EPISODE · Mar 11, 2020 · 53 MIN
V8SP: Larry Perkins (Part 1)
from The V8 Sleuth Podcast · host Motorsport Podcast Network
A six-time Bathurst 1000 winner, a solar car pioneer, and still to this day a hero to masses of Supercars fans, Larry Perkins joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we chat about his time in Europe trying to make it to Formula 1, racing for Bernie Ecclestone, how an ice skater ended his oval-racing career before it even began, plus his sudden decision to retire from the cockpit for good at Bathurst in 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A six-time Bathurst 1000 winner, a solar car pioneer, and still to this day a hero to masses of Supercars fans, Larry Perkins joins the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Timken. In Part 1 we chat about his time in Europe trying to make it to Formula 1, racing for Bernie Ecclestone, how an ice skater ended his oval-racing career before it even began, plus his sudden decision to retire from the cockpit for good at Bathurst in 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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