THIS week on the V8 Sleuth Podcast powered by Repco we’re chatting with Adrian Burgess.
In the first part of a two-part chat, Burgess talks about how he got into motorsport in the first place, leaving home at 15 to join a race team and plotting his path as a mechanic to Formula 1.
He also shares some stories from his time with McLaren, including a prank the test team played on Ayrton Senna, memories of McLaren’s brief dalliance with the Chrysler/Lamborghini V12 engine, the aftermath of Mika Hakkinen’s horror crash at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, the Finn’s comeback test and eventually winning a Formula 1 World Championship.
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EPISODE LIST: THE V8 SLEUTH PODCAST
2019
Ep. 1 – John Bowe
Ep. 2 – Mark Webber
Ep. 3 – Q&A
Ep. 4 – Cameron McConville
Ep. 5 – The Green-Eyed Monster
Ep. 6 – Q&A
Ep. 7 – Will Davison (Part 1)
Ep. 8 – Will Davison (Part 2)
Ep. 9 – The Brock Commodore called Beth (HRT 030)
Ep. 10 – Steven Johnson
Ep. 11 – Jamie Whincup
Ep. 12 – Troy Bayliss
Ep. 13 – 888-023 aka Kate
Ep. 14 – Dick Johnson
Ep. 15 – Paul Gover
Ep. 16 – Mark Skaife
Ep. 17 – Garth Tander
Ep. 18 – Jim Richards
Ep. 19 – Ford’s Top 10 drivers at the Bathurst 1000
Ep. 20 – Colin Bond
Ep. 21 – The Last DJR Car To Win Bathurst
Ep. 22 – V8 Sleuth’s 2019 Bathurst Preview
Ep. 23 – Simona De Silvestro
Ep. 24 – Q&A
Ep. 25 – Q&A
Ep. 26 – Why we love the Bathurst 12 Hour
2020
Ep. 27 – Jason Bargwanna
Ep. 28 – Adelaide 500, Q&A
Ep. 29 – David Reynolds (Part 1)
Ep. 30 – David Reynolds (Part 2)
Ep. 31 – Larry Perkins (Part 1)
Ep. 32 – Larry Perkins (Part 2)
Ep. 33 – Ryan Story (Part 1)
Ep. 34 – Ryan Story (Part 2)
Ep. 35 – Q&A
Ep. 36 – Greg Rust (Part 1)
Ep. 37 – Greg Rust (Part 2)
Ep. 38 – Nick Percat (Part 1)
Ep. 39 – Nick Percat (Part 2)
Ep. 40 – V8 Sleuth Trivia Competition!
Ep. 41 – Jason Bright (Part 1)
Ep. 42 – Jason Bright (Part 2)
Ep. 43 – Alan Gow (Part 1)
Ep. 44 – Alan Gow (Part 2)
Ep. 45 – Wayne Gardner (Part 1)
Ep. 46 – Wayne Gardner (Part 2)
Ep. 47 – Q&A: Thunderdome, V8s on Channel 9 and more…
Ep. 48 – The 5 Greatest DJR/DJRTP Racecars
Ep. 49 – Peter Brock’s first #05 Holden
Ep. 50 – Paul Dumbrell (Part 1)
Ep. 51 – Paul Dumbrell (Part 2)
Ep. 52 – Michael Caruso (Part 1)
Ep. 53 – Michael Caruso (Part 2)
Ep. 54 – What happened to Brock’s Bathurst-winning cars
Ep. 55 – Q&A: Sneaky turbo dials, JR’s podium cars and more…
Ep. 56 – Q&A: Privateers, Skylines, Triple Challenge TV and more…
Ep. 57 – Luke Youlden (Part 1)
Ep. 58 – Luke Youlden (Part 2)
Ep. 59 – 20 years of Super2: Rising stars and magic moments
Ep. 60 – Scott McLaughlin (Part 1)
Ep. 61 – Scott McLaughlin (Part 2)
Ep. 62 – Q&A: Polarisers, winning AU Falcons, the ‘missing’ HRT car
Ep. 63 – Grant Denyer (Part 1)
Ep. 64 – Grant Denyer (Part 2)
Ep. 65 – Super Touring’s glory years Down Under
Ep. 66 – Greg Murphy (Part 1)
Ep. 67 – Greg Murphy (Part 2)
Ep. 68 – Melinda Price
Ep. 69 – Restoring ‘Steffi’: Brock’s ‘last’ Bathurst Commodore
Ep. 70 – Bathurst Trivia Competition
Ep. 71 – Bathurst Q&A: FPR BBQs, Larry’s ‘new’ VP, the car that did the most Bathursts
Ep. 72 – V8 Sleuth’s 2020 Bathurst 1000 Preview
Ep. 73 – Holden’s Top 10 drivers at the Bathurst 1000
Ep. 74 – Tomas Mezera (Part 1)
Ep. 75 – Tomas Mezera (Part 2)
Ep. 76 – Mark Skaife
Ep. 77 – Glenn Seton
Ep. 78 – The untimely end of the Adelaide 500
Ep. 79 – Andy Raymond
Ep. 80 – Q&A: Bathurst trophies, undercooked Group A cars, RIP street circuits?
