Below the Bonnet
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBelow the Bonnet is multi-award winning Podcast with a light-hearted yet informative look at Motorsport steered by drivers David Reynolds, Michael Caruso.
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The Cream Feat. Lee Holdsworth
December 16, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBJust when you thought BTB was never coming back, Lee Holdsworth, the Ryco Co-Drivers Cup winner joins the boys in the Kayo studio. Holdsy tells us how he felt after the big win, while Dave in true form, drops an absolute bomb about his thoughts on GEN3. Find out who nearly throws up during the show, plus the boys unpack the controversial Formula One season finale.
Living the dream Feat. Paul Murray
October 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBPaul Murray joins Carus and Reynolds as they reunite in the Kayo studio for the first time since March. Paul Murray shares some absolute cracking stories and puts the boys to the test with his 'Flash News' quiz. We hear why Dave is only wearing black for now while Carus gets excited for his Toyota 86 debut this weekend and we preview Supercars as we return to racing at SMP.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall Feat. Garth Tander
September 22, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBWe are back in the Kayo studios with reigning Ryco Co-Driver Cup Champion, Garth Tander as he explains which road car he crashed in unusual circumstances. Reynolds tells us what his unofficial role was while working at HSV and find out why Carus is so excited about Bathurst in December.
Cafetière feat. Dale Wood
September 13, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIn this ep, the boys catch up with Dale Wood and it’s a beauty! Woody gives his opinion about when it’s ok to crash while Carus shares stories from when he and Dale were team mates. To top it off, Reynolds discloses why there’s a specific amount of tax he wants to pay this year and you’ll hear which fan questions made the cut and really got the lads going.
By the way, we're race car drivers like yourself feat. Oscar Piastri
August 28, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBAustralia's next big thing, Oscar Piastri, has arrived on the scene and our boy's sit down with him to chat about his sudden rise in Europe. From his daily routine, to his involvement with the Alpine F1 team and his first ever win at the Hungarian ring this year. Find out how Mark Webber came to manage him and whose seat he would like to take in F1 next season.
The master of the pull out game feat. Cam Waters
August 25, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBCam Waters joins the boys in the studio and it doesn’t take long for the sledging to start. We find out what Cams plans are for next Supercars season, plus who would come out on top in a UFC fight between him and SVG. The boys preview the Belgium F1 GP and find out what Dave would bizarrely use Tesla’s new humanoid for.
Ryco Fan Q&A feat. Jack Perkins
August 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBIt's back! This week the boys are joined by special guest Jack Perkins to answer your questions. Jacko tells us what he's been up to of late. With questions like, what would the boys prioritise if they bought Supercars, to what will Dave name his second child. It has all the ingredients for a show to drifts off the rails.
Does she like your pet snake? feat. Andre Heimgartner
August 04, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBRacing may have stopped in Australia, but BTB rolls on. 2021 Supercars race winner, Andre Heimgartner joins Carus and Reynolds in a show that will have you in stitches. Andre reveals the seat he is surprisingly not chasing and tells the boys who actually bought his pet snake. We break down the action packed Hungarian GP and drop the secret hashtag you need to win a free year of Kayo!
Does she like your pet snake?
August 04, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBRacing may have stopped in Australia, but BTB rolls on. 2021 Supercars race winner, Andre Heimgartner joins Carus and Reynolds in a show that will have you in stitches. Andre reveals the seat he is surprisingly not chasing and tells the boys who actually bought his pet snake. We break down the action packed Hungarian GP and drop the secret hashtag you need to win a free year of Kayo!
Does she like your pet snake? feat. Andre Heimgartner
August 04, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBRacing may have stopped in Australia, but BTB rolls on. 2021 Supercars race winner, Andre Heimgartner joins Carus and Reynolds in a show that will have you in stitches. Andre reveals the seat he is surprisingly not chasing and tells the boys who actually bought his pet snake. We break down the action packed Hungarian GP and drop the secret hashtag you need to win a free year of Kayo!
