1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,827 --> 00:00:16,147 Speaker 2: At the age of just nineteen, key We driver Liam 4 00:00:16,267 --> 00:00:20,187 Speaker 2: Skeets has already become a champion at every level of 5 00:00:20,307 --> 00:00:24,147 Speaker 2: New Zealand motorsport, recently taking victory in the prestigious New 6 00:00:24,227 --> 00:00:27,907 Speaker 2: Zealand Grand Prix. Now he's stepping onto the global stage, 7 00:00:27,987 --> 00:00:32,187 Speaker 2: preparing to compete in Indy Next, the final step before 8 00:00:32,227 --> 00:00:35,867 Speaker 2: reaching IndyCar, a pinnacle of global motorsport as we know, 9 00:00:36,027 --> 00:00:39,667 Speaker 2: currently featuring six time champion key We Scott Dixon, as 10 00:00:39,707 --> 00:00:44,267 Speaker 2: well as fellow New Zealanders Scott McLaughlin and Marcus Armstrong. 11 00:00:44,627 --> 00:00:47,627 Speaker 2: William Skeats is in studio. Welcome mate, nice to see you. 12 00:00:47,867 --> 00:00:49,307 Speaker 3: Nice to see you too, Piney, Thank you. 13 00:00:49,547 --> 00:00:52,827 Speaker 2: Let's start at the start. When and how did your 14 00:00:52,827 --> 00:00:54,067 Speaker 2: motorsport journey begin? 15 00:00:54,707 --> 00:00:57,467 Speaker 4: It took off at six years old. My old man 16 00:00:57,587 --> 00:01:00,187 Speaker 4: raced himself, so I grew up around a racetrack for 17 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:02,827 Speaker 4: as long as I can remember, smelling the fumes being 18 00:01:02,827 --> 00:01:04,107 Speaker 4: pushed around on the prem by mum. 19 00:01:04,187 --> 00:01:05,107 Speaker 3: Most likely. 20 00:01:06,387 --> 00:01:09,387 Speaker 4: Do Smith a sport and go karts just how everyone 21 00:01:09,467 --> 00:01:11,907 Speaker 4: else starts and Mount Wellington, Mount Willington cart Club, which 22 00:01:11,947 --> 00:01:15,147 Speaker 4: is no longer around, but yeah, that's that's where I 23 00:01:15,187 --> 00:01:17,227 Speaker 4: first got introduced to it, and I guess caught the 24 00:01:17,227 --> 00:01:20,107 Speaker 4: bug just like every other racing driver does. And the 25 00:01:20,267 --> 00:01:21,907 Speaker 4: love and the passion for the sport grew from there. 26 00:01:22,027 --> 00:01:24,227 Speaker 2: What's karting like as a six year old? 27 00:01:24,427 --> 00:01:26,867 Speaker 3: It's frightening, to be honest. 28 00:01:26,947 --> 00:01:30,307 Speaker 4: My very first time, I remember like a twenty second 29 00:01:30,547 --> 00:01:32,707 Speaker 4: thirty second gokut trager. Took me two minutes to go 30 00:01:32,747 --> 00:01:34,987 Speaker 4: around there. Probably didn't even use the gas. I just 31 00:01:35,027 --> 00:01:37,227 Speaker 4: putted around there and I was I was scared to death. 32 00:01:38,427 --> 00:01:41,427 Speaker 4: But yeah, and that's an incredible experience. Jumped straight into 33 00:01:41,467 --> 00:01:43,187 Speaker 4: the deep end and yeah, never looked back since. 34 00:01:43,227 --> 00:01:45,627 Speaker 2: Really, And so when did it sort of? I mean 35 00:01:45,787 --> 00:01:47,907 Speaker 2: you're a six year old boy, I mean over the 36 00:01:47,947 --> 00:01:49,787 Speaker 2: next what two or three years, you started to get 37 00:01:49,827 --> 00:01:52,787 Speaker 2: a real taste for it, something that you really really 38 00:01:52,787 --> 00:01:53,347 Speaker 2: grabbed you. 39 00:01:53,427 --> 00:01:56,147 Speaker 4: Yes, Yeah, my dad and I would go up and 40 00:01:56,187 --> 00:01:59,827 Speaker 4: down the country from cart trek to cart trek and we, yeah, 41 00:01:59,907 --> 00:02:00,427 Speaker 4: we loved it. 42 