Rusty’s homework is always late….err sorry that’s an old one. Award winning journo Paul Gover from Race News (https://www.race.news/) joins us for a state of the Motorsport nation…the world really. Lando Norris won’t give it up easily but PG reckons his McLaren teammate and series leader Oscar Piastri is the better driver for the F1 World Title fig…

Network 10 F1 commentator Richard Craill is back in the Garage. He joins us from his home away from home - Bathurst - to preview this weekend’s Hi-Tec Oils 6 hour and more. https://bathurst6hour.com.au The incredible lineup of cars, some of the stars playing among a field ticking the Bathurst Bucket List and a cool bunch of enthusiasts working on t…

What we learned from Taupo ‘24 and how much he wants to put his name on the Jason Richard’s Memorial Trophy after going close in the past. Catching up with Lewis Hamilton at the Grand Prix and some of Will’s fondest memories (as a driver & a fan) as Ford celebrates 100 years in Australia. Oh and his teammate Brodie Kostecki heckles in the backgroun…

He is a great leader and Steve talks about teamwork being a cornerstone of success. The rise of Tasman Motorsport and the some of the drivers on its incredible roll call including Tony Kanaan and Helio Castro Neves, who are like family to the Hornes. The importance of timing and knowing when to wave the chequered flag even when they’d worked so pas…

Sitting in an aircraft hangar and recounting awesome stories with one of the most respected Team Owners in Motorsport. We’ve wanted to do this one for a while and we’re so glad Steve Horne agreed to come on. How he went from watching the New Zealand Grand Prix as a youngster to working in some of the biggest pit lanes on the planet! Leaving home wi…

There’s two guests for this special Australian Grand Prix-view. First up Guenther Steiner. He’s back on Rusty’s Garage ahead of the F1 season opener. We get Guenther’s observations of the talented rookies lining up on grid this year and how Oscar Piastri might just break the Aussie podium drought at home. How difficult it is to manage two No. 1 dri…

Chance opportunities with Bobby Rahal, the nickname ‘Mad Max’ and being part of the so called ‘Brat Pack’ of Champcar with Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and the late Greg Moore. How these incredibly competitive athletes became good friends. Plus his NASCAR chapter and how it lead to mentoring Ty and Austin Dillon. Max kindly dialed in at the end of…

Don’t worry Russell got even. It’s a great story! Fitting that we’re releasing this ep on the eve of a new Formula One season. Max, through sheer determination and his early grasp of forming lasting commercial relationships, made it to F1. By his own admission his time there was brief. And why it almost marked the end of his career as a professiona…

Chaz Mostert and Hayden Paddon are back on the pod but this time in opposing corners ahead of the Race of Champions (ROC)! Mozzie has been given a late call up to join the All Stars team and reckon’s he needs some advice from Hayden. For Paddon the chance to go head-to-head in Sydney with an icon of rallying in Sebastien Loeb was too good an opport…

An Aussie speedway star with a seriously impressive record. We’ve been wanting to get Robbie Farr on the pod for a while and he doesn’t disappoint. The influence of family (he started going to oval tracks like the Sydney Showground and Liverpool when he was just weeks old) and how he harnessed a bit of a ‘wild’ approach in his early years to become…

Stats that are off the charts and highlight just how good Robbie is….in all sorts of Speedway classes. How recently, with a little age on his side and in post pandemic pondering, Robbie rediscovered circuit racing with a TA2 machine. Why he’s loving the challenge and how excited he is about taking it to Bathurst. We also reflect on rivals, some bro…

A ‘Perfect’ preview of the opening round of the 2025 Supercars Championship this weekend with former Bathurst winner Nick Percat. How he plans to build on wins at the Grand Prix and in Tasmania last year and will there be a change in his overall approach to ensure he makes the ‘playoffs’? The growth of Matt Stone Racing, the emergence of young race…

