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Rusty's Garage
by LiSTNR
In Rusty's Garage, automotive commentator and journalist Greg Rust speaks to the most passionate riders, drivers, designers and collectors he knows. Each guest shares their stories about the machines they've owned, raced, crashed & restored throughout their lives going flat out.
Episodes
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Singapore F1 preview with Oscar Piastri | The Motorsport Brief
With thanks to Oscar and the team at McLaren Rusty continues something of a Singapore tradition of catching up on the eve of the event. Some reflections of last week’s crazy GP in Malaysia and his decision to pit at a critical moment to change tyres. Even with all the data in this game now…
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The Motorsport Brief - Brock Bathurst memories 20 years on
Rusty is joined by Craig ‘Junior’ Lowndes, former HRT team boss Jeff ‘Hog’ Grech & loyal Brock Lieutenant Graeme ‘Mort’ Brown for this special edition. A group of colleagues and co-workers who became close friends share their stories of the King of the Mountain. Being in awe of him….what those...
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Andrew Miedecke | Part 2 - Brock & Moffat memories & GT business
His vivid memories of a frightening crash at Lakeside in a Sierra and how he’s since brought that car back to life. What it was like working with the late greats - Peter Brock and Allan Moffat. Recollections of passing an “electrical apprenticeship” during the Bathurst 1000. The joy of racing…
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Andrew Miedecke | Part 1 - Parramatta Road lessons & single-seater wall art
Growing up in the Apple Isle and being wowed by some absolute heroes of the day at the legendary Longford track. Borrowing money from his Mum and channeling it into a race car. Getting into the car business and working in Sydney’s epicenter then on Parramatta Road…the lessons it taught him for…
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The Motorsport Brief | The Godfather of GT racing Stephane Ratel
We’re at Sydney Motorsport Park for this one to chat with the founder of SRO Motorsport Group Stephane Ratel. The story of how it all started & the incredible footprint they now have around the world. Why he says they’ve “built the house, now they want to furnish it”. His impressions of the great...
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The Motorsport Brief | Race of Champions launch with Chaz Mostert.
Rusty headed to Wellington for this one for the announcement that Race of Champions is coming back down under for two shows in January 2027. It’s the first time since the inception of ROC that the event will be staged in New Zealand. The boss, Fredrik Johnsson, who founded ROC back in 1988 with...
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Terry Morris | Part 2 - One page deals & Bathurst wins & losses.
This ep was recorded on Father’s Day 2026 & TM is in great form as we launch into part 2 of a collection of his business & motorsport memories. Going with his gut on a big freight or transport deal with the Kelly’s. How time ‘wounds all heals’, that’s not a typo, I let Terry explain. A shortlived...
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Terry Morris | Part 1 - Gemini Rookie of the Year and Gold Coast Goal Setting
Leaving school at a young age but always being industrious and with an eye for opportunity. Becoming a member of the Gippsland Car Club and helping to build the Morwell Hill Climb. Earning enough to buy a rare beauty - a Zephsca (pictured). Racing the Sandown 500 in an HD Holden and convincing…
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The Motorsport Brief | Carina Napier, CEO of Norwell Motorplex
From swimming to singing and ultimately ending up managing the internationally respected Race Driver Training complex on the Gold Coast. The opportunities she saw as Paul Morris championed the brand and now working with all sorts of manufacturers right round Australia. School runs with a young…
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The Motorsport Brief | Monza F1 Musings
Code Sports’ Matt Hickey is back on the pod ahead of Round 13. What are Kimi Antonelli’s chances of winning at home, or will the Tifosi get a Ferrari fairytale? Lando Norris is in hot form as McLaren aims to turn up the heat on the Scuderia in the chase for second in the Constructors’…
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The Motorsport Brief | Toby Price & Hayden Paddon
Rusty is in rally mode for this one catching up with an Aussie Off-Road legend and a Kiwi WRC star. Fresh from Rally Tasmania a week ago Toby headed over the ditch to contest round 4 of the New Zealand Rally Championship. How much he’s enjoying playing in both series and some insights on the...
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Stephen Grove | Part 2 - Supercars team ownership & hitting the headlines.
The decision, around the time of the pandemic, to buy a team, why he was ready and relished the new challenge. Working with the Kelly’s and Ford as they set out to build a leading outfit in the ultra competitive Supercars pit lane and why he believes they are not there yet. Reflections on his...
