1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: He is quite possibly the next name to watch a 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: motor racinger. Rihanna or Mira Hunt grew up charting alongside 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: the lines of Liam Lawson Matt Payne. She's been competing 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: for Esther Martin and the GT four, getting invited to 5 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: their elite Motorsport academy. Amda moved to the UK full time, 6 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: where she's now working on getting into the as I 7 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: say before the news, the F one Academy. Anyway, Arianna 8 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: Amira Hunt is with us from Britain. Very good morning 9 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: to you. 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 2: Hi, thank you so much. 11 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Come on, no worries it all. Tell me about Britain 12 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: so far, the move, how it came about, and how 13 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: you're settling in. 14 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's been a big move. I thought 15 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: moving to an English speaking country would be a little 16 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: bit more similar than it is, but I'm adapting well. 17 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: I moved over here because I got selected to be 18 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: part of the Aston Martin Driver Academy last year, so 19 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 2: moved over here kind of getting my pathway into the 20 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: UK europe scene and racing. 21 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: Tell me about Eston Martin, what they did for you 22 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: and how successful you were. I know how successful you 23 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: were in one race, but just talk us through it. 24 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I ended up winning a shootout in a 25 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: America with the heart of racing against nine other females. 26 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: We got a year of racing in GT four Sro America, 27 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 2: and we had a tough year of racing, but we 28 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: ended it really, really strong with a few top three qualifyings, 29 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: and we ended up with creating history in Indianapolis, being 30 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: the first ever female duo to win the GT four Vantage. 31 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 2: So ending it on a big high, being able to 32 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 2: kiss the bricks. It was an amazing feeling, and we 33 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: want to get back there. 34 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: I happen when you say vantage, I don't want to 35 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: show off or anything. I happen to have advantage. What's 36 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: the difference between what's the difference between my vantage that 37 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: I'm driving and your GT four Vantage. 38 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: Well, our Duty four Race Vantage will be set up 39 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 2: for race tracks. Yours is more of a road vehicle, 40 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: so we've got a good old harnessing and just some 41 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: more race dynamics with race brakes and suspension. But GT 42 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: four is based on road cars, so they would be 43 00:01:55,120 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: pretty similar apart from their you know, FIA standards typical. 44 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: I think of most race drivers, you start in carts, 45 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: you move your way on up. Eventually you want to 46 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: be in the F one Academy, and that may well 47 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: come your way very shortly. We'll talk about that in 48 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: a second. What's the gap between jumping out of a 49 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: cart and in to say, a Toyota eighty six. 50 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 2: It was a massive learning curve for me. I did 51 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: it quite late, so I did it when I was 52 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: about twenty one. Usually you make that jump at about 53 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: sixteen seventeen. But I had the help of a lot 54 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: of people in New Zealand to get me from driving 55 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: a go kart well to driving a car. Well. Tim White, 56 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: my engineer, helped me a lot, and I did my 57 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: year with the Heart of Racing, but also with my 58 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: sponsor's Golden Home, Southern Lakes Edifice Property Group and dall 59 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 2: It and they all kind of supported me, getting me 60 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: some driver training to make that switch, and it was 61 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: all about adapting to car weights. It's very different to 62 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 2: a gokuts very small, very lights, and the car was 63 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: very heavy, so getting used to that was probably the 64 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: biggest challenge. 65 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: The I love the way you just rolled off your 66 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: sponsors there, because that is one of the quintessential things 67 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: about motor racing, isn't it. To be successful, you not 68 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: only have to be fast, you've got to have backing one. 69 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: It is a massive part, especially for you know, us 70 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 2: Ki's coming over into the UK and Europe. You know, 71 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: we get met with some big people with some big 72 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: budgets and having the backing, especially from home, is really special. 73 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: I want to be able to create history for New 74 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: Zealand as well as myself, and I've managed to do 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: that a couple three times now in casting and then 76 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: once in car racing. And you know, I've had Tony 77 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: Quinn help me in the UK to race last year. 78 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: It was the only way I got on track with 79 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: him and Golden Home Southern Lakes. So I mean, I 80 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: can't thank them enough, and I hope that I'm doing 81 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: them proud and we can kind of carry on that 82 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: relationship into Ethorn Academy. 83 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: Were you always fast? Were you instantly automatically and truly fast? 84 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: The first day I got into the go kat we 85 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: were a bit shocked. I actually had the thought all 86 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: stuck on and we couldn't slow the go kart down. 87 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 2: So everyone was like, she's so quick, She's handled this 88 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 2: so well. Little did they know that the thoughtle was 89 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 2: stuck on. But I did have a natural kind of 90 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: talent from the start. I did get driver training from 91 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: Arie Hutton and Ryan Urban for about probably eight years 92 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: between the two, so I did put the time and 93 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: effort in to be able to adapt to my skill, 94 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: and we spent a lot of those years working closely 95 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 2: with a trainer to be able to kind of be 96 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 2: on that top edge of everybody else. 97 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: All right, listen, let me ask you, Rhianna, the gender question, 98 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: because I can't quite work it out whether I mean, 99 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean as soons to me in driving a car, 100 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: I can't see the difference. I mean maybe endurance racing, 101 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: this difference maybe over you know, many many many laps 102 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: in ours. Physical difference. It might be a thing, but 103 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: the rest is mainly mental and skill, isn't it. 104 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 2: I think once you put on a helmet, you're all equal, 105 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 2: and that's what I love about racing. And the only 106 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 2: difference I would say with single seaters is an F 107 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 2: two and F three they don't have power steering, so 108 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 2: you do have to be quite a bit stronger than 109 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 2: you would be an F four. That's really mainly the 110 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: only difference. I mean, we just have to work a 111 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 2: little bit harder to put on that muscle. But that's 112 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 2: a part of the game, isn't it. You want to 113 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 2: be on that top one percent, whether you're the top 114 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: one percent and females or males. So for me, it's 115 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 2: more about maximizing that no matter the. 116 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:40,239 Speaker 1: Gender, the were you have you done your at Silverstone yet? 117 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: No, that's tomorrow. 