Ep. 81 – Allan Grice (Part 1)
Ep. 82 – Allan Grice (Part 2)
Ep. 83 – Riana Crehan
Ep. 84 – Q&A: SVG without Shippy, Sandown MIA, paddle-shift future
Ep. 85 – Best of 2020: Stitch-ups, hotel pillows, garbologists
Ep. 86 – How V8 Sleuth came to be
2021
Ep. 87 – The rise and fall of the Thunderdome
Ep. 88 – The Falcon that broke Glenn Seton’s heart
Ep. 89 – Lee Holdsworth (Part 1)
Ep. 90 – Lee Holdsworth (Part 2)
Ep. 91 – Analysing Triple Eight’s bombshell announcements
Ep. 92 – Q&A: The number zero, ‘pink pigs’, Baskerville
Ep. 93 – Celebrating Tickford Racing’s 250th Supercars round start
Ep. 94 – V8 Sleuth’s 2021 Repco Supercars Championship Preview
Ep. 95 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 96 – Fred Gibson (Part 1)
Ep. 97 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 98 – Fred Gibson (Part 2)
Ep. 99 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 100 – Dirk Klynsmith
Ep. 101 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 102 – Q&A: Tasman’s tiger, totalled Toll car, Tander’s lost win
Ep. 103 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 104 – Q&A: Sandown’s future, LOGAMO Holdens, DNQ record
Ep. 105 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 106 – Greg Murphy’s ‘Lap of the Gods’ Holden Commodore
Ep. 107 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 108 – Leanne Tander (Part 1)
Ep. 109 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 110 – Leanne Tander (Part 2)
Ep. 111 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 112 – Jack Perkins (Part 1)
Ep. 113 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 114 – Jack Perkins (Part 2)
Ep. 115 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 116 – Barry Ryan (Part 1)
Ep. 117 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 118 – Barry Ryan (Part 2)
Ep. 119 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 120 – Q&A: Most teams to win in a year, a V8 Masters tour, the ‘Fordodore’
Ep. 121 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 122 – The Power of 7
Ep. 123 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 124 – Adrian Burgess (Part 1)
Ep. 125 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 126 – Adrian Burgess (Part 2)
Ep. 127 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 128 – John Faulkner (Part 1)
Ep. 129 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 130 – John Faulkner (Part 2)
Ep. 131 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 132 – Marcus Marshall (Part 1)
Ep. 133 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 134 – Marcus Marshall (Part 2)
Ep. 135 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 136 – Marcos Ambrose
Ep. 137 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 138 – From the Archives: Bob Jane
Ep. 139 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 140 – Q&A: Barbecued Falcons, front-row lockouts, Safety Car Sleuthing
Ep. 141 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 142 – From the Archives: Harry Firth (Part 1)
Ep. 143 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 144 – From the Archives: Harry Firth (Part 2)
Ep. 145 – The Monaro that conquered the Bathurst 24 Hour
Ep. 146 – Who are the ‘Immortals’ of Australian motorsport?
Ep. 147 – Neil Crompton
Ep. 148 – Jessica Yates
Ep. 149 – James Moffat (Part 1)
Ep. 150 – James Moffat (Part 2)
Ep. 151 – Q&A: Live in-race chats, Dash for Cash redux, T8’s drift Supercar
Ep. 152 – Jessica Dane
Ep. 153 – The long-lasting GIO Commodore
Ep. 154 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 155 – Remembering the AMSCAR Series
Ep. 156 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 157 – Dick Johnson’s highs and lows at the Bathurst 1000
Ep. 158 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 159 – John Smailes
Ep. 160 – Garry Rogers
Ep. 161 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 162 – V8 Sleuth’s 2021 Bathurst 1000 Preview
Ep. 163 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 164 – Repco Bathurst Daily: Tuesday wrap at the 2021 Bathurst 1000
Ep. 165 – Repco Bathurst Daily: Wednesday wrap at the 2021 Bathurst 1000
Ep. 166 – Repco Bathurst Daily: Thursday wrap at the 2021 Bathurst 1000
Ep. 167 – Repco Bathurst Daily: Friday wrap at the 2021 Bathurst 1000
Ep. 168 – Jim Richards (Part 1)
Ep. 169 – Jim Richards (Part 2)
Ep. 170 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 171 – Jason Richards: 10 years on
Ep. 172 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 173 – Q&A: Unlucky numbers, loyal drivers, Luffy’s amazing record
Ep. 174 – Q&A: Short-lived cars, missing Larry bars, turbo-six Falcon Supercar
2022
Ep. 175 – Terry Wyhoon (Part 1)
Ep. 176 – Terry Wyhoon (Part 2)
Ep. 177 – Brad Jones (Part 1)
Ep. 178 – Brad Jones (Part 2)
Ep. 179 – Ford fans’ saviour – Marcos Ambrose’s BA Falcon
Ep. 180 – Q&A: Sleuthing a Bathurst winner, petty rule enforcement
Ep. 181 – What made Volvo’s V8 Supercars so special
Ep. 182 – V8 Sleuth’s 2022 Repco Supercars Championship Preview
Ep. 183 – Inside stories from HRT’s golden era (Part 1)
Ep. 184 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 185 – Inside stories from HRT’s golden era (Part 2)
Ep. 186 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 187 – Q&A: Bathurst breakdowns, Adelaide finales, Paragon’s problem
Ep. 188 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 189 – John Bowe (Part 1)
Ep. 190 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 191 – John Bowe (Part 2)
Ep. 192 – Charlie Schwerkolt (Part 1)
Ep. 193 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 194 – Charlie Schwerkolt (Part 2)
Ep. 195 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 196 – James Davison
Ep. 197 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 198 – Q&A: Worst title defences, how drivers get paid, is SVG the modern-day Richo?
Ep. 199 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 200 – Cam Waters
Ep. 201 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 202 – Nations Cup: Tales from Australia’s Own GT series
Ep. 203 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 204 – Triple-Crowned Commodore: The car that made the Holden Racing Team
Ep. 205 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 206 – Q&A: Camaro’s future, progressive grids, Johnson family’s Mustangs
Ep. 207 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 208 – Gary Scott (Part 1)
Ep. 209 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 210 – Gary Scott (Part 2)
Ep. 211 – Repco Supercars Weekly
Ep. 212 – Nathan Pretty (Part 1)
