Inside Supercars Podcast

It was an incredible finish to this years Bathurst 1000, with DJR Team Penske and the Red Bull Holden Racing Team battling out an epic event. This week Inside Motor Sport hears from Dick Johnson and Roger Penske on the teams success in 2019.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss Mark Fogarty's Auto Action exclusive of a Sydney Team to be established in Supercars. James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi meet some Aussie locals and discuss their preparation for this weekends Bathurst 1000. Scott Pye and Warren Luff discuss their plans to go one better this weekend after finishing 2nd last year. Andrew Van Leeuwen (Motorsport.com) and Stefan Bartholomaeus (Supercars.com) preview the "all or nothing" Bathurst 1000 and provide their own box trifecta for what could be the most competitive race in years.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the Bathurst testing and Triple 8's Brock tribute livery. We continue the longest team member series this week with Tickford Racing's Matt Roberts. We alos speak to Thomas Randle who is preparing for his first Bathurst 1000.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell look at the continuing Safetycar gate drama and how the apologies stack up. Joe Sullivan is the longest serving member of Garry Rogers Motorsport, he reflects on his time in the sport and how he now drives the team across the country. We also look at how ethical the media is in Australian Motor Sport following AutoAction's Mark Fogarty publishing an open letter asking why the sport has so much disdain for those who cover it.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss Safetycar Gate, Scott and Shane dominate the NZ Weekend. Shane Van Gisbergen talks about winning the JR Trophy for a second time, heading to China this weekend to race GT's and what he thinks about the S5000's. Inside Supercars continues it series of interviews with the longest serving members of the paddock, this week with Dunlop formally Bridgestone Tyre Guru Kevin Fitzsimons, from working on his brothers car to providing the rubber to Australia's greatest touring car drivers. David Reynolds talks about why he has done a 10 year contract with Erebus and why he wants the Pirtek Cup Hard Charger award.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the aero changes to the Holden, NAPA joins the Bathurst Wildcard, and Bathurst to start later than ever. Inside Supercars starts a series of interviews with the longest serving members of various teams kicking off this week with Nuri Peterson (Triple Eight Race Engineering) Financial Comptroller, HR Manager and EA to Roland Dane. Jason Briggs, once of the original members of the team, who was part of Briggs Motorsport before Triple Eight took over. And finish with the newest member of the team Dayne Warren their eSeries driver who will kick off the 2019 championship in two weeks time.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the format changes for 2020. Paul Glover is the media manager for Supercars and he talks about his background in Radio, Televisions and Sports Public Relations and how it has prepared him for working with Supercars Australia.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss Supercars 2nd visit to The Bend. What the 2020 calendar could look like and will Charlie Schwerkolt have a 2nd car driven by James Courtney? Scott McLaughlin talks about his 16th victory of 2019, what it will be like to break Craig Lowndes record at his home race in Pukekohe, New Zealand and how he is preparing for Bathurst. Craig Lowndes talks about McLaughlin equalling his season win record and how he hopes to stop the total from becoming to much bigger when he returns to the track for the enduro cup. Todd Hazelwood talks about his weekend and how he is managing his 2nd year in the main game. Anton de Pasquale took his 2nd podum last weekend he reflected on where Erebus are at in 2019 and how he is preparing with Will Brown for the Enduros.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the new CEO of Seven West Media former Supercars boss James Warburton. Internationals set for the 1000, also as the series heads back to the Talem Bend, what is happening with the calendar. Chris Wilson from DJR Team Penske talks about the role of a Commercial Manager and some of his experiences working with three different teams on pitlane. He also discusses how the driver can influence sponsorships and who he has worked with that made selling a team easier. Thomas Randle talks to Tony about heading to The Bend for his first main game start.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss Thomas Randle getting his chance in the main game, Steven Richards looking to repeat his Bathurst Success and Craig Lowndes reflects on rejoining Jamie Whincup for the Enduro Cup. Matt Stone talks about what the 2nd season of the main game has been like, how he is managing the additional media coverage of his team and what the future holds. Mark Winterbottom reflects on the start of his season with Team 18 and Lee Holdsworth shares his thoughts on moving to Tickford Racing.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell discuss the changes allowed on the Nissans ahead of The Bend. Ryan Story talks about the season so far, what the 2020 calendar should look like, is one driver dominating the series bad for business? and Brodie Kostecki discusses the wildcard preparations with a new sponsor and how they are setting their goals for Bathurst.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell reflect on the rumour mill at Queensland Raceway. Rod Nash discusses Chaz Mostert speculation and the departure last year of Mark Winterbottom, how the 2020 season calendar shaping up, and could Super 2 and 3 have a life of their own? Garry Jacobson and Macauley Jones discuss their rookie years.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell talk to Sam Barker Supercars Digital Media Manager about how digital media has become so important to professional sports and how it has changed in his 4 years at Supercars.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell look at the news around supercars. Aaron Noonan talks about how he became the V8 Sleuth and what it has been like turning his passion in to a profession. Jeff Grech talks about his latest move from team land to manager of Winton Motor Raceway.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell are joined by Heath McAlpine (Auto Action) and Peter Norton (Epic Sports Photography) to discuss the Townsville 400, the consequences and opportunities of the Nick Percat fire, What happened to canning time certain finishes? Is the Scotty Mac and David Reynolds after match verbal bigger than the crash? Supercars make Parity changes again. Red Bull and Holden confirm 2 years at Triple 8, and Which race would you cut in a shortened 2020 calendar?

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell talk to Tegan Scott about her Motorsport life, from getting the call to join Jay Penske's Dragon Racing in Formula E and travelling all over the world with the cutting edge Championship to now living in Melbourne and working with Walkinshaw Andretti United as the Commercial Operations Executive. Dylan O'Keeffe talks about heading to Townsville for the first time and how he prepares for a new track and a new challenge.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell talk to David Cauchi about his journey in Motorsport, from working in Sydney on Formula Fords to now winning championships with the Red Bull Holden Racing Team, and what he would like to achieve before he has finished in Motorsport.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell talk to Kim Jones about his first motor racing memory, what advice he can give his brother Brad on having his son racing at the top level of Australian Motorsport and why BJR has been so active in putting wildcards on the grid in 2019. The team also discuss the Triple Crown success of Scott McLaughlin along with the Parity adjustments and parity testing in Supercars.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell talk to the Erebus duo of Alistair McVean and David Reynolds on their partnership and the 2019 season ahead of the Darwin Triple Crown. Dylan O'Keefe discusses his Super2 season with GRM, While Tim Macrow talks about the S5000 car in its final trim and Roger Higgins on the work done to the S5000 engine.

Tony Whitlock and Craig Revell look at the news of the week and consider whether Scott McLaughlin has broken the spirit of the opposition. Betty Klimenko talks about basing a Supercars team in Sydney and what she thinks of the 2019 season. Alex Premat discusses his life in Las Vegas, TCR USA and how he is preparing for Bathurst this year, including who he is sim racing around the world.