We begin the 2nd part of this Feature Episode with an impersonation that is usually reserved for the broadcast team during warmups - let’s just say that Jonathan sounds exactly like one of the Gods of motorcycle racing. How he fell into Auckland Harbour once while doing a story with some Supercars Drivers - it made the nightly news! Why the talent …

Speed City’s main man is our latest addition to the Garage library. We spoke with him after five epic weeks covering Toyota’s Formula Regional Oceania Championship and the New Zealand Grand Prix. But this ep won’t just appeal to the Kiwis. Lovers of Two-Wheels will enjoy it as well. Rusty talks to JG about his huge stint calling the World Superbike…

Will Brown and Broc Feeney join us as we wrap up a huge weekend at Highlands Motorsport Park. How Will became the first Aussie in 50 years to win the prestigious race and how his Supercars teammate stole the pole with almost no single seater experience. Don’t think for a minute that makes Toyota’s Formula Regional Championship a walk in the park. B…

Meet Arvid Lindblad, the Red Bull Junior who’s been unstoppable over summer in New Zealand, ahead of his first F2 race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next month. The calculated decision to come down under to compete to ensure he has enough points for a Super Licence for F1. Could we see him drive in practice sessions this year maybe even…

‘Chucky’ is back but this time he’s on the pod to talk about winning one of the biggest races in the world! It was a dominant performance rarely seen at Dakar as the Aussie lead from start to finish. The home grown influence on the technical side Daniel pushed for that helped significantly and you’ll get a sense of how much was riding on his should…

The final lap of a rare 3-parter and he saves some cracking yarns for it. How the so called Piranha Club move to promote Michael Schumacher to Benetton came at his expense. The fallout from that and a 3am phone call from Eddie Jordan to get Roberto to drive for him. Let’s just say he hung up on him a few times. Finding a way to pre-qualify for minn…

It’s the 2nd of 3 parts of a fascinating story by a great story teller! Roberto continues his gripping recollections of the road to success and while it didn’t yield world championships he scored podiums in F1, special places in the record books along with wins in Indycar. You’ll get a sense of his relentless determination when most of us would giv…

The ‘Super Sub’ shares passion fuelled stories of his path to Formula 1 and Indycar, a path filled with setbacks and seemingly insurmountable challenges but he never gave up! An insight into his early life in Brazil and the close friendship he formed with F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet when they were both youngsters. Heading to the UK to take on t…

RedBull Racing’s new signing for the 2025 F1 season returns to the pod after a huge send off by fans at home in New Zealand. Lawson was trackside for the Next Gen NZ Championship round in Taupo at the weekend, he joined Rusty and broadcast colleague Stephen McIvor for a chat via the Stuff Speed hub - www.stuff.co.nz/speedhub Why Lawson hasn’t chang…

It doesn’t matter how good the car is if the driver can’t get comfortable behind the wheel they’ll never perform at their best! Vaughan Cartright has been making world class, bespoke race seat solutions for some of the biggest names in Motorsport for decades. And he looks after drivers all round the world and in all sorts of categories. Check out h…

Kids the F word gets used a little so Santa would like you to block your ears as we enjoy a laugh with the very funny brother of Indy 500 winner Will Power. How they fired up the 2-strokes and took the karts out in Toowoomba when they were youngsters. (Ok that’s Rusty’s attempt at using nice words to basically say they terrorized the neighbourhood!…

The driving force of the Race of Champions — Fredrik Johnsson — joins us to preview the ROC Sydney Show next March. For more than 30 years the Race of Champions has travelled the globe pitting stars different types of Motorsport against each other in equal machinery to try and figure out who’s the best! The line-up for ROC’s first trip down under i…

Meet the new Sporting and Technical Director at Motorsport Australia. And, if the name rings a bell—it's for good reason. Lisa's father raced in Formula Holden, and although motorsport wasn’t always on her career radar, a move overseas nearly two decades ago changed everything. Lisa’s journey spans the globe, from circuit management in the Middle E…

