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What a week it's been in the world of motorsport. We saw Lando Norris get his maiden win in Formula One and a rare Grand Prix that doesn't have Max Verstappen on the top step of the podium. There's some rumours and innuendo about the sale of defending champions Erebus Motorsport being sold which we'll cover, and Team Penske have dealt out some big punishments after the push to pass scandal that's rocked IndyCar. Plus ahead of Forest Rally next weekend we chat to former Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor before Round 2 of the ARC.
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After an opening round of the Australian Rally Championship that saw a full day rained out in Canberra, the ARC heads west for the Forest Rally next weekend. We spoke to the current series leader of the Production Cup Molly Taylor ahead of the trip to WA, and got the 2016 Champions thoughts on the season opener in the National Capital, and changing gears for the upcoming round of Extreme E
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Just as we went to air, the breaking news came out that Adrian Newey would be leaving Red Bull next year and we went through the ramifications on what this might mean to the paddock in Formula One in 2025 and 2026. Plus the rumour mill is speculating that Erebus Motorsport is up for sale and we went through your messages on what the state of play is at the moment - and we spoke to James Golding who had a great weekend in Supercars return to New Zealand, as well as leading the TransAm Championship in the SpeedSeries as well!
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After a shocker of a round at the AGP, James Golding bounced back from a poor qualifying effort to end up finishing both races in Taupo P7 and P5 after qualifying 22nd and 16th respectively. We spoke to Jimmy about his strong results in New Zealand, his juggling TransAm in addition to Supercars, and we got his thoughts on his new co-driver David Russell who joined PremiAir Nulon Racing after three years at Erebus.
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Ahead of the Top Fuel Dragster and Nitro Funny Cars joining forces next week from May 3 – 5 at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, we spoke to Phil Read who's looking to continue his dominant form of 2024 after some big wins in Perth, and earlier this month at The Bend. The Top Fuel veteran joined us on the show before the double header next week, celebrating 20 years of the Sydney Dragway.
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Supercars made their long awaited return to New Zealand, and it was fitting the first person to win a race at Taupo would be Andre Heimgartner. We spoke to him about what the breakthrough win meant for him and the entire Brad Jones Racing team after a tough start to 2024.
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