Episodes
Race Control: V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars’ Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia’s Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the Penrite Oil Sandown 500. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/19/24
Veteran broadcaster Matt White joins us for this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. White shares stories from his long career in television, which has brought him into the world of Supercars as a reporter, host and lead commentator, in particular giving incredible insights into the craft of commentating and some of the politics that happens behind the scenes in the world of TV. In Part 2, he talks about unexpectedly ending up back in the V8 Supercars world when Seven...
Published 09/18/24
Veteran broadcaster Matt White joins us for this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. White shares stories from his long career in television, which has brought him into the world of Supercars as a reporter, host and lead commentator, in particular giving incredible insights into the craft of commentating and some of the politics that happens behind the scenes in the world of TV. In Part 1, he talks about how he came to get involved in the media, from working for the...
Published 09/18/24
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the 1982 Castrol 400 at Sandown, a year when the results for September’s traditional pre-Bathurst enduro weren’t finalised until mid-December! Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Live Night at Bathurst featuring Tony Cochrane >> https://bit.ly/3yXh6cb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/11/24
You’ve asked, we’re answering! V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and stats guru Shane Rogers run through a raft of listener questions about the Sandown 500. Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions: - The grid position that has produced the most winners - How many championship-counting Sandown enduros have actually completed their scheduled distance - Which individual chassis has won the Sandown enduro the most times? - Did the Holden Racing Team cop a penalty for the...
Published 09/11/24
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the 1996 Tickford Sandown 500, a year when Holden dominated the Ford-sponsored enduro... Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ V8 Sleuth Live Night at Bathurst featuring Tony Cochrane >> https://bit.ly/3yXh6cb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 09/07/24
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, a few key changes and interesting happenings for this years Repco Bathurst 1000. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ V8 Sleuth Live Night at Bathurst featuring Tony Cochrane >>...
Published 09/06/24
Craig Lowndes joins this edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol for a look back through his history at the Sandown 500. A six-time event winner, the publish date of this ep - September 4 - falls exactly on the 30th anniversary of his touring car race debut in the 1994 Sandown 500.. Lowndes shares tales from his history with the Sandown circuit - including some tales about his time as a driver trainer in his youth! - how he landed the ‘94 drive with the Holden Racing Team, plus...
Published 09/04/24
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol features Brad Jones sharing a couple of stories about his time racing in the Australian NASCAR Championship. In this snippet, Jones tells the colourful tale about how he made the switch from AUSCAR, in which he was a five-time series champion, to NASCAR, including the fun and games of trying to buy a car in America, the extreme lengths he and brother Kim Jones went to in order to make the grid for his first NASCAR race on...
Published 08/28/24
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, headed by Mark Winterbottom revealing he is leaving Team 18 at the end of the season, followed shortly after by the team announcing Anton De Pasquale for 2025. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html Campbell Little funeral service live stream >>...
Published 08/27/24
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, headed by the passing of Campbell Little, the punishment handed out for a post-race push at Symmons Plains, and the rule that has prevented Jack Perkins from racing in Super2 at the Sandown 500. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus...
Published 08/23/24
We’ve had a fantastic chat with Aussie ex-pat Bryce Seales on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. A veteran of the Australian and United States racing scenes, Seales has been on staff at NASCAR Cup Series squad Trackhouse Racing for several years. He very generously interrupted a holiday back at home to drop into V8 Sleuth headquarters to tell a few stories, and we’re releasing the last two parts of our chat this week. In Part 4, Seales shares more stories from his time with the Holden...
Published 08/21/24
We’ve had a fantastic chat with Aussie ex-pat Bryce Seales on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. A veteran of the Australian and United States racing scenes, Seales has been on staff at NASCAR Cup Series squad Trackhouse Racing for several years and very generously interrupted a holiday back at home to drop into V8 Sleuth headquarters to tell a few stories.  We’re releasing the last two parts this week. In Part 3, Seales talks about moving back to the United States after landing a gig...
Published 08/21/24
Race Control: V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan chats with Supercars’ Driving Standards Advisor, Motorsport Australia’s Craig Baird, who explains all the details behind the calls made in Race Control during the latest Repco Supercars Championship round – the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint at Symmons Plains. The V8 Sleuth Podcast appreciates the support of Motorsport Australia in putting our Race Control episodes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 08/20/24
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Sydney Motorsport Park round of the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, when a restart rumble between two Kiwi heroes exploded in front of the pack. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 08/18/24
V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, headed by the opening practice session for this weekend’s NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint at Symmons Plains. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Published 08/16/24
We’ve had a fantastic chat with Aussie ex-pat Bryce Seales on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. A veteran of the Australian and United States racing scenes, Seales has been on staff at NASCAR Cup Series squad Trackhouse Racing for several years. He very generously interrupted a holiday back at home to drop into V8 Sleuth headquarters to tell a few stories, and we’re releasing the first two parts of our chat this week. In Part 2, Seales talks about getting started in touring car racing...
Published 08/14/24
We’ve had a fantastic chat with Aussie ex-pat Bryce Seales on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. A veteran of the Australian and United States racing scenes, Seales has been on staff at NASCAR Cup Series squad Trackhouse Racing for several years and very generously interrupted a holiday back at home to drop into V8 Sleuth headquarters to tell a few stories.  We’re releasing the first two parts this week. In Part 1, Seales shares an interesting insight into Trackhouse Racing and in...
Published 08/14/24
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, headed by news that Supercars’ primary TV rights holder could be up for sale. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html Buy Hino Supercars Tour tickets here >> https://bit.ly/4bv3UbY V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus >> https://v8sleuth.supportingcast.fm/ Learn...
Published 08/09/24
This week - by popular demand - we’ve once again pressed our AN1 Data stats guru Shane Rogers into joining this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol. Shane tackles the stat questions you sent us via social media – makes a few updates and corrections from the last batch! – and shares some of his favourite obscure and unusual statistics and facts from ATCC/Supercars history – including yet another bizarre tale from the life of Supercars Hall of Famer Norm Beechey, this one...
Published 08/07/24
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Oran Park round of the 1995 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, which marked the culmination of a three-way title battle between Ford’s John Bowe and Glenn Seton, and Holden’s Peter Brock. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 08/05/24
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, headed by a team boss throwing his support behind Supercars introduce a finals series to determine the champion. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html Buy Hino Supercars Tour tickets here >> https://bit.ly/4bv3UbY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Published 08/01/24
This week, the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Castrol winds back 10 years for a look at the 2014 motorsport year, touching on the big topics and happenings in V8 Supercars, F1, MotoGP, NASCAR, IndyCar and sports car racing. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html V8 Sleuth Superstore >> https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/ Buy Hino Supercars Tour tickets here...
Published 07/31/24
For this Ryco Rewind we're going back to the Oran Park round of the 2000 Shell Championship Series, which featured a notorious moment in ATCC/Supercars history. Check out the Ryco Filters range >> https://rycofilters.com.au/ The final fate of Larko’s AU from Oran Park 2000 >> https://bit.ly/46td1Jd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 07/29/24
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from the Repco Supercars Championship from this week, headed by confirmation today that Richie Stanaway is moving on at the end of the 2024 season – and we reveal who his replacement at Grove Racing will be. Find the right Castrol product for your vehicle or equipment here with the Castrol Product Finder >> https://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/home/oil-selector.html Buy Hino Supercars Tour tickets here >>...
Published 07/26/24