A deep-dive into the world of engineering this week as Wes McDougall, who engineered Jamie Whincup's final season, joins the show to discuss his fascinating career and a new business designed to help drivers from all walks of life continue to develop and improve - it's fascinating insight into the sport from another angle!

Then it's into the massive weekend ahead as we look at Perth and Baku plus everything else going on in the big bad world of motorsport. 
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Inside engineering with Wes McDougall + Perth preview

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FORD found themselves back in victory lane in the Perth Supersprint last weekend, their first wins of the 2024 season. We welcome Ford's Motorsport Engineering lead, Brendan McGinniskin, to the show to discuss their rise to victory for the first time this year, plus how the global elements of Ford Motorsport are contributing to their Aussie program - and vice-versa. 
Then we debrief the weekend that was - including the proverbial elephant in the room about a certain Aussie Racing Car - and work through the Hot's and Not's of the event, including a deep-dive into what the Supersprint format is lacking after seeing it live. 
All that, plus F1, NASCAR and IndyCar from qualifying at the '500 - it's another big show. 
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Ford's Brendan McGinniskin on winning in the West plus the Perth fallout

This week, for something completely different, our interview guest under the spotlight is none other than Aussie Racing Car part team owner and part-time commentator/PR operative/podcaster Richard Craill!
RC is joined by Johnston Craill Racing Enterprises team pilot Asher Johnston, with the dynamic duo breaking down their venture into national-level motorsport - unsurprisingly, it's a highly insightful chat!
In part two, we break down a big weekend in sports, look forward to Supercars heading west, plus F1 at Imola, and all of the usual shenanigans in the weekly serving of Hots and Nots.
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Craill & Johnston in the Spotlight

Jay Robotham is taking an alternate route in his motorsport career, with a contrasting array of programs on his 2024 roster.
From Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia to the Thai Super Series with a wild Ford Ranger Super PickUp and a MARC Mustang, Jay plans to put the miles to good use when he lines up in the Supercars enduros with Bryce Fullwood at Brad Jones Racing.
From luring monkeys with bananas to a cracking Thai lifestyle, it’s a top chat.
Plus, the team breaks down a massive week in sports, including F1, NASCAR, and the greatest race you’ve never heard about, rounded out with a serving of our patented Hots and Nots! 
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Jay Robotham: Asian Experience

IMAGINE racing one of the most successful IndyCars ever? That's what Aussie Jordan Roddy is doing having recently purchased and now raced the famous Macca's Newman Haas Lola raced to a pair of Champ Car titles by Sebastien Bourdais. Jordan joins the show to discuss some of his incredible car resto projects, including a Cadillac LMP1 car, V12 Jaguars and how he's reassembled lots of Newman Haas Racing to run his latest purchase. It's a great story with some cool moments along the journey. 
Then it's the hots and nots of the week that was, including serious chats about cheating, mannequins and more.. 
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Owning and Racing a championship winning IndyCar

The Repco Supercars Championship debut in Taupo witnessed a massive bounceback for Anton De Pasquale and the Shell V-Power Racing Team, who jetted home with the all-important Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after a classic weekend of racing.
Anton joins us to break it all down, while Richard Craill phones it in from across the ditch with all of the inside gossip from on the ground at our newest championship circuit.
The team analyse a big weekend in sport, plus there is the usual dose of Hot and Not to round out the show.
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Inside engineering with Wes McDougall + Perth preview

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