118 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: How is that like beyond exciting or not? Really it is. 119 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 2: I honestly, I cannot wait. I've been in the sim 120 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: all day today testing and I can't wait. I haven't 121 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: been behind the wheel of a car since November last year. 122 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 2: So just being back in a full motion sim again 123 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 2: or a massive smile to my face, and it's kind 124 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: of you know, I made it more of a reality now. 125 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 2: It's been a lot of behind the scenes work this 126 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 2: year with networking and now to be back focused on 127 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 2: actually racing as a dream come true. 128 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: That's the thing I think most people don't understand about 129 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: motor racing. Motor racing is actually not a lot of 130 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: motor racing, isn't It's a lot of other stuff and 131 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: just a little bit behind the wheel that must be 132 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: at times frustrating. 133 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: Exactly. Yeah, for me, I mean as I said, I 134 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: haven't been in a car since November and it's been 135 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 2: about networking. It's been about getting my name out in 136 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 2: the UK and Europe. It's social media so important these days, 137 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: even in racing. You know, you need to have followers 138 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 2: for brands to want to work with you or companies 139 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 2: to be able to take note. So for me, that's 140 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 2: what this year has been about, and it's been adapting 141 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: to that new lifestyle. But I just cannot wait to 142 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 2: get back in the car. 143 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: The full motion sim You mentioned the difference between that 144 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: and something some people would have say in their garage. 145 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: How different is it? 146 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 2: It's crazy. It's you know, I was in a completely 147 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 2: separate room with glass and people on laptops looking at 148 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: my data and my video as I'm doing it live 149 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: to a reference lap time, so they can completely see 150 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: exactly what I'm doing. There's no line, there's no mistakes. 151 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 2: If you make one, they see it, and you're literally 152 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: up in the air kind of the car's going with 153 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: you as you're turning. So it just makes it feel 154 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 2: more more realistic and what the actual thing is going 155 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 2: to feel like for me on Thursday. 156 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: So here's the interesting thing. So you go from carts 157 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: to eighty six? Is there as a jump? You've never 158 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: done single seaters before? What do you reckon? The difference 159 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: between saying s and GT four and single seaters is. 160 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: Between an ASS and Duty four and single seaters. I 161 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 2: think the difference of stiffness we the F four car 162 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: is a lot stiffer than a GT four ASS in 163 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 2: all the weight and a Duty four ASIN is up high. 164 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: We're pretty level to the actual in a single seater. 165 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 2: So it's going to be about manipulating the car in 166 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 2: a different way to get the weight to go forward 167 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,559 Speaker 2: and back, and that's what I've learned on this motion 168 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: sim is kind of manipulating that in a short space 169 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: of time. Also, the four is a bit slower than 170 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: the GT four, so it's about being able to get 171 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 2: on power as quickly as I can out of the 172 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 2: corner to maximize those long straits, especially around Silverstone GP. 173 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: What do you reckon as you sit here talking to 174 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: us this morning, what do you reckon? How far short 175 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: are you of getting into the F one Academy in 176 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: terms of speed and skill? 177 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 2: I back myself. I think I can be there within 178 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 2: a couple days on track. I am really looking forward 179 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 2: to being able to kind of prove my adaptability. Something 180 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: that I've had to do my whole racing career because 181 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,599 Speaker 2: I haven't had much budget, is to go to a 182 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: track I've never been to before on the race we 183 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 2: can and adapt to it as fast as possible. So 184 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 2: I'm just going to be taking those learnings and doing 185 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 2: the exact same thing with the car. You know, I 186 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 2: love data, I love videos, so that's a big strong 187 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 2: point for me. I can spend hours looking at it, 188 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 2: so that's where I kind of pull that game up. 189 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: With it fantastic. You gotta if you haven't already seen it. 190 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: There's a thing with Chris Harrison Max for stap in 191 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: a video out at the moment he can go to 192 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: a track, He's up to speed race speed within four laps. 193 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 2: It's insane, honestly. 194 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, well listen all the very best of luck. What 195 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: have you got planned for the rest of the year 196 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: beyond that you're busy? 197 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, to me, it's just about trying to find some 198 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 2: more buddy to get into the car. So I want 199 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: to be testing as much as possible within the next month. 200 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 2: If I do well at this sim test, I get 201 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 2: to be high Tech's last seat at the F one 202 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 2: Rookie Navara Test in September, so hopefully this goes well 203 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 2: and then we get on track as much as we 204 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 2: can before September eighteenth. 205 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: Obviously, we wish you all the very best. Lovely to 206 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: talk with you and maybe we'll catch up before the 207 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: end of the year. 208 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Mate. 209 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: Rihanna o'meira hunt out of Stratford upon Avon this morning, 210 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: so there's a name to watch for more from the 211 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: Mic Asking Breakfast. Listen live to News Talks at B 212 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.