1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 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 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:16,547 Speaker 2: Five time VA Supercar Champion, six time Bathurst one thousand winner, 4 00:00:16,547 --> 00:00:19,627 Speaker 2: now motorsport commentator Mark skafers with us. Mark, thanks for 5 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:22,667 Speaker 2: taking time in a very busy schedule to join us 6 00:00:22,667 --> 00:00:25,547 Speaker 2: on ZIB. How strong a favorite is Brody Kosticki on 7 00:00:25,547 --> 00:00:27,227 Speaker 2: the evidence of the top ten. 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:31,587 Speaker 3: Shootout, Well, you'd have to say he's going to be 9 00:00:31,627 --> 00:00:33,987 Speaker 3: the man to beat starting from poll, but there's a 10 00:00:34,027 --> 00:00:36,867 Speaker 3: fair few guys right in behind him there. So Anthon 11 00:00:36,907 --> 00:00:40,747 Speaker 3: Deepasquali alongside young Ryan Wood starts right in behind Brody, 12 00:00:40,867 --> 00:00:44,427 Speaker 3: So I'm sure all the kiwis will be urging Brian 13 00:00:44,547 --> 00:00:47,627 Speaker 3: to get down to the first corner and be able 14 00:00:47,707 --> 00:00:51,307 Speaker 3: to be aggressive and hopefully get some reasonable track position 15 00:00:52,147 --> 00:00:54,267 Speaker 3: through the field. Obviously you've got Matt payin in six 16 00:00:55,667 --> 00:00:59,947 Speaker 3: and Heimgartner in eighth for the kiwis. But yeah, I 17 00:00:59,987 --> 00:01:01,827 Speaker 3: think Brody's going to take a fair bit of beating. 18 00:01:02,027 --> 00:01:04,307 Speaker 3: I mean, he made an unforced area yesterday when he 19 00:01:04,347 --> 00:01:07,467 Speaker 3: come into the pit crash into the tires on the 20 00:01:07,547 --> 00:01:10,267 Speaker 3: right hand side. It did quite a lot of damage. 21 00:01:10,307 --> 00:01:12,427 Speaker 3: He and Chas Moss. It turned on a real show 22 00:01:12,427 --> 00:01:15,267 Speaker 3: for us yesterday with a battle for the lead. So 23 00:01:15,427 --> 00:01:17,907 Speaker 3: if he can just get down to the first corner 24 00:01:17,947 --> 00:01:20,667 Speaker 3: and stay out of trouble. Remember we've got two compulsory 25 00:01:20,667 --> 00:01:23,387 Speaker 3: pit stops today, so there would be a bit more 26 00:01:23,427 --> 00:01:26,107 Speaker 3: action in the pits today as well as it being 27 00:01:26,147 --> 00:01:28,187 Speaker 3: a longer race in terms of what the tie does 28 00:01:28,267 --> 00:01:30,067 Speaker 3: for a longer period of time. 29 00:01:31,027 --> 00:01:33,067 Speaker 2: As you say, we'd love a good hometown result. Ryan 30 00:01:33,227 --> 00:01:35,987 Speaker 2: just twenty one years old. How do you like Ryan 31 00:01:36,027 --> 00:01:36,707 Speaker 2: Woo's driving? 32 00:01:38,547 --> 00:01:41,227 Speaker 3: Look? I think he's driving really well. Anytime that you 33 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:44,067 Speaker 3: can outqualify Chas Moss that you've always done a really 34 00:01:44,107 --> 00:01:47,707 Speaker 3: good job. He's aggressive, he doesn't look like he's overawed 35 00:01:47,747 --> 00:01:50,827 Speaker 3: by the occasion. I was impressed with him here last 36 00:01:50,907 --> 00:01:54,507 Speaker 3: year in the rain. He continues to improve. He's a 37 00:01:54,587 --> 00:01:55,867 Speaker 3: champion in the making for sure. 38 00:01:56,427 --> 00:01:58,747 Speaker 2: What have you made of the Toepoor track? Do you 39 00:01:58,787 --> 00:01:59,387 Speaker 2: like the race track? 