Famous Last Words

IN THIS MONTHS EDITION | March 2023

This month in Famous Last Words:

– Podcast – Barrie Smith founder of Barrie Smith Motorsport (BSM Sport)
– Is the Ferrari Purosangue an SUV
– New Utes coming to Australia in the next 2 years
– Lake Perkolilli Red Dust Revival
– Targa High Country Sprint 2023

Enjoy! Glenn Ridge

Famous Last Words


In this month’s podcast I speak with Barrie Smith who is not only the founder of Barrie Smith Motorsport and Competition Friction but is also a very keen Tarmac Rally driver and we talked about the recent Targa High Country…

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The thing I love about motor racing fans is they generally have an appreciation of most forms of machinery, two, four and even more wheels that go at varying speeds in a competition. It’s where the love of the car…

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Are our roads getting smaller or are the cars getting bigger? I often ask myself this question as I see the number of big dual cab 4×4 Utes that are gracing our roads increasing markedly. There are far more Rams…

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I reckon most people involved in most forms of motor racing in Australia would have had a connection of some sort to Barrie Smith, through his companies Barrie Smith Motorsport (BSM Sport) or Competition Friction. They’ve been supplying all types…

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This month’s Famous Last Words Podcast is with Josh Dowling, National Motoring editor of Drive.com.au. From humble beginnings, Josh worked incredibly hard early in his career to get to where he is today and is a perfect example of how…

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