It’s Bridget Bell and I’m running late. I hurriedly send a link for the Zoom meeting to Veronica McCann, notable WA Speedway icon, as I’m kicking off my shoes and dragging the laptop to the table.

The snaps, pops and crackles of exhausts notes penetrate the not-so-soundproofed walls of the Perth Northbridge TAFE radio-studio on a Friday night. A student perks up his ears and rushes out in curiosity; what is making that sound?