Inside Supercars Podcast

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the final weekend of the year and look at the winners from the Supercars Awards Night. Craig Lowndes discusses 1996 and his entry into touring cars reflecting on the differences now. John McGregor, Lowndes crew chief talks to Tony about his 8 years in Supercars and what it has been like working for Triple 8 and Craig Lowndes. Jack LeBroq discusses being the best placed rookie in 2018, his thoughts after his first year and how he is preparing for 2019.Matt Roberts is now the Team Manager for Tickford Racing, 13 years ago he was mechanic for Mark Winterbottom he talks about his feelings of Mark leaving the team and how they have grown up side by side in Motorsport.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell look at the McLaughlin - Van Gisbergen battle headed for Newcastle, meanwhile Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes will be having their own private battle for 3rd place in the Championship. And the Launch of Touring Car Racing Australia with a number of current and former Supercars Drivers. Scott Pye discusses his best season in the Supercars Championship and how he is now balancing motor racing with his own media company. Tim Blanchard talks about his retirement from full time racing, his highlights and what the future will hold for his driving career and his team.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the upcoming finale in Newcastle, Ryan Story (DJR Team Penske) provides an update on the progress of the Mustang following the teams two test days. He also discusses how the team is preparing for the Newcastle battle. Ryan also talks about the potential technical changes for 2019 and the likely hood of a 24 car grid. 20 years ago Bridgestone was announced as the sole tyre supplier to the Supercars Series, Kevin Fitzsimmons talks about what it was like to be part of the tender process and how it changed the sport.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell are joined by Tom Howard (Speedcafe.com) and Stefan Bartholomaeus (Supercars.com) to discuss the racing and drama on and off the track in New Zealand. Park in controversy, Wheel spin controversy, and should DJRTP have protested the decision? Retirements and driver changes, with the futures of Winterbottom, Stanaway, Caruso and Holdsworth yet to be confirmed. DeSalvestro commits to Supercars n 2019. and Who could be stepping up to the big show? Will Supercars run at 24 cars in 2019. How Hawkeye could improve supercars? Triple Eight teams champion - 9 times, can anyone ever challenge this? Can Scott handle the pressure ahead in Newcastle?

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the opportunity that drivers have with the retirement of Craig Lowndes and the reluctance of teams to remove their main driver, even when they are unwell. Paul Marinelli, Alan Gow and Chris Jewel provide their perspective on what the landscape in Supercars will be like post Craig Lowndes and who is responsible for creating the next superstar driver, is it the Championship, the team or the driver?

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss drivers going international and the success they have achieved along with the recognition it give the Supercars Championship. Adrian Burgess (Teckno Autosport) talks about his motor racing journey, how he came to Australia and his experiences in the Supercars paddock. Mitch Croke is Nissan Motorsport decal expert, he discusses how he started in motor racing and what it is like to design and decal supercars for the various events across the season. He also talks about the work ahead rebranding the team to Kelly Motorsport.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the 2019 calendar and how the changes will set the stage for the 2020 revolution. Vinnie Borgia (23 Red Racing) discusses how the transporter drivers will benefit from the calendar changes, how he started working at Supercars and what the difference is like now being in team land. He also talks about the emotion of taking 150 bales of hay to drought affected farmers.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell look back at an enthralling Bathurst 1000 and at some of the other notable stories of the weekend including mainstream media continuing trend to ignore motorsport. Craig Lowndes and Steven Richards discuss how they were able to overcome a weekend of power steering drama to take victory at the Mountain. David Reynolds and Luke Youlden share the heartbreak of dominating race day, but coming up short at the end of the day. Will Brown talks about his first experience at Bathurst and how he hopes it will set up his Supercar future. Warren Luff continued his podium success with back to back 2nd places, while Alex Premat talks about Team Penske in 2018.