00:02:00,467 --> 00:02:02,027 Speaker 3: We just grew a love and a passion for it. 43 00:02:02,067 --> 00:02:02,467 Speaker 3: I did. 44 00:02:03,027 --> 00:02:08,027 Speaker 4: He's always loved motorsport, and yeah, it just becameius slowly, 45 00:02:08,067 --> 00:02:11,387 Speaker 4: but surely until I was about thirteen twelve years old, 46 00:02:11,387 --> 00:02:13,507 Speaker 4: I think when I stepped over to the International to 47 00:02:13,547 --> 00:02:16,627 Speaker 4: Australia started competing over there, and then Italy when I 48 00:02:16,707 --> 00:02:19,987 Speaker 4: was thirteen at the World Finals. So yeah, just escalated 49 00:02:20,067 --> 00:02:23,747 Speaker 4: quite quickly after having managed to have some success here 50 00:02:23,787 --> 00:02:24,387 Speaker 4: in New Zealand. 51 00:02:24,587 --> 00:02:27,707 Speaker 2: So and as you were getting really good at karting, 52 00:02:27,907 --> 00:02:31,107 Speaker 2: were you starting to think about moving up from carting? 53 00:02:31,107 --> 00:02:33,067 Speaker 2: I know cartings were a lot of you know, motorsport 54 00:02:33,147 --> 00:02:35,107 Speaker 2: drivers start and a lot of them stay there, you know, 55 00:02:35,187 --> 00:02:37,067 Speaker 2: but were you starting to think, even at the age 56 00:02:37,067 --> 00:02:39,067 Speaker 2: of thirteen, what might be next for you? 57 00:02:39,147 --> 00:02:42,107 Speaker 4: Yes, I always had ambitions that I wanted to make 58 00:02:42,107 --> 00:02:45,107 Speaker 4: a creat of motorsport, and sitting on the couch watching 59 00:02:45,187 --> 00:02:48,267 Speaker 4: the likes of Scott Dixon, shen Van Gisberg and Scott 60 00:02:48,307 --> 00:02:51,747 Speaker 4: McLaughlin and supercars and Indyka gave me that inspiration and 61 00:02:51,787 --> 00:02:53,907 Speaker 4: I wanted to chase them and head towards that as 62 00:02:53,947 --> 00:02:56,147 Speaker 4: the end goal. So yeah, there was always the drive 63 00:02:56,227 --> 00:02:58,187 Speaker 4: to move on from carting into race cars and that 64 00:02:58,747 --> 00:03:01,547 Speaker 4: began at about fifteen in Formula Forwards and that was 65 00:03:02,467 --> 00:03:05,827 Speaker 4: a big step. Yeah, I still remember it was only 66 00:03:05,827 --> 00:03:09,667 Speaker 4: a few years ago, but big learning curve and quite 67 00:03:09,747 --> 00:03:13,027 Speaker 4: daunting again. But yeah, luckily somehow took it like a 68 00:03:13,067 --> 00:03:15,547 Speaker 4: fish to water, and yeah, I may just have success 69 00:03:15,547 --> 00:03:18,747 Speaker 4: there as well. So yeah, it's been a very quite 70 00:03:18,787 --> 00:03:19,587 Speaker 4: a fast rise. 71 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:23,307 Speaker 2: Yeah, indeed tell us about the challenges of moving class. 72 00:03:23,347 --> 00:03:26,627 Speaker 2: But also I mean, are there principles of driving that 73 00:03:26,667 --> 00:03:28,587 Speaker 2: remain constant regardless of what you're in. 74 00:03:28,867 --> 00:03:31,587 Speaker 4: Yes, you go carning. What you learn there is carries 75 00:03:31,627 --> 00:03:34,627 Speaker 4: all the way through through your motorvacing career. Yeah, that's 76 00:03:34,667 --> 00:03:38,427 Speaker 4: the best kind of school for motor racing drivers. And 77 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:43,267 Speaker 4: what's and carning? I think, of course the way the 78 00:03:43,267 --> 00:03:45,627 Speaker 4: cars are very different, new cars to cards, very different, 79 00:03:45,667 --> 00:03:48,667 Speaker 4: but the same. I guess mindset mentality applies when you 80 00:03:48,827 --> 00:03:51,827 Speaker 4: jump behind the wheel, and I guess the stuff you 81 00:03:51,867 --> 00:03:54,427 Speaker 4: do off track to have success on track, it's all 82 00:03:54,427 --> 00:03:57,187 Speaker 4: the same as well, you know, dedicating yourself, the discipline, 83 00:03:57,227 --> 00:04:01,547 Speaker 4: the training, the mental work, so the engineering mind. 84 00:04:01,387 --> 00:04:01,987 Speaker 3: You have to build. 