Behind the Sport

Ellexandra Best! .. Driver in the V8 SuperUtes Series, Girls on Track Champion, Twice on Podium in Class at Bathurst 6 Hour and absolute legend for putting up with our technical difficulties joins us for a chat about her motorsport journey so far!

Brad Jones Racing's Lochie Dalton joined us for a chat about Karts, Toyota 86, Trans Am and Super2s, his backers, his beginnings and just where did he end up instead of at our studio for recording the episode?

Priyanka grew up in a country that had minimal motorsport exposure but soon found herself in a deep immersion when she started a job at Motorsport Australia.Priyanka is the National Participation Lead for Motorsport Australia and part of her role is the Ricciardo Racers program and the FIA Girls on Track program.We had a chat about how she ended up in Motorsport and then went for a dive into the FIA Girls on Track program which has undergone some big changes in the last 12 months.

Justin Hunt may be a name you recognise if you've been around motorsport and events for a while in Australia, or perhaps not. He's been involved with some of the biggest motorsport events in Australia at various levels including the never to be repeated Rally Australia super stages in Perth, Western Australia, Australasia Safari and more.Now, he's bringing to life an event in Joondalup, Western Australia called the Joondalup Festival of Motoring.We caught up with him to chat about his history, get some funny tales from before things got so strict, the logistics put into running an event like the Safari and of course we hear about the Joondalup Festival of Motoring and what one thing about the event is making it all worthwhile to put his reputation (and more!) on the line to put this event on.

Perth Motorplex's Speedway manager Gavin Migro jumps into the guest chair this episode for a chat about his 20 year race career and now 20 plus years in administration and promotion of Speedway.We find out about his early experience in some form of racing and some news about the upcoming speedway season.

Sam Dicker joins us for the latest episode almost fresh off the back of a championship win at Puckapunyal where he battled with James Golding. A look bat at his karting history, his other motorsport endeavours and what led to him being relegated to 55th on the Behind the Sport podcast grid list!

From the land of the long winter, miserable weather and toffy accents comes Chris Cheverall who moved to Western Australia and brought with him a passion for race cars and his BMW.Hear about the racing in the UK where they are 10000% spoilt for choice on tracks, given the small distances, and the mammoth effort to bring his BMW to Australia.

Described as someone who has a child like excitement around motorsport, in a positive way, Chris Mitchell almost had no choice about getting involved with motorsport. His Dad, His Dad's Dad all competitors in motorsport before him, he's given Karting, Formula Ford, Sim Racing, RC Racing a go all before landing himself behind a microphone after having one of his "I can do that" moments and giving it a go.From racing, to commentating, to movie star and more we get to learn more about one of Perth's best and most sought after person behind the microphone.

As we come off the back of the Supercars weekend, we caught up with one of the many volunteers who make events like the Perth Supercars round possible, Nathan Green.Nathan has been volunteering for some time and gives us an insight into how to get started, what volunteers get to do and see and some favourite moments from his time so far as a marshall.Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer motorsport official should get in touch with their local motorsport club.

Episode 50 lands and we grabbed Jess Dane just before she headed to Perth for the return of the V8 Supercars at Wanneroo Raceway.Lawyer in training, all rounder at Triple Eight Racing, on air personality and so much more including ambassador to FIA Girls on Track and representative of FIA Women in Motorsport she squeezed us in to talk about her history in motorsport and women in motorsport.

19 year old Gianni Lutzu went from karting into the Arise Driver search where he placed second with mentoring from Nick Percat and BD Soutar Dawson, he then competed in the Arise camp in an F1000 for an interrupted 2020 season and then the following 2021 season.He has now turned his hand to sim racing and we caught up with him a chat about his journey so far.

Growing up around motorsport family and friends, it was probably inevitable that Brooke was going to end up in Motorsport, but she was eventually convinced to give it a go and now loves competing. Come hear her story and find out what's next for Brooke as she heads off to compete in some "away" rounds of sprintcars.

As we edge closer to Episode 50, we turn our attention to the Supercar series and a young woman who booted down doors to achieve her goals. No polite door knocking here!Charlie Bullis is a Digital Content Producer for Supercars and takes us through how she got into motorsport, FIA Girls on Track, her new project Careers with Gears, plus some fantastic behind the scenes chat about Supercars and the upcoming Perth event.Check out Charlie on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/charlie_bullis and her Careers with Gears Instagram which is just getting startedhttps://www.instagram.com/careers_with_gears

For Grant Johnson, motorsport is all about having fun. If he's not having fun, he's not going to race. So how did this late bloomer to motorsport end up competing in the V8 Utes series?With stints as a privateer in Supercars, Bathurst 1000 entries and trips to Sepang, hear his story about his motorsport journey so far and we ask him the big question, what's next for Grant Johnson?

Karting, Hyundai Excels, Super 3, Super 2, Supercars, GT, Targa and so much more, he's traded paints with the best of the best in Australian motorsport and he's not done yet.Get an insight into what it takes at the top level and what his plans are for two snails and a Lambo.

A while ago we spoke with Ian Board from the Junior Dragsters here in Western Australia. We mainly spoke about the association, history of the sport and the various competitors in it.In this episode, recorded back in 2021, we very much focus on the family racing history and future.

An avid indoor karter, which we won't hold against him, he tried his hand at Sim Racing where he ended up on the radar of quite a few people in the WA Motorsport scene before finally stepping into an Excel, this week's guest celebrated what a lot of people perhaps may not celebrate .. a 7th position!

Madison Brown is one determined woman. No matter what happens, she will end up in motorsport and from our chat, it would appear anything else is not an option!Have a listen as she tells us about the step up from junior dragsters into a 2000 HP Funny Car and the history behind the family's beloved Boston Strangler.

Tayla Dicker comes from a family of racers but has forged her own path with her racing career. With a stint in Karts, Formula Fords and Excel Cup under her helmet she's also appeared in the movie GO! where she was one of the stunt drivers.Tayla joins us to tell us all about her racing career, what she's up to now, future plans and her superstitions when racing.

Brock Boley gained himself a reputation as a tough racer in karting which carried on through to his WA Saloon Car racing. Now he's taking a shot at the National TA2 circuit (COVID-19 pending!) while keeping his foot in WA motorsport. So how did he get started? What superstitions does he have and what West Australian motorsport competitor does he believe should be doing big things right now..