Craig Revell and John Bannon wrap up the Top Ten Shootout . David Reynolds (Erebus), Jamie Whincup (Red Bull Holden Racing Team) and Anton de Pasquale talk about their flying lap. Kevin Fitzsimmons (Dunlop Motorsport) talks about the this years tyres and what he expects with the new brake package during the 1000. We speak to one of the men behind the Bathurst Hilton Dale Sudholz, about his years working on the spanners in the 60’s and how the most famous campsite on the Mountain began. Barry Ryan (Erebus) discusses the amazing qualifying by Anton de Paquale and how he is looking at this years race, following the success last year. And finally, Dean Fiore (MW Motorsport) talks about his success in the Dunlop Super2 250 minienduro.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell are joined by Mark Fogarty (Auto Action/Supercar Extra) and John Bannon (Supercar Extra) to preview the Bathurst 1000, will Triple 8 continue its Sandown Form? Are DJRTP able to respond to challenge set by Triple 8? Can Reynolds/Youlden & Erebus defend their Bathurst crown? and could we see some new faces on the podium? Barry Ryan (Erebus) discusses returning to the Mountain as the defending champions.

Colin Ford provides hourly updates on the 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000.

Australian Motor Sport Icon Bob Jane passed away following a long battle with Prostate Cancer. This week Inside Motor Sport looks back on his life and achievements with veteran Motor Sport Journalist Will Hagon and long time associate and Team Manager John Sheppard.

Colin Ford previewed the 1998 AMP 1000, Greg Eden discussed the 45 entries from around the world and Holden decision to include Russell Ingall and Greg Murphy in a Vectra. Austin Healey, NASCAR and Karting Support Races. Cameron McConville discussed his motor racing career from Karts to BJR Audi Sport Driver. The benefits of Karting as a starting point for any budding race driver and his success in GTP. Mark Adderton talked about life as a 2 litre privateer, from a Toyota Sprinter to BMW then Peugeot back to Toyota and in 1998 a Honda Accord. Didier Auriol talked to Duncan Payne about the upcoming Rally Australia while testing Neal Bates Toyota Corolla in Canberra. Didier spoke about how difficult the Western Australian roads are for the competitors.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the trouble with transaxles, Bathurst goes Ultra High Definition. Manuel Sanchez (GRM) discusses how he travelled around the world working in Motor Sport and what he loves about Garry Rogers Motorsport. The Kostecki Bros team had its most successful outing of the year at Sandown with Cousin Brodie taking the Round win. We speak with all three drivers, following their Saturday success. Mark Dutton discusses the satisfaction of Sandown.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell wrap up the Sandown 500. Roland Dane (Triple 8 Race Engineering) discuss the dominance of his team last weekend. Paul Dumbrell (Red Bull Holden Racing Team) reflects on his victory at Sandown, and how he is considering his future as a driver. Erebus Motorsport Shannen Keily and Bruin Beasley discuss the logistics of re-badging their cars as the Graeme Bailey Chickadee Chicken cars for the Retro Round.

Last weekend the Endurance Season for Supercars Kicked off at Sandown, and it was one team who dominated the podium. Jamie Whincup, and Team Mates Shane Van Gisbergen and Craig Lowndes all controlling the top spots.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell speak with Sandown 500 defending champion Cameron Waters, about heading back to a track where he has tasted the ultimate success, what it has been like in Tickford Racing this year when things have not gone as well as they had hoped. Waters also talked about some of the adventures his major sponsor Monster Energy have taken him on across the world. Nick Ryan, General Manager of Nissan Motorsport discusses the work the team is already doing to migrate back to Kelly Racing in 2019. He also discusses the possible format and calendar changes for the year ahead.

Jon Davison previews this years Sandown 500 and how he had grown the event. Brad Jones talked about his 2nd Super Touring Car Championship. Tony Galea wraps up Round 3 of the Winter Series at the Canberra International Dragway.

Mark Dutton (Triple 8 Race Engineering) discusses the challenges of preparing a team for a new circuit, and how they are responding to the DJR Team Penske performance. David Russell (Tickford Racing) and Warren Luff (Walkinshaw Andretti United) discuss life out of the main game, and the challenges of being a co-driver during the pivotal point of the Supercars Championship. Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell ask the question, does Supercars need to limit enduros to 3 races of is there an opportunity in the current review of the calendar to move away from cookie cutter formats, and have races match the circuit not they type of circuit.

Tony Whitlock returns to wrap up the weekend at The Bend Motorsport Park. Roland Dane speaks to Craig Revell about his teams performance, how the new management of Supercars is fitting in, and what are some of the mistakes of the past that should not be repeated. Tom Howard (Speedcafe.com) and Craig Revell speak with Steve O&Donnell NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer about his thoughts on his visit to Talem Bend and Supercars.