Torque N Power Podcast

We are now on 88.5FM where the Valley Comes Alive. On this Episode we cover off on the ARC Round 1 in Busselton, Supercars from Symmons Plains, and Drifting from Formula Drift in Long Beach California. We also cover off on the Grand Final of ANDRA 2018/19 Championship and also sit down with ANDRA General Manager Brett Stevens.

Episode 054 - Centre of Gravity. In this Episode we discuss the Formula 1 from the Bahrain GP and the dramas faced by Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo. We also go over MotoGP from Argentina and the Sweet 16 Radial vs the World amazing 3.50's plus the rise of X275. Nick expresses his concerns regarding the new Centre of Gravity rules in Supercars and we also wrap up after the final WA Radial meet. Just to finish off we also discuss the Labour Governments new Electric Vehicle initiative for 2030. We're joined by Todd Brinkworth in the studio.

The Torque n Power BA Falcon takes it's maiden win in Outlaw Radial at the Nitro Hotrod meet at the Perth Motorplex. We take you through the day and how we progressed to take our maiden win. We also catch Craig Moar passing by and he gives as a run down in his close encounter with Tim Roads rotary powered ute.

In this episode of the Podcast we discuss the season opener of the Formula 1 from Albert Park in Melbourne, MotoGP from Qatar and Supercars from the F1 opener as well. We also chat about Steve Jacksons amazing run at the Gatornationals in the NHRA and a quick preview of Sweet 16 from South Georgia Motorsports Park. While on the subject of Radials we give you a quick update on the BA and also cover the Western Australia's Government second attempt to sell the Perth Motorplex. Formula 1 Australian GP 1:30 MotoGP Qatar GP 13:18 Supercars Australian GP 20:55 NHRA Gatornationals 26:24 Sweet 16 SGMP 29:58 Update on the BA on Radials 32:10 Day on the Green 42:50 Monster Trucks Motorplex 44:52 Closing of Show 48:47

We cover off on day 2 at the Westernationals as Simon goes ever so close to the 6's.......the stage is set for a massive Radial meet coming up day on Saturday 23 March 2019. We also touch base on day 2 of Racewars.

Simon reports in from the Westernationals as he goes to No1 of the WA Radial list. We quickly cover over the Saturday performance of the BA at the Westernationals and a quick summary of the events on Saturday for Racewars

Episode 051 we debut the BA on Radials and what a hell of a ride that is. We also have an extended chat with Anthony Begley....his involvement in Drag Racing over the years has seen him in Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, Top Doorslammer, Top Alcohol, Comp Eliminator, Super Sedan and Super Street. He has taken on the best in the US and now has his daughter and son actively involved in the sport. His contribution to charity and the Variety Club shows how committed Anthony and his family is to all causes. While we briefly discuss his explosion at the Motorplex recently, it's Anthony's future plans that are of great interest. We also discuss Lights Out 10 and the performance of some new players in the field of RVsW.

Episode 050 - Cake, Hemi's and the Bathurst 12 Hour. To celebrate our 50th Episode we start Simon's Hemi powered Falcon Radial Car live on the Podcast.....and cut a cake! Not to be out done we have reporter Todd Brinkworth who was on the ground at the Bathurst 12 Hour give us a detailed report on the race including a summary of the WA contingency in Combined Sedans and an analysis of the 12 Hour Race Class A Feature GT3/GT4 event. We also discuss Anthony Begley's and Matt Abel's huge Nitro Funny Car explosion at the Motorplex, a preview to Top Doorslammer at the Westernationals and discuss the sheep stations up for grabs at Racewars. What a massive episode.

It's Episode 049 and we are back for 2019. We cover Toby Price's victory in the Paris to Dakar, shock departures in F1 and Supercars, amazing hammer prices on Barrett Jackson Scottsdale Auction, 400 Thunder and Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Racing, preview for Lights Out 10 and more importantly we give you an update on the progress we have made over the Christmas break on the BA Radial slammer and of course our Camry!!!

In this final Episode for 2018 we recorded from Custom Cars and Coffee December meet from the Perth Motorplex. We chat with Custom Cars and Coffee founder Jason Fuller and caught up with Speedway Champion and Doorslammer pilot Pino Priolo.

