The Driver's Seat

It's the last episode of The Driver's Seat for the year and we look ahead to the Adelaide 500 this weekend, we wrap up the Bathurst International that saw Josh Buchan go back to back and win the TCR Australia Championship. Plus we chat to Dick Johnson ahead of a big year of change for DJR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke to Dick Johnson about the changes coming to DJR next year, saying farewell to Anton De Pasquale at the end of this weekend's Adelaide 500, and his thoughts on Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen's success overseas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined by Elliot Barbour to talk TransAm ahead of the Bathurst International this weekend, plus we look into the new deal between Erebus and Dick Johnson Racing over chassis for next year - and we chat to Mark Skaife after he was inducted into the Australian Sporting Hall Of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You read correctly. Mark Skaife speaks to Nims one on one in a bonus edition of The Driver's Seat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bathurst International is this weekend which kicks off the final two rounds of the Trico Trans Am Championship. We spoke to Elliot Barbour ahead of this back to back finish to the season, and of course we had to chat about his podcast Apex Hunters United with Scott Pye that's been a huge success! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brodie Kostecki backed up his Bathurst 1000 victory with another dominant performance on the streets of Surfers Paradise with a lights to flag victory on the Sunday. We spoke to the 2023 Champion about his purple patch of form, teaming with Todd Hazelwood to win The Great Race, and of course we had to mention Chiko rolls as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gold Coast 500 is wrapped up and it's going to be a battle of the Bulls for the Supercars Championship, with Will Brown and Broc Feeney the only drivers in mathematical contention to win the title heading towards the season finale in Adelaide. We'll recap both days of on track action, plus update the Power Rankings, and chat to defending Supercars Champion and 2024 Bathurst 1000 winner Brodie Kostecki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boost Mobile Gold Coast 600 is this week and Will Brown from Red Bull Ampol Racing could seal his first Supercars Championship this weekend. We'll preview the title fight on the streets of Surfers Paradise, and we'll recap the Formula One Grand Prix at COTA which saw a Ferrari 1-2 and Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in a bit of argy bargy - plus Richard Craill from The Race Torque joins us to recap the SpeedSeries and look ahead to the other two big enduros at Mount Panorama: the Bathurst 12 Hour, and the Bathurst 6 Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ColourSpec Race Sydney was last weekend and we were joined by Shannons SpeedSeries commentator Richard Craill from The Race Torque to recap a big weekend at Sydney Motorsport Park - plus we even looked ahead to 2025 and what's in store for the two other big enduros at Mount Panorama, the Bathurst 12 Hour at the start of the year, and the Easter tradition of the Bathurst 6 Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The day after winning the Bathurst 1000, Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood spoke to SEN after their triumph at Mount Panorama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bates name is synonymous with rally, but for Zach Bates he's making a name for himself in Supercars as part of Walkinshaw Andretti United's Dunlop Series squad. We spoke to the current series leader after a clinical performance at Mount Panorama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Bathurst 1000 this year might have got a mixed review from the fans there was no question about the fans joy at the winners of the Great Race. We wrap up the fairytale victory for Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood at Mount Panorama and update the Power Rankings after the Great Race. Plus we chat to new Super2 Series leader Zach Bates, and we look at the return of Formula One this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The countdown is on to the 2024 Bathurst 1000 and we'll catch up with Steven Johnson who's at Mount Panorama on the ground in a booming atmosphere for the great race. Plus we'll look at the latest news that Supercars will be turning to a radical new Finals system to determine a champion from next year and we're all in for it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at the fallout of Daniel Ricciardo's likely exit from Formula One, discuss the latest rumblings in the Supercars silly season with Richie Stanaway tipped to replace the retiring Tim Slade at PremiAir Racing, and there's another blow for TCR Australia with Honda and former TCR Champion Tony D'Alberto exiting the category at the end of the year. Plus we chat to five time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke to five time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander ahead of his 26th start at the mountain, and got his thoughts on the next generation of drivers, his work as a mentor for Penrite Racing, and we even did a deep dive on the Full Course Yellow as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the few proper privateer teams of the modern era, we were joined by Matt Chahda to recap his Sandown 500 debut last weekend with another Super2 driver Brad Vaughn. Matty tells us how this compared to his Bathurst 1000 debut a few years ago, his