In the midst of the summer break, Michael and Austin get together to catch up on everything they should have been talking about before they went on break themselves! (whoops) Join them for Monza discussions, ELMS Paul Ricard discussions, IMSA Road America discussions and also other discussions too!Timestamps: 0:04 WEC Monza Wrap 0:42 Looking ahead to Fuji 0:50 ELMS Paul Ricard Wrap 0:59 ELMS - What does ELMS look like next year? Also Aragon 1:11 IMSA Road America 1:19 IMSA Calendar 2024 -...

After a short break to recover from what was an incredible race, Michael and Austin catch up to wrap up the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. A race befitting a centenary edition, we chat about some of the issues that sprung up, give a review on every Hypercar manufacturer performance, talk LMP2 and GTE-Am, and revell in one of the best Le Mans races in recent memory

Welcome back! After a month off because of some motor race or something, Kiwi and Flood return to catch you up on everything sport as we watch on From The Grandstands! We talk Supercars from bottom to top, catch up on everything Ashes related, and get on board two of the biggest sporting events; the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Tour de France! Timestamps: 0:02 Supercars Tassie and Darwin - from bottom to top! 0:24 SVG Sidebar - NASCAR star in Chicago 0:33 The Ashes - The new England...

Completing the trio of Class Breakdowns for the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hour, Michael and Kris get together to chat LMP2. We talk through the philosophy of the class, the power of the Oreca 07, the importance of the Am driver plus give an explanation on Pro-Am, all while taking a deep dive into the 24 strong grid that makes up LMP2 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Timestamps: 0:01 What is LMP2? Why does it exist? 0:09 Who is LMP2 for? 0:13 Entry list breakdown: The LMP2 cars from Prema to WRT 0:45 The...

Slightly out of order, join Michael and Kris as we break down all 21 GTE cars in the swansong performance of GTE at Le Mans. We discuss the lack of Pro class, where the additional entries have come from, talk through every team, car, and driver, before reminiscing on some of our favourite GTE memories at Le Mans Timestamps: 0:01 No GTE-Pro - What's the rationale? 0:03 What is GTE-Am?! 0:08 WEC Cars first! 21 AF Corse - 60 Iron Lynx 0:30 WEC Cars: 77 Dempsey Proton - 777 D'Station 0:54 The...

Join Michael and Austin as they break down all 16 cars that make up this year's Hypercar Class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We talk through the manufacturers, teams, cars, and drivers, to give you the low down on the state of play in the top class of Sportscars, and who is most likely to take home the Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Timestamps: 0:01 Hypercar - Convergence has finally been achieved 0:11 Toyota - Goliath with the throne to defend 0:22 Ferrari - Will the best...

The time has come, finally, for the centenary edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans. Join Michael and Josh (JebTheRebel) for an hour of history, looking back at the challenge of the event, the track, and the cars, before we focus in on this year's event, discussing the three classes taking to the grid this year, the depth and breadth of talent, of storylines, and all the key things you will need to know to understand this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.   Timestamps: The Centenary Edition of the 24...

Kris and Austin (Kriswascher97 and CookieMonsterFL) review and speculate on the upcoming 2023 Nürburgring24. We'll talk about favorites, what to watch, support series to tune into, and of course our famous butchering of driver's names during our entry list review. Timestamps: 0:01 - Intro to N24 04:15 - Recap of VLN Qualifying Races 08:15 - Proper Entry List Rundown 01:09:00 - Support Races for N24 Weekend 01:14:00 - Discussion of race day and how to watch

It has been a busy month in April, not just in Motorsports, but in the wider sporting world! So much so that Kiwi and Flood had to delay this episode just to catch up on everything! Join us From The Grandstands as we chat Supercars in Wanneroo, the constant battle between tradition, safety and technology in sports, crash over some cobbles, hit a hole in one, Gather 'Round and play the top 4 is lava on this month's episode! Timestamps: 0:01 Supercars Wanneroo - Cracking Race 1, lame Sunday,...

In the return of Cookie and Flood's intimate hour (and a half), Austin and Michael chat all things Spa Francorchamps off the back of possibly the best WEC event since 2016. We talk Tyre Warmers, Eau Rouge, multiclass traffic, LMP2 liveries, GT drivers, and gush at just about everything that Spa presented the 72,000 fans that were at the circuit, before catching up on some sportscar news, and taking a quick peek at the 2023 Le Mans entry list. Hope you enjoy! Timestamps: 0:02 Hypercar has...

It's been a mad month in April and there's plenty to chat about! Join Michael and Kris as we talk WEC Portimao, IMSA Long Beach, ELMS Barcelona and already WEC Spa wrapping up a 2 week period where each major series has had a race. We've squeezed this in just ahead of the 6 Hours of Spa today so hopefully you can have a listen before race start!

Welcome back to From the Grandstands; Floody and Kiwi's monthly catch up on all things Sport. This month, we discuss Supercars Gen 3, the controversy around RBR and SVG, challenging times at the AGP, plus wrap up another exciting month of Cricket, both international and league, and look ahead to what we're watching in the month of April! Timestamps: 0:01 SupercarsChat: Gen 3 0:06 RBR DSQ? SVG's media troubles? 0:22 How long does Newcastle have left? 0:29 Aus GP - Tyres, Fires, and Ire 0:41...

