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The Driver's Seat

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The home of motorsport on SEN covering all things Supercars, Formula One, TransAm Australia, TCR and much more - featuring exclusive interviews and news from Australia and across the world.
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Feature Interview - Scott Pye - S05E25

With the return of the Supercars Eseries next week, Team 18 announced that Scott Pye will be returning to the virtual grid in the #20 DEWALT Racing ZB Commodore as one of the All-Stars - and even better news, his post race Twitch debriefs are back as well! He joined us on the show this week to talk about his season so far, what he's been up to while we've all been parked up, and he opened up on the car accident at age 13 that completely changed his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Aug 18, 202122 minSeason 5Ep. 376

S05E25 - FULL SHOW - 18th August 2021

It was heavily speculated but sadly it's now been confirmed - the scheduled next round of TCR Australia at Sandown in September has been cancelled with the first track action for the category now moved back to October at The Bend. We also got the late news that the Formula One Grand Prix in Japan would be cancelled due to COVID concerns as well. We also spoke to Scott Pye who joined us ahead of his return to next week's Cash Converters Supercars All Star Eseries. Learn more about your ad choices...

Aug 18, 20211 hr 25 minSeason 5Ep. 375

Bonus Interview - Will Brown - S05E24

He is currently the best of the young crop of drivers in the field sitting 10th in the Championship, and made his first ever ARMOR ALL Top Ten Shootout at Townsville as well - but Will Brown from Erebus Motorsport is anything but a "rookie". The former Formula 4, Toyota 86 and TCR Australia Champion joined us for an interview three weeks in the making! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 202117 minSeason 5Ep. 374

Feature Interview - Logan Martin - S05E24

·Logan Martin made history at the Olympics this year becoming the world’s first BMX freestyle Gold Medalist, and he was good enough to join to give us some time to talk about his experience in Tokyo and his aspirations to defend his crown at Paris in 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 202118 minSeason 5Ep. 373

S05E24 - FULL SHOW - 11th August 2021

After a brief hiatus due to the Olympics and a few technical issues - we are back! There's a lot to talk about in the world of motorsport with calendar uncertainties and border restrictions playing havoc with the championship for both Supercars and TCR Australia. The Formula One Championship is still underway but before the teams and drivers went on their mid season break we saw a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix. Plus we chat to Olympic Gold Medalist Logan Martin who picked up Gold for Australia in...

Aug 11, 20211 hr 25 minSeason 5Ep. 372

S05E23 - FULL SHOW - 28 July 2021

COVID-19 looks to play havoc for the Supercars Championship once again, with the crisis in Sydney affecting the Bathurst 1000. This week we'll look at some of the potential ramifications on the calendar as well as look back at Todd and Rick Kelly's contributions to the category as the brothers look to bow out of Supercars with the news that the Grove Group will be taking over what is now known as Kelly Grove Racing. Plus we chat to Cameron Waters from Tickford Racing after a terrific weekend at ...

Jul 28, 202146 minSeason 5Ep. 371

Feature Interview - Cameron Waters - S05E23

After a round to forget at the Townsville 500, Cameron Waters bounced back with a vengeance to pick up two wins the following weekend at the Townsville SuperSprint and we spoke to him to get his thoughts on the season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 28, 202117 minSeason 5Ep. 370

Feature Interview - Peter Adderton - S05E22

He's been described as outspoken by pundits, but Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton is very much someone who puts his money where his mouth is and invests heavily back into the sport. He makes his debut on the show and chats to us about the future of Broc Feeney and how he plays a part in it, how he lured Greg Murphy out of retirement to put together the fan favourite Bathurst 1000 wildcard with Richie Stanaway, and he addresses the rumours and innuendo about him being a part of a consortium to...

Jul 21, 202132 minSeason 5Ep. 369

S05E22 - FULL SHOW - 21 July 2021

A lot can happen in a week and our second leg of the Townsville double header was a cracker! We'll update the Power Rankings and see if there's any big gains in the votes, plus we have a look at the incident in the British Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, and we chat to Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 5Ep. 368

Feature Interview - Aaron Noonan - S05E21

When it comes to documenting the vast history of Australian motorsport there is no greater authority than the V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan! He's been very very busy the last few months with some great books coming our way including the complete history of Perkins Engineering and we get an update on his collaboration with Neil Crompton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 202121 minSeason 5Ep. 367

S05E21 - FULL SHOW - 14 July 2021

It's race week again, and we're headed to Townsville for part two of our double header. We wrap up a dominant round for the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team at last weekend's Townsville 500 and we update the Power Rankings as well. Plus we're joined by the V8 Sleuth Aaron Noonan for our feature interview thanks to Ryco Filters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 202146 minSeason 5Ep. 366

Classic Cars Corner - July 2021

Malcolm Owens invited us in to the Classic Cars Corner to talk about some of the incredible spin and BS you'll come across when you're in the market to buy a classic car Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 07, 202116 minSeason 5Ep. 365

Feature Interview - Nick Percat - S05E20

It was announced last week that Nick Percat had re-signed with Brad Jones Racing for his sixth season with the Albury based team. Ahead of the Townsville 500 this week we spoke to the 2011 Bathurst winner about why he chose to stay at BJR, his thoughts on Gen3, and got his honest assesment of how his performance has been this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 07, 202117 minSeason 5Ep. 364

S05E20 - FULL SHOW - 7th July 2021

It's race week and we count down to the NTI Townsville 500, with the return of longer races and fuel drops on the famous Reid Park street circuit. Plus being the mid year point of the Supercars Championship we take the top ten drivers to school and give them our assesment in the Mid Year Report Card, and we chat to Nick Percat from Brad Jones Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 07, 20211 hr 28 minSeason 5Ep. 363

Feature Interview - Nathan Herne - S05E19

Nathan Herne is taking the next step in his motorsport journey by making the move down south and heading to Melbourne to be closer to his team at Garry Rogers Motorsport. We spoke to him literally on his journey from Lismore to Melbourne to ask him about his goals with the new move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 202120 minSeason 5Ep. 362

S05E19 - FULL SHOW - 30th June 2021

With almost half of the country in lockdown including Townsville, it's a nervous wait for Supercars ahead of next weeks round which is meant to be the Townsville 500. COVID-19 already caused one change to the season with Winton postponed and now the 500 is under threat. We look at some of the ramifications that the border closures have on not just Supercars but on TCR Australia as well. Plus we chat to young gun Nathan Herne ahead of his move from Lismore to Melbourne to be closer to his team at...

Jun 30, 20211 hr 23 minSeason 5Ep. 361

Bonus Interview - Jett Johnson - S05E18

After almost two years driving in Hyundai Excels, this weekend Jett Johnson makes his V8 racing debut when he jumps in a TA2 Ford Mustang at Queensland Raceway. We got Junior Johnson Jr. into the studio and got his thoughts on the upcoming weekend and where he'd like to take his racing career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 20219 minSeason 5Ep. 360

Feature Interview - Tim Edwards - S05E18

The big news out of Hidden Valley last weekend was the announcement that Tickford Racing would be expanding back to four cars next year. We spoke to Tim Edwards to get his thoughts on the arrival of Thomas Randle in a full time seat in 2022, an honest assesment of his teams performance this year, as well as the best explanation on the reasons that Gen3 will be getting a mid year start next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 23, 202126 minSeason 5Ep. 359

S05E18 - FULL SHOW - 23rd June 2021

The Darwin Triple Crown is in the history books and once again it's Shane van Gisbergen that's leaving with the most points of the round. We wrap up all the action from Hidden Valley, and we speak to Tickford Racing boss Tim Edwards after the news that they'll expand to four cars next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 20211 hr 28 minSeason 5Ep. 358

Feature Interview - Josh Buchan - S05E17

It was the story of the last Supercheap Auto TCR Australia round, when Josh Buchan not only got his maiden win at Sydney Motorsport Park but he backed it up the following day by winning the second race of his career. We spoke to the rising star in the series about his breakthrough win, and his goals for the rest of the season now that he's got the monkey off his back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 202125 minSeason 5Ep. 357

S05E17 - FULL SHOW - 16th June 2021

It's finally race week with Supercars returning to Hidden Valley for the Darwin Triple Crown. Plus the big news of the week was that Chaz Mostert has effectively taken himself off the market for 2022 and beyond by signing a multi year deal to stay on at Walkinshaw Andretti United. And we caught up with young gun Josh Buchan from HMO Customer Racing after he took his maiden win in the TCR Australia Championship at the last round at Sydney Motorsport Park Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Jun 16, 20211 hr 25 minSeason 5Ep. 356

Big Moment - Greg Murphy - S05E16

It started off as a cheeky Instagram post, but the fans willed it into existance! Greg Murphy will be returning to Mount Panorama in a wildcard entry with Richie Stanaway and we spoke to the four time Bathurst winner about the extraordinary comeback to the championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 202119 minSeason 5Ep. 355

Feature Interview - David Reynolds - S05E16

Hidden Valley has been a happy hunting ground for David Reynolds and ahead of the visit to the Top End, we spoke to Dave about why he loves it up there so much and what it's been like being a new Dad - and how he's settled in to Kelly Grove Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 202112 minSeason 5Ep. 354

S05E16 - FULL SHOW - 9th June 2021

As we count down to the Darwin Triple Crown, we chat to David Reynolds who's had a fair bit of success in the top end. Plus after the big announcement that Greg Murphy will be joining Richie Stanaway in a wildcard entry at Bathurst this year we spoke to Murph about his return. Also we get your feedback on the postponement of Gen3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 202144 minSeason 5Ep. 353

Feature Interview - Zane Goddard - S05E15

Zane Goddard made his main game debut last year with Matt Stone Racing as one half of the SuperLite entry sharing a car with Jake Kostecki. This season he makes his full time debut with the team and has already impressed some in the paddock and fans as well with some great qualifying at Tasmania and also topping the time sheets at the first pre-season practice at Queensland Raceway this February. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 02, 202119 minSeason 5Ep. 352

S05E15 - FULL SHOW - 2nd June 2021

Here we go again! The six Victorian Supercars teams are fleeing the state due to the latest coronavirus outbreak in order to keep the series alive and even TCR Australia has had to make some calendar changes in order to keep their championship going. Plus we wrap up the Indianapolis 500 and see how Scott McLaughlin fared in his first outing, and we spoke to Matt Stone Racing young gun Zane Goddard as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 02, 20211 hr 18 minSeason 5Ep. 351

Bonus Interview - David Walsh - S05E14

After a year on the sidelines with the cancellation of last year's Finke Desert Race due to the pandemic, David Walsh will defend his hard fought King Of The Desert crown in the return of the famous race and we spoke to him about defending his title this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 202110 minSeason 5Ep. 350

Feature Interview - Brad Jones - S05E14

Brad Jones from Brad Jones Racing joined us ahead of this weekend's round at Winton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 202133 minSeason 5Ep. 349

S05E14 - FULL SHOW - 26th May 2021

Supercars returns to Winton for the first time since 2019, and we spoke to Brad Jones from Brad Jones Racing ahead of this weekend's round at their "home" track. Plus we catch up with the 2019 King Of The Desert David Walsh with the return of the Finke Desert Race on June 11 - 14 in Alice Springs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 20211 hr 25 minSeason 5Ep. 348

Feature Interview - Cameron Waters - S05E13

Over the last few years Cameron Waters has quietly established himself as one of the genuine front runners in the paddock and after a breakthrough win Tailem Bend a couple of weeks ago, Waters and his team Tickford Racing have some great momentum heading in to the next round at Winton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 202118 minSeason 5Ep. 347
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