S3. EP45 - Matt McLean

On today’s episode we’ve got the multi-talented race car driver and musician, Matt McLean. He has won numerous Australian karting titles, received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award for Super2 and this year is competing in the S5000 series. Now a former member of The Crookeds, Matt is throwing everything he’s got into his Supercars dream. 

We were stoked to have the rockstar join us in the studio where we talked about everything from music to racing including:

➡ Racing go-karts as a SOLO team & winning titles

➡ Transitioning from karting to Super3

➡ Managing FOUR jobs to race

➡ Working in go-karts as a coach & on the tools. PLUS Tips for tuning karts 

➡ The Crookeds ~ early days, roadie stories, CRAZY stalkers & LEAVING!

➡ STORIES from Frankie’s Pizza (we all reminisce) 

➡ Fighting for SEATS in the Super2 paddock

➡ Erebus Academy experiences & SIM racing (is it the same as the actual thing?!)

➡ S5000…the backup plan? (note this episode was filmed Jan 2023 prior to announcements)

➡ Family background, musical and racing influences

➡ Hooly’s DIRTY undies are back on TRIAL

➡ THE FAST FIVE!

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