From last minute driver call ups to team manager take outs this is a snapshot of story lines at the end of another sensational Supercars weekend in the Northern Territory.

How Mark Winterbottom suddenly ended up racing at Hidden Valley while his Tickford stablemate Thomas Randle recovered from a brutal Saturday.

What went wrong for Walkinshaw TWG’s Chaz Mostert almost within sight of the finish - a candid chat with their CEO Bruce Stewart who reckons he needs to work on his poker face.

Penrite Racing’s Stephen Grove joins us for the first time after moving to the top of the ladder in the Teams championship just days after star driver Matt Payne shut down conversation about his future.

And Team 18’s Adrian Burgess on letting Anton De Pasquale’s win speak for itself despite heavy criticism of the GM homologation squad in the lead-up.

Rusty was on location working for Tourism and Events Northern Territory. He spoke with today’s guests after round 6 of the Repco Supercars Championship wrapped up.

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The serious health scare as a youngster and how it made him determined to realise his dreams.

Mortgaging the family home and vital funding coming through while he was on track.

Reality TV wins and putting the suit on for a critical meet with Matt Stone.

Surrounding himself with good people to win Super 2 in a car that was stickered from top to toe.

Timing and the commitment needed to graduate to the big league of Supercars.

Plus the frustrations of having what it takes but not being able to fully show it.

And how the switch to a co-driver role changed paddock perceptions after a dominant Bathurst win with his mate Brodie Kostecki and Erebus.

Oh and the pie warmer in Todd’s Garage, the covid resto purchase and conquering Trans Am.

The convo gets deep at times making for a very memorable ep of Rusty’s Garage.

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Why didn’t we do this sooner! Rusty catches up with Bathurst and former Super 2 champion Todd Hazelwood for a gripping convo.

His Dad’s Desert Racing and why “Rusty” traded the bike to Hill Climb a special family car.

Todd begins his own racing journey on dirt and is immediately hooked.

Moving to bitumen and coming up against a young Cam Waters and Anton de Pasquale.

Making ends meat….that’s not a typo….how Todd and the family began Sausage Sizzle fundraising to keep the dream alive.

Formula Ford learnings and Formula 3 fascination.

And where Todd gets his unwaivering belief from even when the Mountain seems impossible to climb to the rest of us.

There is some great takeaways here for young racers from a self taught scholar in what our game calls the University of Motorsport.

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