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Tom Sargent (Tegra Australia / CHE Racing Team) has become the Victorian Formula Ford Champion, he is preparing for the remainer of the NSW and Australian Formula Ford Championships, and will next year be stepping up to the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car series.

Geoff Slater talks about Team Sydney finally returning home for the next 4 races in the championship and how they will be working on finding some stability heading towards Bathurst.

Adrian Musolino (adelaidegprix.com) discusses how the City of Adelaide has never come to terms with the Legacy of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix leaving the city, and the proposed plans for the removal of the remaining parts of the circuit in Victoria Park.

Troy Bundy, Head of Motorsport Porsche Australia discusses the calendar for the rest of 2021 and how the company is developing drivers in Australia for the world stage.

Lachlan Mansell (Chequered Flag Media) and Garry O'Brien (Auto Action Magazine) discuss the four rounds at Sydney Motorsport Park, what the formats could produce and how the events will need the whole NSW motorsport community to rally around to ensure there are enough officials and support classes at each event. They also discuss the Bathurst 1000 and Newcastle starting season 2022.

We continue the what winning looks like series with Team 18, as Mark Winterbottom, Steve Henderson (Team Manager), Richard Hollway (Engineering Group Leader) and Sarah Paull (Commercial Operations Manager)all discuss how a young team builds a culture and results.

Mike Smith from Motor Sport Australia discusses the breath of job that people can undertake as a motorsport official and how people can find a fantastic way to become part of the motorsport industry.

Barry Ryan, Shannen Kiely, George Commins, and Brodie Kostecki discusses what winning looks like at each level of a Supercars team. They answer the question, can a team win without collecting a trophy?

Nick Ryan is now the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Essendon Football Club, 18 months ago he was the CEO of Kelly Racing. Nick talks about the differences between the biggest sport in Australia and Supercars. The challenges of bringing Nissan into Supercars, and then taking Kelly Racing to Ford. How salary caps do and don't work.

Noah Sands discusses what it is like for a young driver who has just moved from Karting to the Australian Formula Ford Championship to have their career interrupted for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cam Waters, Tim Edwards, Chris Jewel and Matt Roberts discusses what winning looks like at each level of a Supercars team. They answer the question, can a team win without collecting a trophy?

Anthony Durkin, went from talking to be best mates every grand prix on the phone to chatting with his closest 18,000 friends every grand prix on facebook. We find out how the F1 Armchair Experts was founded and who are now part of this growing worldwide community of F1 fans.

Colin Bond, Tomas Mezera and Jason Bargwanna discuss what it is like to be the Supercars Driving Standards Observer. How they were ask to undertake the role, what was the challenges in the role, and who were the most difficult drivers and owners to deal with.

The Bend Classic was run in South Australia over Fathers Day. Richard Craill looks at the success of the event, even with the COVID-19 restrictions.

John Bowe, John Faulkner, and Jason Bright provide their view on what Supercars need to achieve from the Gen 3 package, what ownership of a Racing Entitlement Contract has meant over the years, and what it could mean if the current team owners don't have a financial interest in the Supercars business.

Steve Dewhurst has had an amazing career in Motorsport, working with some of Australia's and the worlds best motor racing engineers in starting with Paul English, Australian Formula 1 driver and then in England with Brian Hart on the Toleman Turbo F1 engine. He was the man behind the Larkham Motorsport EL Falcon that broke the mold. He also provides his view on what Supercar will have to manage with their two new engine packages, and what he would concentrate on if he was designing Gen3 on a blank sheet of paper.

Luke West talks about his new book, The Immortals of Australian Motorsport:The Local Heroes.

Peter Wallace discusses his role mapping the engines at Brad Jones Racing, He also discusses his career from Larry Perkins to Stone Bros and a number of other teams in between. He also provides his thoughts on the Gen 3 engine and some of the difficulties that are being experienced in developing the new GM power plant.

Luke West talks about choosing the best of the best from Bathurst 1000 and the Australian Touring Car Championship (now the Supercars Championship) and other local series in his new book, The Immortals of Australian Motorsport. It delves into the careers and characteristics of icons Peter Brock, Allan Moffat and Dick Johnson along with modern-era champions such as Mark Skaife Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup : heroes who are not just high achievers but influential identities who set anew benchmark and changed local racing forever through skill, determination and sheer will. It tells the remarkable stories behind each Immortal's rise, from the fabled tale of rock star Johnson to the little-known facts surrounding Lowndes' Bathurst arrival in 1994 that, a few hours earlier, teetered on the brink of disaster.

Margaret Hardy passed away last week following a battle with cancer, She was an unsung hero of Australian Motorsport starting at the Light Car Club in the 1970s and later moving into category management. She worked with sponsors to run the Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series and the Australian Formula Ford Championship, Margaret was a highly influential figure. In this weeks show, David Reynolds, Bruin Beasley, Mick Ritter, and Michael Borland all speak about Margaret and her legacy in Australian Motorsport.