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A motorsports podcast filled with controversy, entertainment and laughs. Your host, Daniel ‘Hooly’ Holihan is unlike other journos touting how they know what it takes to win a championship in motorsport; he’s actually done it. In this epic podcast Hooly and his producer, Brooke, get to the heart of guest’s stories, beyond the helmet.
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Jake Parsons | Aussie young gun taking Japan by storm
On today’s episode we’ve got Australia’s international driving sensation, Jake Parsons, who is taking Japan by storm. We sat down with Jake and had one hell of a chat tracking his career journey across the globe. Here is a taste of some of the topics we got stuck into throughout the episode:
Where has Jake been living/racing these past eight years?!?
The BAD start in karts to racing the U18 Karting World Champs
Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford with Synergy
Road to Indy - the international journey begins
Japanese culture & Hooly’s obsession with vending machines
Japan’s motorsport programs, engineering & marketing (Take notes Supercars)
Japanese Super GT300, Super Taikyu & Formula 3 racing
Tokyo Auto Salon (from visitor to exhibitor)
Game show! Japan vs Australia Trivia
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⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Tease
01:00 - Show & Episode Intro
03:00 - Where has Jake been?
04:00 - BTS living in Japan
08:00 - Japan’s motorsport programs, purses & points
10:00 - Racing Super GT in Japan
13:00 - BAD START! Jake’s first time in a go-kart
16:30 - COME BACK KID! Returning to karts
21:00 - Melbourne ➡ Sydney ➡ Tokyo
24:00 - Tokyo Auto Salon relationship
27:00 - Shogun Autosport business
30:00 - Performance psychology benefits
35:30 - NEVER believe what you read on driverdb.com
37:00 - CIK Stars of karting era
41:00 - Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford
46:00 - Road to Indy
51:00 - Moving to Formula BMW in Asia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTrY6JwPU0
53:50 - Next stop, Japan! F3, Super GT & more
58:00 - YOU CAN BUY A CAR IN A VENDING MACHINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0aPm02JM0&t=49s
01:02:45 - Seattle’s mysterious vending machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SktHP_GU0
01:04:00 - How to get sponsors in Japan?
01:09:00 - Japan’s engineering capabilities in motorsports
01:11:00 - EV vs Hydrogen cars
01:15:00 - Back to racing talk: GT4’s
01:20:00 - Hardcore Japanese fan base (take notes Supercars)
01:24:00 - GAME SHOW: Japan vs Australia Trivia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHnUYftFxs
01:35:00 - What’s changed in Australia’s go-kart scene
01:39:00 - Jake’s absolute favourite track, cars and twitch streaming
01:40:30 - 2023 Yokohama World Time Attack
⭐️ LINKS TO JAKE PARSONS ⭐️ ➡
Personal ➡
Website: https://www.jakeparsons.net.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeparsons.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JakeParsons.JP
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeparsonsjp
Businesses ➡
Shogun Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/shogunautosport/
Motorsport Japan: https://www.instagram.com/motorsport.japan/
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Craig Dontas | The hustler's story - From marbles to Supercars
On today’s episode we’ve got utes legend, Craig Dontas. These days he’s known for being a part of the Supercars landscape as the Head of Commercial Sales and Sponsorships. There was a little hiccup recording due to Hooly getting over excited but have no fear the episode goes beyond the hour thirty mark. You will hear about Craig’s racing career from start to finish in production cars, Stadium Super Trucks, Aussie Race Cars, Trans Am, V8 Utes and into SuperUtes. Plus, we get into the nitty gritty of:
The reality of juggling racing, life and work. Is it too much?
Was NASCAR always bound to fail in Australia? Is it coming back?
