Torque n Power Podcast

On Episode 075 we have Pro Stock winner from Atlantic Oils East Coast Thunder in Sydney Jason Hedges and Danny Selva. They talk us through the amazing win coming from the 9th spot in qualifying entering Q3 session, making the field and taking on the best in the nation as he worked his way through eliminations.

Jason and Danny also talk about their humble beginnings in Drag Racing especially and also discuss the importance of branding in 2019 and some of the benefits Australian Companies can get from branding in Drag Racing especially in the top tier of Group 1 racing.

We also cover off on the Formula 1 season and Lewis Hamiltons 6th Championship, can he equal Michael Schumachers 7 Championship Titles? We also chat about some big rule changes in 2020 for Supercars.

On Episode 074 we have another visit from Harry Haig, this year’s Street Machine Drag Challenge winner. He tells us all about his 5-day tour of Drag Challenge and his amazing win. He tells us of some of the stories and the comradery between his fellow competitors. This year he shared the Challenge with his son Corty in his V8 powered Corolla and had some stories to tell on this journey. We really appreciate Harry’s time in coming on the Podcast again.

We also cover off on Supercars final event from Newcastle and Scott McLaughlin’s Championship win. Was the Social Media coverage between Sandown and Newcastle just a storm in a teacup? We cover off on the final NHRA event with a focus on the Steve Torrence and Cameron Ferre incident.

On Episode 073 we have Denver Parker back in the studio after his Championship win in the Street Car Racing Association of WA. He won this years Championship and gives us a run down on his plans for 2020. We discuss the fallout from COTA Austin Texas Formula 1 race and was Max Verstappen within his right to call out Ferrari as cheaters.

Simon gives us a technical insight into the penalty handed out to DJRPenske #17 Mustang of Scott McLaughlin and Alex Premat at Bathurst 1000. We also give a rundown on the Sandown 500 and the huge 86 Toyota race crash.

We also discuss ARG’s new Bathurst event next year, a wrap up from the Goldenstates from the Perth Motorplex and the permeations in the NHRA Championship that will unfold this weekend.

On Episode 072 we discuss Stevie Fast Jacksons $50,000 win in Radial vs the World at No Mercy 10. We also go over the Australian MotoGP from Phillip Island and of course all the unrest from the Gold Coast 600.

We go take a sneak peak at the alleged facelift of the ZB Commodore, preview the Atlantic Oils East Coast Thunder and World Time Attack from Sydney Motorsport Park.

The finish off we cover off on the new products to be released at SEMA in Las Vegas next week and Oscar Piastri’s Championship win in Formula Renault Eurocup.

On Episode 071 we discuss Marc Marquez’s 8 Ball Championship and his tussle with Fabio Quartararo. We also discuss the Japan Grand Prix and Charles Leclerc’s demise from a winning position.

We also give a huge wrap up of the Bathurst 1000 and give us our views of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. We discuss the latest inductees of the Bathurst Legends Lane and some of the other interesting news in the lead up to Bathurst.

The disaster of RM Sotherbys Auction at Monterey car week when auctioneer Maarten ten Holder got his 17’s and 70’s mixed up. We have some readers write and give us their thoughts on the S5000 debate. We also cover off on Khalid alBalooshi controversy and to finish up we summarise on the events that are coming up in the next month. m3wdtykv

On Episode 070 we discuss the fallout of the Russian Grand Prix and how on earth anyone could compare GWS with a Ferrari. We discuss the Aragon MotoGP and the dominance of Marquez once again. We discuss all things in the lead up to the Bathurst 1000

We have a huge difference of opinion over the new class S5000 which gets quite animated. Australian National Drag Racing Association have completed their calendar and we also go over Sunset Strip Nationals along with all things 400 Thunder. Todd caught up with Mitch Larner over the phone from Ireland and covers off on his latest event there. We also cover off on the Kenda Radial Riot and preview this year’s Street Machine Drag Challenge.

On episode 069 we have the entire team back in the studio. We cover off on Ferrari’s victory at Monza, the madness of Q3 and Marquez’s victory at the San Marino GP for MotoGP. We have part 2 of the Formula 1 in Schools interview with the students of Wesley College.

We cover off on “Safety Car Gate” from Supercars at Pukekohe New Zealand and how it all went wrong. We go over the events and Aussie cars from Dragweek in the US. We also discuss the success of Formula E and their proclaimed revenue in 2019/20.

In a Podcast first, we test drive one of Simon’s new creations in the form of a LS powered E46 BMW. This car is a 2002 2 door BMW E46 sporting Allfast’s new LS V8 6 speed manual conversion kit. This car takes us back to high school when 350 powered Torana’s ruled the road, but with power steering, air conditioning and modern handling. While talking high schoo,l we discuss the old days getting into Northbridge and how we would get the “killa” nightclub parking spots in Northbridge.

Well he is back, the Gonz that is, and he gives us his lens the latest month of Motorsport including an update on all things EV Racing with a little “Panic in Detroit”. We also catch up with the students of Wesley College who will be participating in the World Finals for F1 in Schools. We cover off on the sad passing of Anthoine Hubert at Spa and Jessi Combs at the Alvord Desert.

There are some big changes in the Supercar landscape for 2020, the emerging growth of the ARG group and their takeover of TCM. We also cover off on Jamboree from Willowbank Raceway. While talking drag racing we cover off on Jeff Millers amazing 275 Radial run in his Bumblebee Camaro…..is he the next big thing????

On Episode 067 of the Podcast we record part of the show live from the Show and Shine Racing for MNDi Car Show at Gwelup Shopping Centre. We catch up with Racing for MNDi Founder Assunta Meleca and several other guests. We also recap on Targa West and the latest round from the WASCC Championship from Barbagallo Raceway .

We chat TCR – did someone blow numbers? Driver combos for Bathurst, ANDRA Racing from Darwin and cover off on the MotoGP from Austria where we saw a last corner pass from Dovi!

In this Episode of the Torque n Power Podcast we discuss the highs of Hockenheim and the lows of Hungary in the Formula 1. Max Verstappen is coming after Lewis Hamilton and is leaving no stone unturned. Can he mount a challenge in the second half of the year? Has Supercars lost the plot in fining DJR Team Penkse $10,000 in bringing the tabloid Mustang Wins Championship on the Podium? Or are they upset they did it in July?

TCR gets a gig for the Australian Grand Prix, what does it mean for broader future of the sport? Are the DPF’s in Toyotas up to scratch or has the ECU’s been programmed by the same guys at Volkswagen? Has the Duck orchestrated the biggest match race of all time – Radial Car vs Nitro Funny Car Marcus Birt gets the hit. Can anybody stop Marc Marquez on his Honda, even in the Czech Republic, in the rain, he was unstoppable.

The ANDRA Desert Nationals kicks off, we discuss some tourism opportunities that surround this event. Kelly Bettes sadly losses her drive in the Lamattina Family Top Fuel Dragster as Phil Lamattina takes back the keys to the Dragster.

We will be at the Targa West Celebration of Motorsport with the Denver Parker Nissan Skyline R33. To close off we have some huge news for an up coming episode as we announce a huge guest to appear on the Podcast soon….but you will have to tune in to find out.