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The eyes of the motorsport world were on Melbourne, as Albert Park hosted the Formula One Australian Grand Prix. We cover all the action on track in the F1s and Supercars, plus we speak to Nick Percat from Bendix Racing who got a breakthrough win in just his second round with his new team Matt Stone Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After two horrid seasons Nick Percat has bounced back emphatically and delivered his new team Matt Stone Racing it's second ever win in the main game. We spoke to Nick in a refreshingly honest and open chat about how the MSR team environment has reinvigorated his career, just what went so wrong for him at his previous team, and how he's trying to help the next crop of young drivers by starting his own karting team JND Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're on the cusp of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix with Formula One returning to the streets of Albert Park. We'll touch on the how the F1 supports affect the Supercars paddock and get the opinions of former Super2 Champion Bryce Fullwood from Middy's Racing, and two time Bathurst winner Will Davison from Shell V-Power Racing Team about how this affects the Melbourne SuperSprint. Plus we break down the controversy from Race 3 in the TCR Australia Championship when 2022 Series Champion Tony D'Alberto elected to sit out the final race of the weekend in protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At last year's AGP, Bryce Fullwood from Middy's Racing was cruelly denied a podium despite crossing the line third after a post race time penalty was added to his result. This year though, the Brad Jones Racing pilot looks to make amends and walk away with some silverware and we spoke to Bryce about the changes that are happening at Albert Park this year - including teams not having a pit lane! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Formula One is back in Melbourne for 2024, and our producer Nims caught up with Will Davison from the Shell V-Power Racing Team ahead of the Melbourne SuperSprint. We got Wilbur's thoughts on being a new dad, this round's sprint formats, and got his opinion on the schmozzle that was the parity war of Gen3 in 2023! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It seems like there's more movement out of Erebus as the boys speculate about what the future holds for the team with or without Brodie Kostecki, we'll wrap up the F1 from Saudi Arabia and discuss the plight of Daniel Ricciardo, and we speak to the defending TCR Australia Champion Josh Buchan ahead of Race Tasmania this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Round two of the Shannons Speedseries is this weekend with TCR Australia the headline act of Race Tasmania. We spoke to the reigning champion Josh Buchan ahead of this weekend and got his thoughts on his return to Symmons Plains after a rough weekend last year, and if there's been any opportunities open up for him ever since he won the title last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt MacKelden and Steven Johnson are back for another year of The Drivers Seat covering all things motorsport. We'll wrap up the Bathurst 500, talk Formula One, and get our crystal balls out and give some predictions for the upcoming year. Plus we're joined by Broc Feeney from Red Bull Ampol Racing who had a very successful opening round at Mount Panorama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Broc Feeney is now the veteran team member at Red Bull Ampol Racing and he joined us after the Bathurst 500 to talk about the season opener where he walked away with a race win and two podiums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With all that's been happening in the off season in the world of motorsport in both Australia and overseas, after all your messages via our socials Matt and Steve jumped on the Team Johnson Facebook page for a quick live show to address the news in Supercars and Formula One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been the worst kept secret in Supercars, but Tickford Racing have finally confirmed their driver line up for next year in their new look downsized two car operation, plus Wall Racing become the first team in the TCR Australia series to announce who will take to the grid in 2024. Plus we asked you for your favourite moments of the 2023 Season, and we'll run through the listener highlights from the year in the final edition of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The season might be over but there's still a fair bit happening! We'll take a look at the co-driver shakeup for 2024 at Erebus Motorsport, some contract news out of Grove Racing, and great news for the SpeedSeries as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got a brand new Supercars Champion crowned on the streets of Adelaide, and for one last time this season we update our Power Rankings. Plus we'll look back at our Crystal Ball Predictions from the start of the year and see how we fared - and of course we'll go through your correspondence in our final show of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Before 2023 he hadn't a main game race win to his name, and now he's a Supercars Champion! New champion Brodie Kostecki from Coca Cola Racing By Erebus spoke to Dwayne Russell after Erebus won both the Driver's Championship and the Teams Championship at the Adelaide 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been quite a while since we've spoke about classic cars with Malcolm Owens so we might need to do a rebrand of the segment name for next year. Either way - enjoy the final appearance of big Malconio for the year, as he gives Matt, Steve, and Nims a quiz in this edition of the Classic Cars Corner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Stone Racing rookie Cameron Hill joined us before the Adelaide 500 and gave us a quick snapshot of his first year in