On The Grid

The Supercars are back in New Zealand this weekend and we're the first on the ground at Taupo to give the first impressions on the series newest venue. We also recap the weekend that was at the Shannons SpeedSeries, hear from SRO Chief Stephan Ratel, as well as Craig Lowndes and Cooper Murray and run through some hots.. and some reasonably serious items in the opposing Not column.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GEORGE MIEDECKE is on the show this week which gives us a chance to look backwards - at his significant role in claiming the Bathurst 6 Hour - and forwards, at his GT4 Australia debut this weekend at Phillip Island aboard a mighty Ford Mustang. George is at his usual best with an engaging chat about all things! Then it's a big debrief of the week that was and the weekend that will be, plus the usual rundown of all things Hot and Not in the world of Motorsport.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayden Ojeda and Courtney Prince both made history in the Bathurst 6 Hour this year, 'Juice' the first to defend his win while Courtney is the first female driver to stand on the top step of the Bathurst podium in years. They're both on the show this week to help debrief another magic Mountain moment. Then it's into the breakdown of the race and the Hot's and Not's of the week that was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Percat brought home the win in the final race for Supercars at the Grand Prix. It was celebrations all round for Nick and his team at Matt Stone Racing. We chat to the Bathurst 1000 winner about life moving forward. A massive review of the Aussie GP and a big preview of the Bathurst 6 hour. Hots and Nots and there could even be a what. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Previous Supercar AGP winner Dave Reynolds talks about his move to Team 18 and how he found himself there. Dave also talks about family life, his love of GT3 cars and much more. Our hots and nots are very hot this week and we also slip in a GP preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schibecs is away in Thailand this week, so we've begged Greg Rust, of TV and Rusty's Garage fame, to come and co-host the first half of our ep. Always thoughtful and insightful, Rusty offers up his thoughts on F1, this weekend's Shannons SpeedSeries round in Tassie, his best guests on his own podcast and dream guest scenarios. We don't have a dream guest scenario any more: Rusty was it and we've now ticked that box. Then it's the Hots and Nots of the week including why timed races going is bad, why Penske is good and more on SVG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We catch up with Tom Randle and talk about his first GT3 race 'The Bathurst 12 hour' which was followed up 5 days later by the Bathurst 500. Tom talks about the fun he had driving with a legend of the sport and how he got his head around two very different types of cars on the mountain. We preview the first IndyCar race of the year and plenty of hots and nots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Lowndes spoke to Mark Walker about driving in the Fink Desert Rally, The Bathurst 12 hour and last weekends 500. We hear from the driver of the fastest closed in car to lap Mount Panorama Romain Dumas, Hots and Nots and plenty more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaxon Evans very nearly scored a podium in the Bathurst 12 hour last weekend, and now he'll try the same as he makes his Supercars debut at the same venue five days later. He joins us to discuss his big career change and much more. And then it's all the hots and nots from the week that was and what is to come this weekend.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the team records the podcast at different times because they all had a little bit on. Ben Bargwanna joins Tony Schibeci for a chat about his solid start to season 2024 in TCR Australia taking 2 from 3 wins at Sandown. Richard and Mark catch up to give a huge Bathurst 24 hour preview and chat a couple of other things as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As always all the news breaks when we're not on air. We take a few minutes to go through some of the big Motorsport stories to have broken over the past 6 weeks. The boys cover off on things they think might or will happen in 2024 via way of a top 5 and delve into their Caltex Hot's and Not's. It's good to be back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our grand finale for 2023! We close out a massive year of On the Grid stories with our all-time HOT and NOT power rankings from the year that was.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two key interviews this week as Motorsport Australia's CEO, Sunil Vohra, drops in and believe us - he's a race fan. We quizz the new boss about his passion for the sport and what his plans are moving forward. And then, with the summer of speedway almost here, James McFadden drops in to chat his return with the NAPA Hodges Motorsport entry, fills is in on his World of Outlaws campaign and talks his big summer of Speedway ahead. It's a big show with fun, interesting chats!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KAI ALLEN sealed the Super2 series crown in Adelaide so we had to get this impressive young bloke from Mount Gambier back on the show to discuss his achievements - and find out the odd reason why he couldn't have the chat at our usually scheduled time.. Then it's a massive debrief in and around the Adelaide 500 and the end of the Supercars Championship for 2023. It's a big one, this.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A simple show this week and most of it is centred around the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the VAILO Adelaide 500 this week. A typically comprehensive and opinionated breakdown of the Vegas highs and lows is mirrored by a typically comprehensive and opinionated breakdown of this weekend's Supercars decider. A lengthy Hot / Not breakdown features as well, of course.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A huge show this week, as Josh Buchan joins us to discuss the start of his reign as TCR Australia's champion after claiming the title in Adelaide. Todd Hazelwood is on the show to discuss the pausing of his full-time Supercars career and what may come next, before a typically feisty Hot and Not segment processes the pro's and con's of McDonald's and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ROB HUFF joins the show - the first World Champion to do so - to reflect on his successful weekend in the TCR World Tour races in Sydney and his incredible Touring Car career in general. Plus, how close he came to racing Supercars, his sneaky pre-Sydney test and how he's got his own museum in Macau! Huffy is a legend and a great chat - this is well worth a listen!