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 ...
This week’s V8 Sleuth Podcast guest might be better known for their voice than their name, having played a key role in Bathurst 1000 broadcasts and Channel 7’s touring car racing coverage through the mid-1980s and 1990s.
Englishman Richard Hay was in Australia recently and caught up with Noonz to chat about his memories of Mount Panorama, working under Mike Raymond and alongside the likes of Garry Wilkinson, Neil Crompton and Doug Mulray. He also talks about how his father Neville became involved in motorsport commentary and how that in-turn led him to being a cameraman, commentator, producer and presenter across his career in motorsport media.
He also shares some fun tales from his time as a racer himself, including taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours!
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V8SP: George Commins
Supercars Championship and Bathurst 1000 race-winning engineer George Commins joins this week’s edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
Best known as the partner in crime for Brodie Kostecki’s recent successes, Commins shares stories from a long career that started with Mark Larkham and included a stint in Europe and in Formula 1 with Williams.
He opens up on just what life in F1 is like, his initial stint at Dick Johnson Racing in the 2000s, his time with Rick Kelly from 2015-2020 and his thoughts on the Nissan Altima Supercar, plus incredible insights into what makes Brodie Kostecki tick as a driver, their success at Erebus and where they are at amid DJR’s rebuild.
For V8 Sleuth Podcast Plus subscribers, you can also enjoy a snippet of Commins talking about the drivers he worked with in Europe, including current F1 stars Carlos Sainz Jr, Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc!
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V8SP: 2025 Trico Trans Am Series: Everything you need to know
The V8 Sleuth Podcast looks ahead to this weekend’s Race Tasmania at Symmons Plains for the opening round of the 2025 Trico Trans Am Series. Aaron Noonan and Mark Walker preview all the action, run through the massive 32-car entry list, the format for the weekend and some of the changes for this year’s season.
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You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Shane Rogers tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast.
Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:
-Â Did we really need to schedule three major motorsport events for the same weekend?
-Â Alternatives to keep the Sandown 500 alive
-Â The 2026 Supercars silly season
-Â Shane Rogers: Bathurst tour guide
-Â The future of the TCR Series in Australia
-Â The fate of the Team Brock Commodore from the 2002 Bathurst 1000
-Â Whatever happened to the Peter Jackson Search for a Champion Commodore?
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V8SP Mini: The darkest point of David Reynolds’ career
This week’s ‘Mini’ edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast comes from our chat with David Reynolds almost exactly five years ago in March 2020, when he visited Sleuth HQ with his chauffeur for the day - future Supercars champ (and his then enduro co-driver) Will Brown!
In this snippet, Reynolds opened up on a very serious topic: a tragic tarmac rally accident from the early part of his career.
Two weeks after securing the 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Reynolds was competing in the Mount Buller Sprint with navigator Paul Flintoft.
Their Elfin MS8 Clubman spun off the road and crashed down a 20 metre cliff, killing Flintoft and leaving Reynolds with head injuries.
If any of the things talked about in this mini episode resonate with you and you want to reach out for help or to just talk to someone, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or head to lifeline.org.au, or contact BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636 or head to beyondblue.org.au.
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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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