85 00:04:02,027 --> 00:04:05,827 Speaker 4: So yeah, it's it all correlates right through to the pinnacles. 86 00:04:05,867 --> 00:04:08,467 Speaker 2: Tell us abot some of that that that off track work, 87 00:04:08,507 --> 00:04:11,187 Speaker 2: you say, you know, the discipline, the mental stuff, what 88 00:04:11,227 --> 00:04:11,947 Speaker 2: does that involve? 89 00:04:12,947 --> 00:04:16,467 Speaker 4: It involves a lot off track for me, Yeah, mental, 90 00:04:16,667 --> 00:04:19,067 Speaker 4: I really pride to put a lot of time and 91 00:04:19,147 --> 00:04:22,507 Speaker 4: efit and energy into I think motorsport is a mental game, 92 00:04:22,627 --> 00:04:27,027 Speaker 4: like like all sport, but especially motorsport, And so yeah, 93 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:28,947 Speaker 4: the mental piece. I'm very lucky to be working with 94 00:04:29,187 --> 00:04:32,867 Speaker 4: a top performance coach shame to Connogley from Create Leaps 95 00:04:32,947 --> 00:04:37,107 Speaker 4: being instrumental in my development and the mind piece mental. 96 00:04:37,187 --> 00:04:40,907 Speaker 4: There's obviously the physical fitness side. People have the reason 97 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:43,747 Speaker 4: to believe that motor racing is not very physical or 98 00:04:43,787 --> 00:04:46,227 Speaker 4: hard work you just sit down and drive, but it is. 99 00:04:46,307 --> 00:04:50,147 Speaker 4: It is challenging, you know, the g forces, the stereo 100 00:04:50,227 --> 00:04:52,907 Speaker 4: is hard to kind of hustle those those single seas 101 00:04:52,947 --> 00:04:56,227 Speaker 4: around the racetrack. So those two, and finally there's the 102 00:04:56,507 --> 00:04:59,427 Speaker 4: business piece, which I think many people don't really are 103 00:04:59,467 --> 00:05:01,907 Speaker 4: aware of that for me to be able to even 104 00:05:01,907 --> 00:05:03,587 Speaker 4: get on the track in the first place, a whole 105 00:05:03,587 --> 00:05:06,627 Speaker 4: lot of you know, time and effort and money to 106 00:05:06,627 --> 00:05:08,987 Speaker 4: be raised to be able to be there. So yeah, 107 00:05:09,107 --> 00:05:11,947 Speaker 4: my life eighty percent of it, as I described to 108 00:05:11,947 --> 00:05:15,747 Speaker 4: people as being a businessman, and twenty percent is actually 109 00:05:15,747 --> 00:05:17,667 Speaker 4: being able to enjoy the part of being a racing driver. 110 00:05:17,787 --> 00:05:18,947 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's quite. 111 00:05:18,707 --> 00:05:22,227 Speaker 2: Interesting, absolutely it is. So you're getting used to, I mean, Jeep, 112 00:05:22,227 --> 00:05:25,787 Speaker 2: as you speak very well for a teenager, you're used 113 00:05:25,787 --> 00:05:28,347 Speaker 2: to sort of, I guess selling your story to people 114 00:05:28,347 --> 00:05:29,707 Speaker 2: who might be able to help you in some way, 115 00:05:29,707 --> 00:05:30,427 Speaker 2: shape or form. 116 00:05:30,547 --> 00:05:33,867 Speaker 4: Yes, yeah, that's how it goes. I mean, yeah, I'm 117 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:36,267 Speaker 4: just another Kiwi Racing who's trying to do that. But 