Officer Travis Beathard
July 27, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBIn this episode of BTB, Dave and Carus catch up with former Holden Motorsport PR Manager, Gerald McDornan who winds back the clock to give us the real story of what happened that night in Texas. Dave tells us why he had no feeling in his hand when he changed from Holden to Ford back in 2011 and who the boys voted as best on ground at the Holden Drivers Christmas parties.
Officer Travis Beathard feat. Gerald McDornan
July 27, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBIn this episode of BTB, Dave and Carus catch up with former Holden Motorsport PR Manager, Gerald McDornan who winds back the clock to give us the real story of what happened that night in Texas. Dave tells us why he had no feeling in his hand when he changed from Holden to Ford back in 2011 and who the boys voted as best on ground at the Holden Drivers Christmas parties.
Officer Travis Beathard feat. Gerald McDornan
July 27, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBIn this episode of BTB, Dave and Carus catch up with former Holden Motorsport PR Manager, Gerald McDornan who winds back the clock to give us the real story of what happened that night in Texas. Dave tells us why he had no feeling in his hand when he changed from Holden to Ford back in 2011 and who the boys voted as best on ground at the Holden Drivers Christmas parties.
"Worst employee we've ever had"
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBCOVID has tried its best to tear the boys apart again, but grit and determination has brought you this weeks episode! The boys are joined by the man with the most unique nickname in pit lane, new team owner, Tim Blanchard. Tim shares the progress his team is making and gives us some insight into Reynolds pre supercars. While Carus drops the ultimate segway, Reynolds gives his opinion on the SVG/Brodie incident.
"Worst employee we've ever had" feat. Tim Blanchard
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBCOVID has tried its best to tear the boys apart again, but grit and determination has brought you this weeks episode! The boys are joined by the man with the most unique nickname in pit lane, new team owner, Tim Blanchard. Tim shares the progress his team is making and gives us some insight into Reynolds pre supercars. While Carus drops the ultimate segway, Reynolds gives his opinion on the SVG/Brodie incident.
It starts with a D feat. Ryan Walkinshaw
June 25, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBRyan Walkinshaw becomes the most capped guest in BTB history, we talk about the after effects he got from COVID, resigning Chaz & GEN3. Also, Reynolds surprises everyone with some homework, while Carus shows off his new beard.
It starts with a d
June 25, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBRyan Walkinshaw becomes the most capped guest in BTB history, we talk about the after effects he got from COVID, resigning Chaz & GEN3. Also, Reynolds surprises everyone with some homework, while Carus shows off his new beard.
Technically I lost my licence
May 12, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn this ep, the boys examine Caruso’s fist pumping frenzy while his partner in crime, Dave explains why he’s scared to drive in public. AVL joins us from the Wild West to break down The Bend and find out what Ricciardo's embarrassing moment was on the weekend.
Touching the Ceiling feat. James Golding
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBDoes Jimmy Golding want the Triple Eight drive? Yeah just a bit. He joined Reynolds, Caruso and border runner AVL to chat about some of the harsh realities of life in racing and his side hustle on the turn tables.
Touching the Ceiling
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBDoes Jimmy Golding want the Triple Eight drive? Yeah just a bit. He joined Reynolds, Caruso and border runner AVL to chat about some of the harsh realities of life in racing and his side hustle on the turn tables.
F**k You Money feat. Peter Adderton
April 21, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBPeter Adderton is your special guest this week as he drops a major bomb about why he pulled the pin on buying Supercars. The boys break down GEN3 and Dave is ready to buy into Peters new project. All that and much much more.
F**k You Money
April 21, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBPeter Adderton is your special guest this week as he drops a major bomb about why he pulled the pin on buying Supercars. The boys break down GEN3 and Dave is ready to buy into Peters new project. All that and much much more.
You Free Ball! feat. Mark Winterbottom
April 12, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIt’s race week! Mark Winterbottom joins Dave and Carus live from level 50. Frosty talks about his new coaching role and what made his first car so special. Carus gives us a wildcard prediction, AVL gets excited about Tassie and DR gets real with the 2030 Brownlow medalist, Oliver Winterbottom.
You Free Ball!