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YOUNG GUN Bayley Hall has launched from zero to success in his Porsche Carrera Cup career, claiming his first race and overall victory in the tough one-make championship at the weekend. We get to know the young man from Queensland, talk pathways to the top and racing in America, plus an incredible weekend at Surfers that delivered him a maiden Carrera Cup win.  Then it's the Hot's and Not's from a massive week of motorsport.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 35,000 people turned out to watch Drag Racing at The Bend for the first time at the weekend, an event that doubled as the launch of the new National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC). One of the series' main players, Nathan Prendergast, is our special guest to download the weekend and the exciting future a unified sport has moving forward. Then it's our Gold Coast preview and a particularly scathing Hot and Not segment to not be missed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bathurst is in the rear-view mirror but we're still breaking down the Great Race, this time with former winner Mark Winterbottom who had a challenging end to his Bathurst campaign. Still, he's upbeat about what is to come. Then the team breaks down a huge weekend of racing at Tailem Bend, discusses why Speedway is so good in spite of itself, and breaks down the Hot's and Not's of the week that was.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ONE of the great voices of the Great Race, Garry Wilkinson, is our special guest this week as he reflects on his incredible career having been inducted into the Supercars Media Association Hall of Fame at the weekend. Then it's our breakdown of everything hot and not from the Bathurst week as we run through all the big moments that made the 60th anniversary race so good.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Great Race week so the OTG team are here to walk you through the pressing issues ahead of the Repco Bathurst 1000 this weekend. From parity talk, co-drivers to the best place for a beer or a drive in the Bathurst region, we've got you covered. All the Bathurst chat and our regular Hot and Not segment as we build up to a massive week of content covering the big one on the big hill.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We know we spoke to Tom Randle not long ago, but we had to do it again and chat about the Saab V8 that he flew around Phillip Island on the weekend. We also chat to him about Sandown, Bathurst and his boss. There is some talk about Oscar Piastri's podium and our world famous Hot's and Nots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Russell just finished second in the Sandown 500 with Erebus Motorsport, and he's dropped into the show to tell us all about it this week, including an insight into just how to squeeze into a Gen 3 Supercar, road-trip memories from his Nissan days and thoughts about the Great Race that is rapidly approaching - especially given he a co-driver Brodie Kostecki head in among the favourites. Then special guest co-host Chad Neylon joins the fun as we break down a successful Sandown enduro season kick off and run through the big ticket items from the week that was, including all the Hot's and Not's floating around. There are many.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HUNTER McElrea joins the show this week to reflect on a successful INDY NXT Championship, where he won two of the final five races and finished second overall. Hunter reflects on the year, the challenges of progressing to IndyCar and what is to come on his ongoing US Adventure.  Then it's all the Hot's and Not's from the week that was and the week that will be at Sandown Raceway as the '500 returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLAY RICHARDS has made an impression in 2023, fast in the Toyota 86 Series and on the podium in TCR Australia on his debut, he's very much following in the footsteps of his famous father and grandfather. Clay drops in to preview this weekend's TCR round at Sandown raceway, talk his ambitions, racing with family and a whole heap more.  Then we're joined by a SPECIAL GUEST HOST to help break down the Hots and Nots of the week that was..  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JACK PERKINS is a racing driver, broadcaster and also a bloody good car restorer. With a seven-year process to restore his Dad's 1993 Bathurst 1000 winner almost complete - the car turned its first laps last week - Jack drops by to discuss the restoration, how the motorsport community embraced his search for originality and finding pieces of the car where you'd least expect it.  He also talks about his upcoming enduro campaign with Erebus, which perhaps represents his best shot yet at becoming a repeat Bathurst winner.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOM RANDLE was a star of The Bend's Supercars weekend, scoring his first solo Supercars podium. Then the second. Then the third! The Castrol Racing Tickford driver swings past for a chat about his performance, how he has built to this moment, enduro season and how his Simulator is a handy tool to have..  Then the boys break down the weekend that was with the usual chat and Hot / Not rundown - which includes several self-inflicted Not's..  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOSH BUCHAN has charged into the lead of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Championship at the series' mid-way point and even though it's only by a solitary point, it's still a lead. The Sydneysider jumps aboard the OTG ship once again to discuss this year's compelling title battle, fighting with his teammate for the championship lead, rivalries and how he's going to take on the world when they come Down Under later this year.  Then all the hot's and not's from the week that was, including some Calder Park chat and the Scott Dixon fun facts you need to know.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who is Garnet Patterson? That's the question we answer this week as one of the leading lights in Aussie GT3 racing joins the show. 