1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: It's a big day for New Zealand motorsport. The Sir 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Colin Giltrap Raceway, which is a world class karting facility 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: in Auckland, is officially opening now. The track builds on 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: New Zealand's strong karting heritage and pathway to the world stage. 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: It will be opened by six time Indy Car champion 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Scott Dixon, fifty nine career wins, the first key we 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: to win the Indy five hundred and Fresh Office twenty 8 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: fourth season and Scott Dixon is with us morning. 9 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: Scott, good morning. It's it's good to be back home. 10 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: It's been a little bit for me, so it's nice 11 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 3: to have a nice little rain show just recently here 12 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 3: in East Auckland and looking forward to getting up to 13 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 3: the Gokar track a bit later. 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: I would have loved you to have arrived to a 15 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: lovely New Zealand summer, but unfortunately you've come just as 16 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: the Colt snaps come through. 17 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 4: But you just hang in there, Scott, it won't belong 18 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 4: It's Colin. 19 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: It's Colin. 20 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: Don't worry now, have you If you've just landed. You 21 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: haven't had a chance to look at this track yet, have. 22 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 3: You No, we got in kind of late last night 23 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 3: and then we'll head out there this morning. You know, 24 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: I think it's it's huge and obviously I've heard you 25 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: know about the circuit through the Cunninghams and the people 26 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 3: that have been building it and cart sport and obviously 27 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 3: you know the gild Traps as well for many years. 28 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: But it's it's fantastic that they've been able to get 29 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 3: this development finished and it's going to be huge definitely 30 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 3: for you know, the young talent that we have in 31 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: New Zealand, and I think when you look at New 32 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 3: Zealand across many you know, sporting achievements, we pack a 33 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 3: big punch for such a small country and motor racing 34 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 3: with the heritage that we've had here from you know, 35 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: the early days of Bruce McLaren, the tradition. 36 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: Has been strong. 37 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 3: So it's really really great to see, you know that 38 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 3: everybody has finally pulled this off. 39 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 4: One of the lads was. 40 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: Just saying to me earlier in the news break that 41 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: we don't actually have a track like this, of this, 42 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: of this world class standard in Auckland. 43 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 4: Is that the case? 44 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's you know, it to get to 45 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: different levels, whether it's you know, for if I events 46 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 3: or or you know, carting or championships and things like that. 47 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: Most of that is held in Europe for obvious reasons 48 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 3: and always has been. But I think, you know, back 49 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 3: even if you look at you know, higher categories to 50 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: to you know, the Tasman Series and when if one 51 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: others used to come down here, you know, to have 52 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: this kind of facility now, I think for for young carters. 53 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 3: You know, I even remember at my you know, kind 54 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 3: of starting point in eight through ten. You know, you 55 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: do trips to get to you know, world class circuits 56 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 3: in Australia and then you know, around the world. But 57 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: to finally have one here in New Zealand, I think 58 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 3: it's going to be a destination. And what's really cool 59 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: about Australia and New Zealand obviously being southern hemispheres, that 60 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: it's the opposite weather and things like that, so you 61 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 3: can have championships where you know, you can have some 62 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: amazing talent from Europe and America come down and actually 63 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 3: race and some some great championships. 64 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, and presumably as a result of that, we only 65 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: get better and better, and we're already so fantastic around 66 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: the world. Literson tell me you, I'm fascinated by the 67 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: fact that you are still doing what you're doing at 68 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: the level that you're doing at your age. 69 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 4: What is it that motivates you? 70 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: I just love it, you know, I think for me, 71 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's kind of that key we never 72 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 3: give up style as well and not you know, we're 73 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: still winning, which is which is we're in a sport 74 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 3: of winning. If you're not winning, you're going to be out, 75 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 3: you know, to have twenty one consecutive seasons last or 76 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 3: this year with at least one win, you know, I 77 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 3: think the record was blown out maybe three or four 78 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 3: years ago. This year we had the record for most 79 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 3: podiums ever in IndyCar history, you know, a couple of 80 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: years back that most laps led ever at the end 81 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 3: OUTUS five hundred, which that record will never never be broken, 82 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 3: which is you know. 83 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: One hundred and ten year tradition. 