On The Grid

BARRY RYAN has a bit on. He's running the leading team in Supercars, beating Triple Eight and has two drivers first and second in the championship - oh, and he's also off to the 'States to see how Erebus and NASCAR Powerhouse Richard Childress Racing can work together to go even better. Just before jetting off, Baz stopped by with the OTG team to discuss all that and more. PLUS: The Top 5 things w...

ALEX Davison is back on top in one-make Porsche racing, claiming a sensational victory in the most recent round of Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia in Townsville. He joins the show to reflect on that achievement, but to also reflect on his long Porsche Career, his time in Europe driving for the brand and, yes, his upcoming 19th Enduro Campaign - this time with DJR.   Learn more about yo...

WE'VE reached across the oceans to help put Shane van Gisbergen's mighty win in the NASCAR Cup Series debut on a street circuit into context.  Owen Kelly, who has been there and done that in US Stock Car Racing and helped advise Shane on his NASCAR debut, joins the show to discuss the enormity of the result.  Then we're joined by full-time Cup Series Journalist, Jeff Gluck from The Athletic, to ge...

The boys are back this week as we return from a much needed, if not deserved, break to chat all things state of play. There's the inevitable Darwin recap, the even more inevitable Parity discussion, the SVG prospects for Chicago and ruminations on everything else, including an excellent segment of the Hot / Not game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's back! Craillsy is back from France and only moderately jetlagged, so we've dragged him out of his pre-Darwin sleep cycle to break down his big week in France. There's also a look back at Winton and a look ahead to Darwin's Supercars this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Mate Richard Craill has finally become an international man of mystery. He's over in France calling the Le Mans 24 hour and catching up with James Allen and Scoot Andrews for us. Dale Rogers went to the Speedway Awards night and caught up with Award Winners and Hall of Famers while Mark and Tony stayed home before their big weekend away in Winton for the Shannons SpeedSeries. Learn more about...

The team reviews both the F1 GP in Monaco and the 107th running of the Indy 500. We start to dive into what promises to be an amazing Le Mans 24 hour race and Tim Schenken relives his memories of the great race and his time with Ferrari. Hot's and Not's and plenty more, On the Grid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FIRST YEAR Supercars driver Cameron Hill drops by to chat about how believing his own ability has helped him push his way to the front in the Supercars Championship, after an impressive and career-best weekend at Symmons Plains for the Matt Stone Racing driver.  Plus there's all you need to know about the weekend that was and an extensive list of Hot & Not nominations - plus IndyCar, NASCAR and mu...

JUDE BARGWANNA is the guest On the Grid this week as the latest in his broad racing family to give V8's a crack. Jude joined the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series for the first time at Phillip Island and - despite some challenges - managed to claim the round win on debut.  He's a laconic young lad and good value so this is a fun chat.  Then we review all the action from the Shannons SpeedSeries at The I...

Two time BTCC race winner Tom Oliphant has made the move to Australia for family and professional reasons. We talk to him about life in Oz and reflect on a successful racing career in the UK. We also preview the Phillip Island version of SpeedSeries, review the F1 Gp in Miami and our Boxing correspondent Mark Walker talks Nascar. All that and more, On The Grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

THE UTES are back! Okay, they never really went anywhere, but the V8 Ute racing of old returned in Perth with a bigger field than ever and some great entertainment. One of the categories leading lights, Dave Sieders, joins the show to talk not only about his own racing, but how they've rebuilt the category from unappealing diesels to something much more spectacular.  After that it's the full rundo...

A deep-dive into the world of engineering this week as Wes McDougall, who engineered Jamie Whincup's final season, joins the show to discuss his fascinating career and a new business designed to help drivers from all walks of life continue to develop and improve - it's fascinating insight into the sport from another angle! Then it's into the massive weekend ahead as we look at Perth and Baku plus...

MARK WINTERBOTTOM will notch up his 600th Supercars / ATCC start when he rolls into Perth next week, so it seemed like a good excuse to catch up with the Supercars Champion and Bathurst winner to reflect on his journey so far.  Frosty talks about his sustained run of success at Tickford, his evolution from young gun to experienced veteran and just how much delivering Team18 their first Supercars w...