future plans with MCM's new Gen3 Camaro, and how Peter Adderton gave his team a lifeline when they needed it before the enduros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does the future hold for Daniel Ricciardo in Formula One after another lacklustre effort at the Singapore Grand Prix, plus we look back at Dick Johnson's first Bathurst 1000 victory in our Race Rewind, and we chat to Matt Chahda as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is no bigger story than the news that Toyota will be joining the Supercars Championship in 2026, with Walkinshaw Andretti United the homologation team handling the arrival of the Supra to the category. We'll look at what it means for the rest of the grid, plus we chat to Scott Pye to recap his Sandown 500 victory, and we'll wrap up a stunning victory for Oscar Piastri in Formula One Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the end of last year Scott Pye was out of a drive and out of options, but now in his first year out of the full time Supercars grid he's started a highly successful podcast called Apex Hunters United - oh and he's won a little race called the Sandown 500 with championship leader Will Brown. We chat to Scotty after his first win with Red Bull Ampol Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The season of endurance is officially upon us with the Sandown 500 this weekend. Longer races, co-drivers, and a lot of points up for grabs can make or break a Championship. We'll give you our predictions, plus go through all the news in the world of the SpeedSeries, and Formula One as well - plus we chat with SEN Supercars lead commentator Matt White with his preview of the entree to Bathurst! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEN Supercars lead commentator Matt White joins us for a preview of the Sandown 500 this weekend. Coverage begins from 2pm EST on your radio, DAB+ digital, and the SEN App. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The silly season kicked into overdrive last week with the confirmation that Brodie Kostecki will be joining Dick Johnson Racing in 2025, and Erebus Motorsport will be promoting Cooper Murray into the main game. We'll touch on the happenings overseas in Formula One and IndyCar, and we chat to Dr. Ryan Story from Dick Johnson Racing as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were joined by Dr Ryan Story following last week's announcement that reigning Supercars Champion Brodie Kostecki would be joining the Shell V-Power Racing Team for next season, and got his thoughts on Kai Allen's relationship with Dick Johnson Racing, and the ups and downs of being the homologation team for Ford for the Gen3 Mustang.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week a bombshell from Mark Winterbottom was dropped when he announced that he was axed from Team 18, and replaced by Anton De Pasquale. We go through all the ramifications of what this means for the rest of the grid - and who takes Anton's current seat at Dick Johnson Racing? Plus we head overseas and look at Shane van Gisbergen's promotion to NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 and Jack Doohan becoming the latest Aussie to drive in Formula One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Stone Racing has exceeded all expectations for the year already, but the guys and girls in the team aren't taking their foot off the pedal heading into the Endurance Season! We speak to team boss Matt Stone about their second win in Bendix Racing for 2024 with Nick Percat, and why they have their eyes on the next crop of talent coming through as well Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Brown still has a stranglehold on the Supercars Championship, but his rivals are closing in on him. We cover all the action from last weekend in Tassie, plus we'll update the Power Rankings, and we chat to Matt Stone after his team returned to victory lane in the opening race of the round when Nick Percat got MSR it's second win of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're done with the Olympics and motorsport is back on the menu! We look ahead to the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint this weekend, plus we head overseas and break down the carnage that happened in NASCAR between Austin Dillon, Joey Logano, and Denny Hamlin. While we are talking carnage, we'll chat to Dean Herridge and get all the fallout from a chaotic Gippsland Rally in the ARC, and we chat to Will Brown from Red Bull Ampol Racing before he heads to Symmons Plains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a chaotic round of the Australian Rally Championship at the Gippsland Rally, with defending champions Harry Bates and Coral Taylor clawing back some points from Scott Pedder and Glenn Macneall in an eventful round. We spoke to 7plus Rally Commentator Dean Herridge about an eventful outing that also saw the debut of the Subaru WRX Challenge, and Molly Taylor's final appearance in the Production ARC Cup for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Brown has been the series leader since the Australian Grand Prix, but recently has been challenged by Chaz Mostert. Before heading off to Tassie we spoke to the Red Bull Ampol Racing young gun about the season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Shannons SpeedSeries was in action at Queensland Raceway last weekend, and we look at all the fallout from the TransAm Series that saw Todd Hazelwood take the Championship lead as well. Plus we look at the ramifications of Kai Allen joining Grove Racing in 2025, and we're joined by Malcolm Owens for another edition of Mal's Mayhem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his first season in the category Todd Hazelwood had a stellar weekend at Queensland Raceway, taking the series lead after a dominating performance that saw him take Pole Position and get the round win after winning three of the four races of the weekend - and gaining the Championship lead in the series! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The V8 Sleuth Live is back on the road with three shows in regional Victoria as part of the HINO Supercars Tour. We spoke to the V8 Sleuth himself Aaron Noonan who will be joined by Garth Tander on August 12th in Sale, Bendigo on August 13th, and Ballarat on the 14th. Also featuring Steven Richards, Neil Crompton, and David Reynolds as well - the tour will have giveaways, Q&A sessions, and plenty of time to catch up as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grove Racing have kicked off the silly season already with the news that Richie Stanaway will no longer be with the team at the end of the season. We'll debate what it might mean for Penrite Racing next year and what it means for the rest of the grid, but there's also some news in Formula One as we head into the Summer Break that also has some big ramifications for 2025 as well. Plus we chat to the V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan ahead of the HINO Supercars Tour next month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Randle picked up his first podium for the season under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park, and he returned to the show to recap an eventful weekend that saw Tickford Racing jump to second in the Teams Championship - and his team mate Cameron Waters beat him to Pole Position by 0.013s! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look back at a huge week in motorsport as Oscar Piastri became the fifth Australian to win a Formula One Grand Prix, plus we also wrap up all the fallout from Supercars under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park last weekend and look at the results of SVG and Scotty Mac in NASCAR XFinity and IndyCar - and we're joined by Thomas Randle from Tickford Racing after his first podium of the year and his team rocketing up to second in the Teams Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penrite Racing bounced back after a less than stellar round at the Darwin Triple Crown, with young Matthew Payne notching up his second career win in the category in a commanding race on the streets of Townsville and he joined us to recap a breakthrough weekend for Grove Racing in North Queensland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're at the halfway point of the season which means it's time for Matt and Steve to hand out grades for our annual Mid Year Report Card. We'll look back at the Townsville 500, update The Driver's Seat Power Rankings, and see what's happening overseas with former Supercars champions Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin in NASCAR and IndyCar respectively. Plus we're joined by Matt Payne from Penrite Racing as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look ahead to the Townsville 500 and see if there's anyone that can take the fight to the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team. Plus we wrap up a big week of Formula One where the Max Verstappen of old made an appearance in a costly clash with Lando Norris in Austria, and we'll recap Rally Queensland from the weekend and chat to Scott Pedder who won his first ARC round in a decade! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Pedder returned to the winners list for the first time in a decade winning Rally Queensland last weekend in Gympie, and we spoke to the 2014 Australian Rally Champion about his comeback to the sport - and he might have dropped some big news on what we can expect for 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last year Mark Winterbottom broke a seven year drought with a win at the Darwin Triple Crown, which also was Team 18's first race win, and Frosty's first win in the Camaro. This year he was back on the podium at Hidden Valley and we spoke to the 2015 Champion about his run of form in the Top End. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Darwin Triple Crown is in the books and the boys go through the good, the bad, and the ugly from Hidden Valley. We saw Broc Feeney get his charge for a maiden Supercars title back on track, the defending champion Brodie Kostecki return to the podium for the first time since the Gold Coast 500 last year, and we speak to Mark Winterbottom who was the best of the rest in the Top End. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back after a week off, and boy is there a lot to cover! Cam Waters and Will Brown both made their NASCAR Cup Series debuts, Shane van Gisbergen got his second Xfinity win and made a new friend in Austin Hill, it was chaos at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, and there's another round of Supercars this weekend as well as we look to the Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley. Keeping our focus to the Northern Territory we also spoke to Craig Lowndes fresh off his debut in the Finke Desert Race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off his debut appearance at the Finke Desert Race, we spoke to Supercars legend Craig Lowndes about his experience in one of the worlds most gruelling races. Plus we went down memory lane and spoke about his win at the first ever race at Hidden Valley, and we look ahead to the Triple Crown this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a mega week in