On The Grid

Returning to Australia to race this year, Brendon Leitch has made a huge impact in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia championship with a series of stirring performances alongside Tim Miles in an Audi R8. In the leadup to the GT Festival at Phillip Island, Brendon joins the show to tell us his fascinating career story and how a kid from the far, far south of New Zealand's South Island ended up racing at places like Spa Francorchamps. It's a great yarn and well told!

Then it's the week that was in our usual style of putting everything into baskets named 'Hot' or 'Not' and shaking vigorously. 

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After a couple of weeks off the Supercars are back in town this weekend in Launceston. And supporting the Supercars are Formula Ford, a category where 2/3rds of the Supercar field got their start. We chat to Icky Harrington about season 2024 and who should we be watching on the weekend.

We look at this weekends racing, and of course plenty of Hots and Nots. I another big show On the Grid

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IN the midst of a breakout Supercars season with Tickford, Thomas Randle is also kicking goals outside of his driving including a star turn on the Shannons SpeedSeries broadcast last week at Queensland Raceway. 'Mr Everywhere' drops past for a chat to discuss his TV turn, Tickford progress, quickfire trips to the UK and much more in a wide-ranging chat. 

Then it's over to the boys to breakdown the week that was via our usual Hot and Not analysis of the way things were, the way things should be and the way things weren't. 

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Callum Hedge won Porsche championships in Australia and then completely changed tack in his career to chase an IndyCar dream - and he's going the right way about it. The young Kiwi checks in following a strong start to his IndyNXT campaign, talks adapting to racing Ovals for the first time, using a spotter, moving to Indianapolis and what it's like to come across his racing hero Scott Dixon in the Gym.. 

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FOR AS long as he could remember, Hunter McElrea wanted to be an IndyCar driver. On Sunday, July 21 he quite literally lived that dream, making his NTT IndyCar Series debut with Dale Coyne Racing on the streets of Toronto - so of course we needed to get the lowdown. From the seemingly fruitless chasing of a drive all year to a late call-up to test for Coyne's team at Mid Ohio and then landing the seat for Toronto, Hunter tells the full story of the build-up, testing and then his debut weekend.

From what it's like to drive an IndyCar, the hybrid system, braking and Toronto's walls to racing legends old enough to be his father, this is a ripper insight into both the journey and what the destination is like when he got there. Following our chat with Hunter, it's the regular Hot's and Not's from the week that was in motorsport, and boy, there were plenty.

All on this special edition of OTG that goes as long as an IndyCar race, just with less aerial racing cars.

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Garth Tander is back On the Grid this week - literally - racing in Porsche Carrera Cup at Sydney Motorsport Park. He chats how important being sharp for the enduros is, who he most wants to beat in the Porsche Pack, Penrite Racing's upwards trend and just why it's so hard to be consistently competitive in Supercars. PLUS our instant reaction to the news that friend of the show Hunter McElrea will become an IndyCar driver this weekend. 

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SUPERCHEAP Auto's Best Performing Oils campaign is one of the best and most innovative motorsport-themed commercials of the year, so we wanted to find out more. We go one on one with the brains behind the advert to unpick how they shot it, some of the celebrity challenges and also just how our own Tony Schibeci became the genuine, number one, headline star of the entire show. Then it's the Hot's and Not's of the week that was and boy oh boy, were there many. 

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Oscar Targett is a young man going places in a hurry. Just 18 months removed from professional-level karting in Europe, this young star has been taken under the wing of the Grove Racing team and is leading the way in the ultra-competitive Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series in 2024. We chat all things with the young gun - including his pathway to Porsche's, aspirations for a professional career, working with gurus like Garth Tander and David Cauchi and even why he might consider changing his surname..

Then it's the usual dive into the best bits of the week that was with the Hots and Nots from the world of Motorsport this week.

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NICK Percat is back - though he never really went anywhere to begin with. Sitting fourth in the Supercars Championship half-way into the season, Nick is in form on and off the track. He's back OTG this week to discuss how to generate consistency in Supercars, what he'd like to see change within the event formats currently in place, his enduro co-driver, karting team and much more. Oh - and which kart track has the best canteen..

Then the boys dissect the week that was and preview the week that will be with the Hots and Nots of this week in Motorsport.

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THIS week we dive straight into the Hots and the Nots from a massive weekend in motorsport, in the Top End and over at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. There's plenty of good stuff to review, plus some stuff that needs some improvement. Also, why Mark left our group chat, why Craillsy didn't know about it and several Darwin-hangover related discussions you don't need to miss. 

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