Rusty & Frosty click the chat up a few gears in this one with everything from Kung Fu fighting in Shanghai to the part he played in the movie Cars 2. What an experience! There’s crystal clear memories of his Bathurst win in 2013 and the epic battle with Jamie Whincup that day as well as the title win a few years later and what it meant for the form…

After lots of listener requests we finally got Frosty in the studio for a well overdue feature episode. He literally put the full stop on his Team 18 chapter the day we recorded. How he feels about it all now with the benefit of some time and his excitement about returning to Ford! The vivid memories he’ll carry or the Supercars send off in Adelaid…

The Championship winning Team Principal joins us from Triple 8 Race Engineering World Headquarters to debrief the Supercars season. What he made of Will Brown’s history making performance in the 2024 Championship and why he’s so good? And how Broc Feeney took the loss and the fire inside for 2025. Plus, some thoughts on Jamie’s own driving performa…

You can't get much better than the 2024 Champion to wrap a mega final weekend of the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship. The Champion, Will Brown and Adelaide 500 winner, takes us inside the final weekend of racing; including his superstitious approach to the final couple of days, and just how he planned his surreal celebratory burnout. Plus, Broc F…

With Sprintcars on the VAILO Adelaide 500 schedule, we thought it was time for another catchup with world renowned driver, James McFadden who will be racing the NAPA Auto Parts backed Hodges Motorsport #5 in Adelaide. The Aussie speedway star made an emotional speech at the recent High Limit Series banquet announcing his retirement from full time r…

A full debrief from the Gold Coast 500, and a look towards what awaits us in Adelaide. Broc Feeney let's fly on what the Championship fight could look like for him and his team mate Will Brown at the VAILO Adelaide 500, plus Tim Slade opens up on his full time racing career after 16-years coming to an end and Aaron Love with his take on his Rookie …

The ‘Grig & Grig’ show is back after Murph’s recent run in a VN Commodore in the awesome Heritage Touring Car support races at the Bathurst 1000 where he was also a Fanbassador! The gig went so well he is now off to the season ending VAILO Adelaide 500 in a similar role. Speedway, Supercross, plus Cold Chisel, Crowded House and now with added Murph…

Recorded at Focus Driver Performance Centre at Sydney Motorsport Park, Rusty and Josh chatted before he hopped into his Hyundai Elantra TCR car to continue the defence of his 2023 Australian Title. Buchan was on double duty, driving a McLaren in the GT4 Championship at SMSP too, where he finished 2nd outright on Sunday and took a class win. Josh di…

The TCR Australia Champion is a great case study in backing yourself even when the odds seem against you. Josh Buchan candidly shares his humble upbringing, the connection to cars that inspired him as a young bloke and how he literally took a punt to make it to the next kart race meeting. He discusses the phone calls he made and the lessons he lear…

Rusty just happened to be in town when Bruno Senna jetted in to do some night driving at Sydney Motorsport Park as a part of his role with McLaren Automotive. The pair chatted over coffee at the McLaren Sydney dealership about Bruno’s time in F1, his legendary Uncle - the late Ayrton Senna - the rise of Aussie Oscar Piastri and the brutal past few …

Former 500cc Grand Prix winner Daryl Beattie joins us on the Garage along with the voice of MotoGP, Matt Birt to preview this weekend’s round at Phillip Island. An epic battle resumes between Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia for the 2024 title at this classic old school layout. There’s nothing quite like the Island but a new track surface could r…

Supercars content DOES NOT, and WILL NOT get better than this! Unfiltered winners chat. Good mates Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood jump into the studio to step through all of the emotions, all of the strategy and all of the big moments (on track and celebrations) in a raw episode of Drivers Only as we wrap up The Great Race. Beautifully steered …

