Radio Hotlap

Having learnt the finer points of how to talk Australians JP is embarking on a ritual of morning red wine testing before he launches his own brand. We revisit Slovakiaring and look ahead to Nurburgring. Some very interesting technical stuff is hidden within the regular podcast gem.

With the ADAC GT Masters season over Harty returns to sleepy Adelaide to find JP has moved onto mowing lawns and Duncs is living in a cave. The locals review a rather sensational Bathurst 1000 and generally talk a lot of tech and BBQ crap whilst Rusty Sausage snoozes below our table. Most refreshing indeed.

Cartoonist Stonie joins Adelaide F1 and Clipsal 500 Media Manager Mike Drewer and his trusty better half Penny Gordon who despite her Putinesque management of media centres is really a big softie.

With the Daily Sports Car boss Graham Goodwin having just flown into Sydney for the Bathurst 12 Hour it was only normal that Harty bludge a ride. Driving the loaner W12 Bentley Flying Spur up and over the Blue Mountain was a perfect opportunity for the pair chat about whats happened in the last moment in time and a few other intriguing tidbits without need to stop for an apple at Bilpin but a beer and a cup of tea at Kurrajong.

Quite unacceptable really. Harty goes off to Europe via Macau and then had the audacity to come back not do a show and go directly to Dubai for the 24H race. If that was not enough insult the asshole has flown very nicely to Austria only to be almost killed by a falling overpass. Pity really. Anyway we are back. Stories from everything as you would expect. Mostly lies.

It was started a week after The Clipsal and added to a week later. Then everything went tits up and JP was busy with a paint brush in his hand. That forced Harty to visit Princess Datilda for a few weeks only to discover the final part of the episode was lurking on his phone. Better late than never.

Having known The Shortest Man in the World for over thirty years and multiple Bathurst races it was only fitting that a Chinese lunch in Dee Why be had. From there a certain ex Ford Laser racer who way back in 1985 raced the wrong direction at Oran Park alongside David Brabham Mark Skaife and The Short One was about the become a victim of this episode. Lots of tall tales and gags are within this gem.

It was a long drive to Melbourne where as usual Harty would prepare a Roast Dinner of some kind at the house of the Z Man. However McYukkets was quick to inhale the majority of it leaving little for others which subsequently incurred the wrath within.

Controversial is the word to describe the turn around in attitude between V8 Supercars and the Bathurst 12 Hour. We chat about what we hope will and wont happen and the fact that the Bathurst 6 Hour is now in its infancy effectively replacing what was the original 12 Hour. A bit of Jethro Tull thrown in for good measure

Ten Years have passed since we started Radio HOTLAP. Hundreds of episodes. Thousands of wines and meals enjoyed. But its time to say farewell to our many loyal viewers and perhaps its also time to time to say goodbye to VW. Never fear for JP and Harty will return in November with a new podcast called HELLO VIEWERS.

Clipsal 500 wrap up and how Foges and our verbous special guest who so never needs a haircut sees the future. Sebring pole for Acura petrol but Audi diesel wins with their new R15. F1 drivers and teams not happy with new winning policy. iPhone 3.0 specs and future ideas. JP is a lost cause tonight. LMP1 Aston screw ups and so much more that after 4 days of Clipsal we can not remember. Oh yeah and a great Thai meal. So listen up now

Lola and Aston Martin are possibly out of love. Pedro wants more F1 testing. Paul Ricard HTTT testing. The mystery of Darren Turner and the Gigawave NISMO GT1 anti-championship LMS campaign. Lotsa diesels at LM24. Naughty JB. Japs dump Blackberrys. Two families ban iPods iPhones and Google. Ash discovers a new key technology. Fortuna Court Chinese. Extra bodies to be used as sandbags in Townsville. Rust gets her legs back.

Back to back winners at Bathurst 12 Hour supported by our Linda. Zukanovic beats Holden Motorsport on The Mountain whilk Klark has some toilet troubles. Simonsen back in British GT for 2009 after taking top Autosport Award. Three seeded drivers for OZGT causes pain for many. R35 the new safety car in V8SC. Were off to Townsville. Safari 4 beta. The fraudulent Sausage ruins a Hyatt teppanyaki. The Cockleman joins in next week with his Winge and Wine segment. We hope.