40 00:02:01,267 --> 00:02:03,707 Speaker 3: I love it. It's really compact, It's got a really 41 00:02:03,747 --> 00:02:07,667 Speaker 3: good mix up slow and fast corners on the racing line. 42 00:02:07,667 --> 00:02:11,227 Speaker 3: It's got thirty different surfaces. So on a new tie 43 00:02:11,227 --> 00:02:13,667 Speaker 3: this weekend. A lot of the teams have really struggled 44 00:02:13,707 --> 00:02:16,107 Speaker 3: to make the car nice on the new surface versus 45 00:02:16,107 --> 00:02:18,667 Speaker 3: the old surface, and it's the same for everybody. I 46 00:02:18,707 --> 00:02:21,187 Speaker 3: mean it means that, you know, everyone's got to deal 47 00:02:21,227 --> 00:02:23,827 Speaker 3: with the same thing. So no, I really like it. 48 00:02:24,027 --> 00:02:27,827 Speaker 3: I think it's reminiscent of the old Orange Park in Sydney. 49 00:02:27,907 --> 00:02:31,347 Speaker 3: The cars look and feel very similar to that. They 50 00:02:31,427 --> 00:02:34,347 Speaker 3: use a lot of curb and the cars move around 51 00:02:34,387 --> 00:02:36,747 Speaker 3: a lot, so the cars look fantastic on this layout. 52 00:02:37,347 --> 00:02:37,667 Speaker 3: All right. 53 00:02:37,787 --> 00:02:40,907 Speaker 2: Just to finish word that there will be two supercar's 54 00:02:40,947 --> 00:02:44,827 Speaker 2: legs and New Zealand next year. Christ it's reportedly being added. 55 00:02:44,827 --> 00:02:46,947 Speaker 2: Would two legs in New Zealand be a popular move? 56 00:02:46,987 --> 00:02:47,947 Speaker 2: Do you think in Australia. 57 00:02:49,227 --> 00:02:50,947 Speaker 3: Look, there's been a lot of conjecture about doing this 58 00:02:50,987 --> 00:02:53,307 Speaker 3: for a long time. There's a couple of real benefits. 59 00:02:53,387 --> 00:02:55,187 Speaker 3: When you have two races in New Zealand, you can 60 00:02:55,227 --> 00:02:59,267 Speaker 3: amortize the costs across two events, so that makes sense 61 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:03,227 Speaker 3: commercially and economically. I think for New Zealand tourism it 62 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:05,507 Speaker 3: would be a real shot in the arm because that 63 00:03:05,587 --> 00:03:08,587 Speaker 3: means that the length of visitations for people coming from 64 00:03:08,587 --> 00:03:11,787 Speaker 3: Australia around the world to come into New Zealand. They're 65 00:03:11,827 --> 00:03:14,347 Speaker 3: in New Zealand for longer. They get to see more 66 00:03:14,387 --> 00:03:16,987 Speaker 3: of the beautiful landscape and the beautiful natural features of 67 00:03:17,307 --> 00:03:22,627 Speaker 3: the country, and overall it gives us another event which 68 00:03:22,667 --> 00:03:24,507 Speaker 3: we used to do too. If you remember in the 69 00:03:24,587 --> 00:03:27,347 Speaker 3: older days, the Nist and Noble five hundred was a 70 00:03:27,427 --> 00:03:29,707 Speaker 3: race on the streets of Wellington and then a race 71 00:03:29,787 --> 00:03:33,147 Speaker 3: up at Polakoi. So we used to spend basically a 72 00:03:33,147 --> 00:03:35,827 Speaker 3: two week period in New Zealand and I think for 73 00:03:35,867 --> 00:03:39,387 Speaker 3: everybody that's the desired outcoming. Let's hope we can make 74 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:40,307 Speaker 3: it make it work. 75 00:03:41,147 --> 00:03:44,307 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. 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