the main game, as well as his goals for next year with a brand new team mate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're at the final round of the season and it's a title fight between Brodie Kostecki and Shane van Gisbergen on the streets of Adelaide. But there's a lot happening off track, with news that Jack Smith will step down at Brad Jones Racing at the end of the year leaving a free seat at the Albury squad. Plus in the corridors of power in Supercars, Tim Edwards will be taking up the role of Director Of Motorsport next year in place of the departing Adrian Burgess. We'll look at those ramifications, and we'll wrap up the Las Vegas Grand Prix - as well as chat to Cameron Hill from Matt Stone Racing as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After the last visit to Docklands brought 85,000 fans through the gates, the World Supercross Championship returns to Australia and wraps up next weekend at Marvel Stadium with a two day extravaganza featuring the FOX Australian Supercross Championship as well as the world's best WSX riders. Supercross legend Chad Reed joined us once again on The Driver's Seat to preview the big season finale on November 24 and 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the first time in the category history, a driver with zero experience in Supercars has won the title in the TCR Australia Series. We spoke to Josh Buchan from HMO Customer Racing after he won his first top level national motorsport championship in a dramatic weekend at Mount Panorama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Australian leg of the TCR World Tour has come to a close and with it we have crowned a brand new champion with Josh Buchan from HMO Customer Racing taking out his maiden title in the category. We'll chat to him after his breakthrough series win, plus we're also joined by Australian Supercross legend Chad Reed to preview next weekend's WSX Championship Grand Final at Marvel Stadium, and we dissect the 2024 Supercars calendar, as well as preview the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first round of the Aussie leg of the TCR World Tour was at Sydney Motorsport Park last weekend and we spoke to Greg Rust, who did a stellar job on commentary with Matt Naulty and Paul Jeffrey, and got his thoughts on the largest TCR round we've seen on our shores - and got a sneak peek at what we can expect on "Rusty's Garage" as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The best international TCR drivers the world have come to our shores for a double header on their World Tour. But it was Will Brown who stood tall amongst the field winning two races, and making the podium in the final race. We also recap the Brazillian Grand Prix that was a disaster for both Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo, and we'll go through some late rumours in the Supercars silly season for the grid next year - plus our great friend Greg Rust joined us for a chat as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There hasn't been much to smile about this season for Ford fans with an utter domination by the Chevrolet Camaro, however Tickford's spearhead Cameron Waters was back to his winning ways on the streets of Surfers Paradise in the opening race of the Gold Coast 500 - and we spoke to the Monster Energy Racing pilot about the aero changes to the Mustang ahead of this round, looking forward to the two car incarnation of the team next year, and his speedway exploits as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the first time this season Ford fans were smiling after a round with a clean sweep by Mustangs taking wins in both races on the streets of Surfers Paradise. We'll look at all the fallout from the Gold Coast and chat to Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing who returned to the top step, plus we'll look at the results from Formula One in Mexico, and preview Race Sydney this weekend as the world's best TCR drivers head to SMP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Round 2 of the National Drag Racing Championship kicks off this Friday at Sydney Dragway featuring multi-time American Nitro Funny Car and Top Fuel Dragster champion Tommy Johnson Jr making his way down under to try and take home a Christmas Tree Trophy or two. We speak to NDRC Director Andy Lopez ahead of two huge days at Eastern Creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Supercars return to the streets of Surfers Paradise, with the Gen3 debut at this weekend's Gold Coast 500. We spoke to Macauley Jones from BJR and got his thoughts on the enduros, and his game plan for the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The National Drag Racing Championship is back in action with the Sydney Nationals kicking off on Friday, and we chat to Andy Lopez the Director of the NDRC about the big round at Eastern Creek. Plus we'll chat to Macauley Jones from BJR ahead of this weekend's Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There's two Supercars rounds left this year and we're still yet to see a calendar for next year. We'll look at where we are at for 2024 and we'll preview the MotoGP round this weekend at Phillip Island with Chris Vermeulen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MotoGP heads to Phillip Island this weekend and coverage of the Australian Grand Prix will be live and free on Channel Ten over Saturday and Sunday. MotoGP race winner Chris Vermeulen will be joining the commentary team and we spoke to him for a quick preview of the round ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All the talk heading in to Bathurst this year was about the battle between Red Bull Ampol Racing Team, and Coca-Cola Racing by Erebus - but in only their second season the team at NULON Racing made a big statement with James Golding making the Top Ten Shootout, and scoring their best finish at Mount Panorama in their short history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
