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Host Tenayah McLeod and returning guest Renee Winterbottom hit the road for a candid chat about their unlikely friendship. Renee was instrumental in Tenayah's early career, opening the door to the Supercars paddock. While volunteering at Supercar events, Tenayah always had a camera close by, filming her brother racing motocross. She was also a devoted fan of Renee's champion husband, Mark Winterbottom, and Renee spotted a kid with real potential. Listen as the two look back on how an eager Frosty fan with an eye for social media and content turned her support of a driver into a career in the sport.

Jill Johnson has seen about all there is to see when it comes to the Australian motorsport scene. Jillie has been by Dick Johnson's side from the days of the Shell servo in Woolloongabba, to 'The Rock' in 1980, to becoming a 5x Australian Touring Car Champion. In this episode, Jillie takes us back to where it all started - meeting DJ when he was a mechanic, to getting married and having a honeymoon that co-incided with a race meeting at Oran Park. Jillie talks through her recollection of the Tru-Blu Falcon hitting 'The Rock' in 1980, through to the Ford funding fan program to get Dick back on track, to ultimately win the 1981 James Hardie 1000 in dramatic fashion. Through every high and low, Jill saw it all - and for the first time, she shares her story.

Grace Rowe grew up splitting her time between ballet and motocross, going on to become one of only a few women in Australia to clear the 75ft pro men's gap in Freestyle Motocross. In a split second, Grace was left with injuries that changed the course of the next year and a half of her life. She now shares her story in a keynote message about overcoming adversity, maintaining perspective and holding onto hope in life's toughest moments. A friend of Tenayah's since 2014, Grace joins Girls On The Grid for a chat that dives deep into friendship, resilience, faith, and how to overcome an injury that had her questioning everything.

Imogen Radburn joins Priya to talk through her rise in motorsport, from Formula Ford and Australian F4 success to testing with the F1 Academy. With a new chapter ahead, she’s now leading an all-female Mustang Cup team, ready to hit the track at Phillip Island.

Alice Buckley joins the Girls On The Grid podcast on the day her Super2 campaign is officially announced. Alice takes us behind the scenes of what it really takes to pull together a Super2 program, from securing and managing sponsorships to building long-term corporate partnerships, while reflecting on her motorsport journey so far.

Four years on from Episode 1, we reconnect with Jess Dane for Episode 66 of the Girls On The Grid podcast. Since her first appearance on the podcast, a lot has changed for Jess - from living in Australia and being co-owner of Triple Eight Race Engineering to making a major career change and moving to America for a new role at General Motors Now based in North Carolina, United States, Jess is working with General Motors as Corvette Racing Program Manager. We dive into her journey over the past four years, her unforgettable experience getting married at a jail, and what it really takes to run a global motorsport program at the highest level. This is Girls On The Grid with Jess Dane - Episode 66 - with Tenayah McLeod and Priya Richards.

In this episode, we sit down with Josie Spillane, the dynamic CEO of Highlands, Hampton Downs, and Taupo Motorsport Park. As Tony Quinn’s right-hand woman and a trustee of the Tony Quinn Foundation, Josie is a driving force behind the incredible growth of New Zealand motorsport. From her university days of carefree partying to orchestrating sold-out Supercars events, Josie shares her remarkable journey, the challenges she’s overcome, and her vision for the future of motorsport. Tune in for an inspiring conversation with one of the sport’s most influential leaders!

We recorded this in February - and just never got around to releasing it - so join us for a catch up, where Priya and Tenayah unpack a hectic start to 2024, plus catch up with Maisie Place!

Welcome to 2024, and Episode 63 of the Girls On The Grid Podcast. Priya and Tenayah catch up to discuss all things 2024, and their plans for the season. Plus, Kate Peck joins us for a full chat about her career and life in motorsport.

After a hiatus from releasing podcast eps, Tenayah and Priya catch up to wrap up their 2023 season.

For Episode 61, Tenayah is joined by Renae Ferris for an awesome chat about doing "what we're supposed to" vs what we want to do. Renae followed the path of doing what everyone told her to do, and ended up miserable, until she took back control of her life, and did it her way. Renae is married to 4x Australian Motocross Champion, Dean Ferris, and shares her story on how she thrives being a mum, an entrepreneur and helping her husband succeed as a professional athlete.

Part 2 of 'Girls On The Grid' with Rhianon Gelsomino: Australian navigator Rhianon Gelsomino joined Priya all the way from Idaho, to talk about her exciting career as a rally navigator, currently competing alongside Lia Block. She comes from a successful rally background, having raced with her brother Brendan Reeves in her early rally days. Rhianon is also married to rally driver Alex Gelsomino, and spoke to Priya about moving overseas, and starting up their driver training program that they run together, Oz Rally Pro. Check out Oz Rally Pro - https://dirtfish.com/learn/gelsominos-shine-a-light-on-rallyings-secret-art/ This fantastic conversation will be available in 2 parts, with part 2 released next week.

Australian navigator Rhianon Gelsomino joined Priya all the way from Idaho, to talk about her exciting career as a rally navigator, currently competing alongside Lia Block. She comes from a successful rally background, having raced with her brother Brendan Reeves in her early rally days. Rhianon is also married to rally driver Alex Gelsomino, and spoke to Priya about moving overseas, and starting up their driver training program that they run together, Oz Rally Pro. Check out Oz Rally Pro - https://dirtfish.com/learn/gelsominos-shine-a-light-on-rallyings-secret-art/ This fantastic conversation will be available in 2 parts, with part 2 released next week.

We pick up for Part 2 of the Girls On The Grid podcast with Rachael Eggleston. The girls discuss the challenges of running a race team at the top level, fostering talent through their development program, and how Rachael balances it all.

Rachel Eggleston has been around motorsport her whole life. Her father was a successful racing driver, and her love of the sport started early. Rachael joins us for part one, of this two part chat, to dive deep into her motorsport journey, how 4x championship winning team, Eggleston motorsport got started, and how it continues to thrive, even winning the latest Super2 round in Townsville. Rachael shares her story, and her love and commitment to being the best in this game is clear.