April 12, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIt’s race week! Mark Winterbottom joins Dave and Carus live from level 50. Frosty talks about his new coaching role and what made his first car so special. Carus gives us a wildcard prediction, AVL gets excited about Tassie and DR gets real with the 2030 Brownlow medalist, Oliver Winterbottom.
I can't make this up feat. John Steffensen
March 25, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBTune in this week as special guest John Steffensen joins the boys for their first ep from the Kayo set! Reynolds and Carus take turns at embarrassing each other, the boys unwrap the Penrite Sandown Super Sprint, and find out who every driver in pit-lane is avoiding from TV land.
I can't make this up
March 25, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBTune in this week as special guest John Steffensen joins the boys for their first ep from the Kayo set! Reynolds and Carus take turns at embarrassing each other, the boys unwrap the Penrite Sandown Super Sprint, and find out who every driver in pit-lane is avoiding from TV land.
Sucking the Green Whistle
March 11, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIt's an awesome foursome BTB this week as former pod rival Lee Holdsworth joins Reynolds, Caruso and AVL for some wonderfully pointless discussions about car racing. Dave tells us about an exciting opportunity he has coming up to race in something very very fast and Holdsy fills us in on what it's like to drive a Supercar without a wing.
Sucking the Green Whistle feat. Lee Holdsworth
March 11, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIt's an awesome foursome BTB this week as former pod rival Lee Holdsworth joins Reynolds, Caruso and AVL for some wonderfully pointless discussions about car racing. Dave tells us about an exciting opportunity he has coming up to race in something very very fast and Holdsy fills us in on what it's like to drive a Supercar without a wing.
I Had A little Taste
March 02, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBThe wait is over! Carus and Dave are finally back for season 3 of Below the Bonnet. We finally get to hear from Reynolds after signing his multi million dollar deal, and Carus tries to make sense of what it takes to start his TCR car. AVL and the boys chat in depth about the Bathurst 500 and don't miss what Cam Waters has to say about his top ten shootout antics. All that and a whole lot more in this huge 2021 opener! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I had a little taste
March 02, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBThe wait is over! Carus and Dave are finally back for season 3 of Below the Bonnet. We finally get to hear from Reynolds after signing his multi million dollar deal, and Carus tries to make sense of what it takes to start his TCR car. AVL and the boys chat in depth about the Bathurst 500 and don't miss what Cam Waters has to say about his top ten shootout antics. All that and a whole lot more in this huge 2021 opener!
Mr Ten Percent
December 17, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBHey. One out of 10 ain't bad. That's Reynolds' story and he's sticking with it. The beers (and sambuca) are flowing as the boys unpack a - ready for it - unprecedented 2020. It's the annual drunk cast. Don't miss it.
We're all Wankles feat. Chaz Mostert
November 26, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBAfter 18 months of dodging and weaving, Carus and Dave finally catch up with Chaz Mostert and it’s a ripper! The boys chat about his transition from Ford to Holden and Chaz tells us about his new street weapon. In true Dave style, he digs himself a hole that he might never get out of.
We're all Wankles
November 26, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBAfter 18 months of dodging and weaving, Carus and Dave finally catch up with Chaz Mostert and it’s a ripper! The boys chat about his transition from Ford to Holden and Chaz tells us about his new street weapon. In true Dave style, he digs himself a hole that he might never get out of.
Fan Q&A 2.0
November 05, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBYou asked, we answered. The popular Fan Q&A is back and the questions are as wild as ever. Best toilets in Aussie motorsport? Skaife or Ingall? Best hangover cure? We've got all that and more covered.
Sewage Swabber
October 23, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBCome on, this can't be the first time something nasty has been found in the toilet after the Bathurst 1000. Anyway, the boys review a weird week at Mount Panorama and chat through the latest news, including the big Gen3 announcement.
Great Race Fever
October 06, 2020 21:10 - 1 hour - 59 MBThe boys have come down with something highly-contagious this week – Great Race Fever. Gun pairings for days, a few rusty drivers to spice things up, and no pesky title fight to get in the way. The lads preview what promises to be a thrilling Bathurst 1000, talk through the new TV deal and new safety car rules, and pick the Ryco Couchside Bathurst Pack winner.