'GP' talks about leaving Australia early, racing with top Prototype teams, his pick of the tracks and this year's intense GT World Challenge title battle - all from his roots in a small town in country NSW. That, and we talk about very little else because we now just save everything for the Hots & Nots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IT MIGHT have been a while between wins, but Andre Heimgartner is pushing Brad Jones Racing forward apace this year and continues to notch up podiums, all the while sitting pretty in sixth position in the championship. He jumps on the line to discuss his mighty efforts in Sydney, how having quick teammates is helping and whether he too will be jumping to NASCAR.  After that, the weekly Hot / Not segment turns into a full-blown argument about, of all things, Pizza and chocolate..  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YOUNG GUN Kai Allen is getting the chance of a lifetime to start the Great Race this year as prepares to line up alongside Simona De Silvestro in a Shell V Power Racing Mustang at Bathurst.  It's a huge opportunity for the young man from Mount Gambier who at the start of last year was a relative unknown starting his Supercars journey. Kai drops by the show for his second visit to chat about the announcement, teaming with Simona, his career progression and much more - including his successful season so far in Super2, and life with Eggleston Motorsport.  Then there's an extensive overview of the Hot's and Not's of the weekend that was.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BARRY RYAN has a bit on. He's running the leading team in Supercars, beating Triple Eight and has two drivers first and second in the championship - oh, and he's also off to the 'States to see how Erebus and NASCAR Powerhouse Richard Childress Racing can work together to go even better. Just before jetting off, Baz stopped by with the OTG team to discuss all that and more. PLUS: The Top 5 things we think will happen before the year is out - you heard it here first..  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ALEX Davison is back on top in one-make Porsche racing, claiming a sensational victory in the most recent round of Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia in Townsville. He joins the show to reflect on that achievement, but to also reflect on his long Porsche Career, his time in Europe driving for the brand and, yes, his upcoming 19th Enduro Campaign - this time with DJR.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE'VE reached across the oceans to help put Shane van Gisbergen's mighty win in the NASCAR Cup Series debut on a street circuit into context.  Owen Kelly, who has been there and done that in US Stock Car Racing and helped advise Shane on his NASCAR debut, joins the show to discuss the enormity of the result.  Then we're joined by full-time Cup Series Journalist, Jeff Gluck from The Athletic, to get the US angle and see what it all means from a stateside perspective.  Finally, in a massive show, Team 18's head honcho Charlie Schwerkolt swings past to discuss breaking their duck and what it means for his Supercars team moving forward.  That plus our usual chat and Hot / Not segment make this one of our biggest ever episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are back this week as we return from a much needed, if not deserved, break to chat all things state of play. There's the inevitable Darwin recap, the even more inevitable Parity discussion, the SVG prospects for Chicago and ruminations on everything else, including an excellent segment of the Hot / Not game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's back! Craillsy is back from France and only moderately jetlagged, so we've dragged him out of his pre-Darwin sleep cycle to break down his big week in France. There's also a look back at Winton and a look ahead to Darwin's Supercars this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Mate Richard Craill has finally become an international man of mystery. He's over in France calling the Le Mans 24 hour and catching up with James Allen and Scoot Andrews for us. Dale Rogers went to the Speedway Awards night and caught up with Award Winners and Hall of Famers while Mark and Tony stayed home before their big weekend away in Winton for the Shannons SpeedSeries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team reviews both the F1 GP in Monaco and the 107th running of the Indy 500. We start to dive into what promises to be an amazing Le Mans 24 hour race and Tim Schenken relives his memories of the great race and his time with Ferrari. Hot's and Not's and plenty more, On the Grid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FIRST YEAR Supercars driver Cameron Hill drops by to chat about how believing his own ability has helped him push his way to the front in the Supercars Championship, after an impressive and career-best weekend at Symmons Plains for the Matt Stone Racing driver.  Plus there's all you need to know about the weekend that was and an extensive list of Hot & Not nominations - plus IndyCar, NASCAR and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JUDE BARGWANNA is the guest On the Grid this week as the latest in his broad racing family to give V8's a crack. Jude joined the Kumho V8 Touring Car Series for the first time at Phillip Island and - despite some challenges - managed to claim the round win on debut.  He's a laconic young lad and good value so this is a fun chat.  Then we review all the action from the Shannons SpeedSeries at The Island, and preview Tasmania's Supercars sojourn this week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two time BTCC race winner Tom Oliphant has made the move to Australia for family and professional reasons. We talk to him about life in Oz and reflect on a successful racing career in the UK. We also preview the Phillip Island version of SpeedSeries, review the F1 Gp in Miami and our Boxing correspondent Mark Walker talks Nascar. All that and more, On The Grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE UTES are back! Okay, they never really went anywhere, but the V8 Ute racing of old returned in Perth with a bigger field than ever and some great entertainment. One of the categories leading lights, Dave Sieders, joins the show to talk not only about his own racing, but how they've rebuilt the category from unappealing diesels to something much more spectacular.  