On The Couch With Hooly
A motorsports podcast filled with controversy, entertainment and laughs. Your host, Daniel ‘Hooly’ Holihan is unlike other journos touting how they know what it takes to win a championship in motorsport; he’s actually done it. In this epic podcast Hooly and his producer, Brooke, get to the heart of guest’s stories, beyond the helmet.
Episodes
On today’s episode we’ve got Australia’s international driving sensation, Jake Parsons, who is taking Japan by storm. We sat down with Jake and had one hell of a chat tracking his career journey across the globe. Here is a taste of some of the topics we got stuck into throughout the episode:
- Where has Jake been living/racing these past eight years?!?
- The BAD start in karts to racing the U18 Karting World Champs
- Transitioning t...
On today’s episode we’ve got utes legend, Craig Dontas. These days he’s known for being a part of the Supercars landscape as the Head of Commercial Sales and Sponsorships. There was a little hiccup recording due to Hooly getting over excited but have no fear the episode goes beyond the hour thirty mark. You will hear about Craig’s racing career from start to finish in production cars, Stadium Super Trucks, Aussie Race Cars, Trans A...
On today’s episode we’ve got Sprint Car Hub founder and creator Toby Bellbowen. An incredible driver himself, Toby was tearing up the speedway tracks for over seven years before his career was cut short due to a medical condition. With an undeniable passion for sprintcars, we learn how Toby turned his life around, reinvented his career and kicked off the new wave of speedway content across Australia. You can hear all about this and...
On today’s episode we’ve got the multi-talented race car driver and musician, Matt McLean. He has won numerous Australian karting titles, received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award for Super2 and this year is competing in the S5000 series. Now a former member of The Crookeds, Matt is throwing everything he’s got into his Supercars dream.
We were stoked to have the rockstar join us in the studio where we talked about everything from m...
On today’s episode we’ve got the charismatic and entertaining Sprintcar driver Alex Orr. This episode was absolutely on fire as we chatted for hours on spicy topics including:
- Go-Karting as kids, plus why his Dad HATED it!
- Why and how Alex is working in the building industry
- Sprintcar HOT TOPICS: managing tyres, KRE engines + more
- Racing the Chili Bo...
On today’s episode we’ve got Porsche driver Tom Sargent. We were fortunate to interview Tom before he set off for the US to drive for McElrea Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America Series in 2023.
Tommy brought the banter and told us some hilarious stories both on and off track that you don’t want to miss including:
- Family life and growing up in Young, NSW
- Go-kart career including the UK trip to the world’s most expe...
On today’s episode we’ve got the legendary driver coach Tom Williamson. In this episode we cut the bullshit and hear it straight from Tom on all things racing, including:
- Tom’s life growing up and racing career before coaching
- Why and how coaching became a career?
- Fuck ego! Accepting when you’re wrong.
- Why Formula Ford is so crucial in any drivers career
- Karting AU vs NSW + club level (It’s a shit fight!)
- Teaching autistic ki...
On today’s episode we’ve got the charismatic TCR driver Jordan Cox. Jordan is well known for his successful racing career in TCR, including winning on a National stage.
In this episode we learned a lot about Jordan that had us laughing from start to finish including:
On today’s episode we’ve got the infamous George Elliot to end Season Two with a bang. In our opinion George has to be one of the most dynamic and charismatic characters motorsports has ever seen. Known for his high octane lifestyle, George lives life on the edge.
Growing up on the outskirts of Sydney, he’s done everything from making a movie called The Crop, to becoming a best selling author of not one but two books (Terminal Gre...
On this week’s episode we’ve got Supercars driver Cameron Hill. The Canberra born racer, grew up with an engineering background with the guidance of his father Colin. Cameron Hill is a former karting, Formula Ford and Porsche Cup champion, showing the world that if you have the passion you’ll go a long way in the sport. He’s also raced competitively in Toyota 86’s and Super2’s. Now Cam’s headed for the big leagues, racing for Matt ...
