Inside Supercars
| Inside Supercars | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Motor racing program |
| Presented by | Jessica Yates |
| Starring |
Neil Crompton Greg Rust Mark Skaife |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 75 (as of 29 November 2016) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox Sports |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 3 March 2015 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
RPM Supercars Life V8Xtra |
Inside Supercars is an Australian television series based on the Supercars Championship that airs on Fox Sports.
Format
2015–16
Each episode features a panel of guests, led by two regular hosts; journalist Greg Rust and former championship-winner Mark Skaife.[1] They are normally joined on the panel by a rotating selection of two current Supercars Championship drivers, as well as contributions from at least one other expert commentator. These contributors have included former drivers, journalists and even outsiders to the sport, such as former netball player Liz Ellis. The series features event previews and reviews, as well as extended pre-recorded interviews with major figures from the category.[1] The show airs on Tuesdays at 7.30pm on Fox Sports 5, and is repeated various times during the week on the network. It also airs on Sky Sport in New Zealand.
2017
In 2017 the show was re-launched with Fox Sports journalist Jessica Yates taking over from Rust as host of the show.[2] Skaife and Neil Crompton will remain as senior panellists, with Rust joining the three in hosting several special episodes at team workshops in between events.[2]
History
In late 2013 it was announced that Fox Sports, in a shared deal with Network Ten, had acquired the broadcast rights for what was then known as the V8 Supercars series, as of the 2015 season.[3] To accompany their new coverage of the category, in early 2015 Fox Sports launched both this series as well as the documentary-style Supercars Life series. The first episode was broadcast on 3 March, two days after the opening event of the 2015 season; the 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide.[4] The episode featured James Courtney, the winner of the Adelaide event, and Scott McLaughlin as the inaugural driver guests, with Liz Ellis and Riana Crehan also joining Rust and Skaife on the panel.[4]
The series returned for 2016 on 8 March, two days after the 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide. The episode featured the event winner Nick Percat and one of the Saturday pole-sitters Scott Pye as driver guests. Russell Ingall joined the series as a semi-regular panellist in 2016, while Neil Crompton provided feature interviews with team managers. In 2017, the series was re-launched on Wednesday nights, with Yates taking over as host from Rust as one of various changes to the format and presentation of the show.[2]
Regular presenters
Host
- Jessica Yates
Senior panellists
Contributors
- Russell Ingall
- Greg Murphy
- Chad Neylon
- Aaron Noonan
Past contributors
- Riana Crehan
- Liz Ellis
- Mark Fogarty
- Bruce Newton
- James Phelps
- Steve Price
See also
References
- 1 2 "Fox announces more details of V8 coverage". Speedcafe. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Inside Supercars ramps up for 2017". Supercars.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "V8 Supercars signs $241m media rights deal with FOX SPORTS, Foxtel and Ten Network from 2015". Fox Sports Australia. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Inside Supercars debuts this evening". V8 Supercars. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.