motorsport and the boys wrap up the sensational racing at the Indy 500, as well as the - if we're being honest - snorefest at Monaco in the Formula One. Plus we'll preview this weekend's SpeedSeries round at Tailem Bend and we chat to Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing about his win in Perth, his upcoming NASCAR debut, and his future in 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Waters spoke to us before Tickford Racing's test day at Winton about the changes in the off season downsizing to two cars from four, the absence of Tim Edwards at the team, his NASCAR Cup Series debut in a few weeks, and we get a definitive answer about where we'll see him driving in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a great weekend for Ford fans after the Perth SuperSprint with both Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters getting wins for the Blue Oval at Wanneroo. We'll update the Power Rankings for 2024 after the latest round, recap another Max Verstappen victory in Formula One, and break down Scott McLaughlin's record breaking pole position ahead of the Indy500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a breakthrough victory for Chaz Mostert in Perth last weekend giving Ford it's first win of the 2024 season, and the two time Bathurst winner joined us to talk about the milestone win for Walkinshaw Andretti United, his team mate Ryan Wood, and how he's coping with being a new Dad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a battle at the top between Wayne Newby and Phil Lamattina in the Top Fuel Championship, with both veterans P1 and P2 in the championship, so ahead of the Double Header at Sydney Dragway this weekend we spoke to both of the boys for a quick preview of the biggest drag racing event of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Perth SuperSprint is this weekend with Supercars back in action with both Steven Johnson and Jett Johnson on track for the return of TCM to WA, and the second round of Super2 respectively. We'll also touch on the announcement of Cam Waters making his NASCAR Cup Series debut next month, and with the big Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car double header making it's way to Sydney Dragway this weekend as well we chat to Phil Lamattina and Wayne Newby ahead of the huge weekend for the NDRC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a week it's been in the world of motorsport. We saw Lando Norris get his maiden win in Formula One and a rare Grand Prix that doesn't have Max Verstappen on the top step of the podium. There's some rumours and innuendo about the sale of defending champions Erebus Motorsport being sold which we'll cover, and Team Penske have dealt out some big punishments after the push to pass scandal that's rocked IndyCar. Plus ahead of Forest Rally next weekend we chat to former Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor before Round 2 of the ARC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an opening round of the Australian Rally Championship that saw a full day rained out in Canberra, the ARC heads west for the Forest Rally next weekend. We spoke to the current series leader of the Production Cup Molly Taylor ahead of the trip to WA, and got the 2016 Champions thoughts on the season opener in the National Capital, and changing gears for the upcoming round of Extreme E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as we went to air, the breaking news came out that Adrian Newey would be leaving Red Bull next year and we went through the ramifications on what this might mean to the paddock in Formula One in 2025 and 2026. Plus the rumour mill is speculating that Erebus Motorsport is up for sale and we went through your messages on what the state of play is at the moment - and we spoke to James Golding who had a great weekend in Supercars return to New Zealand, as well as leading the TransAm Championship in the SpeedSeries as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a shocker of a round at the AGP, James Golding bounced back from a poor qualifying effort to end up finishing both races in Taupo P7 and P5 after qualifying 22nd and 16th respectively. We spoke to Jimmy about his strong results in New Zealand, his juggling TransAm in addition to Supercars, and we got his thoughts on his new co-driver David Russell who joined PremiAir Nulon Racing after three years at Erebus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the Top Fuel Dragster and Nitro Funny Cars joining forces next week from May 3 – 5 at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, we spoke to Phil Read who's looking to continue his dominant form of 2024 after some big wins in Perth, and earlier this month at The Bend. The Top Fuel veteran joined us on the show before the double header next week, celebrating 20 years of the Sydney Dragway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supercars made their long awaited return to New Zealand, and it was fitting the first person to win a race at Taupo would be Andre Heimgartner. We spoke to him about what the breakthrough win meant for him and the entire Brad Jones Racing team after a tough start to 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's been so much motorsport happening over the weekend with Supercars making their return to New Zealand with the first ever race in Taupo, plus it was heartbreak for Daniel Ricciardo in Formula One at the Chinese Grand Prix, and three time Bathurst 1000 winner Shane van Gisbergen had an eventful time in NASCAR Cup Series, and the XFinity series as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are