Part one of Forbes and Moore, where we talk to these privateer racers who are not only both ‘characters’ of the most interesting kind, but were both without doubt ‘the best of the rest’ in the Torana-era! Starting as true amateurs paying their own costs, their careers were often parallel but they never managed to team-up, always being fierce compet…

Warwick’s race-winning record is second to none in the fearsome Formula 5000 era! The only Australian ever to win the Tasman Series against all comers and the AGP joining Sir Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark, Sir Jack Brabham! He raced against Frank Matich, Niel Allen, Alan Jones, Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt and many others. His second-by-second retelling of …

Before regular TV broadcasts, we relied for race reports on the written word published by newspapers and magazines. The Australian motor racing media in the 1960’s and ‘70’s were trail blazers for today’s TV and social media ‘talking-heads’. The written word had to convey fact and emotion to the reader in a way that could be understood by the milli…

John Smith was a fiery, super-competitive openwheeler star who in the early ‘80s matched it with then-current Formula One drivers in the Australian Grand Prix run at Calder Raceway in near-identical Formula Pacific Ralts. He is widely regarded as one of our best-ever in single seaters, but ‘Smithy’ also had a long and successful career in touring c…

Spencer Martin has a long and incredibly successful career behind the wheel, driving everything from the stunning Scuderia Veloce Ferrari 250LM in the mid ‘60s to a near-stock-standard Volvo 242 GT in which Martin and David McKay raced in the 1979 Bathurst 1000! ‘That bloody Volvo!’ as some of the other drivers dubbed it. Spencer drove for ‘Sir Mal…

In this unique episode, the Chairman of Chevron Publishing and founder of Australian Muscle Car magazine Ray Berghouse interviews three of the luckiest men alive - the only three people on the planet to have edited Australian Muscle Car magazine. Beginning with launch editor Mark Oastler, moving to the tenure of Luke West and on to the incumbent St…

With a career spanning continents, decades and a myriad of vehicle classes, Sue Ransom has, among other things, five Bathurst starts, multiple top ten touring car performances and a host of drag racing records to her name in both Australia and the United States. From rallying, circuit racing, Top Fuel drags and even Funny Cars, Sue has lived a life…

As long-time PR man for the legendary Holden Racing Team, Weissel (known to his friends as ‘Wally’) spent many years working alongside drivers such as Peter Brock, Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife as well as the likes of Jeff Grech, John Crennan and Tom Walkinshaw. As you might suspect, those exciting years provided some great yarns and on this episod…

Strap yourself back in for part two of MUSCLE CAR Magazine's far-reaching conversation with Colin Bond, this time diving deeper into his rallying career alongside the likes of Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola and David Richards. From memorable cars to memorable crashes, Bondy doesn't spare the details and we the listeners are the lucky ones, getting thes…

There aren't many, if ANY, Australian racing drivers with the resume as good as Colin Bond’s. He won races and rallies almost too numerous to count; he made his mark on all surfaces and took on all comers, leading to some legendary rivalries and teaming with some iconic teammates. Over a 40-year career, he drove for Mitsubishi, Holden, Ford, Alfa, …

As his website notes, legendary cartoonist John Stoneham known to the world as ‘Stonie’ has been published in newspapers, the motoring and motorsport media for some 40 years, which means he's got a whole lot of stories about some of the most memorable years in racing. He’s a man who can truly say, ‘been there, drawn that’! He's rubbed shoulders wit…

Broadcasting and motorsport legend Garry Wilkinson shares what went on behind the scenes and behind the cameras during some legendary years of the Australian motor racing and the Great Race in particular. Interviewed by Australian MUSCLE CAR Magazine founder Ray Berghouse, Wilko spills on everything from swimming in sewerage ponds to mixing it with…

Episode 2 features the iconic Kevin Bartlett, one of the most storied and versatile racing drivers in Australian motorsport history. KB’s career started driving his Mother’s Morris Minor convertible at the first ATCC meeting at Gnoo Blas, Orange in 1960. He went on to drive Alec Mildren’s Alfas at Bathurst, Formula Tasman, Formula 5000 and the sens…

Australia's first dedicated magazine for Australian muscle car enthusiasts is putting rubber to a brand new road. This podcast series will dive into the stories and legends that make Australian muscle cars unique, featuring both the well-known stars and those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Hosted by Australian MUSCLE CAR Magazine and Chev…