Motoring Weekly

Episode 197 includes interviews from the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Maserati Trident logo. An event was held at Maserati Sydney in Waterloo on a chilly July night. Maserati launched two new supercars: the MCPura and GT2 Stradale and Club Maserati Australia were on hand with four classics - 1960s Quattroporte and Ghibli, a 1972 Bora and a 90s Shamal. I talk with: Grant Barling, GM for Mas...

Episode 196 covers the Combined Sports Car Association & Triumph Sports Owners Association track day held on the 14th June at One Raceway. I recorded six interviews with Triumph, Maserati and Jaguar owners during the day whilst watching the track action - clockwise and anti-clockwise! Host: Stephen Wells Instagram: motoring_weekly Threads: motoring_weekly Web: https://www.motoringweekly.com.au...

Episode 195 covers day one of the HSRCA 2026 Sydney Classic held out at Sydney Motorsports Park. I recorded three interviews during the afternoon: Madox Foster with a 1954 Bristol 403 and a 2016 Lotus Exige S. William Lowing campaigning a 1983 Reynard Formula Ford William races in the National Formula Ford series: https://www.formulaford.org.au/ Darren Freeman and his 1999 Swift 008a Formula Atlan...

Episode 194 Garage Vision Tek (GVT), Andrew Stankiewicz I met with Andrew Stankiewicz from Garage Vision Tek recently to get an update on some of the products he now stocks that help keep our cars maintained and in good condition, whether it be a daily drive, a classic or a race car. We last spoke in Episode 160 about why he created the company and now we talk technical - covering a small range of...

Episode 193 of the podcast is now live - a review of the next Halcyon Auctions event with an amazing mix of cars, memorabilia and photographic prints from the golden age of rock music! I talk with James Nicholls, the auctioneer, about the lots available in the auction, the pre-auction events and a review of the Sydney Harbour Concours. Cars & Motorcycles for sale: Mercedes-Benz 380 SEC Mercede...

I started the year with an interview with Taylor Gill, who was runner-up in last year’s World Junior Rally Championship. Since then he has picked up the Sir Jack Brabham Award that recognises outstanding achievement and success by an Australian motorsport competitor at the international level. I caught up with Taylor this week on a zoom call - he is currently based in Finland - to talk about his d...

Day 2 of the Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance was more open thanks to better weather - with the outdoor events taking place which meant being able to see the cars in action. I recorded four interviews: Fred Drake, the importer of the gorgeous Brough Superior motorcycles. Sir Victor Nash with his Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn. Jeremy Best and his Reliant Scimitar GTE. Simon Cavelle, the first Artist-in...

Episode 190 Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance - Day 1 Day 1 of the Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance is done, I recorded two interviews - both about stunning restorations, a 60s Lancia and a 70s Toyota. Peter Vandersluys and his team at Re. Creation Automotive feature in both interviews. https://www.facebook.com/Re.creationAutomotive/ However the day started with the unveiling of the latest...

Episode 189 Sydney Harbour Concours Preview February has become the traditional month for the Sydney Harbour Concours and I speak with the founder, James Nicholls, to get a sneak peak of the cars on show and the event structure. We talk about the themes for each of the three days and the concours groupings from the interwar years through Italian design to James’ own version of the Ashes: Australia...

Episode 188 Taylor Gill, Junior World Rally Championship Runner-Up Although this podcast typically focuses on historic road and race cars, we sometimes look to the future - and this is one of those times! In December I met with Taylor Gill, a young Australian rally driver who missed last year’s Junior World Rally Championship by a minuscule 1.6 seconds. This interview with Taylor talks about his f...

Episode 187 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation This is the final interview for 2025 and the final one with the volunteers with the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation. I speak with Peter Eppel, Head Curator of the Foundation who primarily oversees the book collections however also reviews the other collections as well. Peter talks about his racing history as well as his work for the Foundation....