118 00:05:36,347 --> 00:05:38,787 Speaker 4: before me, Scott Dixon, Liam Lawson, they've had to go 119 00:05:38,827 --> 00:05:41,707 Speaker 4: through the exact same thing, you know, sell themselves, pitch 120 00:05:41,947 --> 00:05:45,067 Speaker 4: to potential investors, sponsors to get them on board their 121 00:05:45,107 --> 00:05:47,387 Speaker 4: journey and without those people, they wouldn't be where they 122 00:05:47,427 --> 00:05:50,587 Speaker 4: are today. So that's the phase I'm going through right now. 123 00:05:50,667 --> 00:05:53,187 Speaker 4: You know, I've New Zealand Grand Prix champion last year 124 00:05:53,187 --> 00:05:55,747 Speaker 4: and now looking to take it overseas and you know 125 00:05:55,867 --> 00:05:59,907 Speaker 4: had success in Japan and America, winning races there and yeah, 126 00:05:59,907 --> 00:06:02,107 Speaker 4: I want to get to the pinnacle of indyicar and 127 00:06:02,187 --> 00:06:04,347 Speaker 4: to be able to get that, as I said, as fundraising, 128 00:06:04,427 --> 00:06:06,787 Speaker 4: So a year in Indie next is two and a 129 00:06:06,827 --> 00:06:10,747 Speaker 4: half million New Zealand dollars, so it's it's not cheap. 130 00:06:11,827 --> 00:06:14,147 Speaker 4: And you know the route to Formula one Formula two 131 00:06:14,187 --> 00:06:17,107 Speaker 4: it's five million dollars a year, so the finances it 132 00:06:17,147 --> 00:06:21,427 Speaker 4: takes is, yeah, it's incomprehendible. And yeah, that's what I'm 133 00:06:21,427 --> 00:06:24,307 Speaker 4: working on every single day, fighting tooth and nail to 134 00:06:24,387 --> 00:06:27,627 Speaker 4: raise just as many dollars as possible to get myself 135 00:06:27,627 --> 00:06:28,427 Speaker 4: back on the racetrack. 136 00:06:28,467 --> 00:06:30,147 Speaker 2: All right, We're going to get all your contact details 137 00:06:30,227 --> 00:06:31,787 Speaker 2: up on our socials to make sure people can know 138 00:06:31,787 --> 00:06:33,427 Speaker 2: how to get in touch if they think they can help. 139 00:06:34,107 --> 00:06:36,787 Speaker 2: Yours is a sport of very fine margins, liam, isn't 140 00:06:36,827 --> 00:06:40,987 Speaker 2: it with genuine risk attached. If you make a mistake, 141 00:06:41,427 --> 00:06:42,307 Speaker 2: how do you deal with that? 142 00:06:44,107 --> 00:06:47,227 Speaker 4: It's challenging. That goes back to the mental piece. That's 143 00:06:47,227 --> 00:06:49,427 Speaker 4: what Shane and I work on week and week out 144 00:06:49,467 --> 00:06:51,027 Speaker 4: with how to go about it. I think for me, 145 00:06:51,227 --> 00:06:54,107 Speaker 4: my situation is different to most drivers where it almost 146 00:06:54,107 --> 00:06:55,667 Speaker 4: means a little bit more every time I get out 147 00:06:55,707 --> 00:06:58,387 Speaker 4: on track because I turn up to the ratio thinking well, 148 00:06:58,427 --> 00:07:00,947 Speaker 4: this could bean my last shot because I don't have 149 00:07:01,067 --> 00:07:03,027 Speaker 4: the money the resource to be at the next race. 150 00:07:03,067 --> 00:07:05,387 Speaker 4: So it adds to the pressure that okay, this week 151 00:07:05,427 --> 00:07:07,547 Speaker 4: and I really have to perform and do the job 152 00:07:07,587 --> 00:07:10,827 Speaker 4: and be a front runner and stand out. And you know, 153 00:07:10,907 --> 00:07:13,747 Speaker 4: when you do that, you really push yourself. Your mistakes 154 00:07:13,747 --> 00:07:16,627 Speaker 4: happen and consequences come, like you're having a crash. And 155 00:07:18,187 --> 00:07:21,187 Speaker 4: I guess I'm not scared of having a crash, you know. 156 00:07:21,227 --> 00:07:23,707 Speaker 4: I think if you're a racing driver, you can't be 157 00:07:23,787 --> 00:07:25,947 Speaker 4: otherwise you're you're not going to be at the front. 