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We’ve got a Bathurst winner on this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by the National Motor Racing Museum – and he’s a return visitor!
A lot has happened since Lee Holdsworth’s last visit to the podcast in early 2021, headlined by his Bathurst 1000 victory with Chaz Mostert at the end of that year, plus an unexpected swansong full-time Supercars season that netted him the Barry Sheene Medal.
For the first part of our two-part chat, we wind back to his last visit - and all the things that were going on at that time that he couldn’t talk about! One of those things was his co-drive deal with Walkinshaw Andretti United, which had yet to be announced.
We chat about the uncertainty he felt in the wake of being unexpectedly cut loose by Tickford at the end of 2020, how his deal to join WAU came together, plus a lot of inside stories of he and Mostert’s dominant weekend at Mount Panorama. We’ve never had a guest reference ‘Kevin Bloody Wilson’ on this podcast before, but we have now!
Lee also tells the story of how the team’s post-race inspection of the car revealed that their shot at victory came quite literally a centimetre from unravelling…
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Aaron Noonan and Will Dale explore all things ‘40’ throughout the world of motorsport in this episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn, in honour of Autobarn’s 40th anniversary in 2025.
From Supercars and Bathurst 1000 stars, Formula 1 icons, Indy 500 close-calls to NASCAR legends, we look at the #40 across motorsport as well as a look back at what was going on 40 years ago in Australian motorsport.
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V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Mark Walker go through all the talking points after a hot weekend of Supercars racing in the top end at the betr Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley.
Broc Feeney's true triple crown, Grove Racing on fire, and those who had a tough weekend in the Top End, plus much, much more!
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Haven’t had a chance to watch our new show, The Undercut? Listen to the first episode here on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn!
Aaron Noonan is joined by Jack Perkins and James Moffat to talk Supercars and more - opinion, analysis and the boys certainly didn't agree on everything in this new program from V8 Sleuth.
Jack downloads on his upcoming NASCAR debut, we talk Trans Am with James and the guys tackle the City Rural Insurance Burning Questions, packed with plenty of topics to chew on!
From the Walkinshaw driver battle, to who is Ford's best title chance, how Frosty's TV debut went, what happens to James Courtney in 2026 and much more, the boys have plenty to talk about!
Noonz brings an idea to the table to improve the momentum of the Supercars calendar in our Workbench segment too - where less is more!
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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:
- What are the chances of two Perth rounds in 2027?
- Penalties given to drivers that are out of contentions/out of the race
- Supercars’ Free to air TV coverage
- Toyota rally stars in Supercars
- “Tuned up the car”
- Cam Waters’ forgotten Porsche deal
- Garry Rogers’ lost Bathurst start
- The last Supercars race to feature none of the current primary or co-drivers
- And plenty more
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This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features Supercars race winner and two-time Super2 Series winner Dean Canto.
A second-generation racer, we start the final leg of our two-part chat with Canto talking about his 2004 enduro drives with a pre-powerhouse Triple Eight, his 2005 Development Series title with Dick Johnson Racing, and the moment he feels cost him a shot at driving full-time for Triple Eight in 2006.
We then cover his time at Garry Rogers Motorsport, a period that delivered his first and only solo Supercars race win, but it’s a period Canto doesn’t look back on too fondly – we’ll let him explain why…
He opens up about the stunt driving school he ran with Luke Youlden, his Supercars co-driver era – including the time he and Youlden ended up both driving for FPR without either’s prior knowledge! – Bathurst 1000 heartbreaks with David Reynolds, their Gold Coast 600 triumph, and the plans for a third-generation racing Canto.
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This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features Supercars race winner and two-time Super2 Series winner Dean Canto.
A second-generation racer, we start the first leg of our two-part chat with Canto talking about what he’s up to now and whether we’ll see him back in a racecar any time soon.
We then look back through the early years of his career, from coming to prominence in - of all things - a Maserati Ghibli, to landing a drive in Supercars’ brand new second-tier series and going on to become its first champion.
He then describes his rocky early years in the ‘main game’, including a false start with an elite squad in 2001, a couple of years of enduro co-drives followed by a shot at moving into the championship full-time for 2003. However, as he describes, it was hardly a dream situation for a rookie driver - one who’d been signed to a 10-year management contract...
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This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features rising Supercars racer Cameron Crick.
The son of six-time Australian Truck Racing Champion Rodney, the second-generation racer’s story is one of perseverence.
Crick talks about the grind that has been hand-and-hand with his rise through the sport, including his approach to securing sponsorship partners and delivering them value that is a must-listen for any aspiring young racer.
He also opens up on the loss of his father, his memories of his father’s truck racing and a hilarious story about the chance to drive one of Rodney’s race trucks and how it came to a sudden end.
Cam also details the point at which he nearly quit racing entirely during his debut Super2 season, and how he bounced back from that to make his Supercars debut and win this year’s Bathurst 6 Hour.
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This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features popular V8 Supercars and Super Touring privateer Cameron McLean.
The Queenslander was a fixture of touring car racing grids in the 1990s and early 2000s in the yellow hues of Greenfield Mowers, initially in two-litre racing in a variety of ex-factory machines before making the leap to V8s with Ford Falcons.
Among the second and final part of our two-part chat with Cam are his years of being a Supercars team co-owner, including his side of the story of his team’s car being seized and impounded in the middle of a race weekend. He also shares a sliding-doors moment that nearly led him to a full-time factory V8 Supercars drive, his time as a hired gun for the V8 enduros, and his scary roll in Carrera Cup at Queensland Raceway.
