Let's Drive Together with Glenn Ridge

John ‘Stonie’ Stoneham is one of Australia’s most recognisable cartoonists, certainly within the motor racing

He was the resident cartoonist at Australia’s weekly motor sport magazine ‘Auto Action’’ for more than 40 years until it closed several years ago, and also for the Murdoch Newspapers afternoon Adelaide News for a time.

He loves motor sport and has been involved as a competitor as well as behind the scenes assisting with PR

I’ve known him for many years, and he is without doubt one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet.

Dale Moscat has been a professional co-driver in the cutthroat sport of rallying for more than a decade.

He started as a circuit racer, but since changing to the side of the car without the steering wheel, he’s teamed up with some of this country’s top drivers in all forms of rallying including dirt rally, tarmac rally, desert racing and SideXSide.

Dale competes regularly in international events and in January 2022, he teamed up with Australian Molly Taylor in their first Dakar Rally

Jon Waterhouse is known to many as the guru of rotary motors.

Jon is a two-time ACT Rally Champion and as well as being involved with the development of the RX7SP, he was also an integral part of the Mazda Motorsport team in the early 1990’s for the likes of the 12-hour endurance races. Jon’s latest motorsport passion is still with rotary motors and he’s a big supporter of the very successful RX8 Cup Race Series especially a young lady who has a big future as not only a race driver, but also a team owner, Maisie Place.

Jon’s a wonderful man who has helped so many over the years and he has some great stories to tell, so I hope you enjoy this conversation with Jon Waterhouse, and should you need his expertise, he can be contacted at [email protected]

Alan Heaphy grew up in Benalla, just down the road from Winton Raceway in country Victoria, and his interest in motorsport started from a very young age, in fact he bought his first car at the age of nine.

 Since then, he’s not only continued to tinker with them, but has built an international reputation as an engineer and team manager. His cars have won 3 Bathurst titles in V8’s and Group A, 2 Bathurst 12-hour titles in Production Cars, and countless podiums in The British Touring Car Championships and Sports Car World Championships.

He’s prepared cars for Circuit Racing, Dirt and Tarmac Rallying and Desert Racing as well as special runs for vehicle manufacturer, he’s a good bloke and he has some great stories to tell

Sunday August 5th, 1979, was a chilly afternoon at the

The 1979 Repco Round Australia Reliability Trial was a 14-day event, where competitors in only rear wheel drive cars travelled 19,000 km over some ridiculously tough roads, that would see only 13 cars completed the entire route.

One of those cars was Car number 7, a Volvo 244 DL sedan, driven by rally legend Ross Dunkerton, co-driven by motoring journalist Peter McKay and navigated by Geoff Jones, that finished 4th outright behind the

Peter McKay joins me for this month’s Famous Last Words podcast to recount his memories of the 79 Repco Reliability Trial, especially the dust, gates, in car drama’s, broken suspension and even more dust.

Glenn Ridge catches up with industry expert Chris Boribon to discuss the upcoming Motors & Masterpieces concours automotive show "A Celebration of Automotive Excellence" where over 200 meticulously selected motorcars and motorcycles will be showcased.

Check out Car Show Melbourne - Motors & Masterpieces (motorsandmasterpieces.com) for more information including tickets and come and see the Famous team at the event!

In this episode, Glenn sits down with Jeff Grech, the former Holden Racing Team V8 Supercar mechanic

Jeff's passion for

With over 40 years in

In this episode Glenn catches up with Scott Pedder, former Australian Rally Champion (ARC) and Australian Rally Hall of Famer. Scott has also competed at the highest level in the World Rally Championship.

A decade ago, Scott stepped back from the Australian Rally Championship (ARC) to focus on his role as CEO of the family business, Pedders Suspension and Brakes. He even served as CEO of the ARC for a time. But now, Scott’s passion for racing is reignited.

With support from Famous Insurance Brokers, Scott and his navigator Glenn Macneall are back and competing in this year's Bosch Australian Rally Championship in a 2018 Skoda Fabia. Despite a ten-year hiatus, they’ve been challenging the younger competitors, securing a 5th place at the Rally of Canberra, 3rd at the Forest Rally in Perth, and an outright win at the Rally of Queensland.

Tune in as Scott shares his journey back to rallying, his motorsport history, and the challenges of balancing racing with running a successful business.

#scottpedder #australianrallychampionship #arc

Glenn speaks with one of Australia’s most celebrated race drivers, Craig Lowndes.

Craig’s career began at just 15 in Formula Ford and Formula Holden before he made a name for himself in the Touring Car scene in 1994. With seven Bathurst 1000 victories and fourteen podiums, Craig is a legend at Mount Panorama!

What many don’t know is that Craig’s passion extends beyond the tarmac. He and navigator Kees Weel won the 2010 Australasian Safari, a grueling six-day dirt race.

Recently, Craig achieved a bucket-list goal by competing in the 2024 Finke Desert Race with navigator Dale Moscatt in a Chevrolet Silverado ZR2, tackling one of Australia’s toughest off-road challenges.

Tune in as Craig shares his Finke Desert Race experiences on the Let's Drive Together!

Don’t miss this chance to hear Craig’s incredible journey in his own words.

#craiglowndes #lowndesy #gm #chevrolet #finke