158 00:07:26,387 --> 00:07:30,987 Speaker 4: But yeah, when it happens, it's yeah, it's it's a consequence. Yeah, 159 00:07:31,027 --> 00:07:31,627 Speaker 4: you have to deal with. 160 00:07:31,867 --> 00:07:32,907 Speaker 2: Have you had any bad ones? 161 00:07:33,267 --> 00:07:34,187 Speaker 3: I have. Yes. 162 00:07:34,267 --> 00:07:36,027 Speaker 4: When I was in go karts, I think I would 163 00:07:36,067 --> 00:07:38,107 Speaker 4: have been eight or nine years old, at the top 164 00:07:38,147 --> 00:07:40,467 Speaker 4: of my finger came off. 165 00:07:40,507 --> 00:07:41,987 Speaker 3: It was hanging off by a thread. 166 00:07:42,347 --> 00:07:44,227 Speaker 4: I'm in a go kart accident and rode a ruler. 167 00:07:44,507 --> 00:07:47,147 Speaker 4: So that's a goodie that my dad and I love 168 00:07:47,187 --> 00:07:49,787 Speaker 4: to laugh about. But I've been actually quite fortunate. I 169 00:07:49,827 --> 00:07:52,747 Speaker 4: haven't had many majors. I've had another one Ireland's Multicaple 170 00:07:52,907 --> 00:07:55,707 Speaker 4: Park through a high speed section. It would have been 171 00:07:56,187 --> 00:07:58,547 Speaker 4: over one hundred and fifty k straight into a concrete wall, 172 00:07:58,547 --> 00:08:01,267 Speaker 4: so that was another goodie. But yeah, so every driver 173 00:08:01,347 --> 00:08:03,147 Speaker 4: has sort of stories like these, but no, I've been 174 00:08:03,147 --> 00:08:06,667 Speaker 4: fortunate to not have any kind of life threatening sidents 175 00:08:06,707 --> 00:08:07,187 Speaker 4: and injuries. 176 00:08:07,267 --> 00:08:08,267 Speaker 2: Does your mum worry. 177 00:08:08,587 --> 00:08:10,627 Speaker 3: She does. She does, and I don't blame her. She's 178 00:08:10,667 --> 00:08:11,347 Speaker 3: a real warrior. 179 00:08:12,267 --> 00:08:14,707 Speaker 4: But on the other side, you know, when I'm doing 180 00:08:14,707 --> 00:08:16,947 Speaker 4: well and punching at the front and winning, she she's 181 00:08:17,107 --> 00:08:18,747 Speaker 4: you know, the first person on the sidelines to be 182 00:08:18,827 --> 00:08:21,187 Speaker 4: jumping up and down and screaming and cheering on. 183 00:08:21,067 --> 00:08:23,747 Speaker 2: So wonderful stuff. You've described every mum, I think every 184 00:08:23,787 --> 00:08:27,467 Speaker 2: mum of a of a of a young sportsperson. What's 185 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:28,627 Speaker 2: the attraction of IndyCar. 186 00:08:30,027 --> 00:08:33,867 Speaker 4: The attraction to IndyCar for me is well, Scott Dixon 187 00:08:34,027 --> 00:08:37,187 Speaker 4: is I said tom Da Mcguinnee's the inspiration for me. 188 00:08:37,267 --> 00:08:39,387 Speaker 4: I mean, I was sitting on the couch my man. 189 00:08:39,467 --> 00:08:42,107 Speaker 4: I vividly remember it watching the Indy five hundred, and 190 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:44,507 Speaker 4: the Indy five hundred is honestly probably the biggest appeal, 191 00:08:44,787 --> 00:08:47,987 Speaker 4: being the biggest motor race in the world. Four hundred 192 00:08:48,067 --> 00:08:50,827 Speaker 4: thousand people come to that race in person. It's an 193 00:08:50,827 --> 00:08:55,267 Speaker 4: incredible event and you know the iconic pouring the glass 194 00:08:55,267 --> 00:08:57,787 Speaker 4: of milk all over yourself after you've won it. So yeah, 195 00:08:57,867 --> 00:09:02,507 Speaker 4: that's that's a source of inspiration why IndyCar. To be honest, 196 00:09:02,547 --> 00:09:05,907 Speaker 4: Formula one, I think for every drivers as the dreamed 197 00:09:05,987 --> 00:09:08,867 Speaker 4: when they often go cuts, but the reality is to 198 00:09:08,907 --> 00:09:11,227 Speaker 4: come from New Zealand to get into Formula one, it's 199 00:09:11,627 --> 00:09:13,707 Speaker 4: near and possible. I mean I know Liam Lawson has 200 00:09:13,707 --> 00:09:16,227 Speaker 4: gone and done it and it's so cool to see. 201 00:09:16,267 --> 00:09:18,867 Speaker 4: But the finances it takes. I mean, as I said, 202 00:09:18,907 --> 00:09:22,547 Speaker 4: five million dollars a year in Formula two and before that, 203 00:09:22,627 --> 00:09:25,907 Speaker 4: you know it's tens of millions to even have a 204 00:09:25,987 --> 00:09:29,107 Speaker 4: crack at Formula one. So yeah, it's the money. It's 205 00:09:29,107 --> 00:09:32,387 Speaker 4: the financials that kind of turned me away from that 206 00:09:32,387 --> 00:09:34,467 Speaker 4: that in goal and look towards Indy Car and yeah, 207 00:09:34,507 --> 00:09:37,307 Speaker 4: Indy Car is still fantastic. I mean, I love the racing. 208 00:09:37,347 --> 00:09:39,347 Speaker 4: I think it's much better to watch than Formula One, 209 00:09:39,467 --> 00:09:42,427 Speaker 4: much more competitive and there's a new winner every other race, 210 00:09:43,227 --> 00:09:44,947 Speaker 4: and you know the fact they are on street circuits, 211 00:09:45,067 --> 00:09:48,467 Speaker 4: road circus and also oval, so yeah, it's a really 212 00:09:48,587 --> 00:09:49,587 Speaker 4: cool and exciting world. 213 00:09:49,587 --> 00:09:49,987 Speaker 3: I believe. 214 00:09:50,027 --> 00:09:52,027 Speaker 2: Have you had the chance to connect with or even 215 00:09:52,067 --> 00:09:52,867 Speaker 2: meet Scott Dixon. 216 00:09:53,187 --> 00:09:57,627 Speaker 4: Yes, Scott this year I connected with and he stepped 217 00:09:57,667 --> 00:10:00,227 Speaker 4: in kind of a little bit like a mentor in 218 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:03,907 Speaker 4: a small way, which was amazing because there's no better 219 00:10:03,947 --> 00:10:08,027 Speaker 4: person to have kind of in your corner because he's 220 00:10:08,067 --> 00:10:10,427 Speaker 4: gone done it exactly what I'm trying to do myself. 221 00:10:10,507 --> 00:10:14,147 Speaker 4: So yeah, to be able to lean on him was amazing. 222 00:10:14,707 --> 00:10:17,067 Speaker 4: And he's a great dude still, let's still a key 223 00:10:17,067 --> 00:10:19,187 Speaker 4: with your heart, which is great to see. So yeah, 224 00:10:19,227 --> 00:10:21,227 Speaker 4: I've really enjoyed connecting with him and staying in touch 225 00:10:21,227 --> 00:10:22,227 Speaker 4: with him as the year has gone on. 226 00:10:22,307 --> 00:10:24,867 Speaker 2: You look at Scotty McLoughlin who's an IndyCar now and 227 00:10:24,907 --> 00:10:27,347 Speaker 2: he came through the supercars route. Is that something that 228 00:10:27,387 --> 00:10:28,067 Speaker 2: you've considered? 229 00:10:28,227 --> 00:10:28,547 Speaker 3: It is? 230 00:10:28,707 --> 00:10:31,347 Speaker 4: It is now because you know Indy next to me 231 00:10:31,427 --> 00:10:34,107 Speaker 4: next year is in doubt in terms of if I 232 00:10:34,147 --> 00:10:36,107 Speaker 4: can get on to the grid, back to back to 233 00:10:36,147 --> 00:10:39,627 Speaker 4: the money piece if I'm unable to raise that, So yeah, 234 00:10:39,667 --> 00:10:43,427 Speaker 4: supercars doing what Scott McLoughlin and also SVG have done 235 00:10:43,427 --> 00:10:45,827 Speaker 4: by yeah, going through Supercars to move on to the 236 00:10:45,907 --> 00:10:47,707 Speaker 4: US and NASCAR and Indy Car is a real option 237 00:10:47,787 --> 00:10:51,027 Speaker 4: for me and something I'm considering. I actually have a 238 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:53,747 Speaker 4: test in Australia in a month's time and a Super 239 00:10:53,787 --> 00:10:57,707 Speaker 4: two car, so the old generation supercars, So yeah, I'm 240 00:10:57,707 --> 00:10:59,627 Speaker 4: gonna get my first taste of it of a touring car, 241 00:11:00,227 --> 00:11:02,147 Speaker 4: a tin top I've been a single seed demand my 242 00:11:02,147 --> 00:11:04,987 Speaker 4: whole career, and yeah, supercars excites me. I mean there's 243 00:11:04,987 --> 00:11:07,227 Speaker 4: there's young Key he's doing so over there, Ryan Wood, 244 00:11:07,307 --> 00:11:10,827 Speaker 4: Matthew Payin, so to see what they've gone and done 245 00:11:10,867 --> 00:11:13,667 Speaker 4: as juniors now be yeah, winning races there is it's 246 00:11:13,747 --> 00:11:16,987 Speaker 4: motivating and yeah, it would love to would love to 247 00:11:17,187 --> 00:11:18,987 Speaker 4: have a dabble with supercart and see what I can do. 248 00:11:19,027 --> 00:11:21,187 Speaker 2: What about that Barethurst race on the other the other week? 249 00:11:21,307 --> 00:11:24,307 Speaker 2: It was pretty unbelievable. Man, what are you thinking sitting 250 00:11:24,307 --> 00:11:24,827 Speaker 2: there watching that? 251 00:11:24,907 --> 00:11:25,227 Speaker 3: Are you? 252 00:11:25,307 --> 00:11:27,467 Speaker 2: Are you putting yourself in the driver's seat in situations 253 00:11:27,467 --> 00:11:27,667 Speaker 2: like that? 254 00:11:27,867 --> 00:11:29,907 Speaker 3: Yeah, a little bit. I mean I wouldn't. 255 00:11:30,187 --> 00:11:32,027 Speaker 4: You still can't even put yourself on the seat of 256 00:11:32,027 --> 00:11:33,907 Speaker 4: those guys. What they were going through it was manic. 257 00:11:33,987 --> 00:11:36,387 Speaker 4: But yeah, that was an awesome race and again for 258 00:11:36,427 --> 00:11:39,907 Speaker 4: a Key we to win it once again, that's awesome. 259 00:11:39,987 --> 00:11:42,827 Speaker 4: But yeah, Bathurst one thousand, that's a race like the 260 00:11:42,867 --> 00:11:45,067 Speaker 4: Indy five hundred. You just dream as a young fellow 261 00:11:45,067 --> 00:11:46,507 Speaker 4: that you're going to get there and be able to 262 00:11:46,787 --> 00:11:47,747 Speaker 4: bird a fight for the win. 263 00:11:47,907 --> 00:11:49,627 Speaker 3: So yeah, that's that's on the bucket list. 264 00:11:49,467 --> 00:11:51,427 Speaker 2: All right. You mentioned a trip to Australia. What else 265 00:11:51,427 --> 00:11:53,467 Speaker 2: is coming up in the next little while for you, To. 266 00:11:53,387 --> 00:11:56,987 Speaker 4: Be honest with you, that's the racing activity I've got 267 00:11:57,347 --> 00:12:00,507 Speaker 4: at the moment. Opportunities lined up for the rest of 268 00:12:00,507 --> 00:12:02,227 Speaker 4: the year over the New Zealand some I'm just going 269 00:12:02,267 --> 00:12:05,427 Speaker 4: to be working hard, hustling to raise funding and get 270 00:12:05,467 --> 00:12:08,867 Speaker 4: partners on board them. To be honest with you, Plony, Yeah, 271 00:12:08,907 --> 00:12:11,867 Speaker 4: I wish I had on track opportunities left Fright and 272 00:12:11,867 --> 00:12:13,827 Speaker 4: Sinder coming at me. But for those to come, yeah, 273 00:12:13,827 --> 00:12:17,027 Speaker 4: I need to drum up the support to be able 274 00:12:17,027 --> 00:12:19,347 Speaker 4: to for those opportunities to come my way. So yeah, 275 00:12:19,347 --> 00:12:20,827 Speaker 4: it's going to be a very busy summer for me. 276 00:12:21,467 --> 00:12:24,027 Speaker 4: It's been a busy, busy year full of it. So yeah, 277 00:12:24,187 --> 00:12:26,587 Speaker 4: just just continuing on what's already been doing. 278 00:12:26,787 --> 00:12:28,387 Speaker 2: Mat it's been It's been so good to meet you. 279 00:12:28,467 --> 00:12:30,827 Speaker 2: I feel like as I'm talking to you that I'm 280 00:12:30,907 --> 00:12:32,507 Speaker 2: talking to somebody to get the start of what's going 281 00:12:32,547 --> 00:12:34,627 Speaker 2: to be a really exciting journey. Well not the start, 282 00:12:34,667 --> 00:12:37,387 Speaker 2: You've already started that journey. I just can't wait to 283 00:12:37,427 --> 00:12:41,107 Speaker 2: see what comes for you man, and we'll be watching 284 00:12:41,187 --> 00:12:43,707 Speaker 2: with great interest. What is your website? 285 00:12:44,067 --> 00:12:47,107 Speaker 4: My website is Liam Skeets Motorsupport dot co dot and zed. 286 00:12:47,307 --> 00:12:49,347 Speaker 2: Okay, and spell your surname so we get this right, 287 00:12:49,627 --> 00:12:51,867 Speaker 2: s c e A T s. There you go. We'll 288 00:12:51,867 --> 00:12:54,067 Speaker 2: put it on our socials as well. Delight to meet 289 00:12:54,067 --> 00:12:56,307 Speaker 2: your mate. I hope to catch up many more times 290 00:12:56,307 --> 00:12:58,387 Speaker 2: in the future. All the best and thanks for stopping in. 291 00:12:58,467 --> 00:13:00,547 Speaker 3: Thank you very much, plane. I really appreciate the opportunity. 292 00:13:00,587 --> 00:13:04,147 Speaker 2: No appreciate you stopping in. Liam. Very impressive young man, 293 00:13:04,227 --> 00:13:08,587 Speaker 2: Liam Skeets, Liam Skeats Motorsport dot co dot Nz. Skeets 294 00:13:08,627 --> 00:13:11,387 Speaker 2: are spelled s c e A T S so all 295 00:13:11,427 --> 00:13:16,147 Speaker 2: one word. Liam Skeetsmotorsport dot co dot NZ. A champion 296 00:13:16,147 --> 00:13:18,107 Speaker 2: in the New Zealand Grand Prix, looking to get to 297 00:13:18,227 --> 00:13:22,067 Speaker 2: Indie Next, which is one down from Indiecar And look, 298 00:13:22,507 --> 00:13:24,667 Speaker 2: I've had the chance to eyeball Liam over the last 299 00:13:24,667 --> 00:13:28,227 Speaker 2: fifteen minutes. A very impressive young man and I'm sure 300 00:13:28,227 --> 00:13:30,707 Speaker 2: that's come through the radio as well. So if you 301 00:13:30,707 --> 00:13:32,907 Speaker 2: want to follow his journey and are able to help 302 00:13:32,907 --> 00:13:37,147 Speaker 2: in any way, check out his website and follow along. 303 00:13:37,187 --> 00:13:39,707 Speaker 2: As I say, I get the feeling that's a name 304 00:13:40,387 --> 00:13:43,107 Speaker 2: that we should remember that we're going to hear a 305 00:13:43,107 --> 00:13:45,667 Speaker 2: lot more of We've got a lot of drivers around 306 00:13:45,707 --> 00:13:48,627 Speaker 2: the place doing great things another Liam Lawson of course, 307 00:13:49,307 --> 00:13:54,787 Speaker 2: Scotty McLaughlin, Marcus Armstrong, Scott Dixon of course, Shane Van Gisbergen, 308 00:13:55,307 --> 00:14:00,467 Speaker 2: Matthew Payne and Ryan wood Over in supercars. Liam Skeets, 309 00:14:01,867 --> 00:14:03,067 Speaker 2: I'd remember that if I was you. 310 00:14:03,827 --> 00:14:07,027 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Faine, listen live 311 00:14:07,107 --> 00:14:10,427 Speaker 1: to News Talk Set B weekends from midday, or follow 312 00:14:10,427 --> 00:14:12,067 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.