The Driver's Seat

It was announced back in July that Matt Chahda Motorsport (MCM) will compete as a wildcard entry in this year’s Bathurst 1000 in a Walkinshaw Andretti United-supplied ZB Commodore, with Matt Chahda and Jaylyn Robotham making their main game debuts this October at Mount Panorama. We spoke to Matt and got the insight how the wildcard entry came about and even got his thoughts on the carnage at Sando...

Literally a couple of hours after last week's show wrapped up, the news broke that Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren would be parting ways at the end of 2022 fuelling speculation about the future of Oscar Piastri. We speculated about what the F1 grid might look like in 2023 - and closer to home we ponder what 2023 might look like for Supercars after the news broke that Lee Holdsworth was calling time o...

We were joined by Brett Ralph the new majority owner of Dick Johnson Racing and while his name might be new to fans in Supercars, the Ralph family has an impressive portfolio of involvement in professional sporting teams from the Melbourne Aces baseball team, the Sunshine Coast Lightning Super Netball team, and the Melbourne Storm. We spoke to Brett about the DJR acquisition and got his thoughts o...

The Sandown SuperSprint is in the history books and it was a neck and neck battle between Will Davison and Shane van Gisbergen. At a track that is usually dominated by Triple Eight, Dick Johnson Racing took first blood with a double podium on Saturday, before SVG fought back on Sunday to turn the tables. We look at the fallout from the weekend, plus we speak to the new majority owner of DJR as Bre...

It was a homecoming of sorts when it was announced last year that Todd Hazelwood would be making his return to Matt Stone Racing, the team where he won the Dunlop Super2 Championship back in 2017. We got his honest thoughts on the year so far, teaming up with Jayden Ojeda for Bathurst this year, and what was his impressions of the Gen3 Camaro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

It's Race Week and eyes are forward towards the Sandown SuperSprint as Shane van Gisbergen looks to repeat his heroics from 2021 and extend his Championship lead. Also the rules of eligibility for the Dunlop Super2 Series next year have changed with the feeder category to the main game, with only ZB Commodores and Gen2 Mustangs allowed in the category. We'll look at the ramifications on Super2 tea...

Nathan Herne bounced back from a shocking previous round at Sydney Motorsport Park bounced back to snatch back the lead of the 2022 Trans Am Australia Championship and sweep all three races last weekend at Queensland Raceway. We spoke to him after a big haul of points at QR, got his thoughts on S5000, and got his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the GRM cars after the round. Learn more abou...

All eyes were on the new look Queensland Raceway last weekend as TCR Australia, Trans Am and the whole suite of ARG's motorsport offerings were on show. Tony D'Alberto stamped his authority on the 2022 TCR Championship, plus we saw a fantastic round for Jett Johnson as well in the Trans Am. We also look at some of the latest rumblings in both the Formula One and Supercars paddocks as the Silly Sea...

Will Brown shut down all of the silly season rumours when it was announced last weekend at The Bend that he and his team mate Brodie Kostecki have recommitted to Erebus for the next two years and he joined us to talk about the reasons he wanted to stay put, and got his thoughts on Gen3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was another round of complete domination by Shane van Gisbergen at The Bend Motorsport Park as his Supercars Championship lead blows out to more than a round. We look back at the talking points from Tailem Bend, and look ahead to the next SpeedSeries round at Queensland Raceway. Plus we speak to Will Brown after the news that he and Brodie Kostecki will be staying with Erebus for the next two y...

The second half of the season is under way and we look at a big round of racing at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend. We also pick apart the cold war that seems to be going on with TransAm and Supercars following the news that Erebus Motorsport's Brodie Kostecki will be taking part in a Chevrolet Camaro at the next TransAm round at Queensland Raceway in a fortnight, plus we chat to Scott Pye w...

This weekend brings up a milestone for Scott Pye who celebrates his 300th Race Start in the category. We spoke to the Team 18 driver ahead of the next round at The Bend to look back on some of the highlights of his career so far, and get his thoughts on what's been a difficult season for the two time Bathurst runner up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're still a week and a bit away from the OTR SuperSprint at The Bend Motorsport Park but there's been a lot happening off track. We had the shocking news that Pukekohe will no longer be a venue for motorsport in New Zealand and Supercars visit to the circuit next month will be the last, and earlier in the week Shane van Gisbergen was banned by his team Triple Eight from taking part in the TransA...