On today’s episode we’ve got rising star Nathan Herne who just headed off to the states with the epic goal of being the next Aussie to race NASCAR. Please note, this episode was recorded prior to Nathan announcing his drive with Steven-Miller Racing in the American Trans Am series for 2023.
Did you know there was a time Nathan competed in Tenpin bowling? Or how he woke up thinking he was dreaming, but in fact his mate Jimmy Goldi...
On today’s episode we’ve got Super2 driver Cameron Crick. Cam is a born and bred racer with the adrenalin bug, putting his heart and soul into racing. Currently racing for Eggleston in the Dunlop Super2 Series, Cam is chasing the dream of one day racing in the Supercars main game.
This episode we learn about Cam’s upbringing, girlfriend Abbi’s NRLW career, family racing history, Cam’s career path in motorsport, relationships with ...
On today’s episode we’ve got the Toyota 86 Gazoo Series Champion, Lachlan Gibbons. This episode covers everything from his latest series win at the Bathurst 1000, Toyota 86 Series rules and budgets, Hooly and Lachy banter over the old karting days including battles with mates like Dimitri, we learn ‘Old Mate Removals’ is not a pisstake and a very real sponsor, schoolies vs toolies, advice for getting into go-karts on a budget, Lach...
On this week’s episode we’ve got sprintcar racer Sammy Walsh. A privateer, who’s grown up in the speedway scene his entire life. Sam is best known for having the fastest ever lap around Parramatta Speedway and having also won the local track championship at the same venue in 2019.
Get ready for a jam packed episode where we cover everything from family life, racing bikes, the ‘good old’ go-karting days, two seater thrills at Parra...
On today’s episode we’ve got legendary sprint car driver Warren Ferguson, a privateer in the scene. Growing up in Granville, just around the corner from Parramatta Speedway, it had always been Warren’s dream to race 410’s. Warren has raced not only in Australia, but the United States also! A dream many aspire to.
Tune in to hear about Warren’s early BMX career, growing up alongside big family names in speedway, Liverpool and Westm...
On today’s episode we’ve got legendary racing engineer Wally Storey, also known as the grandpa of the paddock. Wally is loved by everyone down pit-lane and boy oh boy in this episode, does he have some stories to tell.
Wally started his career racing in Formula Fords and decided it got too expensive to compete despite winning numerous races. So, what do you do when you’ve run out of cash? You help your mate! Wally helped out his b...
On today’s episode we’ve got Chris Alajajian. Chris spent years chasing the Formula 1 dream, having raced in Australian Formula 3, A1GP, V8 Supercars, Mini Challenge and also becoming an Australian Production Car Champion in the process. Nowadays a family man with a wife and two lovely children, Chris took time out of his busy schedule to chat with us.
On the podcast we’ll learn about Chris’s autoimmune condition, the family Smash...
On today’s episode we’ve got Garry and Braydan Willimington. Garry is an Australian Touring Car legend who has loved motorsports since he was a kid. Garry has had an incredible motorsports career having competed in twenty one Bathurst 1000’s as a privateer.
His son Braydan, has followed in his father’s footsteps racing in 410 Sprintcars, Speedcars, s5000’s and the TCR Australian Championship. Braydan loves his speedway, with his f...
On today’s episode we’ve got Sam Young, who some of you might know from his YouTube Channel, SamYoung 4x4. Sam absolutely loves his Four-Wheel Drives and is an avid personality in the motorsports scene creating content that's a cut above the rest.
Known for his Naughty 40, we chat about his pride and joy, but please note this episode was filmed before it was stolen in Queensland last month. We only hope to see it returned soon, bu...
On today’s episode we’ve got Craig Woods, an avid Penrith Panthers fan and race car driver who races for Western Sydney Motorsport in the V8 SuperUtes. We will also learn Craig’s journey into racing including his time in Super Karts and Aussie Racing Cars.
A family man, Craig’s wife Claire and two children came along to watch. You might hear a cheer or two in the background! Being a tradie from a young age, he’s proven to the worl...
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