Inside Supercars

Barry Ryan, Shannen Kiely, George Commins, and Brodie Kostecki discusses what winning looks like at each level of a Supercars team. They answer the question, can a team win without collecting a trophy?

Nick Ryan is now the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Essendon Football Club, 18 months ago he was the CEO of Kelly Racing. Nick talks about the differences between the biggest sport in Australia and Supercars. The challenges of bringing Nissan into Supercars, and then taking Kelly Racing to Ford. How salary caps do and don't work.

Cam Waters, Tim Edwards, Chris Jewel and Matt Roberts discusses what winning looks like at each level of a Supercars team. They answer the question, can a team win without collecting a trophy?

Colin Bond, Tomas Mezera and Jason Bargwanna discuss what it is like to be the Supercars Driving Standards Observer. How they were ask to undertake the role, what was the challenges in the role, and who were the most difficult drivers and owners to deal with.

John Bowe, John Faulkner, and Jason Bright provide their view on what Supercars need to achieve from the Gen 3 package, what ownership of a Racing Entitlement Contract has meant over the years, and what it could mean if the current team owners don't have a financial interest in the Supercars business.

Steve Dewhurst has had an amazing career in Motorsport, working with some of Australia's and the worlds best motor racing engineers in starting with Paul English, Australian Formula 1 driver and then in England with Brian Hart on the Toleman Turbo F1 engine. He was the man behind the Larkham Motorsport EL Falcon that broke the mold. He also provides his view on what Supercar will have to manage with their two new engine packages, and what he would concentrate on if he was designing Gen3 on a blank sheet of paper.

Peter Wallace discusses his role mapping the engines at Brad Jones Racing, He also discusses his career from Larry Perkins to Stone Bros and a number of other teams in between. He also provides his thoughts on the Gen 3 engine and some of the difficulties that are being experienced in developing the new GM power plant.

Luke West talks about choosing the best of the best from Bathurst 1000 and the Australian Touring Car Championship (now the Supercars Championship) and other local series in his new book, The Immortals of Australian Motorsport. It delves into the careers and characteristics of icons Peter Brock, Allan Moffat and Dick Johnson along with modern-era champions such as Mark Skaife Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup : heroes who are not just high achievers but influential identities who set anew benchmark and changed local racing forever through skill, determination and sheer will. It tells the remarkable stories behind each Immortal's rise, from the fabled tale of rock star Johnson to the little-known facts surrounding Lowndes' Bathurst arrival in 1994 that, a few hours earlier, teetered on the brink of disaster.

Margaret Hardy passed away last week following a battle with cancer, She was an unsung hero of Australian Motorsport starting at the Light Car Club in the 1970s and later moving into category management. She worked with sponsors to run the Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series and the Australian Formula Ford Championship, Margaret was a highly influential figure. In this weeks show, David Reynolds, Bruin Beasley, Mick Ritter, and Michael Borland all speak about Margaret and her legacy in Australian Motorsport.

Bruin Beasley has now been promoted to Operations Manager at Winton Motor Raceway by the Benalla Auto Club. Bruin talks about what the regional track has been doing to improve facilities and increase on track activities in a COVID-19 affected region. He also discusses Supercars return to the circuit in 2021.