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Stephen Grove | Part 1 - meeting Greg Norman & quietly building an empire.
A long form feature interview like this is something new for the Penrite Racing team owner & we’re delighted he’s joined us in the Garage studio. Building golf courses in the early days including one for the Sultan of Brunei. A window into his success mindset - stopping to savour the 2025…
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Re-Release: Garry Rush - ‘The Master Blaster’
The Australian Speedway great amassed 10 national Sprintcar titles during his decorated career. Recorded in 2019 many fans may not realise that ‘Rushy’ is in our library. This relaxed and candid convo remains a personal and professional highlight of Rusty’s career having captured Garry’s…
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The Motorsport Brief | Motorsport Memorabilia with Miguel Ramos
Originally from Adelaide but beaming in from his base in LA now Miguel talks about how a childhood love of sport, admiration for athletes and early collecting habits that started him on this journey. The teenage trip to America that opened his eyes to the memorabilia business while hoping to meet...
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Anton De Pasquale | Part 2 - Team building and dream resto projects
How he frames the highs and lows (with the benefit of time now) at DJR. The standard SVG and Scott McLaughlin lifted the sport too just as he was hitting his straps in Supercars. Mentoring and paying it forward by working with the likes of Broc Feeney in his early days and more. Regularly…
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Anton De Pasquale | Part 1 - Larko’s radar and open wheels OS
Starting karts later than others but catching up real fast! Learning from people like Michael Ritter in Formula Ford and finding his way onto Larko’s (Mark Larkham) radar. Heading to Europe to race Formula Renault in 2014 and scoring 7 wins, plus another 2 in the non-championship Nurburgring…
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The Motorsport Brief | Wolfsport’s Tom Clarke
Discussing his revolutionary online platform that harnesses clever tech to help event organisers as well as participants and ultimately fans. Tom is a familiar face in the Australian Rally Championship. We talk about that passionate pursuit, some of the success he’s enjoyed there and how he saw...
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Re-Release: Jeremy Burgess - 46 years on
It’s not that long since we spoke to the great man on the pod! Back in July 1980, he was part of a 500cc Grand Prix-winning team in Belgium with a young Randy Mamola. It was Randy’s first premier-class victory and the first of many for JB. Graziano Rossi was in that same race. Years later, JB…
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Trevor Sheumack | Part 2 - the Michelin Man & rallying a beast!
Twisting Brad Jones arm to race an Audi in the Australian Super Touring Championship but falling in love with the rival BMW. Taking on a motorsport tyre distributorship for Michelin and BF Goodrich and expanding the footprint into New Zealand and Asia.Bringing a Toyota Racing Series car to...
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Trevor Sheumack | Part 1 - Fun rides & Formula Ford fabrication
There are so many stories in our sport…not just those that take home the silverware. Trevor Sheumack has been a bit of a constant for decades in various forms of Motorsport but his story isn’t limited to just Australia. His likeable nature and co-do approach to things saw him land roles with…
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The Motorsport Brief | F1 Austrian wrap & the Max McLaren rumours
Rusty is joined by Code Sport’s Matt Hickey for a GP convo that could have been fueled by a Schnitty and some Apfelstrudel! George Russell is back in the winner’s circle for the first time since Australia. Was he lucky to keep that pole lap? Toto Wolff’s quote of the week and how Kimi Antonelli...
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The Motorsport Brief | Supercars Darwin Debrief
From last minute driver call ups to team manager take outs this is a snapshot of story lines at the end of another sensational Supercars weekend in the Northern Territory. How Mark Winterbottom suddenly ended up racing at Hidden Valley while his Tickford stablemate Thomas Randle recovered from a...
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Todd Hazelwood | Part 2 - DJR jumpsuits and Todd’s Garage
The serious health scare as a youngster and how it made him determined to realise his dreams. Mortgaging the family home and vital funding coming through while he was on track. Reality TV wins and putting the suit on for a critical meet with Matt Stone. Surrounding himself with good people to win...
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Todd Hazelwood | Part 1 - Dirt karts and Dad’s bucket list Finke
Why didn’t we do this sooner! Rusty catches up with Bathurst and former Super 2 champion Todd Hazelwood for a gripping convo. His Dad’s Desert Racing and why “Rusty” traded the bike to Hill Climb a special family car. Todd begins his own racing journey on dirt and is immediately hooked. Moving to...
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Max Papis' Journey To F1 & Friendship with Ayrton Senna & Building MPI
Max Papis is a racing legend through sheer determination and his early grasp of forming lasting commercial relationships, made it to F1. By his own admission his time there was brief. And why it almost marked the end of his career as a professional racer. Plus, the early days growing in the north...
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The Motorsport Brief | 3rd generation racer Ryder Quinn
We recorded this one with the final podium of the weekend underway for the Speed Series round at Queensland Raceway and pack down starting. Ryder Quinn is only in his early 20’s but is now part of the BMW M racing academy. He has the trademark Quinn family work ethic away from the track but has...
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Michael Dowson | Part 2 - World class talent and two wheeling a Toyota
Conquering the Castrol 6 hour and success in the legendary Swann Series. Making his mark internationally at events like the famous Suzuka 8 hour. Doing double duty - the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and the Bathurst 1000 - in the same season! Nearly rolling a Corolla and how it became a...
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Michael Dowson | Part 1 - Hansford’s brilliance and wheelies at Bathurst
Thanks to all of our loyal listeners who messaged and asked for this one. It’s an overdue chat with a bike racing legend who was just as skillful in Touring Cars. The unexpected medical benefits of heading west as a youngster and how early experiences with dirt bikes made a powerful impact. His...
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The Motorsport Brief | Tim Schenken from the Garage back catalogue
The next two weeks are some of the best on the annual Motorsport calendar with the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 hours of Le Mans. For this episode of the Brief we have gone right back to season 1 (2018) to bring you a slice of an episode you may not have heard before - Tim Schenken. Tim is one of...
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Brendon Leitch | Part 2 - GT Gun for Hire & Mentor Miles
When the going gets tough….the tough get going as they say! Finding support from the Day Family in New Zealand and the secret to its longevity. Spreading his wings to compete abroad and doing double duties between Formula 3 and racing a Lamborghini in Asia. Stepping up to GT3’s and making it to…
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Brendon Leitch | Part 1 - workshop lessons & cold calls
Growing up at the bottom of the world and the strong Leitch racing genes. Being round his Dad Barry’s internationally respected Motorsport restoration business and how that ‘hands on’ learning helps to this day. Getting creative to find the budget to go racing and heading off with props in his...
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The Motorsport Brief | Canadian Grand Prix-view
Code Sport’s Matt Hickey makes his first appearance on the pod for the year as F1 gets ready to rock Montreal. Can anyone stop the Kimi Antonelli juggernaut? And how will his Mercedes teammate George Russell respond when he thought it was going to be his year? The Oscar Piastri/RedBull rumor and...
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Stephen Gall | Part 2 - Mr. Motorcross to Midgets & coach extraordinaire
Morphing from racer to coach and why his personality was perfect for the role. The constant thirst for information on how to be a better athlete which gave his academy international acclaim. Branching out and tackling desert enduros as well as memories of Finke in a milestone year for the race. A...
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Stephen Gall | Part 1 - paddock bashing & battles with ‘Grunt’
Glory days with his brother Dean on the family property in Sydney’s south roaring around on home made dirt karts and fold up bikes. How a trip to see legends like Roger De Coster at Oran Park in the early 1970’s left a lasting impression. Why his Dad wasn’t keen to begin with and where he gets…
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Kenny Smith | Part 1 - a good bet & waking up with silver feet!
One of the all time greats of Motorsport from the Tasman region is finally on the pod. Ken Smith has been racing since 1958 and he’s still going! The family’s love for another kind of horsepower and how Kenny would sometimes hold up the motor racing schedule to check how his horse went. Competing...
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Kenny Smith | Part 2 - mentoring Scott Dixon & iconic single seaters.
Awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 1987 for services to Motorsport Ken Smith wasn’t about to let that be a book end to his career. There was still so much more he wanted to do. His eye for talent and the significant help he gave in the…
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The Motorsport Brief | a champion and one in the making
Rally QLD winner Harry Bates and rookie Jackson Long join us for this edition of the shortcast fresh from the opening round of the EROAD Australian Championship. Long is part of the expanded two car Pedder’s squad and despite a scary diff issue late on Sunday he really impressed! How Jackson is...
