On The Grid

In his first podcast interview, new majority shareholder of Dick Johnson Racing, Brett Ralph, joins the show to discuss the significant investment his family has made in one of Australia's most famous racing teams. Brett touches on how he was introduced to motorsport and DJR, the key elements in doing the deal and the reasons he decided to get involved with this team in particular.

Speaking of DJR, Will Davison stops by for a preview of this weekend's round at Sandown and the team look ahead to the weekend at the classic Melbourne venue. Plus, the weekly Hot / Not Power Rankings and a whole heap more.

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Rick Kelly joins the show for his first in-depth interview following his racing retirement, talking all things life after racing and his exciting new project with son Lex called Hell-Bent Garage.

Then, Supercheap Auto TCR Australia leader Tony D'Alberto jumps on to reflect on his outstanding weekend in Queensland which saw him not only extend his championship lead, but also win for the first time.

There's a debrief of the new, improved QR plus the massive SpeedSeries event and the weekly Hot / Not Power Rankings discussion in a massive show!

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THE Adelaide Street Circuit is back! One of the most famous racing tracks in Australia returns this year along with the Adelaide 500, so we got the only driver to have raced there every year of its existence on the line! 

Australian Motorsport Legend John Bowe raced open wheelers' in Adelaide in 1985, then Touring Cars, GT cars and lately Touring Car Masters on the city streets - and he's been there every year since the track was launched. He talks about it all - including the famous battle against Larry Perkins in the pouring rain of 1994 that is one of the best ever. 

Then the team debriefs the Adelaide 500 launch, reviews The Bend and we snag chats with both Thomas Randle following his crash, and 59 seconds with the busy SA premier following his launch. It's a massive show!

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THIS WEEKEND's Supercars round is at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, and we were fortunate enough to be joined by circuit owner, Sam Shahin, for a chat. 

He details all things about promoting a Supercars round, how the Bend has evolved as a venue in its five years of operations, dishes the dirt on whether Asian Le Mans will return and also talks about their exciting new Drag Strip, currently under construction. 

Sports Sedan racer Michael Robinson drops by to talk the wild things of circuit racing, and the team previews this weekend, talks IndyCar, F1, NASCAR drama and offers up the weekly Hot or Not. 

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HUNTER McELREA is the special guest this week, chatting to Doric's Tom Arciuli about his maiden Indy Lights victory recently at Mid Ohio.

Then the team runs through the week that was in motorsport with some big-picture chats on Scott Dixon and IndyCar racing, the state of play in Supercars and lots more. Stick around 'til the end for the weekly Hot / Not Power Rankings!

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KARL REINDLER is living the dream in 2022, following the Formula 1 circus around as one of the Medical Car drivers at selected Grands Prix this year. Karl gives us a unique insight into the process, including the lengthy period between first talking about the role and actually getting it. He also discusses how his own career - both on track and off it - have influenced the role and yes, that includes his fiery crash in Perth all those years ago. Karl then walks us thorough what a Grand Prix weekend looks like for him, gives his first hand account of being first on the scene at the massive British Grand Prix crash and a whole heap more. It's insightful, interesting, entertaining and a must-listen!

After that there's a full Townsville debrief, this week's Doric Power Rankings and more!

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Scotty is in great form as he details his second IndyCar season for Penske, how he won on the tricky Mid Ohio Road Course and the massive challenges to come at Toronto, Iowa, Indy and more. He also explains 'Bus Bros', how the US fans have embraced him and also gives his health check on the local scene, too.

It's a special chat with a bloke continuing to kick incredible goals in this next phase of his career.

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Schibecs is away so noted Porsche enthusiast Craill has taken over this week, giving the show a somewhat German theme! But it's with just cause as we celebrate the news of Aussie Matt Campbell's promotion to the factory Porsche Penske Sports Car team in 2023. There's the first audio from Matt in Australia as he talks about the car, how he found out about the news and how long he's known about it (it's a long time).

Then Cam McConville jumps on to reflect on his time working with and racing against Matt, plus what he's up to at Porsche Melbourne and racing in Touring Car Masters. Finally, current Carrera Cup championship leader Harri Jones hopes to follow in Campbell's footsteps, so he joins the fun to talk about his remarkable season so far, his approach to winning, potential Supercars drives and fun things in his Dad's garage at home. It's a great chat with an engaging young talent!

It's a massive show with a Porsche theme this week!

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It's a full debrief of one of the best events in recent memory this week as the On the Grid team reflects on the Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway.

There's all the good, the bad and the indifferent, plus a reaction to news about driver changes, Grand Prix extensions and a whole heap more.

Plus, we hear from two-time Australian Drivers' Champion Joey Mawson, who clinched the title at the weekend.

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PORSCHE Carrera Cup Australia champion David Wall reaches a major milestone this weekend, set to notch up his 200th race start in the championship this weekend at Hidden Valley.

Wall's journey to become just the second driver in championship history to achieve the feat is a long one and a great story - he joins the show to tell us all about it.

We've also got Will Davison ahead of another milestone - his 500th ATCC / Supercars start - and Anton de Pasquale on how he's planning to help DJR rediscover their pre-Winton form.

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