The Motorsport Brief | Freddie Slater, the 17-year-old in Audi's F1 Driver Development Programme

The highly rated Brit chats with Rusty on the eve of the 70th New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands.   He’s been racing in NZ over summer and broke through for a win at the old school Teretonga Park last weekend. Freddie CV’s is seriously impressive with a swag of karting championship wins includin…

Will Davison | Part 2 - F1 testing and a new chapter in Supercars

Making it to Europe & memories of his time racing there as he chased a drive in Formula One. Some of the names he was around back the junior days in the UK like Lewis Hamilton. Forming a friendship with Mark Webber & the training they did together including some life lessons as he climbed the lad…

Will Davison | Part 1 - history lessons and a single seater return

The family’s rich racing history which Will has an acute appreciation for. A WWII story of bravery & survival generations before him & its link with Motorsport. Racing karts & taking a break for a while before getting back in ‘boots n all’ with a renewed commitment & impressive speed that set him…

The Motorsport Brief | Meet Louis Sharp 🏎️

The 18-year-old Kiwi is back home for an awesome summer of racing before jetting back to Europe for a big year in F3. We spoke with him at Taupo International Motorsport Park ahead of round 2 of CTFROT - Toyota’s ultra competitive single seater series. Louis won the opening race of the season las…

The Motorsport Brief | Ryan Wood in New Zealand

For our first ep of season ‘26 Rusty catches up with Supercars rising star Ryan Wood in the paddock at Hampton Downs. ‘Woody’ is stepping into an open wheeler over summer and we caught up with him on the eve of round 1 of the Toyota series that’s now badged CTFROT. There is a seriously impressi…

Paul Weel | Part 2 - a frightening Supercars crash & the PWR juggernaut

Making ‘Play of the Day’ after a clash with Dick Johnson and running their own privateer Supercars team on the Gold Coast. Co driving for the Stone Brothers and Marcos Ambrose and acquiring Team Brock. The crash at Bathurst that ended his Supercars career and why he’s lucky to be alive! The n…

Paul Weel | Part 1 - the win that got away at Baja

Weely joins the pod for a Feature Ep as he and Toby Price try to process losing the famed Baja 1000 in Mexico in recent weeks almost within sight of the finish!  A tear away on two-wheels as a youngster and how he came to an ‘arrangement’ with the Police. Riding with Jeremy McGrath and how leavin…

The Motorsport Brief | The F1 title decider in Abu Dhabi

With Lando Norris celebrating his first driver’s championship we debrief the final round of a very memorable season. Rusty is joined by Matt Hickey from Codesports for their best post race convo yet! Why Papaya Rules need a tune up if McLaren persists with them & the champion qualities Oscar Pi…

Colin Bond | Part 2 - Factory Holdens, Fords and world class rally cars

The 1980 F1 World Champion Alan Jones reckons Bondy’s talent could have taken him to global success but he chose to stay local which suited the family man. What it was like working with the legendary Harry Firth and the differences in the way the Factory Holden and Ford Touring Car outfits went ab…

Colin Bond | Part 1 - Discovering Motorsport and the power of throttle control

Growing up on Sydney’s lower North Shore and marrying the girl across the road to learning the mechanical skills that would serve him so well in his career. Success at club level and how those fundamentals became a cornerstone of his achievements at the highest level. From Hill Climbs to Round Au…