When Beikoff Racing rolled out an AU Falcon in the Super2/Super3 grid at the Townsville 500, our social media went into meltdown with our listeners and fans getting in touch with us to try and get someone from the team to talk about this old school Supercar that was in action against some of the Super2 big hitters like Triple Eight, Tickford Racing, and Matt White Motorsport. We spoke to Jono Beik...

You didn't really think we'd miss giving you your Wednesday dose of motorsport because of State Of Origin did you? We wrap up the Townsville 500, and go through some of the passionate feedback we received after the controversial finish to Race 20 - plus we'll dish out our Power Rankings and ponder what's next for Michael Masi after his departure from the FIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

If you're a fan of the Holden Racing Team, the always exceptional team at the V8 Sleuth have re-released their acclaimed book of the history of every car that was run from their inception in 1989 to the transition to Walkinshaw Racing in 2016. We spoke to the Sleuth himself Aaron Noonan, and even pried a bit deeper to see what else is in the pipeline at Sleuth HQ! Learn more about your ad choices....

It's race week and we're heading to North Queensland for the Townsville 500. We look at the round ahead, plus wrap up some epic racing overseas with a look back at the British Grand Prix, and Scott McLaughlin back in victory lane in the IndyCar series as well - and we're joined by Aaron Noonan the V8 Sleuth as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chariots Of Thunder has become one of the biggest events in Australian Speedway, and with over 110 competitors from every state and territory making their way to Northline Speedway in Darwin next month, we had to check in with one of the drivers who's a proud Darwinite and knows a thing or two about driving in the dirt! Chace Karpenko has made his way from Junior Sedans to Sprintcars and everythin...

Despite being contracted, Lee Holdsworth found himself out of a seat and out of options for a full time drive at the end of the 2020 season. But a lifeline with Walkinshaw Andretti United landed him a co-drive with Chaz Mostert for Bathurst last year, which lead to a breakthrough maiden win at Mount Panorama for Holdsworth and Mostert's second. Now he's back on the grid full time once again drivin...

We're at the half way point of the season and it's time for Matt and Steve to do their best "parent teacher interviews" impression and do our traditional mid season report card - but this year we're going to grade the teams as a whole, rather than individual drivers. Plus we chat to reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Lee Holdsworth about the massive turnaround for Penrite Racing in 2022 Learn more ab...

The third round of the Australian Rally Championship is underway and there's a lot to play out at Rally Launceston. We spoke to Channel Seven's Dean Herridge for a quick snapshot into what's been happening in the championship so far, and what can we expect this weekend in Tassie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back from a big weekend of Supercars action in the Top End and it was a rare weekend when the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team left around without a win - but before we even get to the fallout from the Darwin Triple Crown we look back at the shock axing of Garry Jacobson by PremiAir Racing and the ramifications on the team for the rest of the season. Plus we go off road and talk rally when Dean He...

Craig Lowndes will be making a return to the Mountain this year and in doing so will be the first driver in history to take part in 300 Rounds of the ATCC/Supercars Championship. We spoke to the seven time Bathurst winner about the milestone, and partnering with rookie co-driver Declan Fraser at this year's Great Race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're counting down the Darwin Triple Crown this weekend and Supercars inaugural Indigenous Round at Hidden Valley. We also recap another Ferrari failure at the Baku Grand Prix as Max Verstappen increased his lead in the 2022 Formula One Championship, and we look back at the first round win for Jett Johnson in the TA2 Muscle Car series. Plus with the announcement that Craig Lowndes would be drivin...

Matt Stone joins us to recap the year so far for Truck Assist Racing and give us an update on his thoughts on the progress of Gen3, plus we look at some engineering movements at Walkinshaw Andretti United - plus we go through the list of confirmed co-drivers locked in for the Bathurst 1000, and brainstorm who might fill the gaps on the grid for the Great Race. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...