It's Episode 047 and we chat with Drift sensation Mitch Larner. Mitch is a Perth boy making it big in the world of Drifting. He recently came second in the Irish Drift Championship, won his 3rd consecutive D1WA Championship and is making huge in roads to further his career overseas. Tune in to find out what it takes to run two drift cars on opposite ends of the Earth in the same year. We also follow up on our Camry and where we are at with the build, update you on final driver placings for 2019 Formula 1 season and how close Nicks F1 Driver predicter was (or wasn't). We also update you on our plans for 2019 and where we are taking the Torque n Power Podcast....you'll have to tune in to find out. We wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2019.

We chat with an Australian legend of Drag Racing in Harry Haig. Harry came second in this years in Street Machines Drag Challenge, second in the US Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week and Top Qualified in 6.0 class at this years No Mercy 9 at South Georgia Motorsport Park in the US. He gives us an exciting and unique insight into what is involved in covering over 1500km over 5 days and 5 tracks. We also wind up the Formula 1, MotoGP and Supercars season for 2018.

This is a massive Episode and we kick it off with Zara Boards amazing win at the South Coast Nationals, have a chat with Andrew Murray from the Italian Car Day along with Tony from Nozz Autos. Chat in depth regarding the movie Bullitt and Gone in 60 seconds, results from Brasil and the fall out from the Verstappen and Ocon incident, along with the lock in from SVG in NZD. We chat about East Coast Nationals from the 400 Thunder, World Street Nationals from Orlando, WA Drag Racing Opener and the growing Radial class in WA. It is one huge episode......

Episode 044 is here.....we crowned 3 World Champions in the past week - Lewis Hamilton, Steve Torrence and Mike Janis.....just to name a few. We chat about Lewis 5th World Championship, Daniel Ricciardo's frustration, Gold Coast 600 fling with NASCAR demonstrations, the washout from the washout, NHRA wrap up, Jamie Whincups 15% investment into 888 and a heap more.

In Episode 043 we were privileged enough to be invited to the F1 in Schools State Final in WA. The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge™ is the world’s foremost student competition for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Each year more than 17,000 schools in 44 nations take on the challenge of developing the world’s fastest miniature F1 car. Here in Australia approximately 22,000 students are involved each year with over ten times that being exposed to the program and having access to the same classroom technology used by the students to design and build their cars. Many thanks to Re-Engineering Foundation, F1 in Schools and Andy Kahle from AndyK Designs for getting us involved.

Episode 042 is here....we cover the Bathurst 1000 and how old timers Craig Lowndes and Steve Richards won the Great Race. We also cover the MotoGP from Thailand and the amazing crowd attendance, NHRA Pro Mod climax as they head into the final in Las Vegas, Formula 1 from Japan, Peter Brocks Commodore's go under the hammer, Stadium Truck ban and a heap more.

We cover the Aussie Invasion at No Mercy 9 in South Georgia Motorsport Park, the passing of Bob Jane, Nicks Top 10 Bathurst Moments, the Formula 1 from Sochi in Russia, really poor Toto Wolfe and Valentino Rossi impersonations and update you on the progress of the BA Falcon.

Episode 040 - we cover the 24 Hours of Lemons from Collie Motorplex in WA. We chat with WA Suspensions Stu Bond, Spirit Radio Angie Ayers, Team Gemini James Rowland, Balls Out Racing Mike and Josh. We also cover the Formula 1 from Singapore, MotoGP from Misano, Supercars from Sandown and Dragweek in the US.

Episode 039 - A week of firsts.....Australia's first 3 sec Radial Pass, Worlds first V Twin 5 second pass, Steve Jacksons first US Nationals win plus a whole lot more. We cover off on Formula 1 in Spa and Monza plus have a quick chat regarding some amazing cars sold at RM Sothebys.

After a month out and about we are back in the studio. We cover the World Series of Pro Mod, Grudge Kings, update you in MotoGP, Formula 1, Supercars and also talk all things ANDRA and Motorplex in the 2018/19 Calender.