Author: Shane Lawrie

Shane Lawrie

Head unpaid intern of Behind the Sport and former gimp at Drive Tribe, he might not be the most technical motorsport fan, but enjoys a good race!

Sam Dicker joins us for the latest episode almost fresh off the back of a championship win at Puckapunyal where he battled with James Golding. A look back at his karting history, his other motorsport endeavours and what led to him being relegated to 55th on the Behind the Sport podcast grid list!

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Perth’s motoring enthusiasts will want to reserve the weekend of 29-30 October in their calendars for the inaugural Joondalup Festival of Motoring event. The two-day free event will transform the Joondalup CBD into a celebration of everything motoring with a thousand-odd vehicles on display across the weekend and 150 race cars taking part in the 2.5km street sprint. Family entertainment, art, a wide array of cuisine and local business involvement will also be featured in the event’s programme. Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob said the City of Joondalup had experience holding and supporting significant events and is confident the Joondalup Festival…

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I went to Wanneroo Raceway and volunteered at a test and tune day. While the only real incidents shown in the video was an oil spill, there was a recovery done later in the day which we didn’t capture on camera. Overall it was a quiet day for volunteering which is what they would say are the best ones! I have to say the day was so enjoyable and mad respect to them for what they do every weekend to let our competitors go racing! For more information on volunteering, hit up your local motorsport car club or governing body…

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British guy turned almost Australian Chris Cheverall jumps in the seat for a chat about all things Chris, BMW racing, being spoilt for choice in the UK for racing options and a very, very honest and graphic thing he does pre-race.

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Crazed fan and ex state champion water polo competitor turned commentator Sean McCabe entered the commentary booth later than some of the youngsters that are coming up now but he’s managed to call racing at Wanneroo Raceway and the Perth Motorplex.

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