The Outer Side

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Chris Tierney from Bright Sparks Motorsport. Chris has been involved in the offroad 4WD scene for a long time, starting out social wheeling in local 4WD clubs before progressing into offroad enduro, winch truck racing, and rock crawling. Chris and Tony chat about Chris' experiences starting out in the 4x4 game, the various 4WD clubs he's been in...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Sam Purcell, the deputy editor of drive.com.au. Sam has been a motoring journalist for many years, cutting his teeth with Pat Callinan and Unsealed 4x4, testing and reviewing countless 4WD vehicles over his career, and spends his spare time tinkering with old Land Rovers. Tony and Sam chat about how Sam got started in motoring journalism, the pr...

In this week's episode, Tony is joined by Stephan Fischer from All Offroad AU. Stephan has been around the Australian 4WD community for a long time, building a bunch of tough 4x4s, driving hard technical tracks, and running a very popular YouTube channel -  ⁨@AlloffroadAu⁩  Tony and Stephan talk about how he first got involved in the 4WD community, joining a 4WD club and driving tough tr...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bec & Astrid AKA the Free Roam Chicks (not Chickens). Bec & Astrid are travelling around Australia in their V8 Troopy and HJ47 Toyota Land Cruiser, and raising money and awareness for rescue dogs along the way! Bec & Astrid share how their love for travel and adventure started, what led them to starting this amazing mission to help d...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt from MadMatt4WD! Matt has been around the 4x4 scene for a very long time, has built a bunch of cool cars, done some epic wheeling, and more recently has focused his attention on providing educational content to the 4WD community on YouTube. Tony and Matt chat about Matt's childhood in Papua New Guinea, his introduction to 4WDs through the c...

GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH - shop.theouterside.com.au In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nick Wiseman from Sidetracked. Nick and his brother Marko run the 'Sidetracked' YouTube channel, have built a number of sick 4x4s between them, and have travelled all over Australia filming 4WD content. Tony and Nick chat about how he first became interested in the 4WD scene, hi...

GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH - shop.theouterside.com.au In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Daniel Kistler. Daniel is a hardcore 4WD fanatic, with an unmatched passion for all things GQ Nissan Patrol, tough wheeling, and winch truck racing. Daniel shares how his passion for 4x4s started as a kid, his journey from social wheeling with mates to competing in Winch Challen...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt and Holly Rossato from Overland Travellers. Matt and Holly have travelled extensively around Australia in their many Toyota 4x4s, completing a number of iconic offroad journeys and filming content for their YouTube channel. Matt and Holly share their story with Tony including how they first fell in love with 4WD touring, some of their most...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Aaron from Azventures Australia. The boys chat about their experiences camping and 4WD touring, the gear they think is absolutely necessary, the gear that isn't, and different products they've tried over the years. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but if you're just getting into camping or thinking about setting up a 4WD, you may be able...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Benji Saunders, the owner of Rampt Customs. Benji lives and breathes all things rock crawling and custom fabrication. He’s been in the offroad scene for a long time as both a competitor, commentator, and producer of high quality, high performance, offroad 4x4 parts. Tony and Benji chat about how Benji first got interested in the 4WD scene, his e...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Molly Dixon. Molly is an adventurer, a YouTube content creator, and someone who lives for the outdoors. Molly and Tony chat about how Molly first became interested in camping and exploring in 4x4s, the evolution of her vehicles as her quest for adventure and off road experience grew, her brand new 79 Series Land Cruiser touring rig, and heaps mo...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bailey Seamer from Wandering Minds Walk. Bailey is an adventurer, mental health advocate, and motivational speaker. In 2022, Bailey walked 5500km along the entire length of the East Coast of Australia in order to raise funds and awareness for the Black Dog Institute, as well as helping to improve her own mental health. Tony and Bailey chat about...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Ronny Dahl from 4 Wheeling Australia. Ronny is a very familiar face in the Australian 4WD community, running an extremely popular educational 4WD YouTube channel for many years, as well as hosting The 4WD Podcast. Ronny and Tony chat about how Ronny's 4WD journey began, his transition into full time content creation, the challenges and evolution...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Hayden Klaassen, the owner of HD Automotive. From humble beginnings wrecking Toyota Hiluxes in the front yard of his family home, to immersing himself in the dark arts of diesel engine dyno tuning, and supplying high performance diesel parts to 4x4 enthusiasts around the globe, Hayden has built an amazing business and developed a deep understand...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Blair from Cowboy Tuned returns to play a brand new game called Does it Suck? Tony and Blair provide their unsolicited and completely unqualified opinions on a range of popular 4x4 vehicles, talk smack about things they can't afford, and provide a chilling insight into their poor decision making when it comes to purchasing and owning clapped out 90s 4WDs. GET YOU...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Lucinda Harvey, the woman behind Saving True Blues. Saving True Blues is an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of the 4WD and Camping community in Australia through their amazing camping events - designed to create a safe space for people of all ages and backgrounds to share their experiences and talk about issues impacting their ment...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Ryan Gudiksen, the owner of Offgrid Outfitters. Ryan has built a successful business servicing the Southern Sydney off-road caravan market through a passion for remote 4WD travel and ensuring customers buy the right van for their needs. Tony and Ryan chat about what motivated him to start the business, the desire to promote and sell only the hig...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Mitch Favro, the owner of Favro Performance & Fabrication. Mitch is a performance mechanic and fabricator and specialises in building custom 4WDs through his business on the NSW Central Coast. Tony and Mitch talk about how he got started in the automotive trade through PRTech, before moving on to start his own business and focus more heavily...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Tim Lightfoot, the man behind MITS Alloy. MITS Alloy is a metal fabrication business focused on designing, engineering and manufacturing premium 4WD Trays & Canopies for dual cab 4x4 utes. Tim shares the story of how the business started, the challenges of manufacturing 4x4 accessories in Australia, travelling around Australia and the USA fi...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Blair from Cowboy Tuned takes over hosting duties of the show, by popular demand. Blair asks Tony his own (questionable) questions, as well as asking a whole bunch of questions that you guys wanted Tony to answer. While there's a fair amount of banter and immature jokes, the boys also cover some serious topics and give you a bit of insight into Tony's background...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Ben Dobinson. The Dobinson name is familiar to many people in the 4WD community through the Dobinson's Suspension brand, started by Ben's grandfather over 72 years ago! Tony and Ben chat about the path Dobinson's Suspension has taken as a company, challenges in business, and adapting to different customer needs as global markets change and 4x4 v...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Benny Plunkett. Benny is an Adventure film maker, outdoor recreation guide, and advocate for access to public land in Australia. He also hitch-hiked around Australia for the best part of a year, and lived to tell the tale. Tony and Benny cover a range of topics, from Benny's childhood in Canberra surfing, bodyboarding, snorkelling, and rock clim...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Sam Young. Sam is a familiar face in the Australian 4WD community through his work as a YouTube content creator under the 'samyoung4x4' brand, he's previously appeared on 4WD 24/7, worked for major brands such as Fulcrum and Sparesbox, and has built some truly ridiculous modified 4WDs over the last few years - including his iconic 1000hp Turbo 1...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Mark Banasiak. Mark is a Member of the NSW Legislative Council, representing the outdoors community as a member of The Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Party. He is also the Chair of the recently announced committee conducting a parliamentary inquiry into public land access in New South Wales. In addition to his work as a politician, Mark is a keen re...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Audi Croft. Audi is a fisho, film maker, photographer, and the better half of the Fish Forever team with Al McGlashan - working together to produce amazing fishing documentaries. Tony and Audi chat about her early years fishing for food with her father, rediscovering her love of fishing later in life, to meeting Al and becoming a full time fishi...