Supercars politics, talent, sponsorships + more
What it was like growing up with Peter Brock
We relive the Shannons Supercar Showdown reality TV experience
Wild Stadium Super Trucks stories
Plus, racing prod sports, utes, Trans Am & Aussie Racing Cars
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⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Teaser
01:10 - Show Intro
2:20 - Episode Intro
3:00 - What’s going on at Sydney Supercars (we filmed July 29)
08:00 - Hooly FINALLY got Craig on the couch!
09:30 - Owning and racing Trans Am Team with Elliott Barbour
10:45 - Shannons Supercar Showdown - Oh we remember!
14:25 - Has Supercars lost its way?
20:20 - NASCAR, SVG and what does this mean for future Aussie talent?
23:00 - Do we allow NASCAR drivers to race in Supercars with NO SUPER LICENSE?
29:00 - Hustling to fund go-karts as a teenager
33:00 - Racing Production Cars
35:00 - Growing up with Peter Brock
38:00 - The juggling game ~ Work, Life and Racing
41:00 - Career journey from marbles hustler to Supercars (Head of Sales & Sponsorships)
43:00 - Have sponsors' attitudes towards Supercars changed?
50:00 - How would you change Supercars?
57:00 - COVID groundhog days
01:02:00 - Toyota 86 Series fostering talent
01:05:00 - Getting to know Craig’s family
01:09:00 - Overcoming anxiety and seeking support
01:14:00 - Memories of first Bathurst ‘85
01:17:00 - Becoming mates with Elliot Barbour
01:18:30 - Was NASCAR always bound to fail in Australia?
01:20:00 - Are opportunities for women in motorsports improving?
01:28:30 - Who will win the Sydney Supernight?
01:31:41 - WHOOPS! THE SHOW IS NOT OVER PEOPLE!
01:34:04 - Bringing Stadium Super Trucks to Australia ~ Wild stories
01:45:55 - Best category to race…Can you guess? - 12min
01:47:03 - Old V8 Brutes or Super Utes? +2min
01:49:16 - Trans Am to replace SuperUtes? + secret squirrel talk
01:51:03 - Cost to race SuperUtes
01:54:12 - The OFFICIAL podcast wrap-up…finally!
⭐️ LINKS TO CRAIG DONTAS ⭐️ ➡
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigdontas/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craigdontasracing/
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡
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Toby Bellbowen | Unpredictable & uncensored trackside content
On today’s episode we’ve got Sprint Car Hub founder and creator Toby Bellbowen. An incredible driver himself, Toby was tearing up the speedway tracks for over seven years before his career was cut short due to a medical condition. With an undeniable passion for sprintcars, we learn how Toby turned his life around, reinvented his career and kicked off the new wave of speedway content across Australia. You can hear all about this and more from the couch, including:
FULL STORY: Racing career and why Toby retired
Sprint Car Hub’s beginnings and future direction
BTS of interviewing drivers trackside (who’s upset, supportive and/or not speaking?)
Demand for LIVE content at speedway events
Unpredictable nature of sprintcar racing
Growing up in a speedway family
Racing sprintcars in the US
OMG! Does Toby reveal who the Keyboard Racer/s is?
Concussion devices…we chat more
Organisational shit show: speedway fragmentation issues
FAST FIVE!
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⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Teaser
01:00 - Show and Episode Intro
03:15 - Speedway banter begins…
05:00 - Reminiscing Parramatta Speedway
10:00 - Preparing Warrnambool (aka ‘working the track’)
14:30 - Why isn’t sprintcar racing on prime time TV networks?
16:00 - How do you get into sprintcar racing?
19:00 - Demand for content at live events…aka Sprint Car Hub
26:00 - BTS of interviewing drivers trackside
33:00 - The unpredictable nature of Sprintcar racing
34:15 - FULL STORY: Why Toby retired from Sprintcars
49:00 - Why dirt and not the tar route?
53:00 - Growing up in a sprintcar family
01:00:15 - Retirement, the final call
01:05:15 - Packing up and selling everything
01:08:15 - Why did Roddy give it up?