Michael, Austin and Kris wrap up both the WEC and IMSA portions of the Super Sebring weekend! We give each of the Hypercar outfits a grade on their performance, talk GT and track safety, shine a light on IMSA driving standards, and discuss the upcoming rounds of the WEC at Portimao! Timestamps: 0:01 Super Sebring! The vibe from the campsites 0:10 Hypercar Report Card - How well did each marque perform 0:46 Other WEC Storylines - Was GTE-Pro missed? 0:54 IMSA - Driving standards under...

Kris and Austin (Cookie) are back and ready to chat about SuperSebring! And don't forget AsLMS - we'll review the season and Le Mans auto-invites. Get our thoughts on the upcoming prologue and first round of the WEC and 2nd round of IMSA's NAEC!Timestamps:00:45     SuperSebring -  Intro03:35     AsLMS - Season Review09:45     WEC Prologue - Expectations 12:45     LMH - Expectations25:30     WEC - 1000 Sebring - Entry List44:00     "Michael Shank should be ******* shot"51:40     12 Hours...

Welcome back to From the Grandstands with Kiwi and Floody! After getting asked by some of you whether or not we were planning on previewing the Supercars season, or talking about some other sports, we've decided to bring this project back! Join Michael and Chris as we talk Gen 3, Newcastle, Test Cricket, Women's Premier League Cricket, and all the exciting things we're looking forward to in sport for the month of March, while we're watching, From The Grandstand Timestamps: 0:01 Welcome back...

In this two-part episode, Austin and Kris meet to wrap up the talking points from the Daytona 24 Hour, while Michael and Chris take on the Bathurst 12 Hour. Did Cookie make it to Daytona on time? How did GTP look on it's first outing? How many people went to Bathurst just to see Rossi? What does Maro Engel need to do to win Bathurst? All this and more! Timestamps: 0:01 The atmosphere in the speedway 0:06 BoP gripes with GTD - Porsche neutered? 0:12 How does GTP compare to DPi? 0:17 A look at...

Less than a week after Daytona and we're already gearing up for the next big endurance event: the Bathurst 12 Hour. Join Michael and Chris as we breakdown Australia's International Endurance race, discussing regulations, schedules, entries and of course, a run through of the teams and drivers making up this endurance classic! Timestamps: 0:02 Why do we care about Bathurst? 0:07 Australia's International Enduro - and why the International matters 0:17 Bathurst Specific rules and...

In this episode of endurance Chat, Austin and newcomer Indecisiverock walk the Daytona 24 paddock on Friday, chatting about the weekend's activities ahead of the first major 24hr event of the year.   This is raw audio with literally no editing, so excuse the 20 seconds of dead air to start, but enjoy the ambiance of the sounds of Daytona speedway in the background!

Welcome back for Season 8 of Endurance Chat! Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening everyone! Austin, Kris, Ollie, and newcomer Josh (JebTheRebel) host a post-qualifying session of the 24 Hours of Daytona - LIVE! We talk about updates, developments, hunches, and take questions from Discord and Youtube!  Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:03 Thoughts on what we've seen so far of LMDh/GTP 0:07 Daytona 2023 - Race action at The Roar, MPC supporting, and 61 cars in the main event 0:17 New GT3: new...

Welcome back for Season 8 of Endurance Chat! Today, Michael, Kris, and newcomer Josh (JebTheRebel) preview the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona, and there's plenty to discuss! 61 cars across 5 classes, with the brand-new GTP class featuring 9 LMDh machines making their debut. As always, we ask the hard questions, make outlandish predictions, and mispronounce driver names! Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome Jeb! 0:03 The Daytona 24 Hours - the event, the atmosphere, and the banking 0:18 Daytona 2023 - Race...

Cookie and Kris catch up on December for the Final Stint! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro/Random News 05:27 - Gulf 12hr Recap 10:10 - Dubai 24 Preview 35:50 - AsLMS Season Preview 49:20 - Listener Questions! 01:09:10 - New segment: Grinding our GearsTM 01:32:35 - Outro - next races/episodes (live episode coming up after Rolex24 qualifying)  

.....I don't know how but we literally never uploaded this episode for you guys. 100% apologies and basically useless but for consistency sake, here is the 40 day delayed episode of our 3rd Final Stint!-Cookie---Cookie and Kris catch up on November for the Final Stint! Timestamps: 01:50 - 8 Hours of Bahrain Recap 18:15 - Gulf 12 Hours Preview 1:16:45 - Various updates / WEC Calendar Changes? 1:26:30 - Our Christmas Wish for the World of Sportscars in 2023! (rants 'about' BoP and...

Cookie and Kris catch up on October for the Final Stint, featuring a surprise appearance by Floody! Timestamps: 02:45 - WEC Bahrain Weekend Preview 29:20 - FIA Motorsport Games 42:30 - Ross Chastain and NASCAR 54:50 - General F1 chat 1:07:35 - Eulogoy of CORE Autosport 1:16:40 - Kris' info: upcoming race weekends for the rest of 2022

A yearly tradition, Michael and Chris get together to talk about Australia's premier motorsport event, the Bathurst 1000. We pick apart what makes Bathurst so special, and walk you through the form guide and the driver combos ahead of 1000 kilometres of Australia's most famous piece of tarmac - including a few familiar names to regular sportscar viewers!