Happy Bathurst Week, everyone! To gear up for the Great Race, Rusty sits down with Team 18 Team Principal, Adrian Burgess. In this episode, Adrian shares his memories of winning the race and reflects on how this legendary venue compares to the iconic European tracks he worked at during his impressive tenure at McLaren in Formula 1, alongside legend…

Rusty catches up with the likeable host of Fox Sport’s Supercars coverage during her final preparations for the Great Race - the 2024 Bathurst 1000. Jess Yates' story is one of incredible drive and determination. She is a story teller who understands the nuances of racing and the business of Motorsport and can seamlessly shift from catering to hard…

Get insights on what you can expect in the Bathurst 1000 coverage this year with the face of the coverage, Jess Yates. Including a behind the scenes look at the Supercars TV team’s massive pre-event production meeting. Jess takes Rusty through the cool cars she has driven and the dream machine she would love to have in the garage. She also details …

15 Bathurst wins between them! We break down enduro season with some of the best! A FULL wrap of Sandown! Reynolds and Davison candidly open up on the 'full course yellow' crash from Sandown - including a phone call post race. Plus, a look to the Bathurst 1000. The driver's go through their first and their favourite Bathurst memories, and discuss w…

Your questions! And some fun to finish! Thanks Riana 🤣, Liam, Ron and Sam for your questions! Plus, the Bathurst wins that got away! And Reynolds declares a secret from one of his first times around Mount Panorama! It's raw, unhinged and brilliant! Head to Rusty's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and give us your feedback and let us know who you want…

Rusty is on the ground in Singapore for the F1 night race and the sport’s newest star Oscar Piastri is back on the Garage. The cool, calm Aussie who won last weekend in Azerbaijan is in white hot form and there’s plenty in pitlane who say we’re witnessing something special. Just because it’s a shortcast doesn’t mean it’s all serious talk. Enjoy a l…

On the way to a recent round of the Australian Rally Championship, Rusty caught up with Hall of Famer Ed Ordynski. The result is nearly three hours of epic conversation that you're going to love. Ed’s story isn't just for rally enthusiasts. In this episode, you'll hear captivating tales about Supercars, the gruelling Round Australia trial with the …

From climbing the ranks as a South Australian Champion in a Subaru RX Turbo to securing Australian titles and an impressive stint with Mitsubishi, where he drove everything from Galant VR4s to various Lancer models, Ed Ordynski's career is a testament to enduring partnerships in the often fickle world of Motorsport. In this three-part series, Ed re…

What is it with the Rally fraternity and their love for a good chat? We've got a special treat for you: Part 3 with Group N Rally legend Ed Ordynski—a rarity for us! In this episode, Ed dives into his experiences prepping and testing for the Round Australia Trial in a Commodore alongside Holden hero Peter Brock. He reveals a lesser-known offer from…

When was the last time you stopped to check on your mates? Motorsport is full of driven and seemingly confident people, on both sides of the pit wall, but that doesn’t make them immune to mental health struggles. TV presenter Barry Du Bois loves his bikes. He’s currently restoring a cool ute too. And while we talk about that in this episode he has …

With the Supercars endurance races about to begin, Rusty is in the studio with one of the sport’s rising stars, Thomas Randle, and it is unmissable! We dive into Tom’s inner nerd—a huge asset when he recently stepped into broadcasting. Plus, his ability to recall details from the archives is unbelievable! Tom shares valuable lessons from his dad, w…

In this gripping second part of our feature episode with Thomas Randle, he shares how he confronted and overcame a serious health issue, and how his engineering mindset played a key role in his determined comeback. Tom opens up candidly about his battle with testicular cancer. He’s turned his recovery into a force for good, helping others facing si…

One of the most talked about feature guests is back on the pod! Tony Quinn checks in with his report card on Supercars and a window into the new look Triple 8 Executive Team. Will Supercars return to his Queensland Raceway and is four race tracks (farms as he calls them) enough or is he eyeing up another? The character and the commitment of Will Br…