Let's Drive Together with Glenn Ridge

This episode with Glenn Ridge features a name synonymous with Australian rallying—Dean Herridge.

With rallying quite literally in his blood, Dean grew up in the co-driver seat of life. Son of dual Australian Rally Champion Rob Herridge, Dean carved his own path across gravel, tarmac, off-road stages, and circuits around the world. From Bathurst to the FIA Pacific Cup, and the Sunraysia Safari, Dean has done it all—with the trophies to prove it.

We dive into the moments that shaped his career—from family influences to mental strategies behind race prep, life as a Subaru works driver, and his continued involvement in motorsport through Maximum Motorsport. There’s go-karting, fatherhood, and a rally-driving masterclass thrown in too (yes, from the passenger seat).

Brought to you by Famous Insurance, because legends like Dean—and the machines they drive—deserve to be protected.

Start your engines. Or don’t. Just hit play. 🚗💨🎙️

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Rotary Royalty: Maisie Place on Grit, Gears & Going Full Throttle

In this episode of Famous Last Words, we sit down with one of the most exciting names in Australian motorsport: Maisie Place. At just 25, Maisie is already a qualified mechanic, competitive RX-8 Cup driver, and race team owner—making waves on and off the track in a scene still largely dominated by men.

Maisie shares her journey from apprentice under rotary legend Jon Waterhouse to leading her own team at events like the Bathurst 6 Hour and the Nürburgring 24 Hour. She opens up about the late nights in the workshop (sometimes sleeping there to get the job done), the power of mentorship, and what it’s like navigating motorsport as a woman.

💬 “I got to meet Leanne Tander and thought—oh, girls can do this.”
💬 “When you’re in the race car, the rest of the world stops—and I love that.”
💬 “If you read my messages, you’d be mortified.”

This is a raw, inspiring look into what it takes to build a career in motorsport from the ground up—with nothing but grit, talent, and a love for rotary engines.

🔧 Listen now and get under the hood with one of the industry’s rising stars.

🏁 George Vidovic: The Man Behind Python Vehicles 🏁

From a humble Melbourne garage to the high banks of Daytona, George Vidovic has spent over 35 years building a legacy in motorsport and engineering. In this episode, we dive into his journey — from creating Australia’s most respected Cobra replicas at Python Vehicles, to winningmultiple Victorian Sports Car Championships with the iconic #98 Python Cobra.

We also talk racing in the U.S., including the Classic Daytona 24 and Sebring 12 Hour, his beloved McLaren M6B Can-Am car, and building a Cobra for none other than F1 legend Michael Schumacher.

💥 Fast cars. Big dreams. No shortcuts.

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🏁 Toby Hederics: Rookie Rider to Dakar Finisher 🏁

The 2025 Dakar Rally had plenty of drama — from Daniel Sanders taking the Moto title to Toby Price switching to four wheels — but it’s Toby Hederics who stole our hearts.

Raised on the banks of the Murray in Gol Gol and the son of Aussie desert racing legend John Hederics, Toby only set his sights on Dakar two years ago. After being the top rookie at Rally du Maroc 2023, he earned his shot — and made it count.

In this episode, Toby shares the real story behind his Dakar debut: the prep, the struggle to fund the dream, the emotional highs and lows of the world’s toughest rally, and the pride of finishing as the 19th overall, 9th in Rally 2, and 2nd among rookies.

🎧 Hit play and get inspired by one of Australia’s rising off-road stars.

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🏁 Mal Rose: Privateer to Endurance Racing Legend

In this episode, we sit down with one of Australia’s most respected racing privateers — Mal Rose. With a career spanning over 30 years, Mal has raced it all: from Formula Ford and AUSCAR to V8 Supercars, and even 24-hour endurance classics around the globe.

He’s a former Australian Production Car Champion, V8 Supercar Privateer Series winner, and has made 13 consecutive starts at the Nürburgring 24 Hour, including five with Aston Martin Racing. Mal has also claimed class wins at Spa, Dubai, Malaysia, and Bathurst.

Beyond driving, Mal is a skilled mechanic and car builder who has prepared everything from Subaru STis to Nissan GTRs, Aston Martins, and even race trucks. In this chat, he shares stories from the pit to the podium — including the time he raced against F1 engineering mastermind Adrian Newey.

🎧 Tune in for an epic motorsport journey — from the workshop to the world stage.

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🚗 Richard Ferlazzo: Designing the Future of Holden

With over 30 years at GMH, Richard Ferlazzo shaped the look and feel of some of Australia’s most iconic vehicles. From Senior Designer to GM Australia Design Director, he led a team of 150+ creatives across production, advanced, and concept design — not just for Holden, but for global GM platforms.

In this episode, Richard shares stories from inside the design studio — including the creation of the “Billion Dollar Baby” VE Commodore and the award-winning EFIJY Concept Car. His deep passion for automotive design and rich industry insight make this a must-listen for car lovers and creatives alike.

Richard has a real passion for cars, loves talking about them and has many great stories, so I hope you enjoy this Podcast with Richard Ferlazzo. 

🎧 Tap play and take a ride through three decades of design, innovation, and automotive culture.

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Gavin King, the Director of Sydney’s Concours Sportscar Restorations has been restoring and rebuilding classic Jaguars, Aston Martins and Ferraris for more than 30 years. He started the business at 21 years of age and has built it up to become one of Australia’s top restoration companies.

Over the years Gavin and his team have restored, rebuilt, or

In this podcast, Gavin talks about some of his amazing creations, the challenges of restoring an old car, the relationships he developed with the cars owners as well as the future of restoration shops like his or is it a dying trade.

Richard Craill has been commentating at major motor racing events around the country since 2004.  His knowledge of the sport is second to none, and it was great to see him called up by the Ten Network to call this year’s Formula 1 at Albert Park.

Richard is also the man behind the motorsport website theracetorque.com and a part of the very successful ‘On the Grid Podcast’ team.

Kevin Weeks is well known in the Australian Tarmac Rally scene as well as in building circles as the founder of Weeks Building Group and Supaloc steel building systems.

I’ve known Kevin for many years and he’s one of the most

In recent years Kevin has developed Parkinson’s Disease and rather than letting it beat him, he’s tenaciously fighting it, to the degree he rode his push bike from Adelaide to Rockhampton to prove a point to himself and raise awareness of the disease.

The limited-edition Mustang R-Spec has been a standout success story for Ford Australia and Herrod Performance, selling all 500 Supercharged performance machines nearly as quickly as they were being built. 

Constructed at what was until now, a dormant Broadmeadow’s plant, the R-Spec are one of the rare occasions that the blue oval has worked closely with an after-market supplier to construct a limited run of vehicles where they also warrant the cars under their normal warranty plan.

Rob Herrod, the man behind Herrod Performance, says the Mustang R-Spec is the highlight of his career and in this month’s Famous Last Words Podcast, he talks about the planning that went into the car, his relationships with people like Dick Johnson and Howard Marsden, and what plans he has for the future.

I hope you enjoy an insight into Rob Herrod, and the Mustang R-Spec.