The V8 Sleuth Podcast

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a surprise change of plans for Warren Luff amid a reunion with a driver that he’s already joined on the Bathurst 1000 podium twice previously. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to John Cleland on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, John talks about how he got into the sport in the first place and the deal he cut with his car dealer dad to go racing, watching his hero Jim Clark debut the iconic Lotus 49 and Ford Cosworth DFV at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix and what it means to him to have his name alongside Clark’...

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a late parity tweak for the Ford Mustang ahead of this weekend’s Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint at CARCO.com.au Raceway. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint Official Program >> https://bit.ly/41FEOCV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

We loved a topic from our most recent Q&A episode so much, we’ve gone and done a whole episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast on it! This week we’re looking back at some of the ‘lost’ races from ATCC/Supercars Championship history and Australian touring car racing in general, along with why they’re lost, where they could be and what hope there is of them ever resurfacing. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https:/...

Description: V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Shane van Gisbergen officially making a call on his future in the championship. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage Hercules in the V8 Sleuth Showroom >> https://bit.ly/41iUUCt 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. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: -      If there’s still a minimum production number in the Gen3 era -      Lost ATCC race TV broadcasts -      Magic moments from the late Doug Mulray -      How many AU Falcons won championship races - ...

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined up an upcoming milestone for Mark Winterbottom and a major format change for the Dunlop Series races for Super2 and Super3. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Our Sleuth senses started tingling when a photo turned up on social media over Easter of a Supercar in the race shop of elite NASCAR squad Richard Childress Racing. So for this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast we’re taking a look at which car it is, where it came from, what it’s race history is and what it might be doing over in the United States. V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore....

We’re looking forward to the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast by looking back at touring car racing’s history at Wanneroo Raceway. Celebrating its 50th anniversary on the ATCC schedule this year, we look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the test in the West, from the weird results to unusual cars, unexpected race strategies and...

We’ve got a double serve of Greg Crick on the V8 Sleuth Podcast this week. In the final part of our three-part chat, Cricky continues to talk about the impacts of the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour on his health, his fightback to go racing in Touring Car Masters and how concussions played their part, and what finally brought an end to his driving career. He also talks about what he’s up to these days at Ga...

We’ve got a double serve of Greg Crick on the V8 Sleuth Podcast this week. In the second part of our three-part chat, Cricky shares more of his memories of Targa Tasmania and why the event will never be the same again. We also talk about his years racing V8 Supercars, including driving for Bob Forbes, Pinnacle Motorsport, John Alcorn, Kees and Paul Weel, and his sole race with Stone Brothers Racin...

We’re talking to Greg Crick on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a three-part chat, Cricky talks about growing up just over a mile from the Longford road circuit in Tasmania, watching the F1 heroes of the day and deciding to go racing himself. He also talks about some of the wild machines he raced early in his career, from his first FJ Holden and a turbocharged XU-...

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship in the wake of the first race for the Gen3 Fords and Chevrolets at the Thrifty Newcastle 500. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >> http://bit.ly/3Ee5yAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re looking forward to the Australian Grand Prix on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast by looking back at touring car racing’s history on the F1 undercard. From the dramatic start to the first support race at Adelaide in 1985, we look through some of the wild and forgotten moments from the sprints on the South Australian streets, through the event’s move to Melbourne and its eventual a...

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale runs through the key news on the eve of the opening round of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by a significant announcement from Supercars, Ford and General Motors. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season...

We continue our chat with Thomas Randle on this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the second and final part of our two-part sit down with the Tickford Racing pilot, he opens up about his battle with testicular cancer – from noticing the first symptoms in late 2019, the diagnosis and undergoing treatment in 2020 and coming back to win the Dunlop Super2 Series title. He also chats about F1...

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by an important rule being finalised with a week to go before the cars hit the track in Newcastle, plus an F1 star that will be piloting an Alfa Romeo Group A touring car in Adelaide. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newca...

We’re talking to Thomas Randle on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, Randle talks about following his dad into the sport, starting with racing karts at the age of seven through growing up to pilot the family’s Saab Sports Sedan. He also talks about his move into Formula 4 and heading to Europe to try and crack Formula 1, and battling future F1 star...

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship in the wake of the official pre-season test at Sydney Motorsport Park, which marked the first time all 25 Gen3 Supercars have hit the track together. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Champ...

We’re looking back at the start of every previous ‘new era’ in ATCC/Supercars history on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Aaron Noonan and Will Dale run through every evolution of the championship’s technical rules, from Appendix J to Improved Production, Group C and Group A, the dawn of the Five Litre Touring Car era and its various iterations (Project Blueprint, Car of the Future/Ge...

V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship and there has been plenty happening at Winton and Queensland Raceway as teams hit the track with their brand new Gen3 chassis. The Garage >> https://www.repco.com.au/thegarage PRE-ORDER: Thrifty Newcastle 500 Official Program >> http://bit.ly/4141rRS PRE-ORDER: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship Season Guide >>...

We wrap up our chat with longtime motorsport identity Chris Lambden on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In Part 2, Lambden talks about how Motorsport News came about, its rivalry with Auto Action and its legacy on the industry. He also talks about going racing in a historic Formula 5000 and how it led to the creation of the Formula Thunder 5000 concept. He also reveals how he nearly p...

For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by the latest as teams begin to hit the racetrack with their first cars built to Gen3 specifications. The Garage: https://garage.repco.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to longtime motorsport identity Chris Lambden on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Perhaps best known now as the creator of S5000, an editor of Auto Action, the founding editor of Motorsport News and a touring car racer in his own right, Lambden has been around motorsport for over five decades. In the first part of our two-part chat, Lambden talks about his years racing k...

You’ve asked, we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: -      The fate of WPS Racing’s Ford Falcon V8 Supercars -      When Supercars’ pit lane garage order became dictated by the Teams Championship -      Safety Car wave-around rules at the Bathurst 12 Hour - ...