Behind the Sport Podcast Episodes
Hosted by Shane Lawrie and Brent Peters, Behind the Sport takes you inside the world of Australian motorsport.
Each week, Shane and Brent sit down with racers, teams, and industry figures for unfiltered conversations about life on and off the track.
From grassroots categories and karting prodigies to seasoned professionals, the show uncovers the stories, struggles and triumphs that fuel the sport we love. Fast cars, fierce battles, and plenty of laughs — this is your front-row seat to the people and passion behind Australian motorsport.
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From spectator to state leader, Kathy Lisson’s motorsport story has been written in oil, determination, and grit.
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Described as someone who has a child like excitement around motorsport, in a positive way, Chris Mitchell almost had no choice about getting involved with motorsport.
As we come off the back of the Supercars weekend, we caught up with one of the many volunteers who make events like the Perth Supercars round possible, Nathan Green
Episode 50 lands and we grabbed Triple Eights’ Jess Dane just before she headed to Perth for the return of the V8 Supercars at Wanneroo Raceway.
19 year old Gianni Lutzu went from karting into the Arise Driver search where he placed second with mentoring from Nick Percat and BD Soutar Dawson, he then competed in the Arise camp in an F1000 for an interrupted 2020 season and then the following 2021 season
Growing up around motorsport family and friends, it was probably inevitable that Brooke was going to end up in Motorsport, but she was eventually convinced to give it a go and now loves competing. Come hear her story and find out what’s next for Brooke!
Charlie Bullis is a Digital Content Producer for Supercars and takes us through how she got into motorsport, FIA Girls on Track, her new project Careers with Gears, plus some fantastic behind the scenes chat about Supercars and the upcoming Perth event
For Grant Johnson, motorsport is all about having fun. If he’s not having fun, he’s not going to race. So how did this late bloomer to motorsport end up competing in the V8 Utes series?
Karting, Hyundai Excels, Super 3, Super 2, Supercars, GT, Targa and so much more, he’s traded paints with the best of the best in Australian motorsport and he’s not done yet. Get an insight into what it takes at the top level and what his plans are for two snails and a Lambo.
A while ago we spoke with Ian Board from the Junior Dragsters here in Western Australia. We mainly spoke about the association, history of the sport and the various competitors in it. In this episode, recorded back in 2021, we very much focus on the family racing history and the future.
An avid indoor karter, which we won’t hold against him, he tried his hand at Sim Racing before finally stepping into an Excel, this week’s guest celebrated what a lot of people perhaps may not celebrate .. a 7th position!
Have a listen as Madison tells us about the step up from junior dragsters into a 2000 HP Funny Car and the history behind the family’s beloved Boston Strangler
Tayla Dicker comes from a family of racers but has forged her own path with her racing career. With a stint in Karts, Formula Fords and Excel Cup under her helmet she’s also appeared in the movie GO! where she was one of the stunt drivers.
Brock Boley gained himself a reputation as a tough racer in karting which carried on through to his WA Saloon Car racing. Now he’s taking a shot at the National TA2 circuit (COVID-19 pending!) while keeping his foot in WA motorsport.
Charlotte Poynting jumps in the guest seat for this episode of Behind the Sport to chat about her motorsport journey so far including a tale about her racing with Robby Gordon!