On The Grid

James Moffat trades two-litre turbo for V8 grunt this year as he switches from TCR to TransAm in 2023 - he joins the show to discuss the move, the firepower in the TransAm field this year and his career as it stands - plus his burning desire to get to the top step at Mount Panorama in the Gen III era. 

Bracksy joins the show to preview this weekend's round of the World Superbikes at the Island, and then we run down the week that was, and - because we recorded this before anything happened - probably get everything wrong about the Supercars testing in Sydney. Plus, Daytona 500 chat. 

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It has been a massive summer for Australian Speedway and apart of it for the first time as an owner was Tim Hodges. The Warrnambool boy talks about the pros and cons of being an owner on the Speedway scene, he gives us an indication about what the future holds for Hodges Motorsport and just what is was like to Live the Dream. We also talk about the new Supercar liveries that have been revealed and Mark previews the Daytona 500.

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It's our first show for 2023 and it's great to have the first driver to roll out a new Gen 3 car onto the track. Todd Hazelwood achieved this when he took the Cool Drive Mustang onto the Winton layout for the first Gen 3 laps of any team. Todd takes us through the intricacies of the new car and tells us what we can expect to see for the first few race meetings of the year. We also have a full wrap of the Bathurst 12 hour and plenty more.

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THE VALO Adelaide 500 has been run and won and what a week it was! Join the team as we debrief the entirety of the event, the popularity of politicians and the raciness of the racing. 

There's some fairly firm Hot, Not and What's listed as well as we run through the weekly Power Rankings for the final time in 2022.

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A BIG show this week as Lee Holdsworth drops by to reflect on his career as it rounds the final bend at the VALO Adelaide 500 this week. 

Speaking of that, the massive event returns and we look into what to expect from one of the largest motorsport events going around, including the main game and supports. 

Then it's our usual Doric Power Rankings for the week that was as we count down to the Supercars finale'.

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THREE TIME Grand Prix winner Giancarlo Fisichella is coming back Down Under to race in the S5000 Tasman Series at the VALO Adelaide 500 next week. We hear from the Italian to get his thoughts on coming back to the category, the driving challenge the cars present and much more. 

Then we delve into the details of the 2023 Supercars calendar to find out what works, what could be better and what could come in the future. 

That plus our usual HOTs and NOTs of the week that was and the week that will be - it's another big episode of On the Grid. 

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He joins the show to talk about that performance, the surprisingly large differences between the current Mustang and his title-winning ride, 'Sally', and also son Jett's racing career this weekend.

Plus, he discusses the future for the famous Tru Blu Mk. III Falcon and what could occur to that car.

We also preview this weekend's AMRS round at Winton, look back at all the highlights (and challenges) from Bathurst and Brazil, and a whole heap more as usual. 

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SON OF A GUN Ben Bargwanna joins the show this week to discuss his impressive S5000 performance on the streets of Surfers Paradise, but also his strong season in Supercheap Auto TCR.

Every bit as fun as his old man, Ben takes us behind the scenes of hustling the big open wheeler on the city streets, looks ahead to Bathurst's TCR finale' and Adelaide and gives us a clue about what his future could hold. 

Dale Rodgers catches up with John Bowe at the Sandown Historic event last weekend.

Then the team break down the Bathurst International this weekend, delve into the NASCAR showdown and deliver their usual pointed Hots and Nots from the week that was. 

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DAVID REYNOLDS is at his unfiltered best as he returns to the show to discuss his cracking weekend on the Gold Coast last weekend.

From kerbs to cool suits, to finding form, family life, comments on outgoing and incoming teammates and just about everything else, Dave is in great form. 

We then plough through all of the outcomes from the weekend, get on the soapbox about key issues, marvel at wall-riding in NASCAR and epic Porsche drives - plus the usual Hot, Not and What from the week that was. 

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HOW do you make racing cars work on the demanding, unique streets of the Gold Coast? That's the question we're asking this week as we delve into what makes that incredible circuit so special with title and Bathurst winning engineer, Mike Henry.

From tuning the car to the driver and getting the balance between setup and driver aggression right, it's a fascinating insight into what you need to do right to make a racing car work on the Surfers kerbs.

Then the crew look back at the week that was - including more rain pain, this time in South Australia - and look ahead to the Gold Coast 500 and what is to come in the ongoing Supercars fight.

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