After that it's the full rundown of the massive weekend with all the usual high and low points that we attack - plus a surprisingly in-depth chat about racing car drivers hair.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deep-dive into the world of engineering this week as Wes McDougall, who engineered Jamie Whincup's final season, joins the show to discuss his fascinating career and a new business designed to help drivers from all walks of life continue to develop and improve - it's fascinating insight into the sport from another angle! Then it's into the massive weekend ahead as we look at Perth and Baku plus everything else going on in the big bad world of motorsport.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MARK WINTERBOTTOM will notch up his 600th Supercars / ATCC start when he rolls into Perth next week, so it seemed like a good excuse to catch up with the Supercars Champion and Bathurst winner to reflect on his journey so far.  Frosty talks about his sustained run of success at Tickford, his evolution from young gun to experienced veteran and just how much delivering Team18 their first Supercars win would mean alongside all his other remarkable achievements.  Then it's a look back at the weekend that was plus and some more fiery Hot & Not nominations for our weekly power rankings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A thrilling Bathurst 6 Hour was won by Simon Hodges and Jayden Ojeda at the weekend and the young gun from Sydney is on the show to talk about their remarkable win.  'The Juice' also talks about his career prospects, about taking a new approach to furthering his racing and what it's like passing people on the grass at 200km/hr down Conrod.  There's the full debrief from the six hour and the week that was, plus Craillsy gets on his high horse for a HOT / NOT segment to be remembered..  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS WEEK on the Grid it's all about the incredible Australian Grand Prix - and it turns out all three of the OTG team were on the ground in varying roles, living their best lives. We recap everything from the madness of the F1 race to the equally mad track invasion, calling with a world champion, taking photos of F1 cars at speed and everything else in between.  We also look ahead to this weekend's Bathurst 6 Hour with Motoring journalist Tim Robson - who will live his own dream by starting his first Bathurst race this weekend.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Pither joins us to chat about his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup at the Australian Grand Prix. Chris touches on his past few years in Supercars and what his plans are moving forward. The team look forward to the weekends actions and give their thoughts on the 2023 F1 Australian GP and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outgoing Australian GP CEO Andrew Westacott joins us for a final time just 8 days out from the Australian Grand Prix. We reminisce, look forward and most importantly dissect the up coming week at Albert Park. The boys also look forward to the GP and discuss the significance of the first two GP's if any. Nascar, 12 hour, 6 hour all in 1 hour. There's your podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE FULL OTG Rundown of the dramatic weekend in Newcastle is here, with the team pulling no punches in their assessment of what went on, from Triple Eight being pinged, to the SVG-versus-the-world dramas on Sunday afternoon and everything else in between.  Plus Dale Rodgers went to the Phillip Island Classic and had a light chat with Greg Murphy and Steven Richards about their pounding around in old Nissan Skylines, which sounded like an awfully good time.  The weekly Hot and Nots are there and all the usual stuff you love to hear, or merely tolerate, each week.. it's up to you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Erebus young gun Will Brown talks about the lead up to the first race of the season in Newcastle and explains the issues teams may face during the weekend. The Boys also dissect the Supercar liveries in a special Power Ranking episode. Indy Car, F1 and Nascar also get a mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A broad ranging chat this week as we delve into the Shannons SpeedSeries at Symmons Plains, Supercars silliness in Sydney, Superbikes at Phillip Island and much more, including a chat about why Tony wants the eradication of Cape Barron Geese from the world. Probably not a show for the RSCPA to listen to, then. Plus the weekly hot & not's and we also reveal what the mysterious 'Grand Ridge Brewery' is, and how they can afford to sponsor a World Championship racing event at the Island..   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Moffat trades two-litre turbo for V8 grunt this year as he switches from TCR to TransAm in 2023 - he joins the show to discuss the move, the firepower in the TransAm field this year and his career as it stands - plus his burning desire to get to the top step at Mount Panorama in the Gen III era.  Bracksy joins the show to preview this weekend's round of the World Superbikes at the Island, and then we run down the week that was, and - because we recorded this before anything happened - probably get everything wrong about the Supercars testing in Sydney. Plus, Daytona 500 chat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been a massive summer for Australian Speedway and apart of it for the first time as an owner was Tim Hodges. The Warrnambool boy talks about the pros and cons of being an owner on the Speedway scene, he gives us an indication about what the future holds for Hodges Motorsport and just what is was like to Live the Dream. We also talk about the new Supercar liveries that have been revealed and Mark previews the Daytona 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our first show for 2023 and it's great to have the first driver to roll out a new Gen 3 car onto the track. Todd Hazelwood achieved this when he took the Cool Drive Mustang onto the Winton layout for the first Gen 3 laps of any team. Todd takes us through the intricacies of the new car and tells us what we can expect to see for the first few race meetings of the year. We also have a full wrap of the Bathurst 12 hour and plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE VALO Adelaide 500 has been run and won and what a week it was! Join the team as we debrief the entirety of the event, the popularity of politicians and the raciness of the racing.  