes us behind the scenes at the museum, discussing how he got the job in the first place, what’s involved in running it and the stories behind some of the cars that have graced its halls. FYI, if you’re at Mount Panorama for the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, here’s when the NMRM is open: Tuesday 3 October / Wednesday 4 October: 9am to 5pm Thursday 5 October / Friday 6 October: 8am to 5pm Saturday 7 October: 8am to 5:30pm Sunday 8 October: 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday 9 October: 8am to 4:30pm Tuesday 10 October: Closed 😴 Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick off Repco Bathurst 1000 week for 2023 on the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own with a special podcast with Dan Bowden, who shares the story behind the Bowden family’s love of motorsport and cars, how it began for father David Bowden and some of the tales behind the iconic race cars that have come into their collection, including the ultra-rare Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV, Pete Geoghegan’s Super Falcon, Peter Brock’s Bathurst-winning Holden Torana A9Xs and many more. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for that special Sunday in October! V8 Sleuth's Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through what you need to know ahead of the 2023 edition of the Repco Bathurst 1000. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Buy the 2023 Bathurst 1000 program >> https://bit.ly/3PkYtV6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Tickford Racing announcing that long-time CEO and team principal Tim Edwards will leave the team at the end of the season. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to James Courtney on this week’s double episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We cover plenty of ground across a two-part chat touching on many facets of his career. In Part 2, we start out chatting about the good and bad of having one of the bigger public profiles on the Supercars grid, what memorabilia he has hung onto from his career, his tattoos and the funny story behind one of them, as well as the Bathurst 1000s that he feels were ones that got away. He also chats about how his philosophy towards teammates changed during his brief exit from Supercars in 2020, and tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions - where he reveals the origins of his 'Frank the Tank' victory celebration. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to James Courtney on this week’s double episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We cover plenty of ground across a two-part chat touching on many facets of his career. In Part 1, he talks about his regular ‘story time’ with his Tickford teammates where they hit him up for tales from his days racing overseas - some of which he shares with us! He also talks about the influence of longtime manager Alan Gow - including a fax he sent to him back in the day - his missed opportunity to do Bathurst with Peter Brock, his 2010 championship season, the fallout and his move to the Holden Racing Team for 2011. He also talks about his decision to switch his focus to racing in Australia and reveals a couple of other enduro opportunities that preceded his 2005 Supercars debut… Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big bad Sandown is back! Supercars’ traditional pre-Bathurst enduro returns this weekend, so we’re looking back at the history of the Sandown 500 on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We look through the event’s patchwork history, dating back to its origins as a six-hour production car race in the 1960s, through to its 250-mile, 400-kilometre and 500-kilometre length increases, the kings of the event, the quirky parts of its lineage – which definitely includes the two PROCAR-era 500s – along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades.. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Supercars dropping a decade-old rule for this year’s Sandown 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 Official Program >> https://bit.ly/3PkYtV6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Garry Wilkinson on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Wilko’ was a core part of Channel 7’s coverage of touring car racing from the late 1970s through the late 1990s, and his voice is the soundtrack on several iconic moments throughout the sport’s history. In the second and final part of our two-part chat, he talks more about the late Mike Raymond and how his impact on touring car racing’s TV coverage went well beyond his commentary, what it was like in the battlefield that was the Bathurst 1000 winner’s podium ceremony, and his thoughts and insight into the ‘Battle for Bathurst’ between V8 Supercars and the ARDC/Channel 7 in the mid-1990s. He also shares stories from some of his other ‘combat missions’ during his time at Channel 7, including commentating and hosting the Olympic Games coverage, and opens up about his sudden and unexpected exit from the network. He also tackles your National Motor Racing Museum Couch Racer Questions, which turned up some great tales - including his drive of a future Supercars legend's Formula Ford! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Tickford’s confirmation that it will undergo a significant restructure for the 2024 season, while the Blanchard Racing Team will also expand, and Walkinshaw Andretti United confirms it will promote a rookie to the ‘main game’ next year. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 Official Program >> https://bit.ly/3PkYtV6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Garry Wilkinson on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Wilko’ was a core part of Channel 7’s coverage of touring car racing from the late 1970s through the the late 1990s, and his voice is the soundtrack on several iconic moments throughout the sport’s history. In Part 1 of a two-part chat, he talks about how his distinctive, dulcet voice and accent originally came about through an overseas radio job, how his maiden call-up for a motorsport commentary gig was his first visit to a race track, and shares a few behind-the-scenes tales from the early days of Channel 7’s Australian Touring Car Championship broadcasts. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 polished by Bowden’s Own. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - The potential for a generic, non-manufacturer-aligned engine in Supercars - How could Supercars transition to a summer series - The Sandown 500’s patchwork history - The years with the least number of past champions on the grid - Team radio’s place in Supercars broadcasts - And plenty more! Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Jack Le Brocq confirming a move into a title-contending seat for the 2024 season. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend’s OTR SuperSprint at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park (the brand new name for The Bend) will be the 600th round in Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars Championship history. On this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own, we’re looking back at the milestone rounds by each century on the championship’s journey to its 600th event, highlighting the sport’s evolution and some of the stats across the eras, plus a look at South Australia’s history in the championship. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ TICKETS: V8 Sleuth Sandown Open Night at Tickford Racing >> https://bit.ly/3QGlfHZ TICKETS: V8 Sleuth Bathurst Open Night with Larry Perkins >> https://bit.ly/3YCICV1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Erebus Motorsport clearing the way for Will Brown to make a shock switch to Triple Eight for 2024. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesday 9 August 2023 marks 20 years to the day that we lost Stewart McColl in a tragic accident at Phillip Island. Not only was Stewy a rising star, having raced and won against strong opposition in Formula Ford and Formula Holden, but he was also a friend to many in the sport. We celebrate his life on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own by sharing his story, as told by his parents John and Janelle McColl and his great friend Steve Ducat. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Shane van Gisbergen locking in his debut NASCAR oval race in the Craftsman Truck Series. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up our chat with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to talk about his history at Mount Panorama. In the third and final part, he chats about his time so far at Team 18, what it meant for him personally to finally break through for the squad’s first Repco Supercars Championship race victory earlier this year at Hidden Valley, and why it means they go to the Mountain with their best ever chance of winning the Peter Brock Trophy. We also ask him about what memorabilia he’s kept from his racing career, what race car he’d love to have kept – it’s one that he actually tried to buy! – and get the back story on some of the fines he’s copped across his time in Supercars. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re continuing our chat with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to talk about his history at Mount Panorama. In Part 2, he chats about the balance of his Bathurst tilts with Ford Performance Racing/Prodrive Racing Australia/Tickford Racing, from the lows of the boot explosion in 2009 to the highs of his dramatic victory in the 2013 race with Steven Richards. He also talks through the end of his time with the team and his move to Team 18 for the 2019 season. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news ahead of this weekend’s Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight, headlined by reigning champion Shane van Gisbergen swapping cars for the event. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to chat about his history with Mount Panorama. In the first part of a three-part chat, he talks about watching the race as a kid, long before the karting and Formula Ford successes that earnt him his first V8 Supercar drive with Stone Brothers Racing. He talks about his debut with SBR in the 2003 race – and how he feels they had a shot to win it – and his two starts with Larkham Motor Sport in 2004 and 2005, plus his early near-misses with Ford Performance Racing in 2007. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Tickford Racing, The Cars 2003-2023 >> https://bit.ly/3r0T8Zy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by one team’s surprise co-driver signing for the Sandown 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight up next on the calendar, we’re looking back at touring car racing’s history at Sydney Motorsport Park on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. We look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the championship’s time at the circuit formerly known as Eastern Creek International Raceway, including the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened in the circuit’s 34-year history. Learn more about Bowden’s Own here >> https://www.bowdensown.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a top contender finalising its driver pairings for the enduros at the Sandown 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000. Win your own Peter Brock Trophy! >> https://garage.repco.com.au/competition-brock-award/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices