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 Repair business, Jack Hillermans, before getting into the business of racing. Chris’s dreams of racing in F1 began when his family entered him in go-karts as a kid. It was not long before Chris was hitting the big leagues, racing for Team Lebanon in the now defunct A1GP, racing alongside Nico Hulkenburg and Daniel Ricciardo in the early 2000’s. You’ll hear all this and more incredibly inspiring stories from Chris, beyond the helmet.
TIMECODES:
0:00:49 – SPONSORS
0:01:01 – SHOW INTRO
0:01:38 – WE'RE RECORDING?
0:02:34 – START OF THE SHOW
0:12:13 – NEW ZEALAND, FORMULA CHALLENGE WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
0:24:03 – WORKING HARD WITH THE FAMILY BUSINESS JACK HILLERMANS
0:31:03 – MINI CHALLENGE, PURE RACING & SET UP
0:41:15 – THE FUTURE OF THE MOTOR INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
0:54:58 – RACING WITH AN AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASE
1:13:09 – THE FAST FIVE WITH CHRIS ALAJAJIAN
LINKS TO CHRIS ALAJAJIAN:
Jack Hillermans Automotive
Website: http://www.jackhillermans.com.au/jack-hillermans-racing
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackhillermans/
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