249: Mazda RX8 Cup Series Awards

The Captain Michael Sideris joins the team for his expert analysis all things MAFS 2026. Halil is back and talks about his cars. Tom The Roving Reporter has caused a plumbing problem.Follow us on Instagram and do not email us this week at [email protected]

Peter Tom Security and the Live Audience return from a seafood dinner and Tom continues to talk about food and which mother makes the best γαλατομπουρεκα. The Live Audience is pushing for her own voice. Peter talks about "Valentimes" Day. Tom buys another car for the fleet and talks about the time he drove the HSV W427 to Summernats.Follow us on Instagram and email us at [email protected]

Father son racing drivers Ric and Tom Shaw join Peter and Tom to discuss the new season of Mazda RX8 Cup Series and the Australian Production Car Series. Ric is one of the organizers and racers in his Mazda RX8 while Tom races with the VS Security BMW M4 race team in the Production cars series. Ric talks about some of the international tracks he has raced at. We look at the cost of racing in a grass roots racing category and we learn how to get a racing licence.Follow us on Instagram and email us at [email protected]

Peter and Tom were invited to the Mazda RX8 Cup awards night on Sydney Harbour. The boys discuss this racing category as an affordable category to start racing. The boys look at the recent Australia Day celebrations.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]

Tom returned from Summernats and gave us this year's rundown. We look at the USA snapping up Aussie Ford "Barra" engines. Peter drove 992 Porsche 911 Turbo S in a wedding procession.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]

Peter and Tom go through the highlights of the year. They talk about what is coming up for next year. Tom's Mustang is finished but not ready for Summernats as he has not chosen any wheels.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]

Peter Tom and Security look in the origins of various car badges. Tom talks about his motivational speaking to the drivers before the Bathurst Challenge. Tom gets a flat tyre and refuses help from female passer-by's.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]

Peter and Tom are joined by Security and the Live Audience and talk about their time in the USA. Peter and Tom return from SEMA - they talk about the SEMA, the stands and the displays, the food and the gambling. They rate the Chevrolet Suburban and are already planning 2026.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]

Peter and Tom meet LA in a Minute's Evan Lovett, the voice who brings Los Angeles history, culture and hidden gems to life. We dive into everything that makes LA the ultimate car city.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]

Peter sat in the pits with Zak's VSP Security Race Team consisting of the BMW M4 and Mazda RX-8 race cars. We discuss whether a good driver in a bad car will go better than a bad driver in a good car. Tom needs to win $90k in Vegas while he is there for SEMA.Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]