There's some fairly firm Hot, Not and What's listed as well as we run through the weekly Power Rankings for the final time in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BIG show this week as Lee Holdsworth drops by to reflect on his career as it rounds the final bend at the VALO Adelaide 500 this week.  Speaking of that, the massive event returns and we look into what to expect from one of the largest motorsport events going around, including the main game and supports.  Then it's our usual Doric Power Rankings for the week that was as we count down to the Supercars finale'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THREE TIME Grand Prix winner Giancarlo Fisichella is coming back Down Under to race in the S5000 Tasman Series at the VALO Adelaide 500 next week. We hear from the Italian to get his thoughts on coming back to the category, the driving challenge the cars present and much more.  Then we delve into the details of the 2023 Supercars calendar to find out what works, what could be better and what could come in the future.  That plus our usual HOTs and NOTs of the week that was and the week that will be - it's another big episode of On the Grid.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ONE of the highlights of the Bathurst International event was seeing Steven Johnson back to his winning best in the Touring Car Masters, sweeping the weekend and dominating proceedings aboard his Ford Mustang. He joins the show to talk about that performance, the surprisingly large differences between the current Mustang and his title-winning ride, 'Sally', and also son Jett's racing career this weekend. Plus, he discusses the future for the famous Tru Blu Mk. III Falcon and what could occur to that car. We also preview this weekend's AMRS round at Winton, look back at all the highlights (and challenges) from Bathurst and Brazil, and a whole heap more as usual.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SON OF A GUN Ben Bargwanna joins the show this week to discuss his impressive S5000 performance on the streets of Surfers Paradise, but also his strong season in Supercheap Auto TCR. Every bit as fun as his old man, Ben takes us behind the scenes of hustling the big open wheeler on the city streets, looks ahead to Bathurst's TCR finale' and Adelaide and gives us a clue about what his future could hold.  Dale Rodgers catches up with John Bowe at the Sandown Historic event last weekend. Then the team break down the Bathurst International this weekend, delve into the NASCAR showdown and deliver their usual pointed Hots and Nots from the week that was.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DAVID REYNOLDS is at his unfiltered best as he returns to the show to discuss his cracking weekend on the Gold Coast last weekend. From kerbs to cool suits, to finding form, family life, comments on outgoing and incoming teammates and just about everything else, Dave is in great form.  We then plough through all of the outcomes from the weekend, get on the soapbox about key issues, marvel at wall-riding in NASCAR and epic Porsche drives - plus the usual Hot, Not and What from the week that was.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HOW do you make racing cars work on the demanding, unique streets of the Gold Coast? That's the question we're asking this week as we delve into what makes that incredible circuit so special with title and Bathurst winning engineer, Mike Henry. From tuning the car to the driver and getting the balance between setup and driver aggression right, it's a fascinating insight into what you need to do right to make a racing car work on the Surfers kerbs. Then the crew look back at the week that was - including more rain pain, this time in South Australia - and look ahead to the Gold Coast 500 and what is to come in the ongoing Supercars fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A WIDE-REACHING show this week as we chat to one team owner and one driver - both trying to make waves both here and abroad.  Jayden Ojeda drops by for his long-promised chat about his career, getting through a Bathurst 1000 unscathed and what his future holds.  Then Andy McElrea talks taking his Carrera Cup team to the United States, the reasoning behind it, hanging out with Mario Andretti and lots of fascinating insight into how he sees it all playing out.  Then the boys talk the week that was, the week it will be and the many and varied Hot's and Not's of the weekend just gone.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CRAIG LOWNDES. Who better to help look back on the Great Race than one of the best of all time? CL swings past the On The Grid studios to talk everything Bathurst 2022, including how the Supercheap Wildcard unfolded, his own race pace, mentoring Declan Fraser through the weekend and how it made him reflect on his own debut, making smart decisions late on Sunday night and much more - it's a typically ripper chat with the great man. Then Schibecs, Craillsy and Walker run through their own Bathurst stories, from long hours, the mud, the rain and the sunshine around it. Plus the weekly Hot and Nots which weren't particularly hard to work out, if we're honest. It's another massive episode with one of the best in the business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE'RE half way through the Great Race week for 2022 which means it's time for a special Bathurst 1000 episode of On the Grid! Bathurst legend Dick Johnson, Supercars CEO Shane Howard, Ford Australia CEO Andrew Birkic, Caltex Young Stars Matt Chahda and Jay Robotham, Repco CEO Wayne Bryant, Walkinshaw Andretti United's Zak Brown and Richie Stanaway all join the show to discuss the first two days on the Mountain, and what is to come. Schibecs, Craillsy and Walker are on the spot to break down Qualifying and look ahead to Sunday's Great Race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Grid's massive 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 preview show is back! Every car, driver and team is profiled ahead of the Great Race this year as we set the scene for the big one. Dropping in along the way are some special guests, including defending winner Lee Holdsworth, podium finisher Michael Caruso and the Caltex Young Stars duo of Matt Chahda and Jaylyn Robotham. Every car, every driver and every possible permutation is discussed at length as we set the scene for the biggest day in Australian Motorsport each year. ** Head to www.theracetorque.com/caltex to grab your free Caltex with Techron cap now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LEE HOLDSWORTH will hope to defend his Bathurst 1000 crown next week as he approaches the Great Race with Penrite Racing and co-driver Matt Payne.  