Episode 186 Peter Robinson, Journalist & Author This year I have been highlighting the work of the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation and the volunteers who attend each Wednesday at their headquarters at Sydney Motor Sports Park. This interview is with Peter Robinson, a founder and early director of the Foundation who now is an Ambassador for the organisation. Peter describes his very long c...

Episode 185 Gear Club, One Raceway I went out to One Raceway near Goulburn with the GEAR Club and whilst watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded six interviews with competitors. This is interview six with Judith Dorrell who wasn't able to compete with her Austin-Healey Sprite, however was helping with the administration for the...

Episode 184 Gear Club, One Raceway I went out to One Raceway near Goulburn with the GEAR Club and whilst watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded six interviews with competitors. This is interview five with Robert "Bugsy" Blake and his 1953 Holden FX. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 183 Gear Club, One Raceway I went out to One Raceway near Goulburn with the GEAR Club and whilst watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded six interviews with competitors This is interview four with David Martin and his 1959 FIAT Formula Junior based on a Stanguellini chassis and built by his father. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Episode 182 Gear Club, One Raceway I went out to One Raceway near Goulburn with the GEAR Club and whilst watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded six interviews with competitors. This is interview three with Phil McPherson and the two Formula Fords he brought to the track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Episode 181 Gear Club, One Raceway I went out to One Raceway near Goulburn with the GEAR Club and whilst watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded six interviews with competitors. This is interview two with Tony Cavanagh and his 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190E Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 180 Gear Club, One Raceway I went out to One Raceway near Goulburn with the GEAR Club and whilst watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded six interviews with competitors: This is interview one with Robert Willetts talking about his 1965 Nota Formula Vee - the first chassis built for the AARC to encourage more competitors...

Episode 179 HSRCA Summer Festival I went out to the Sydney Motorsport Park for Day One of the Summer Festival and in between watching the races, catching up with friends and checking out some of the amazing racing machines, I recorded five interviews with competitors: Wayne Wilson, HSRCA President, 1971 Brabham BT35 Mick Heppleston, 1954 Holden FJ Super Sedan Zak O’Hara, Stock Cars Australia Natio...

Episode 178 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - Phil Whitton. There are three interviews left to upload in my series about the Foundation. This one is with Phil Whitton who works on the motorcycle collections. Most of my interviews have spoken about the Australian connection to cars, race drivers and manufacturers, however Australia has a rich history with two wheelers. I talk with Phil about h...

Episode 177 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - Dr Andrew Moore. In continuing our spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation, I spoke with Dr Andrew Moore, a historian who has been reviewing and managing the Graham Howard Collection. Graham Howard was a journalist and historian focused on Australian motor sport and left a sizeable collection of files, reports and documents from his...

Episode 176 Halcyon Auctions. I recently met with James Nicholls founder of Halcyon Auctions at their offices in Mascot to have a pre-preview of the historic and classic vehicles going under the hammer on the 26th October at The Royal Automobile Club of Australia. 17 vehicles of differing ages - with some absolute rarities from the UK, Germany and even the Czech Republic. In between are some stunn...

Episode 175 AMHF - Colin Piper. In continuing our spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation, I talk with Colin Piper about his work in curating the Brian Lear Collection. Colin Piper has been a motorsport enthusiast all his life. An accomplished musician who played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Colin's first taste of racing was at the old Warwick Farm circuit and did some Formula...

Episode 174 Royal Flying Doctor Service - Dr Guy Hardwick. This is the third interview about the Royal Flying Doctor Service Outback Car Trek. This time I talk with Dr Guy Hardwick, a young doctor who was selected to be part of the medical support crew for this year's trek. We talk about his background, experience off-roading, his experiences on the trek and the work he does for the Service. Royal...

Episode 173 Australian Motor Heritage Foundation - David Burrell. This is another interview from the series recorded earlier in the year with volunteers from the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation. I recorded the series at their headquarters on the outer edge of Sydney Motorsports Park at Eastern Creek. This interview is with David Burrell, an author and journalist who talks about Herbert Thomso...