01:09:40 - Mentors in speedway
01:11:15 - SET CRASHER!...Welcome Miki
01:14:00 - Racing in the USA
01:17:45 - What’s it like driving a 360?
01:19:30 - OMG! Toby knows who the Keyboard Racer/s is!
01:25:00 - Dealing with the good ol’ trolls in media
01:29:00 - The Sprint Car Hub story (when/why/how…what’s next?)
01:32:30 - Does speedway engage with fans better than tar?
01:35:30 - Concussion devices in speedway
01:41:10 - WA Sprintcar series
01:48:00 - Fragmentation issues of speedway as an organised sport
01:53:30 - THE FAST FIVE
02:06:00 - Show wrap up
Notes: Fast Five: Question 1 answer is Jamie Veal. Kerry Madsen won night one and Jamie Veal won night two. Toby’s final score is ⅘, not ⅗
⭐️ LINKS TO TOBY BELLBOWEN ⭐️ ➡
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobybellbowen7/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toby70/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tobybellbowen7?lang=en
Sprintcar Hub ➡
Website: https://sprintcarhub.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprintcarhub/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarhub/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sprintcarhub
Keyboard Racer ➡
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekeyboardracer/
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡
We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black, creating success with people.
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Matt McLean | Racing cars and rocking bass guitars
On today’s episode we’ve got the multi-talented race car driver and musician, Matt McLean. He has won numerous Australian karting titles, received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award for Super2 and this year is competing in the S5000 series. Now a former member of The Crookeds, Matt is throwing everything he’s got into his Supercars dream.
We were stoked to have the rockstar join us in the studio where we talked about everything from music to racing including:
Racing go-karts as a SOLO team & winning titles
Transitioning from karting to Super3
Managing FOUR jobs to race
Working in go-karts as a coach & on the tools. PLUS Tips for tuning karts
The Crookeds ~ early days, roadie stories, CRAZY stalkers & LEAVING!
STORIES from Frankie’s Pizza (we all reminisce)
Fighting for SEATS in the Super2 paddock
Erebus Academy experiences & SIM racing (is it the same as the actual thing?!)
S5000…the backup plan? (note this episode was filmed Jan 2023 prior to announcements)
Family background, musical and racing influences
Hooly’s DIRTY undies are back on TRIAL
THE FAST FIVE!
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#otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #supercars #super2 #gokarts #gokartracing #musician #thecrookeds
⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Teaser
01:30 - Show & Episode Intros
03:00 - Welcome Matt to the show
03:30 - Living in Sydney & Melbourne
04:20 - Joining The Crookeds & why bass guitar
06:00 - Dad’s advice (Music or Car racing?)
06:30 - Fighting for seats in the Super2 paddock
09:30 - Managing FOUR jobs to race (including Arrow Karts & driver training)
13:00 - Changes in the go-karting scene over the last 20 years
14:00 - Juggling music and racing
17:00 - Music influences & the next door neighbour
20:20 - The McLean family background
23:15 - Back to the FOUR jobs conversation…
24:45 - Transitioning from go-karts to Super3
28:15 - The Jaie Robson helmet story
29:30 - The Crookeds ~ early days, roadie stories & crazy stalkers
38:15 - Paul Hogan stories & opening for Thirsty Merc
43:00 - Leaving The Crookeds ~ The full story
46:00 - Future ~ Race Car Driver
50:00 - Erebus Academy & SIM racing
52:30 - Winning National Go-Kart Titles
54:45 - BTS of kart development
57:00 - Stories from FRANKIE’S PIZZA!
01:00:00 - Racing SuperUtes & what went down with Ryal Harris
01:04:00 - Dealing with the haters in music and racing
01:06:30 - Super2 journey from 2020 till now
01:12:30 - Is Super2 TOO expensive?
01:17:45 - Meeting his girlfriend of seven years
01:19:15 - Is the adrenaline BUZZ bigger on stage or the track?