Leethal talks about his campaign, how he and his leggy co-driver compare with seating positions and the reaction to his recent retirement news - and already fielding calls for a co-driver role in 2023.  The boys then chat about the news of the week, offer up the weekly Hot and Not rankings and a whole heap more - it's another big show as we count down to race week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Caruso is our key guest this week to discuss his return to the podium in TCR Australia - finally - after a challenging year. 'Robbo' also discusses his move into broadcasting with the SpeedSeries crew and his upcoming Bathurst 1000 campaign with Mark Winterbottom. Then it's a full recap of the epic Sandown weekend, the wild weather, the world's wildest GT race - plus chats about S5000 testing, Formula Ford at The Bend and our weekly Doric Power Rankings, where we give our HOTs and NOTs from the week that was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doric Guy Tom Arciuli returns to join Schibecs, Craillsy and Walker for a big debrief of all the action from Pukekohe's final fling, with the our quartet breaking down the good, the bad and the ugly from a massive weekend for Supercars. There's reflections on Will Power's second IndyCar title, Monza antics and a decent rant about Safety Cars plus a look ahead to the SpeedSeries event at Sandown this weekend and then our usual Power Rankings for the week that was. Four guys, a Zoom and a Podcast. It's like a new sitcom coming your way soon, except it's already here in Podcast form! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett 'Crusher' Murray was on the ground in Portland for the penultimate round of the IndyCar championship at the weekend, witnessing not only Scott McLaughlin's third win of the year but also an Antipodean 1-2-3 sweep of the podium too. Crush dials in from Stateside to give us an insight on the incredible weekend and the unfolding IndyCar title battle, decided this weekend in California. Then we look ahead to Pukekohe's final fling this weekend, discuss all things New Zealand and see if we can agree that someone can beat Shane van Gisbergen (spoilers: They won't). It's all capped off by another tasty edition of the Doric Power Rankings with our weekly HOTs and NOTs of the week that was.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A SENSATION in this year's Dunlop Super3 Series, teenager Kai Allen is quickly making a name for himself in the competitive world of Supercars racing.  The 17-year-old joins the show to discuss his first full season in tin-tops, his rise from karting, how his family is comprised of elite athletes already and how he manages focus between winning his own class, while mixing it with the big boys of Super2. You'll learn plenty about this likable young bloke quickly going places! Then we review the week that was, offer up the regular Hot / Not selections for the week and enjoy all the usual chatter - it's another bumper episode of On the Grid!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WILL BROWN joins the show to discuss the strong turnaround by Erebus Motorsport of late as the team finds form heading towards the Bathurst 1000. He reflects on his impressive Sandown podium finish, plus gives his thoughts on what will be his first visit to New Zealand in a Supercar, Bathurst, TCR and more. Then there's our usual debrief of all things big, bad Sandown with a rundown of all the key performances plus the usual weekly Doric Power Rankings - our Hot / Not of the week that was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his first podcast interview, new majority shareholder of Dick Johnson Racing, Brett Ralph, joins the show to discuss the significant investment his family has made in one of Australia's most famous racing teams. Brett touches on how he was introduced to motorsport and DJR, the key elements in doing the deal and the reasons he decided to get involved with this team in particular. Speaking of DJR, Will Davison stops by for a preview of this weekend's round at Sandown and the team look ahead to the weekend at the classic Melbourne venue. Plus, the weekly Hot / Not Power Rankings and a whole heap more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Kelly joins the show for his first in-depth interview following his racing retirement, talking all things life after racing and his exciting new project with son Lex called Hell-Bent Garage. Then, Supercheap Auto TCR Australia leader Tony D'Alberto jumps on to reflect on his outstanding weekend in Queensland which saw him not only extend his championship lead, but also win for the first time. There's a debrief of the new, improved QR plus the massive SpeedSeries event and the weekly Hot / Not Power Rankings discussion in a massive show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE Adelaide Street Circuit is back! One of the most famous racing tracks in Australia returns this year along with the Adelaide 500, so we got the only driver to have raced there every year of its existence on the line!  Australian Motorsport Legend John Bowe raced open wheelers' in Adelaide in 1985, then Touring Cars, GT cars and lately Touring Car Masters on the city streets - and he's been there every year since the track was launched. He talks about it all - including the famous battle against Larry Perkins in the pouring rain of 1994 that is one of the best ever.  Then the team debriefs the Adelaide 500 launch, reviews The Bend and we snag chats with both Thomas Randle following his crash, and 59 seconds with the busy SA premier following his launch. It's a massive show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS WEEKEND's Supercars round is at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, and we were fortunate enough to be joined by circuit owner, Sam Shahin, for a chat.  He details all things about promoting a Supercars round, how the Bend has evolved as a venue in its five years of operations, dishes the dirt on whether Asian Le Mans will return and also talks about their exciting new Drag Strip, currently under construction.  Sports Sedan racer Michael Robinson drops by to talk the wild things of circuit racing, and the team previews this weekend, talks IndyCar, F1, NASCAR drama and offers up the weekly Hot or Not.