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