01:21:30 - THE BACKUP PLAN S5000
01:23:00 - Expectations post Mike Cable Young Gun Award + BOOST sponsorship
01:28:15 - Peter Adderton fighting for more recs in SuperCars
01:31:30 - Motorsports heroes
01:34:00 - Working SOLO to win go-kart titles & favourite class
01:37:00 - HOT TIPS: TUNING go-karts to the weather
01:41:45 - Dad’s racing career
01:43:00 - Hooly’s DIRTY undies are back on TRIAL
01:44:30 - Racing nutrition, karting training and more
01:50:30 - SIM vs ACTUAL go-kart training - what’s better?
01:54:00 - #12 PLUS Why do the Egglestone’s run #54 & #38?
01:57:15 - THE FAST FIVE
02:03:00 - PLANS for the future
⭐️ LINKS TO MATT MCLEAN ⭐️ ➡
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtatmclean
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattMcLeanMotorsport/
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Alex Orr | Real, Raw & Fiery - The Sprintcar edition
On today’s episode we’ve got the charismatic and entertaining Sprintcar driver Alex Orr. This episode was absolutely on fire as we chatted for hours on spicy topics including:
Go-Karting as kids, plus why his Dad HATED it!
Why and how Alex is working in the building industry
Sprintcar HOT TOPICS: managing tyres, KRE engines + more
Racing the Chili Bowl & one hilarious story
Are drivers too robotic nowadays?
Promoting. Alex wants to show them how it's done.
Alex’s brother is an MMA fighter!
'Spoilt rich kids racing’
Hooly’s HOT SEAT! VERY controversial stuff
The FAST FIVE
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#otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #sprintcar #speedway
⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡
00:00 - Show Teaser
02:45 - Show & Episode Intro
04:00 - Growing up on the Central Coast & day job
05:45 - Go-karting early days with family
08:50 - Why trades after year 12?
10:45 - Alex’s dad HATED karts back in the day…WHY?!
12:45 - Does this mean cheating in karts?
14:00 - Costs of KRE engine locally vs overseas
17:00 - Parra vs Eastern Creek
19:45 - Shout out to Warrnambool
25:30 - Managing tyres in Sprintcar races
30:00 - Finding the ‘groove’ at Eastern Creek
32:40 - Super Competitive! What other sports is Alex into…
35:00 - Daughters in speedway?
36:45 - Racing the Chili Bowl
44:30 - Chilli Bowl setup, can Alex trust his team?
47:05 - Racing alongside the American drivers
49:35 - Is Lachy McHugh aggressive & clean OR just aggressive & dirty?
50:00 - Are we too robotic? Drivers actions on/off track, in the pits & more
52:05 - THE BIG DREAM…promote a speedway event
55:45 - Remember the Ultimate Sprintcar Champs with the driver photos
01:00:50 - Bring back the pole shuffle!
01:03:10 - Wade Augner ‘Listen young grasshopper’
01:05:00 - How to promote a speedway event that’s entertaining
01:08:30 - SVG, Cam Waters…Supercar drivers entering Sprintcars
01:13:15 - FIRST time behind the wheel of a sprintcar
01:33:30 - Helping team mate Peter O’Neill
01:18:10 - Does go-karting prepare you for Sprintcars?
01:19:00 - Thought on World Of Outlaws VISA issues
01:25:25 - Next stop…the USA!
01:28:30 - Finding love & the ‘one’ that gets your crazy sport passion
01:30:45 - Alex’s brother the MMA fighter
01:34:15 - The Orr family talent pool
01:35:30 - Back to fight sports and car racing banter
01:38:50 - Newcastle go-kart ‘ski-jump’ images are thanks to Pace Images - https://www.facebook.com/paceimages/
01:39:00 - Close ties with the Tanty family
01:42:30 - ‘Spoilt rich kids racing’
01:45:50 - Thoughts on Kyle Larson racing the Indy500
01:50:00 - SEGMENT: Hooly’s HOT SEAT (controversial topics)
02:23:05 - SEGMENT: The FAST FIVE!
