The V8 Sleuth Podcast

You’ve asked and we’re answering! Aaron Noonan and Will Dale tackle your questions in a Q&A edition of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own.

Some of the topics we tackle in this episode thanks to your questions:

- The potential for a generic, non-manufacturer-aligned engine in Supercars

- How could Supercars transition to a summer series

- The Sandown 500’s patchwork history

- The years with the least number of past champions on the grid

- Team radio’s place in Supercars broadcasts

- And plenty more! 

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For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Jack Le Brocq confirming a move into a title-contending seat for the 2024 season. 

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This weekend’s OTR SuperSprint at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park (the brand new name for The Bend) will be the 600th round in Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars Championship history. On this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own, we’re looking back at the milestone rounds by each century on the championship’s journey to its 600th event, highlighting the sport’s evolution and some of the stats across the eras, plus a look at South Australia’s history in the championship.

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For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Erebus Motorsport clearing the way for Will Brown to make a shock switch to Triple Eight for 2024.

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Wednesday 9 August 2023 marks 20 years to the day that we lost Stewart McColl in a tragic accident at Phillip Island. Not only was Stewy a rising star, having raced and won against strong opposition in Formula Ford and Formula Holden, but he was also a friend to many in the sport.

We celebrate his life on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own by sharing his story, as told by his parents John and Janelle McColl and his great friend Steve Ducat. 

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For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news from this week in the Repco Supercars Championship, headlined by Shane van Gisbergen locking in his debut NASCAR oval race in the Craftsman Truck Series.

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We wrap up our chat with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to talk about his history at Mount Panorama.

In the third and final part, he chats about his time so far at Team 18, what it meant for him personally to finally break through for the squad’s first Repco Supercars Championship race victory earlier this year at Hidden Valley, and why it means they go to the Mountain with their best ever chance of winning the Peter Brock Trophy.

We also ask him about what memorabilia he’s kept from his racing career, what race car he’d love to have kept – it’s one that he actually tried to buy! – and get the back story on some of the fines he’s copped across his time in Supercars.

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We’re continuing our chat with Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to talk about his history at Mount Panorama.

In Part 2, he chats about the balance of his Bathurst tilts with Ford Performance Racing/Prodrive Racing Australia/Tickford Racing, from the lows of the boot explosion in 2009 to the highs of his dramatic victory in the 2013 race with Steven Richards. He also talks through the end of his time with the team and his move to Team 18 for the 2019 season.

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For this week’s edition of Repco Supercars Weekly, V8 Sleuth’s Aaron Noonan runs through the key news ahead of this weekend’s Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight, headlined by reigning champion Shane van Gisbergen swapping cars for the event.

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We’re talking to Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom on this week’s episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast polished by Bowden’s Own. ‘Frosty’ is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first Bathurst 1000 come this year’s race in October, so we sat down to chat about his history with Mount Panorama.

In the first part of a three-part chat, he talks about watching the race as a kid, long before the karting and Formula Ford successes that earnt him his first V8 Supercar drive with Stone Brothers Racing. He talks about his debut with SBR in the 2003 race – and how he feels they had a shot to win it – and his two starts with Larkham Motor Sport in 2004 and 2005, plus his early near-misses with Ford Performance Racing in 2007.

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