Brabs gets two works drives. Jerez F1 testing. Bad Bahrain weather. Drivers spew over Superlicence costs. Petrol and Diesel more even at Le Mans 24. Carrera Cup gone so OZGT hits the jackpot. Stoner in karts. Ambrose 17th at Daytona 500. Toyota axes Oz Rally. Big changes in V8 Supercars. Walkinshaw gets 4th V8SC license. Bathurst 12 Hour. PS CS4 is a winner. Google Power Meter. Flash for iPhone is coming. Danica to F1.

Dakar is a success in South America in a huge way. Audi R8 V10 and GT3. Bernie says no extra moula to F1 teams and in fact you get less now just for asking. Petter Solberg to follow Loeb who is a Sebastian in Le Mans Series after testing Courage Oreca LC70E. Diesel R10 s to privateers for LMS. Portugal Sebs. Trofeo anyone. Quad Core low power Core 2 processors arrive. Alma Steaks are deluxe. Sick Steve. Go Obama go. Who owns the colour orange anyway. Andrew or George look get it right AA if you cant send us a copy.

Daytona 24 Hour testing. Dubai 24 Hour preview. Zuka to do Grand National. Rob Sherrards Porsche 962C driver history plus his Sauber Mercedes C9 arrives at Maranello Motorsport. G8 Utes canned in the US. Surtees son to do F2. JetAlliance pull out of FIA GT. Mysterious Honda F1 buyers. Google Street view Porsche scam. MacWorld San Francisco shows new 17 inch Macbook Pro with iLife 09 and iWork 09. iTunes no DRM. Did we say Lobsters

Suzuki and Subaru out of WRC. Dakar 24 Hour. BGT Spa Le Mans clash. Peugeot not doing F1. Qatar GP2 Night Race. Bargs to SprintGas Supercars. Richards to Morris Operation. Loeb wins RoC. Chrysler dumps V8SC as pace car. Clipsal Turn 8 changed. Lucas Dumbrell returns to Melbourne. Jobs snubs MacWorld. Apple pulls pin on Paris Expo. Adobe Google Seagate Belkin downsize MWSF appearances. 10.5.6 arrives. Mac sales slow more than PC. iLuv iPod dock. JP BBQ alternatives.

International Pauly and Ashley Dean join the show. Whincup wins V8 Supercars. HRT and FPR drop the ball. 888 lucky. Audi dumps LMS and ALMS but R15 will do Sebring and LM24. ACO cancels LM24 test day. Peugeot befudled. BMW GT2 with Puppy breaks cover. Lars buys Aquila. Simonsen calls in for a year in review and 09. JPs no lobster policy. Superleague review. Honda out. Standard f1 engine. Jerez testing. Detroit woes. Delta WiFi. Merc SplitView. Aussie Xmas ideas. Phillips dumps.

Classic Adelaide 2008 is here again and the weather is mega. V8 Supercars to Tasmania. Foges and Flies. NASA goes OUT of the World Wide Web. Simonsen goes to Argentina for a race around a volcanic lake and I can tell ya VIEWERS that this newly recreated track at San Luis in Argentina and it is as good as Bathurst, Spa and Nurburgring rolled into one. Damn that Ferrari test day at Sandown on Tuesday I was meant to be there too. Bloody Classic Adelaide. You betta win Al or else.

F1 Winners. iPhone 2.2 firmware. Force India flicks Ferrari but Gold Coast gets them even though they have no flat panel TVs in Italy. Senna back in F1. Whincup gets a hat-trick in Bahrain again. Carbon Fibre Macs. Chumby Oz. JP tells a skirt joke. Sato back in F1 again and again and again. Massa wins award. We use Vista and survive. V8 Supercars rort Townsville locals. AJ back in racing. Murtaya WRX kit car. Classic Adelaide next week. Rip off McLaren merch.