A thrilling Bathurst 6 Hour was won by Simon Hodges and Jayden Ojeda at the weekend and the young gun from Sydney is on the show to talk about their remarkable win.  'The Juice' also talks about his career prospects, about taking a new approach to furthering his racing and what it's like passing people on the grass at 200km/hr down Conrod.  There's the full debrief from the six hour and the week t...

THIS WEEK on the Grid it's all about the incredible Australian Grand Prix - and it turns out all three of the OTG team were on the ground in varying roles, living their best lives. We recap everything from the madness of the F1 race to the equally mad track invasion, calling with a world champion, taking photos of F1 cars at speed and everything else in between.  We also look ahead to this weekend...

Chris Pither joins us to chat about his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup at the Australian Grand Prix. Chris touches on his past few years in Supercars and what his plans are moving forward. The team look forward to the weekends actions and give their thoughts on the 2023 F1 Australian GP and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outgoing Australian GP CEO Andrew Westacott joins us for a final time just 8 days out from the Australian Grand Prix. We reminisce, look forward and most importantly dissect the up coming week at Albert Park. The boys also look forward to the GP and discuss the significance of the first two GP's if any. Nascar, 12 hour, 6 hour all in 1 hour. There's your podcast. Learn more about your ad choices....

THE FULL OTG Rundown of the dramatic weekend in Newcastle is here, with the team pulling no punches in their assessment of what went on, from Triple Eight being pinged, to the SVG-versus-the-world dramas on Sunday afternoon and everything else in between.  Plus Dale Rodgers went to the Phillip Island Classic and had a light chat with Greg Murphy and Steven Richards about their pounding around in o...

This week Erebus young gun Will Brown talks about the lead up to the first race of the season in Newcastle and explains the issues teams may face during the weekend. The Boys also dissect the Supercar liveries in a special Power Ranking episode. Indy Car, F1 and Nascar also get a mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A broad ranging chat this week as we delve into the Shannons SpeedSeries at Symmons Plains, Supercars silliness in Sydney, Superbikes at Phillip Island and much more, including a chat about why Tony wants the eradication of Cape Barron Geese from the world. Probably not a show for the RSCPA to listen to, then. Plus the weekly hot & not's and we also reveal what the mysterious 'Grand Ridge Brewery'...

James Moffat trades two-litre turbo for V8 grunt this year as he switches from TCR to TransAm in 2023 - he joins the show to discuss the move, the firepower in the TransAm field this year and his career as it stands - plus his burning desire to get to the top step at Mount Panorama in the Gen III era.  Bracksy joins the show to preview this weekend's round of the World Superbikes at the Island, an...

It has been a massive summer for Australian Speedway and apart of it for the first time as an owner was Tim Hodges. The Warrnambool boy talks about the pros and cons of being an owner on the Speedway scene, he gives us an indication about what the future holds for Hodges Motorsport and just what is was like to Live the Dream. We also talk about the new Supercar liveries that have been revealed and...

It's our first show for 2023 and it's great to have the first driver to roll out a new Gen 3 car onto the track. Todd Hazelwood achieved this when he took the Cool Drive Mustang onto the Winton layout for the first Gen 3 laps of any team. Todd takes us through the intricacies of the new car and tells us what we can expect to see for the first few race meetings of the year. We also have a full wrap...

THE VALO Adelaide 500 has been run and won and what a week it was! Join the team as we debrief the entirety of the event, the popularity of politicians and the raciness of the racing.  There's some fairly firm Hot, Not and What's listed as well as we run through the weekly Power Rankings for the final time in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BIG show this week as Lee Holdsworth drops by to reflect on his career as it rounds the final bend at the VALO Adelaide 500 this week.  Speaking of that, the massive event returns and we look into what to expect from one of the largest motorsport events going around, including the main game and supports.  Then it's our usual Doric Power Rankings for the week that was as we count down to the Supe...