Tom Sargent | Le Mans, here we come baby! On The Couch With Hooly
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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!
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/eyIedBo1n14
#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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We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black, creating success with people.
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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!
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/eyIedBo1n14
#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/
LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS:
We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black, creating success with people.
LINKS TO THE SHOW:
Visit the OTCHOOLY website ➡ https://www.otchooly.com
⭐️ SUBSCRIBE NOW⭐️: https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY
🟢 SUBSCRIBE TO SPOTIFY🟢: https://open.spotify.com/show/19wUrVgRLBhw0Np8B0s29I
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Follow OTCHOOLY on Socials:
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1 hr 59 min