Sep 20, 2021
This week’s key takeaway:
The Immortals of Australian Motor Racing, with Luke West
Episode intro:
This week we have a bit of a departure from the usual industry
news, but what a load of fun we had talking to Luke West: a
lifelong motor-sport enthusiast, writer and commentator.
He tells us some stories about his time covering the sport,
and gives a great insight into some of the characters he’s dealt
with down the years, including some of the biggest household names
in the sport.
He wrote for Auto Action, was editor of Australian Muscle Car
for 8 years, and currently works as an on-course announcer for
major races including the Bathurst 1,000. In more recent times he
has turned his hand to book publishing, so he tells us some more
about his great new book “The Immortals of Australian Motor
Racing”.
In this week’s episode you will learn:
-How Luke was inspired to be involved in motor sport
-Why Dick Johnson is such a legend
-Luke’s best commentary moments
-The future of supercar repair
-How the car industry will embrace motor racing in
future
-Luke’s latest book, “The Immortals of Australian Motor
Racing"
-The different personalities of driving megastars
-What was the common denominator for the immortals?
Show links:
** Find Luke on Linkedin:
https://au.linkedin.com/in/luke-west-a150b1133
** Buy The Immortals of Australian Motor Racing here:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/immortals-of-australian-motor-racing-luke-west/book/9781925946987.html?
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