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This week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn features popular V8 Supercars and Super Touring privateer Cameron McLean.
The Queenslander was a fixture of touring car racing grids in the 1990s and early 2000s in the yellow hues of Greenfield Mowers, initially in two-litre racing in a variety of ex-factory machines before making the leap to V8s with Ford Falcons.
Among the first part of our two-part chat with Cam are the tales of starting out racing motorbikes, how he came to race an ex-Tony Longhurst BMW M3 in Sports Sedans and win the national title, making the leap to Super Touring, the gnarly surprise awaiting he and his crew when they unloaded their Opel Vectra fresh off the boat from South Africa, plus the slice of luck in finishing fourth in his final Super Touring Bathurst 1000.
He also talks about the start of his Supercars career, the deal he did to get on the grid after failing to qualify for his first race, and how he snagged the signature of John Cleland for his first Bathurst in a V8.
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The Supercars are set to head to the Apple Isle for the Snowy River Caravans Tasmania Super440, so we’re looking back at the championship’s history of racing at Symmons Plains on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn. We look through the event’s extensive history dating back to the 1960s, the Tasmanian road circuit that preceded it, along with the memorable races and results, the controversies, the massive shunts, and some of the weird things that have happened over the decades…
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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 powered by Autobarn.
Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:
- Which Nissan GT-R is in the Fox Collection?
- The future of TCR in Australia
- Our favourite Supercars season
- The Bathurst 6 Hour
- Cars being recalled to the ‘main game’ from DVS/S2
- When Supercars started sea-freighting cars to NZ
- Adding European cars to TCM
- The fate of the 2017 Bathurst-winning car
- And plenty more
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The V8 Sleuth Podcast looks ahead to this weekend’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour! Aaron Noonan is joined by the voice of the People’s Bathurst Enduro, Richard Craill, to preview the 2025 edition of the country’s premier production car race.
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You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Shane Rogers 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:
- How we rate the start of Brodie Kostecki’s stint with DJR
- The whereabouts of Paul Radisich’s ‘99 Bathurst car
- Our take on the Chevrolet/GM Homologation Team race
- The times a sponsor has won its own race
- Variety of makes and models at the front of the grid
- Is the Bathurst 6 Hour the most underrated race in Australian motorsport
- The reappearance of the Peter Jackson Search for a Champion Commodore!
- Trans Am vs Super2
- And plenty more
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This week’s V8 Sleuth Podcast guest might be better known for their voice than their name, having played a key role in Bathurst 1000 broadcasts and Channel 7’s touring car racing coverage through the mid-1980s and 1990s.
Englishman Richard Hay was in Australia recently and caught up with Noonz to chat about his memories of Mount Panorama, working under Mike Raymond and alongside the likes of Garry Wilkinson, Neil Crompton and Doug Mulray. He also talks about how his father Neville became involved in motorsport commentary and how that in-turn led him to being a cameraman, commentator, producer and presenter across his career in motorsport media.
He also shares some fun tales from his time as a racer himself, including taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours!
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Supercars Championship and Bathurst 1000 race-winning engineer George Commins joins this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
Best known as the partner in crime for Brodie Kostecki’s recent successes, Commins shares stories from a long career that started with Mark Larkham and included a stint in Europe and in Formula 1 with Williams.
He opens up on just what life in F1 is like, his initial stint at Dick Johnson Racing in the 2000s, his time with Rick Kelly from 2015-2020 and his thoughts on the Nissan Altima Supercar, plus incredible insights into what makes Brodie Kostecki tick as a driver, their success at Erebus and where they are at amid DJR’s rebuild.
For V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus subscribers, you can also enjoy a snippet of Commins talking about the drivers he worked with in Europe, including current F1 stars Carlos Sainz Jr, Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc!
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The V8 Sleuth Podcast looks ahead to this weekend’s Race Tasmania at Symmons Plains for the opening round of the 2025 Trico Trans Am Series. Aaron Noonan and Mark Walker preview all the action, run through the massive 32-car entry list, the format for the weekend and some of the changes for this year’s season.
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You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Shane Rogers 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:
- Did we really need to schedule three major motorsport events for the same weekend?
- Alternatives to keep the Sandown 500 alive
- The 2026 Supercars silly season
- Shane Rogers: Bathurst tour guide
- The future of the TCR Series in Australia
- The fate of the Team Brock Commodore from the 2002 Bathurst 1000
- Whatever happened to the Peter Jackson Search for a Champion Commodore?
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This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our chat with David Reynolds almost exactly five years ago in March 2020, when he visited Sleuth HQ with his chauffeur for the day - future Supercars champ (and his then enduro co-driver) Will Brown!
In this snippet, Reynolds opened up on a very serious topic: a tragic tarmac rally accident from the early part of his career.
Two weeks after securing the 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Reynolds was competing in the Mount Buller Sprint with navigator Paul Flintoft.
Their Elfin MS8 Clubman spun off the road and crashed down a 20 metre cliff, killing Flintoft and leaving Reynolds with head injuries.
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This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our chat with Mark Skaife in our first season, recorded in his office back in 2019.
In this snippet, released on what would have been Peter Brock’s 80th birthday, Skaifey talks about partnering up with the King of the Mountain in 1997, plus a fun tale involving the Brocky, a couple of hire cars, and a desperate race to get out of the Symmons Plains car park
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