84 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 3: So it's for me, it's it's the competition, you know, 85 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 3: I love just I hate getting beat, so that's the 86 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 3: biggest thing, and just wanting to win. Obviously this year 87 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: with my teammate had a steal a year, so definitely 88 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 3: have to step it up for next year to try 89 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 3: and go after that seventh championship you know in IndyCar. 90 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 3: But no, I just love it. I love racing. I've 91 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 3: been given an opportunity by so many great you know, 92 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 3: family members to supporters that I had here in New 93 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 3: Zealand that you know, including the gil Traps and PJ 94 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 3: and Craig Harrison, Kenny Smith. You know that the list 95 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 3: goes on that enabled me, and I want to make 96 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 3: you know, I want to make it worthwhile for everybody. 97 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 4: Is it hard on the body? I mean, what are 98 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 4: you forty five? 99 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, just a young young forty five. 100 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 3: You know, I feel probably still in my early twenties 101 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: in the mind. 102 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 4: But Scott, don't you feel it in your knees sometimes 103 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 4: when you get up or you dog your hip drops out. 104 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I do a lot of those, you know kind 105 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 3: of getting up and you know, those those groans. But no, 106 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: you know, I've been I've been fortunate. You know, we're 107 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: with with injuries and you know obviously in IndyCar too 108 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 3: the crashes can be pretty big. But lucky on that 109 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 3: side of things. But no, I love I love training. 110 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: I love the preparation, you know, I love just being prepared, 111 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 3: and I think that's really helped the longevity of my 112 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 3: career for sure. So I do know that, you know, 113 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: I've got far less years left than when I first started, 114 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 3: and I just want to make the most of it 115 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: and I love doing what I do. 116 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 4: Is there a point like, how do you know when 117 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 4: you're finished? 118 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 3: I think I think it's you know, you probably get 119 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 3: tired or you start noticing the small things kind of 120 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: annoy you. Yeah, you know, for me, the racing is 121 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 3: still what I love the most. Okay, yes, we have, 122 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 3: you know, a lot of other things around it. You know, 123 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 3: the driving part is so small now. I think when 124 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 3: you look at the the whole scheme of things, and 125 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 3: then if you just getting you're getting beat so often, 126 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 3: you know, I think that's probably a pretty good time 127 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: to hang it up. So, you know, for me, even 128 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 3: with a horrible season last year with so many penalties 129 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: and engine issues and things like that, you know, we 130 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 3: still finished it in the championship, so you know, we 131 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 3: we're still running strong. And for me, you know, we're 132 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 3: still winning and that's the main thing. So I think 133 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 3: you'll know, you know, I think it's different for everybody, 134 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 3: but I'll definitely know when it comes from. 135 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't want you to think that I'm trying 136 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: to sort of like get you to think about it. 137 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: It's just that it's just that you are, like, it's 138 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 1: quite remarkable the records that you are seating. Tell me something, 139 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: Why do you think we're so good at racing. 140 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: I think it's somewhat of a mindset. 141 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: But honestly, we have really good facilities, better facilities coming, 142 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 3: you know, I think where we're in a lucky portion 143 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 3: even through my junior categories where I was talking about, 144 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 3: you know, the Southern hemisphere where you can have a 145 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 3: lot of internationals that come down. You know, it's very 146 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 3: rare that you have that level. And you know with 147 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 3: the Toyta series down here, you know, Formula Forward and 148 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: you know Formula B. 149 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 2: For me, you know, you still. 150 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: Had a very very high caliber of you know, driver 151 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: talent that you competed against and you could really see 152 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 3: where you stood. And then I think, I don't know, 153 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 3: it's just that it's the mindset to Quis are pretty relaxed, 154 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 3: but they work extremely hard, and I think that goes 155 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 3: not just for the drivers around the world, but the 156 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 3: mechanics and you know, even on the technical side and engineering. 157 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,239 Speaker 3: You know, keys are really loved in the world of motorsport, 158 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 3: so you know there's a lot of great attributes for that. 159 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: But yeah, I don't know. We've got a lot of 160 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: great talent down here, brilliant. 161 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: I'm so pleased to hear that you think that, Scott, 162 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: and thank you so much for talking to us. Enjoy 163 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: your day and enjoy your key with some of that 164 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: is Scott Dixon, IndyCar Champion and just honestly turning into 165 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: something of a goat, isn't he. 166 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 3: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 167 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 3: news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 168 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: the podcast on iHeartRadio.