Diving with Sharks
September 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBSome wild door-to-door action at The Bend has Reynolds in a death-defying mood, so he's taking up a new hobby. Meanwhile the deg debate continues and Caruso reveals that he's off to the Top End for some Bathurst prep.
Between Jesus and the Devil
September 06, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBThere's nothing like a bit of trash talk to get the BTB lads fired up. The barbs were flying thick and fast in Townsville, and, spoiler alert, we all loved it. Meanwhile, Reynolds takes his weirdest (plane) trip ever.
Joe Biden is a street circuit
August 31, 2020 06:31 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBDavid Reynolds has a wicked hangover. Caruso and AVL are going stir crazy in lockdown. The perfect recipe for podcast madness. Oh yeah, we also casually put THE BEST PRIZE PACK EVER on the table thanks to our good mates at Ryco.
All Hail King Deg
August 24, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBWith Reynolds a DNF thanks to Darwin internet woes, it's up to Caruso and AVL to break down two weeks of low-deg racing at Hidden Valley. The lads chat penalties, new podium contenders, and argue that all publicity is good publicity for Supercars.
Shooting Blanks
August 07, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIt's an iso special, with Caruso and AVL shivering away in Melbourne and Reynolds living the good life in Darwin. Tune in to hear about border dashes, birth control myths, exclusive TV news and much more.
Sicktoria
July 23, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBAs Caruso and AVL battle it out in Virus HQ, a free-and-easy Reynolds calls in from the Sunshine State to talk about his mad border dash. The lads also chat tyres, formats, calendar updates and plenty more.
Murder of Ambulances
June 29, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBSupercars is back – and, lo and behold, tyre degradation made for good racing. Who would have thought? The boys talk formats, futures, STDs and one-make series for emergency vehicles.
20 years too late or 20 years too early
June 18, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBYes, there's some of the usual nonsense this week (see ep title). But the boys can also, finally, talk about going racing again! Formats, calendar, tracksuit pants... we've got it all covered.
Penalty! feat. Simon McNamara
May 28, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBCarus and Reynolds catch up with Holden legend, Simon McNamara. The boys discuss everything from his passion for Motor Racing, to the Special Silver Holden Ute and the driver that surprisingly knocked back an offer to drive for the Holden Racing Team in its golden era. We love chatting to those who have been instrumental behind the scenes and Simon is definitely one of those!
Penalty!
May 28, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBCarus and Reynolds catch up with Holden legend, Simon McNamara. The boys discuss everything from his passion for Motor Racing, to the Special Silver Holden Ute and the driver that surprisingly knocked back an offer to drive for the Holden Racing Team in its golden era. We love chatting to those who have been instrumental behind the scenes and Simon is definitely one of those! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Save the Date
May 08, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBCircle the end of June on your calendar, crew. We're going racing again – and boy are we excited. To celebrate lads take a close look at the new 2020/21 schedule, speculate about formats, spare a thought for a luckless Will Davison and hear all about why Reynolds thinks Bill Gates started the coronavirus.
Ryco Fan Q&A
April 30, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBWe love our fan question shows and in this episode we cover it all from whether reverse grids should make a come back, to relationship advice from Dr Love himself, David Reynolds. AVL lets us in on what he finds to be the most difficult part of reporting supercars news and Carus explains what he would like to see in a race track if he was building it.
No funds, No fun. feat. Cam Waters
April 19, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBCam Waters joins the pod and talks with Carus and Dave about his car build project, how he keeps fit in isolation and what he'd like to see in Supercars. Dave tells us about his experiences as a driver coach and Carus predicts a change in the Supercars landscape when we come back from Corona.
No funds, No fun.
April 19, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBCam Waters joins the pod and talks with Carus and Dave about his car build project, how he keeps fit in isolation and what he'd like to see in Supercars. Dave tells us about his experiences as a driver coach and Carus predicts a change in the Supercars landscape when we come back from Corona. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.