days away from Supercars return to New Zealand with the first ever visit to Taupō. It's a brand new track and only a handful of drivers have experience on the circuit so it should make for a very interesting weekend of racing! Plus we wrap up all the action from the SpeedSeries round at Phillip Island and chat to Ben Bargwanna who's the current series leader in TCR Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Bargwanna lead the TCR Australia Championship after the opening round at Sandown, but a less than ideal second round in Tassie saw him give up the series lead. Now after a big weekend in Phillip Island he's back on top of the points in the championship and he joined us on the show this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was another twist in the tale of the Brodie Kostecki/Erebus Motorsport drama that's been a big talking point of the 2024 Championship, and we look at all the reactions from the fans to the bombshell announcement earlier in the week, plus we welcome back Malcolm Owens for the newly rebranded "Classic Cars Corner" Plus we chat to young Cooper Murray who will be teaming with Craig Lowndes in the returning Supercheap Auto Racing wildcard entry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Triple Eight Engineering is bringing back the Supercheap Auto Wildcard entry for the enduros once again, and young Super2 star Cooper Murray will be teaming up with the veteran Craig Lowndes. We spoke to Cooper about teaming up with a Supercars legend, and his aspirations for being in the main game in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another edition of the Bathurst 6 Hour is in the history books with Jayden Ojeda and Simon Hodges becoming the first drivers to go back to back in the Easter Enduro, as they were joined by George Miedecke in the same BMW M4 that took the win last year. Plus we look at the news of another Supercars star that will be making a cameo in NASCAR as Cameron Waters heads to the USA in the coming days, and we chat to 7Sport's Dean Herridge ahead of the start of the 2024 Australian Rally Championship in Canberra this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last years Australian Rally Championship came down to the final stage as Harry Bates and Coral Taylor secured victory over their Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia team mates Lewis Bates and Anthony McLoughlin in the Nations capital. Now we return to Canberra for the season opener with 30 crews on the entry list, and we spoke to 7Sport's lead commentator Dean Herridge about another exciting year of the ARC - and we'll even get a recap of Deano's return behind the wheel of a Subaru for the Sunraysia Safari Rally in 2023! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The first Bathurst 1000 of the Gen3 era has come and gone, and Shane van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway combined to win the Great Race that was dominated heavily by the Camaro. We look back at the fallout from Mount Panorama plus we chat to James Golding from PremiAir Racing after making his first Top Ten Shootout at the mountain, and getting the team their best Bathurst finish in only their second season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After narrowly missing out on winning the Super3 Championship last year, 18 year old Kai Allen is about to make a huge leap into the main game at the biggest race of the year. As well as juggling his fight for the Super2 crown he'll be co-driving with the returning Simona De Silvestro in a Dick Johnson Racing backed wildcard entry, and we spoke to him ahead of the big weekend at the Bathurst 1000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're counting down the days 'til the first Bathurst 1000 of the Gen3 era, however a cloud still hangs over what should be a celebration of the 60th anniversary of The Great Race. The ongoing parity saga continues with Ford and GM at loggerheads and we'll catch up with Steve Johnson who's on location at the Mountain - plus we chat to young gun Kai Allen who's making his main game debut this weekend in the Dick Johnson Racing wildcard entry with Simona De Silvestro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a while since we spoke to Molly Taylor, but she has been incredibly busy in that time! She's had a crack at the Dakar Rally, and been racing all over the world in the Extreme E Championship for Veloce Racing, plus she's making her Australian Rally Championship return at the Adelaide Hills next month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Malcolm Owens is back for another edition of the Classic Cars Corner - this time he's got an open letter of his own, to all modern car manafacturers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're just over a week away til the Repco Bathurst 1000 and the parity between the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro is still a hotly contested topic amongst the fans and we'll go through some of the changes that Supercars have put in place to fix it before the Great Race next week. We'll also talk Formula One and the remarkable effort by Oscar Piastri getting his maiden podium in his rookie year - only the sixth Australian to achieve that feat. Plus we chat to Molly Taylor who's been racing across the world in the Extreme E category, and will be making her Australian Rally Championship return next month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four time Bathurst winner Greg Murphy spoke to Ian Smith on SENZ with a recap of the Sandown 500, and a look ahead to the Bathurst 1000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices