Highly respected Racer, and Businessman; Tony Quinn joins us on The Podium 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