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HUNTER McELREA is the special guest this week, chatting to Doric's Tom Arciuli about his maiden Indy Lights victory recently at Mid Ohio. Then the team runs through the week that was in motorsport with some big-picture chats on Scott Dixon and IndyCar racing, the state of play in Supercars and lots more. Stick around 'til the end for the weekly Hot / Not Power Rankings! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KARL REINDLER is living the dream in 2022, following the Formula 1 circus around as one of the Medical Car drivers at selected Grands Prix this year. Karl gives us a unique insight into the process, including the lengthy period between first talking about the role and actually getting it. He also discusses how his own career - both on track and off it - have influenced the role and yes, that includes his fiery crash in Perth all those years ago. Karl then walks us thorough what a Grand Prix weekend looks like for him, gives his first hand account of being first on the scene at the massive British Grand Prix crash and a whole heap more. It's insightful, interesting, entertaining and a must-listen! After that there's a full Townsville debrief, this week's Doric Power Rankings and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scotty is in great form as he details his second IndyCar season for Penske, how he won on the tricky Mid Ohio Road Course and the massive challenges to come at Toronto, Iowa, Indy and more. He also explains 'Bus Bros', how the US fans have embraced him and also gives his health check on the local scene, too. It's a special chat with a bloke continuing to kick incredible goals in this next phase of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schibecs is away so noted Porsche enthusiast Craill has taken over this week, giving the show a somewhat German theme! But it's with just cause as we celebrate the news of Aussie Matt Campbell's promotion to the factory Porsche Penske Sports Car team in 2023. There's the first audio from Matt in Australia as he talks about the car, how he found out about the news and how long he's known about it (it's a long time). Then Cam McConville jumps on to reflect on his time working with and racing against Matt, plus what he's up to at Porsche Melbourne and racing in Touring Car Masters. Finally, current Carrera Cup championship leader Harri Jones hopes to follow in Campbell's footsteps, so he joins the fun to talk about his remarkable season so far, his approach to winning, potential Supercars drives and fun things in his Dad's garage at home. It's a great chat with an engaging young talent! It's a massive show with a Porsche theme this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a full debrief of one of the best events in recent memory this week as the On the Grid team reflects on the Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway. There's all the good, the bad and the indifferent, plus a reaction to news about driver changes, Grand Prix extensions and a whole heap more. Plus, we hear from two-time Australian Drivers' Champion Joey Mawson, who clinched the title at the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PORSCHE Carrera Cup Australia champion David Wall reaches a major milestone this weekend, set to notch up his 200th race start in the championship this weekend at Hidden Valley. Wall's journey to become just the second driver in championship history to achieve the feat is a long one and a great story - he joins the show to tell us all about it. We've also got Will Davison ahead of another milestone - his 500th ATCC / Supercars start - and Anton de Pasquale on how he's planning to help DJR rediscover their pre-Winton form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aussies at Le Mans charts the 94 years of Australian drivers competing at Le Mans - from Webber to the Brabham's, Schuppan and more. The show includes a feature interview with Tim Schenken, who raced for Ferrari at La Sarthe and has incredible stories to tell of his time with the Scuderia, with Porsche and at Le Mans. Every Aussie driver, Starting with 'Bentley Boy' Bernard Rubin, right through to current hero Matt Campbell, are documented by the On the Grid team in a 70-minute feature produced in advance of the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IT'S LE MANS week so we're delving into the French classic as we look ahead to the weekend with a pair of very special guests. First up is Greg Rust, who gives his perspective on the race as a journalist and broadcaster, explaining just what makes it so special. Later in the show we speak to Matt Campbell, who lines up this year in a Porsche GT3R with Hollywood star Michael Fassbender for another crack at a GTE Victory. Between all that there's our preview of the race, plus chats about Supercars wildcards, and proof that we don't always miss the breaking news as it happens.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE biggest week in motorsport ends with a chat with two of the rising stars of the game. We're joined by Porsche Sprint Challenge ace Tom Sargent, fresh from his first taste of a Supercar with DJR and from a winning weekend in the Porsche's at Sydney Motorsport Park. Then there's TCR superstar, Josh Buchan. He's been one of the star performers this year and tells his very unique racing story that has a very different beginning to many of his contemporaries. After that it's business as usual as we digest the massive weekend of Monaco, Indy and Charlotte, plus all the SpeedSeries Hot's and Not's from Sydney. Big show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walkinshaw Andretti United boss Bruce Stewart is our special guest as we look back on their up and down start to the season, and delve into the process behind signing up with Ford for the next era of Supercars Racing. Bruce is as open and honest as ever with lots of insight into the process, the reasoning and how they've managed the feedback from long-term fans of the team. Then there's our comprehensive Winton debrief with all the news and views from a big weekend in country Victoria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a whole heap to work through this week as we look back at the Bathurst 12 Hour and break down all that worked and the things that didn't from another energetic, Bathurst classic Motor Race. Tim Blanchard swings by to talk about his return to Australian