We’ve got a Bathurst winner on this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by the National Motor Racing Museum – and he’s a return visitor!
A lot has happened since Lee Holdsworth’s last visit to the podcast in early 2021, headlined by his Bathurst 1000 victory with Chaz Mostert at the end of that year, plus an unexpected swansong full-time Supercars season that netted him the Barry Sheene Medal.
For the final part of our two-part chat, we recap the extensive celebrations that followed his Bathurst win – including the Monday morning phone call from a rival team owner with an offer to race full-time in Supercars the next year!
Holdsworth talks about navigating changing his 2022 plans to drive for Grove Racing, his offer to race on into the Gen3 era full-time, working with a young Matt Payne, returning to Walkinshaw Andretti United for 2023 but knowing he had next to no chance of winning Bathurst, his return to Team 18 that would’ve seemed unlikely just a few years ago, and his new life outside of motorsport working in commercial real estate.
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V8SP: Lee Holdsworth (Part 1)
We’ve got a Bathurst winner on this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by the National Motor Racing Museum – and he’s a return visitor!
A lot has happened since Lee Holdsworth’s last visit to the podcast in early 2021, headlined by his Bathurst 1000 victory with Chaz Mostert at the end of that year, plus an unexpected swansong full-time Supercars season that netted him the Barry Sheene Medal.
For the first part of our two-part chat, we wind back to his last visit - and all the things that were going on at that time that he couldn’t talk about! One of those things was his co-drive deal with Walkinshaw Andretti United, which had yet to be announced.
We chat about the uncertainty he felt in the wake of being unexpectedly cut loose by Tickford at the end of 2020, how his deal to join WAU came together, plus a lot of inside stories of he and Mostert’s dominant weekend at Mount Panorama. We’ve never had a guest reference ‘Kevin Bloody Wilson’ on this podcast before, but we have now!
Lee also tells the story of how the team’s post-race inspection of the car revealed that their shot at victory came quite literally a centimetre from unravelling…
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V8SP: All things ‘40’ in motorsport
Aaron Noonan and Will Dale explore all things ‘40’ throughout the world of motorsport in this episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn, in honour of Autobarn’s 40th anniversary in 2025.
From Supercars and Bathurst 1000 stars, Formula 1 icons, Indy 500 close-calls to NASCAR legends, we look at the #40 across motorsport as well as a look back at what was going on 40 years ago in Australian motorsport.
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V8SP: The Pack Up - Darwin Triple Crown
V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan and Mark Walker go through all the talking points after a hot weekend of Supercars racing in the top end at the betr Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley.
Broc Feeney's true triple crown, Grove Racing on fire, and those who had a tough weekend in the Top End, plus much, much more!
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V8SP: The Undercut, our new show about Supercars and more!
Haven’t had a chance to watch our new show, The Undercut? Listen to the first episode here on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Autobarn!
Aaron Noonan is joined by Jack Perkins and James Moffat to talk Supercars and more - opinion, analysis and the boys certainly didn't agree on everything in this new program from V8 Sleuth.
Jack downloads on his upcoming NASCAR debut, we talk Trans Am with James and the guys tackle the City Rural Insurance Burning Questions, packed with plenty of topics to chew on!
From the Walkinshaw driver battle, to who is Ford's best title chance, how Frosty's TV debut went, what happens to James Courtney in 2026 and much more, the boys have plenty to talk about!
Noonz brings an idea to the table to improve the momentum of the Supercars calendar in our Workbench segment too - where less is more!
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V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan chats one-on-one with icons of Australian motorsport. Along with the big wins and the big moments, Noonz digs a step deeper and unearths a few forgotten tales and funny stories from their life in racing.
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