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James Courtney | Part 2 - Schumacher the first on scene & selling Cocho’s place
The vivid memories of driving the V10 Jaguar Formula One car at Monza and a frightening crash at Ascari that wasn’t his fault. How Michael Schumacher stopped to help, off the charts crash data and the injuries James suffered that would keep him out of the car for months. Taking a career detour…
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James Courtney | Part 1 - cut throat karting & losing a good mate
How sampling a kart at Lithgow started the journey and it clicked straight away. Borrowing chain oil from the late Jim Morton and how his generosity put JC on course for Europe. Living alone in Italy in his mid teens and the future F1 stars who tried to scare him at the Karting World…
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The Motorsport Brief | F1 The World’s Most Brutal Sport
That’s the title of a new book by respected writer Stewart Bell and he’s in the Garage studio to talk about it in a special bonus shortcast in our feed this week. Bell has been a regular in the Formula One paddock since the late 90’s covering it for print media, digital, social and television for...
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The Motorsport Brief | Brad Johnson - from AFL to Motorsport
It was meant to be a shortcast but Rusty’s convo with AFL Hall of Famer Brad Johnson runs over 30 minutes and it’s a beauty! How the Bulldogs legend and his family have taken to motorsport as son Jack pursues a professional career behind the wheel. What it was like riding alongside his son in the...
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Tabitha Ambrose - racing with a famous surname
Granddaughter of a pioneer, daughter of a legend in Marcos Ambrose….how Tabitha is forging her own path. The racing bond with her Dad and why this relentless pursuit has to be fun, being the first in the family to pick up a trophy at Bathurst and how it all started. When Dad showed up at school…
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The Motorsport Brief | Tabitha Ambrose - racing with a famous surname
Granddaughter of a pioneer, daughter of a legend in Marcos Ambrose….how Tabitha is forging her own path. The racing bond with her Dad and why this relentless pursuit has to be fun, being the first in the family to pick up a trophy at Bathurst and how it all started. When Dad showed up at school…
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Kevin Magee | Part 2 - World class talent & world records
That first ride on a 500cc Grand Prix bike - Kevin Magee remembers it in visceral detail. Racing in Japan and the mark he made there on the way to what we now know as MotoGP. Racing for Kenny Robert’s Yamaha including a podium in Portugal. Finally adding his name to that prestigious list of Grand...
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Kevin Magee | Part 1 - Horsham hijinks & rounding ‘em up on the outside!
We’re joined by former Fox Motorsport bike racing expert Kevin Magee for this fascinating two-parter. Growing up in country Victoria and showing fearless talent on a bike to learning what made machines really fire and how to get the best out of them. Early racing opportunities and juggling his...
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The Motorsport Brief | Allan McNish, Audi's Driver Development Program Director
The sportscar superstar and former F1 driver had a busy GP week in Oz including a function with Rusty at Lindsay Fox’s classic car museum in Melbourne. Recorded with the assistance of the Audi’s F1 team’s partner BP the pair spoke on stage about all sorts of things. Reuniting with the ‘Croc’ car...
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James Golding & Aaron Cameron | Part 1 - The Blanchard Racing Team pairing join us in studio
We’ve built a Feature library that is mainly 1-on-1 convos but we’re breaking the mould with this one….and it was so worth it. Rusty shoots the breeze with ‘Bieber’ and ‘Camo’ who are reveling in the step forward that BRT has taken in Supercars this year. How motor racing started for each of…
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James Golding & Aaron Cameron | Part 2 - determined to prove SMSP was no fluke!
The grounded approach the team is taking that comes right from the top. How the relentless off-season work at BRT has filled them with confidence and a determination by the drivers to repay the faith as they say. Jimmy is making the most of his new surroundings and we look back on his Bathurst…
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Rusty & Howie's F1 Season Preview 🏎️
The 2026 Formula 1 season is here, and Mark Howard and Greg Rust are back to break down everything you need to know ahead of the new season. Rusty and Howie dive into the biggest storylines heading into the new season — from new regulations and engine changes to Ferrari’s much-talked-about...
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In Rusty's Garage, automotive commentator and journalist Greg Rust speaks to the most passionate riders, drivers, designers and collectors he knows. Each guest shares their stories about the machines they've owned, raced, crashed & restored throughout their lives going flat out.
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