Formula Ford after a long time out of the seat, Will Davison talks Winton and Wanneroo's breakthrough and then #DoricGuy joins Schibeci, Walker and Craill to preview all the action this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CRAIG LOWNDES and Craig Baird join the show this week and both have great stories to tell. Bairdo talks the reinvention of the Bathurst 12 Hour this year, how he plans to help manage the race from Race Control and also breaks down the tough calls at Wanneroo last week. Then it's Lowndesy's turn to talk racing for (the Prostate Cancer Foundation) charity this week at Bathurst, his best 12-hour memories, Supercars scorecards and a whole heap more. Good chats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BROC Feeney is having a ripper rookie Supercars season, so we got the Triple Eight teenager in to review his first four rounds and look ahead to what the remainder of season 2022 could bring for one of the rising stars of the sport. Then Andre Heimgartner swings past to discuss his excellent podium finish in what was something of a BJR breakthrough at the weekend. There's all the Perth debrief, the Hots, Nots and What's and a load more in another bumper ep of OTG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're four-strong this week as we preview the next round of the Repco Supercars Championship as the series heads West for the first time in years. Will Davison gives his thoughts, plus expat Aussie Kenny Habul on the Bathurst 12 Hour and his love of Mount Panorama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Hill saved his best for last in the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, completing a charge from 63rd on the grid to claim victory with a stunning late-race pass on Tim Slade. The Canberran joins the show to talk about the incredible race, the last-to-first performance, his young-gun teammate Tom Sargent and the thrill of claiming one of the three Bathurst 'majors' this early in his career. We then recap the Bathurst 6 Hour event and run though the hots and nots, talk F1, Supercars, NASCAR and much more in another bumper show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special ep, Craillsy and Walker jump aboard a borrowed Ford Mustang GT and blaze the well-trodden path between Melbourne and Bathurst - in a tribute to what is possibly the most travelled motorsport road trip in Australia. There's stories from days gone by, road trip highlights, suggestions on the best places to see and the backing vocals of a five-litre V8 Mustang, just for fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The return of the Australian Grand Prix for the first time in 3 years brought the crowds out in record numbers and the changes to the Albert Park Circuit ensured record times and close racing. We chat about the 4 days of racing, Richards step up to F1 commentary and talk about his new mates. We also hear from race winner Charles Leclerc, Daniel Riccardo, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE GRAND PRIX is back and it's going to be bigger than ever! The OTG crew previews a monster weekend of Formula 1 and Supercars action and gives their take on how the weekend is going to play out. Before that, we talk Rallying with guru commentator, champion driver and legendary bloke Dean Herridge. All the washout from Rally Canberra, SVG's dirt debut and much more. A cracking episode to enjoy as you fire yourself up for some F1 action! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE On the Grid team unpicks the action from the Tasmanian Super Sprint at the weekend, with Truck Assist Racing's Todd Hazelwood joining the show to discuss their strong weekend. Hazelwood also gives some insight into the process of getting up to speed with his new engineer, what he spends the time between events doing and just how they come to grips with the completely revised Albert Park circuit. Formula Ford young-gun Valentino Astuti jumps on to chat slipstreaming at Phillip Island and how he bounced back from his monster crash at Wakefield Park last year, and then Schiebcs, Craillsy, Walker and #DoricGuy debrief all the good and bad bits from the latest Supercars showdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Percat was the most vocal of all Supercars drivers leading the charge to bring back the Adelaide 500. He joins the show to talk his immediate reaction to Labor's win in the South Aussie election, which ensures the race will return this year. Nick also flashes back to some of his fondest Adelaide memories - including a drunken run through the streets after his 2016 win - previews Tassie this weekend and tells us why his WAU debut was actually much stronger than it looked on paper. Will Davison is here to help preview Tassie, Mark Winterbottom talks about his love of Tassie, plus we review the Shannons Championships at Phillip Island, IndyCar, NASCAR and F1 and ask (and possibly answer) the question: What did happen to the Adelaide pit building? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might not know who Zac Soutar is, but he comes from a family with terrific racing heritage and has some great stories to tell. He's also the newest winner in TCR Australia racing following a win in Round 1 of the championship in Tassie - he joins us for a chat and it's a beauty. David Reynolds is on the show to talk about GT racing, a bit of breaking news and his Supercars season, and we preview all the action at Phillip Island's Shannons round this weekend. Big show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE DEBRIEF the Sydney Supercars season splash in our usual way this week On the Grid, delving into the key issues that worked for our team - and definitely the ones that didn't too. Our special guest is George Miedecke, the Touring Car Masters winner in Sydney. He talks that, teaming up with Marcos Ambrose at Bathurst this Easter and his US racing career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's go time! The 2022 Supercars season kicks off this week and we've got all the angles covered On the Grid. Bathurst champ Lee Holdsworth drops by to talk settling in with Grove Racing and how that team is building towards something big. Will Davison is on the show talking about DJR's chances in 2022, and then the team previews the full season with a car-by-car look at the field this year. Plus, reaction to Scott McLaughlin's remarkable IndyCar win. It's a big show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices