On The Couch With Hooly

About On The Couch With Hooly

A motorsports podcast filled with controversy, entertainment and laughs. Your host, Daniel ‘Hooly’ Holihan is unlike other journos touting how they know what it takes to win a championship in motorsport; he’s actually done it. In this epic podcast Hooly and his producer, Brooke, get to the heart of guest’s stories, beyond the helmet.

Publisher

Dan Holihan

Category

leisure · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Nov 2021

Latest episode

11 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2023

   S3E48: Jake Parsons | Aussie young gun taking Japan by storm

   On today’s episode we’ve got Australia’s international driving sensation, Jake Parsons, who is taking Japan by storm. We sat down with Jake and had one hell of a chat tracking his career journey across the globe. Here is a taste of some of the topics we got stuck into throughout the episode: Where has Jake been living/racing these past eight years?!? The BAD start in karts to racing the U18 Karting World Champs Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford with Synergy Road to Indy - the international journey begins Japanese culture & Hooly’s obsession with vending machines Japan’s motorsport programs, engineering & marketing (Take notes Supercars) Japanese Super GT300, Super Taikyu & Formula 3 racing Tokyo Auto Salon (from visitor to exhibitor) Game show! Japan vs Australia Trivia Make sure to hit subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube so you can be one of the first to listen and watch. ⭐️ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️➡ https://youtu.be/lIz3aX0FIWw #otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #supergt #supertaikyu #formula3 #supergt300 #roadtoindy #shogunautosports #autosalon #tokyoautosalon ⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡ 00:00 - Show Tease 01:00 - Show & Episode Intro 03:00 - Where has Jake been? 04:00 - BTS living in Japan 08:00 - Japan’s motorsport programs, purses & points 10:00 - Racing Super GT in Japan 13:00 - BAD START! Jake’s first time in a go-kart 16:30 - COME BACK KID! Returning to karts 21:00 - Melbourne ➡ Sydney ➡ Tokyo 24:00 - Tokyo Auto Salon relationship 27:00 - Shogun Autosport business 30:00 - Performance psychology benefits 35:30 - NEVER believe what you read on driverdb.com 37:00 - CIK Stars of karting era 41:00 - Transitioning to Duratec Formula Ford 46:00 - Road to Indy 51:00 - Moving to Formula BMW in Asia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTrY6JwPU0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTrY6JwPU0) 53:50 - Next stop, Japan! F3, Super GT & more 58:00 - YOU CAN BUY A CAR IN A VENDING MACHINE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0aPm02JM0&t=49s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0aPm02JM0&t=49s) 01:02:45 - Seattle’s mysterious vending machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SktHP_GU0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SktHP_GU0) 01:04:00 - How to get sponsors in Japan? 01:09:00 - Japan’s engineering capabilities in motorsports 01:11:00 - EV vs Hydrogen cars 01:15:00 - Back to racing talk: GT4’s 01:20:00 - Hardcore Japanese fan base (take notes Supercars) 01:24:00 - GAME SHOW: Japan vs Australia Trivia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHnUYftFxs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHnUYftFxs) 01:35:00 - What’s changed in Australia’s go-kart scene 01:39:00 - Jake’s absolute favourite track, cars and twitch streaming 01:40:30 - 2023 Yokohama World Time Attack ⭐️ LINKS TO JAKE PARSONS ⭐️ ➡ Personal  ➡ Website: https://www.jakeparsons.net.au/ (https://www.jakeparsons.net.au/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeparsons.jp/ (https://www.instagram.com/jakeparsons.jp/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JakeParsons.JP (https://www.facebook.com/JakeParsons.JP) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeparsonsjp (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeparsonsjp) Businesses ➡ Shogun Autosport: https://www.instagram.com/shogunautosport/ (https://www.instagram.com/shogunautosport/) Motorsport Japan: https://www.instagram.com/motorsport.japan/ (https://www.instagram.com/motorsport.japan/) ⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡ We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black,  creating success with people. ⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW ⭐️ ➡ Visit the OTCHOOLY website ➡ https://www.otchooly.com (https://www.otchooly.com) ⭐️ SUBSCRIBE NOW ⭐️  ➡ https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY (https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY) 🟢 SUBSCRIBE TO SPOTIFY 🟢 ➡ https://open.spotify.com/show/19wUrVgRLBhw0Np8B0s29I 🟣 SUBSCRIBE TO APPLE 🟣 ➡ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-couch-with-hooly/id1596687642 Follow OTCHOOLY on Socials  ➡ Instagram ➡ @otchooly Facebook ➡ https://www.facebook.com/OTCHooly/ TikTok ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@otchooly Twitter ➡ https://mobile.twitter.com/otchooly Follow Us ➡ Follow the show host Daniel Holihan on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/danholihan41/?hl=en Follow the producer Brooke Krumbeck on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/ (https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/) OTCHooly Theme Music by ➡ DJ MoveMINT: https://solo.to/movemintofficial (https://solo.to/movemintofficial) Thanks for tuning into On The Couch with Hooly! Make sure you hit the ❗SUBSCRIBE❗️button and notifications bell so you don’t miss an episode. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   14 Aug 2023

   S3E47: Craig Dontas | The hustler's story - From marbles to Supercars

   On today’s episode we’ve got utes legend, Craig Dontas. These days he’s known for being a part of the Supercars landscape as the Head of Commercial Sales and Sponsorships. There was a little hiccup recording due to Hooly getting over excited but have no fear the episode goes beyond the hour thirty mark. You will hear about Craig’s racing career from start to finish in production cars, Stadium Super Trucks, Aussie Race Cars, Trans Am, V8 Utes and into SuperUtes. Plus, we get into the nitty gritty of: The reality of juggling racing, life and work. Is it too much? Was NASCAR always bound to fail in Australia? Is it coming back? Supercars politics, talent, sponsorships + more What it was like growing up with Peter Brock We relive the Shannons Supercar Showdown reality TV experience Wild Stadium Super Trucks stories Plus, racing prod sports, utes, Trans Am & Aussie Racing Cars ⭐️ SUBSCRIBE NOW ⭐️  ➡ https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY (https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY) ⭐️ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️  ➡  https://youtu.be/bxAIdl4YkQ0 (https://youtu.be/bxAIdl4YkQ0) #otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #supercars ⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡ 00:00 - Show Teaser 01:10 - Show Intro 2:20 - Episode Intro 3:00 - What’s going on at Sydney Supercars (we filmed July 29) 08:00 - Hooly FINALLY got Craig on the couch! 09:30 - Owning and racing Trans Am Team with Elliott Barbour 10:45 - Shannons Supercar Showdown - Oh we remember! 14:25 - Has Supercars lost its way? 20:20 - NASCAR, SVG and what does this mean for future Aussie talent? 23:00 - Do we allow NASCAR drivers to race in Supercars with NO SUPER LICENSE? 29:00 - Hustling to fund go-karts as a teenager 33:00 - Racing Production Cars 35:00 - Growing up with Peter Brock 38:00 - The juggling game ~ Work, Life and Racing 41:00 - Career journey from marbles hustler to Supercars (Head of Sales & Sponsorships) 43:00 - Have sponsors' attitudes towards Supercars changed? 50:00 - How would you change Supercars? 57:00 - COVID groundhog days 01:02:00 - Toyota 86 Series fostering talent 01:05:00 - Getting to know Craig’s family 01:09:00 - Overcoming anxiety and seeking support 01:14:00 - Memories of first Bathurst ‘85 01:17:00 - Becoming mates with Elliot Barbour 01:18:30 - Was NASCAR always bound to fail in Australia? 01:20:00 - Are opportunities for women in motorsports improving? 01:28:30 - Who will win the Sydney Supernight? 01:31:41 - WHOOPS! THE SHOW IS NOT OVER PEOPLE! 01:34:04 - Bringing Stadium Super Trucks to Australia ~ Wild stories 01:45:55 - Best category to race…Can you guess? - 12min 01:47:03 - Old V8 Brutes or Super Utes? +2min 01:49:16 - Trans Am to replace SuperUtes? + secret squirrel talk 01:51:03 - Cost to race SuperUtes 01:54:12 - The OFFICIAL podcast wrap-up…finally! ⭐️ LINKS TO CRAIG DONTAS ⭐️ ➡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigdontas/ (https://www.instagram.com/craigdontas/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craigdontasracing/ (https://www.facebook.com/craigdontasracing/) ⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡ We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black,  creating success with people. ⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW ⭐️ ➡ Visit the OTCHOOLY website ➡ https://www.otchooly.com (https://www.otchooly.com) 🟢 SUBSCRIBE TO SPOTIFY 🟢 ➡ https://open.spotify.com/show/19wUrVgRLBhw0Np8B0s29I (https://open.spotify.com/show/19wUrVgRLBhw0Np8B0s29I) 🟣 SUBSCRIBE TO APPLE 🟣 ➡ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-couch-with-hooly/id1596687642 (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-couch-with-hooly/id1596687642) Follow OTCHOOLY on Socials  ➡ Instagram ➡ @otchooly Facebook ➡ https://www.facebook.com/OTCHooly/ (https://www.facebook.com/OTCHooly/) TikTok ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@otchooly  (https://www.tiktok.com/@otchooly) Twitter ➡ https://mobile.twitter.com/otchooly  (https://mobile.twitter.com/otchooly) Follow Us ➡ Follow the show host Daniel Holihan on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/danholihan41/ (https://www.instagram.com/danholihan41/) Follow the producer Brooke Krumbeck on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/ (https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/) OTCHooly Theme Music by ➡ DJ MoveMINT https://solo.to/movemintofficial (https://solo.to/movemintofficial) Thanks for tuning into On The Couch with Hooly! Make sure you hit the ❗SUBSCRIBE❗️button and notifications bell so you don’t miss an episode. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   8 May 2023

   S3E46: Toby Bellbowen | Unpredictable & uncensored trackside content

   On today’s episode we’ve got Sprint Car Hub founder and creator Toby Bellbowen. An incredible driver himself, Toby was tearing up the speedway tracks for over seven years before his career was cut short due to a medical condition. With an undeniable passion for sprintcars, we learn how Toby turned his life around, reinvented his career and kicked off the new wave of speedway content across Australia. You can hear all about this and more from the couch, including: FULL STORY: Racing career and why Toby retired Sprint Car Hub’s beginnings and future direction BTS of interviewing drivers trackside (who’s upset, supportive and/or not speaking?) Demand for LIVE content at speedway events Unpredictable nature of sprintcar racing Growing up in a speedway family Racing sprintcars in the US OMG! Does Toby reveal who the Keyboard Racer/s is? Concussion devices…we chat more Organisational shit show: speedway fragmentation issues FAST FIVE! ⭐️ SUBSCRIBE NOW ⭐️  ➡ https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY (https://www.youtube.com/c/ONTHECOUCHWITHHOOLY) #otchooly #motorsport #sportspodcast #podcast #speedway #sprintcars #sprintcarhub ⭐️ TIMECODES ⭐️ ➡ 00:00 - Show Teaser 01:00 - Show and Episode Intro 03:15 - Speedway banter begins… 05:00 - Reminiscing Parramatta Speedway 10:00 - Preparing Warrnambool (aka ‘working the track’) 14:30 - Why isn’t sprintcar racing on prime time TV networks? 16:00 - How do you get into sprintcar racing? 19:00 - Demand for content at live events…aka Sprint Car Hub 26:00 - BTS of interviewing drivers trackside 33:00 - The unpredictable nature of Sprintcar racing 34:15 - FULL STORY: Why Toby retired from Sprintcars 49:00 - Why dirt and not the tar route? 53:00 - Growing up in a sprintcar family 01:00:15 - Retirement, the final call 01:05:15 - Packing up and selling everything 01:08:15 - Why did Roddy give it up? 01:09:40 - Mentors in speedway 01:11:15 - SET CRASHER!...Welcome Miki 01:14:00 - Racing in the USA 01:17:45 - What’s it like driving a 360? 01:19:30 - OMG! Toby knows who the Keyboard Racer/s is! 01:25:00 - Dealing with the good ol’ trolls in media 01:29:00 - The Sprint Car Hub story (when/why/how…what’s next?) 01:32:30 - Does speedway engage with fans better than tar? 01:35:30 - Concussion devices in speedway 01:41:10 - WA Sprintcar series 01:48:00 - Fragmentation issues of speedway as an organised sport 01:53:30 - THE FAST FIVE 02:06:00 - Show wrap up Notes: Fast Five: Question 1 answer is Jamie Veal. Kerry Madsen won night one and Jamie Veal won night two. Toby’s final score is ⅘, not ⅗ ⭐️ LINKS TO TOBY BELLBOWEN ⭐️ ➡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobybellbowen7/ (https://www.instagram.com/tobybellbowen7/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toby70/ (https://www.facebook.com/toby70/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/tobybellbowen7?lang=en (https://twitter.com/tobybellbowen7?lang=en) Sprintcar Hub ➡ Website: https://sprintcarhub.com/ (https://sprintcarhub.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprintcarhub/ (https://www.instagram.com/sprintcarhub/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarhub/ (https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarhub/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sprintcarhub (https://www.youtube.com/c/sprintcarhub) Keyboard Racer ➡ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekeyboardracer/ (https://www.facebook.com/thekeyboardracer/) ⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW SPONSORS ⭐️ ➡ We would like to thank our sponsor Suite Black,  creating success with people. ⭐️ LINKS TO THE SHOW ⭐️ ➡ Visit the OTCHOOLY website ➡ https://www.otchooly.com 🟢 SUBSCRIBE TO SPOTIFY 🟢 ➡ https://open.spotify.com/show/19wUrVgRLBhw0Np8B0s29I 🟣 SUBSCRIBE TO APPLE 🟣 ➡ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-couch-with-hooly/id1596687642 Follow OTCHOOLY on Socials  ➡ Instagram ➡ @otchooly Facebook ➡ https://www.facebook.com/OTCHooly/ TikTok ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@otchooly Twitter ➡ https://mobile.twitter.com/otchooly Follow Us ➡ Follow the show host Daniel Holihan on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/danholihan41/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/danholihan41/?hl=en) Follow the producer Brooke Krumbeck on Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/ (https://www.instagram.com/brookekrumbeck/) OTCHooly Theme Music by ➡ DJ MoveMINT: https://solo.to/movemintofficial (https://solo.to/movemintofficial) Thanks for tuning into On The Couch with Hooly! Make sure you hit the ❗SUBSCRIBE❗️button and notifications bell so you don’t miss an episode. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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