On today’s episode we’ve got the legendary driver coach Tom Williamson. In this episode we cut the bullshit and hear it straight from Tom on all things racing, including:
Tom’s life growing up and racing career before coaching
Why and how coaching became a career?
Fuck ego! Accepting when you’re wrong. 
Why Formula Ford is so crucial in any drivers career
Karting AU vs NSW + club level (It’s a shit fight!)
Teaching autistic kids to tap into their hidden superpowers
Importance of media training & psych for drivers
Who’s the best racer in the world? Hint: you don’t know them
Karting costs, tips and BTS know-how
Thoughts - Is SuperUtes a path to Supercars (yeah nah), How to become a pro driver, Trans-AM, Supercars charter system, IndyCar with Will Power, F1 & the GOAT Ryan Sanderson + LOADS MORE banter…
And The FAST FIVE!

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/eyIedBo1n14

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Show Teaser

01:20 - Show & Episode Intro

03:10 - Hooly, Brooke and Tom Williamson banter about Bathurst

05:34 - We are LIVE!

07:45 - Failed Athletes & Coaching

12:19 - Working and living with Macauley Jones

15:20 - Scouting Tom Sargent before he made it

19:45 - Teaching autistic kids in kart racing

24:00 - Back to basics, professional kart teams back in the day

28:01 - The Race Academy Trans Am Team

30:33 - How social media changed the game & needing media training

33:34 - Tom wanting to be a professional racing driver

37:54 - Racing in Western Australia is laid back

43:37 - Becoming a karting dealership for multiple brands

49:12 - Who’s the best racer in the world?

51:16 - Racing karts with Daniel Ricciardo

52:01 - Growing up near Oran Park Raceway

54:28 - Looking up to his dad when racing karts

01:00:03 - Laps, Laps, Laps

01:03:35 - Karting costs for a professional team

01:07:07 - Thoughts on trying to become a professional driver

01:10:57 - Current thoughts on the nex-gen SuperUtes

01:12:14 - The reason Trans Am racing is working in Australia

01:17:50 - Tommy admitting he stuffed up with his coaching techniques

01:18:44 - What’s the hardest thing to drive?

01:18:22 - Reasons why Formula Ford’s so crucial in any racing car career

01:23:18 - The Morse Family and the way go about racing

01:26:53 - V8 Supercars charter situation & wildcard scenario

01:31:33 - Remembering the CAMS Rising Star days

01:36:09 - David Sera creating online Kart Class

01:39:06 - The Williamson family and racing

01:41:44 - Tom’s brother in-law Cody Gillis

01:46:35 - Karting Australia vs Karting NSW

01:49:01 - CIK Stars of Karting merging with Australian Karting Championships

01:51:00 - Is club level kart racing struggling?

01:57:41 - HFFA vs FFA, confusing the consumer

02:01:42 - Will Power and the love for IndyCar racing

02:03:23 - The Go-Pro Motorplex, the real home of motorsports

02:05:19 - Chatting about motocross

02:07:04 - Ryan Sanderson changed the game in both Supercars and Motocross

02:15:41 - Lando Norris and other F1 drivers bringing out kart brands

02:21:36 - The Fast Five

LINKS TO TOM WILLIAMSON: 

Website: https://tomwilliamsonmotorsport.com.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomwilliamsonmotorsport/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomWilliamsonMotorsport

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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 the legendary driver coach Tom Williamson. In this episode we cut the bullshit and hear it straight from Tom on all things racing, including:
<ul>
<li>Tom’s life growing up and racing career before coaching</li>
<li>Why and how coaching became a career?</li>
<li>Fuck ego! Accepting when you’re wrong. </li>
<li>Why Formula Ford is so crucial in any drivers career</li>
<li>Karting AU vs NSW + club level (It’s a shit fight!)</li>
<li>Teaching autistic kids to tap into their hidden superpowers</li>
<li>Importance of media training &amp; psych for drivers</li>
<li>Who’s the best racer in the world? Hint: you don’t know them</li>
<li>Karting costs, tips and BTS know-how</li>
<li>Thoughts - Is SuperUtes a path to Supercars (yeah nah), How to become a pro driver, Trans-AM, Supercars charter system, IndyCar with Will Power, F1 &amp; the GOAT Ryan Sanderson + LOADS MORE banter…</li>
<li>And The FAST FIVE!</li>
</ul>
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: <a href="https://youtu.be/eyIedBo1n14">https://youtu.be/eyIedBo1n14</a> 
<hr>
TIMECODES:
00:00 - Show Teaser
01:20 - Show &amp; Episode Intro
03:10 - Hooly, Brooke and Tom Williamson banter about Bathurst
05:34 - We are LIVE!
07:45 - Failed Athletes &amp; Coaching
12:19 - Working and living with Macauley Jones
15:20 - Scouting Tom Sargent before he made it
19:45 - Teaching autistic kids in kart racing
24:00 - Back to basics, professional kart teams back in the day
28:01 - The Race Academy Trans Am Team
30:33 - How social media changed the game &amp; needing media training
33:34 - Tom wanting to be a professional racing driver
37:54 - Racing in Western Australia is laid back
43:37 - Becoming a karting dealership for multiple brands
49:12 - Who’s the best racer in the world?
51:16 - Racing karts with Daniel Ricciardo
52:01 - Growing up near Oran Park Raceway
54:28 - Looking up to his dad when racing karts
01:00:03 - Laps, Laps, Laps
01:03:35 - Karting costs for a professional team
01:07:07 - Thoughts on trying to become a professional driver
01:10:57 - Current thoughts on the nex-gen SuperUtes
01:12:14 - The reason Trans Am racing is working in Australia
01:17:50 - Tommy admitting he stuffed up with his coaching techniques
01:18:44 - What’s the hardest thing to drive?
01:18:22 - Reasons why Formula Ford’s so crucial in any racing car career
01:23:18 - The Morse Family and the way go about racing
01:26:53 - V8 Supercars charter situation &amp; wildcard scenario
01:31:33 - Remembering the CAMS Rising Star days
01:36:09 - David Sera creating online Kart Class
01:39:06 - The Williamson family and racing
01:41:44 - Tom’s brother in-law Cody Gillis
01:46:35 - Karting Australia vs Karting NSW
01:49:01 - CIK Stars of Karting merging with Australian Karting Championships
01:51:00 - Is club level kart racing struggling?
01:57:41 - HFFA vs FFA, confusing the consumer
02:01:42 - Will Power and the love for IndyCar racing
02:03:23 - The Go-Pro Motorplex, the real home of motorsports
02:05:19 - Chatting about motocross
02:07:04 - Ryan Sanderson changed the game in both Supercars and Motocross
02:15:41 - Lando Norris and other F1 drivers bringing out kart brands
02:21:36 - The Fast Five
<hr>
LINKS TO TOM WILLIAMSON: 
Website: <a href="https://tomwilliamsonmotorsport.com.au/">https://tomwilliamsonmotorsport.com.au/</a> 
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomwilliamsonmotorsport/">https://www.instagram.com/tomwilliamsonmotorsport/</a> 
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TomWilliamsonMotorsport">https://www.facebook.com/TomWilliamsonMotorsport</a> 
<hr>
LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS:
We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black,  creating success with people.
<hr>
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Thanks for tuning into On The Couch with Hooly! Make sure you hit the SUBSCRIBE button and notifications bell so you don’t miss an episode.

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.

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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