02:29:05 - Future plans & show outro
⭐️ LINKS TO ALEX ORR ⭐️ ➡
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orr.alex43/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orr.racing43
⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡
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Tom Sargent | Le Mans, here we come baby!
On today’s episode we’ve got Porsche driver Tom Sargent. We were fortunate to interview Tom before he set off for the US to drive for McElrea Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America Series in 2023.
Tommy brought the banter and told us some hilarious stories both on and off track that you don’t want to miss including:
Family life and growing up in Young, NSW
Go-kart career including the UK trip to the world’s most expensive daycare
CHE Racing official ‘Truck Driver’
Formula Ford days & pressure to win a championship
Living the bachelor life
Few Blokes Inc…Tommy reveals all
The infamous Gold Coast road trip story revealed
What’s a Porsche like to drive?
Trans AM. Yay or Nay?
USA…here Tommy comes!
The 6hr backstory with Cam Hill
What’s in the future? Le Mans? …
And The FAST FIVE!
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#otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #porsche
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TIMECODES:
00:00 - Show Teaser
01:00 - Show & Episode Intro's
03:00 - Hooly dives straight into Tom’s family life
05:50 - What karting era is Tom from?
07:30 - Working for Dad’s business
13:35 - Karting career - ‘Give the kid a chance & pull the restrictor out’
18:30 - The Young racing crew
19:15 - Speedway? HELL NO!
21:30 - Tommy’s Mum the Town Planner
22:45 - Few Blokes Incorporated - Zack Bates exposed!
24:55 - Electric Go-Karts - Tom, Hooly and Brooke share experiences
27:30 - ‘Official Truck Driver’ - CHE Formula Ford Team
28:15 - Hooly’s Special Intro (aka send-off) for Tommy
29:30 - Ah brotherly love - what happened to Tom’s brother
31:30 - Living out of home - cleaning, cooking…
33:10 - Few Blokes Incorporated - Tommy aka GUN COOKER
34:30 - Few Blokes Incorporated - The back story
37:45 - Trans AM. YAY or NAY?
39:00 - What’s a Porsche like to race?
42:00 - Winning FF, was the Supercars test (the prize) worthwhile?
47:00 - America…here Tommy comes!
49:50 - Racing go-karts in the UK
51:49 - The world’s most expensive daycare center
56:45 - Formula Ford - From Synergy to CHE Racing
59:36 - The ONLY DNF ever in car racing to date
01:02:10 - The lost SuperUte at the Bend - anyone surprised? LOL
01:03:40 - We know you’re listening Noah…
01:06:00 - Few Blokes have no openings? WTF! Hooly might be too old
01:06:35 - What went down on the Gold Coast road trip with Josh Haynes
01:15:45 - Pressure of winning your first championship
01:21:30 - Is the 12HR in the plans?
01:22:30 - The 6HR backstory ~ Tommy’s version 2.0 (check out Cam Hill’s episode for v1.0 https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tePKQg6aXiQkqByRAqvlO?si=b20f608cbb3c4736 )
01:34:30 - Co-driving with coach and mentor Cam Hill
01:39:15 - 6HR Drama - The ride height mistake explained
01:43:45 - THE FAST FIVE
01:54:20 - Plans for the future
01:57:20 - Before we go…The new Formula Ford cars coming
LINKS TO TOM SARGENT:
Website: https://tomsargent.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom_sargent47
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.sargent47/
FewBlokes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fewblokesincorporated/
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Great podcast
Each episode is better than the last! Every guest is an amazing person
Passionate and Knowledgeable
Hooly’s love and passion for motorsport shines through in these terrific interviews. Great stuff!
Awesome work
Awesome podcast mate, love hearing about all the different categories of Motorsport and listening to your guests stories on how they got to where they are today, keep up the good work