Supercars driver, Zane Goddard and Racer/Businessman, Tony Quinn join us on this edition of The Podium
First up, Zane Goddard joins us to talk about his return to the Supercars Championship with Triple Eight.
Zane also opens up about the disappointment of losing his full-time seat after a solid debut season in 2021, adjusting to the new Gen3 Supercars, racing in S5000. and what it's been like to work alongside new teammate Craig Lowndes, and boss Jamie Whincup, ahead of the 2023 Endurance races at Sandown and Bathurst.
And a little later on, highly respected Racer, and Businessman; Tony Quinn joins us on the show to give us his thoughts on some of the biggest topics in motorsport.
Tony is heavily involved in motorsport, he is the co-owner of Triple Eight in the Supercars Championship, the owner of tracks such as Queensland Raceway, Hampton Downs, Taupo, and Highlands Motorsport Park, and races in a wide variety of categories both in Australia and New Zealand.
Topics include:
- Shane van Gisbergen's impressive NASCAR debut
- Whether he would let SVG out of his contract early to pursue a career in America, and if Triple Eight would ever consider buying into a NASCAR team
- Disappointment in the rollout of Gen3, and why Triple Eight would be reluctant to be involved in a Gen4 project
- Why New Zealand should be back on the Supercars calendar
- The impressive redevelopment of Queensland Raceway
- Returning to Townsville to race in the Aussie Racing Cars, a year after a huge crash which left him with a number of injuries.
- Seatbelt safety awareness
- The foundation he set up to assist the next generation of Australian and New Zealand racers, which includes a pool of drivers such as Hunter McElrea, Callum Hedge, and highly touted Red Bull test driver, Liam Lawson
- Watching his Grandson Ryder Quinn work his way up the motorsport ladder
- Future plans
