Shannons Legends of Motorsport
{{about|the 2014–onwards Australian series|the American series|Legends of Motorsport}}
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| genre = Motor racing program
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| presenter = Bill Woods
| starring = Aaron Noonan
Mark Oastler
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 24
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| executive_producer = Neil Crompton
| producer = AirTime Media
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| location = Bathurst, New South Wales (2014); Sunshine Coast, Queensland (2014-15); Melbourne, Victoria (2014-15)
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| runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)
| network = 7mate
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|7|19|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2015|12|12|df=y}}
| related = Shannons Supercar Showdown
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Shannons Legends of Motorsport was an Australian motor racing television series that aired on 7mate. First aired in 2014, each episode featured a particular topic from the history of Australian motor racing, with a focus on touring cars. The show included a mix of interviews, analysis and historical footage.{{cite news |author= |title=Johnson features in Legends TV return |url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/09/14/video-dick-johnson-features-in-legends-tv-return/ |newspaper=SpeedCafe |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=15 September 2015 }}
The 'Shannons' in the show's title refers to Shannons Insurance who have a sponsorship arrangement with the show. This was the second motor racing television show aligned with Shannons, following the Shannons Supercar Showdown which aired from 2011 to 2013.{{cite news | url=http://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/shannons-supercar-showdown-to-hit-screens-in-july/ | title=Shannons Supercar Showdown to hit screens in July | work=Shannons Insurance | date=22 June 2011 | access-date=15 September 2015}}
History
The show was launched in July 2014 to complement the Seven Network (parent network of 7mate)'s coverage of V8 Supercars. It aired on Saturdays, but only on weekends that did not coincide with a championship event of the 2014 V8 Supercars season. Hosted by commentator and former driver Neil Crompton, who was also the executive producer, the show used the Seven Network's historical motor racing footage, with the network having held the broadcast rights for touring car racing in Australia, including the Australian Touring Car Championship and Bathurst 1000, in various stages from 1963 to 1996.{{cite news |last=Button |first=Tracey |date=6 August 2014 |title= New Motorsport TV Series - Shannons Legends of Motorsport|url=http://targa.com.au/tc/news_details.asp?asset_id=21873 |newspaper=Targa Australia |access-date=15 September 2015 }} Season 1 episodes included features on iconic drivers, teams and eras of Australian motor racing.
In late 2014, Crompton left the Seven Network to follow the V8 Supercars broadcast rights to Foxtel and Network Ten.{{cite news | url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/v8-supercars/v8-supercars-signs-241m-media-rights-deal-with-fox-sports-foxtel-and-ten-network-from-2015/story-fn2ms9um-1226785594801 | title=V8 Supercars signs $241m media rights deal with FOX SPORTS, Foxtel and Ten Network from 2015 | work=Fox Sports Australia | date=18 December 2013 | access-date=1 December 2015}} Following this, journalist Bill Woods replaced Crompton as host for Season 2 in 2015. From 1997 to 2006, Woods had hosted RPM, a motor racing program on Ten, and has also written a book on the legends of Australian motor racing. Aaron Noonan also took on a greater role as co-host of the show for the new season. Season 2 covered a wider range of topics than Season 1, including documentary presentations of three Bathurst 1000s.{{cite news | url=http://www.v8sleuth.com.au/news/2015/08/31/shannons-legends-of-motorsport-returns-to-7mate | title=Shannons Legends of Motorsport Returns to 7Mate | work=V8 Sleuth | date=31 August 2015 | access-date=15 September 2015}} It also featured an episode detailing the history of the Seven Network's motor racing broadcasts, including the invention of RaceCam.{{cite news |author= |title=Relive Racecam's birth in Legends episode |url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/09/25/video-relive-racecams-birth-in-legends-episode/ |newspaper=SpeedCafe |date=25 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015 }} Episodes were later repeated on 7mate in an early morning timeslot.{{cite news |author= |title=ENCORE: Shannon's Legends of Motorsport – Series 2 |url=http://www.zaksports.com.au/motorsport/encore-shannons-legends-of-motorsport-series-2 |newspaper=Zak Sports |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016 }}
In 2017, online-only episodes were released on the Shannons website.
Production
Each episode, produced by Crompton's production company AirTime Media, was recorded in front of a studio audience and featured one or more motor racing figures in conversation with the host. This was intertwined with historical footage and highlights, as well as pre-recorded comments about the episode's theme from former drivers and team owners. The exceptions to this were the episodes which featured a Bathurst 1000 race, which featured no studio guests and only pre-recorded interviews to narrate and accompany extended race highlights. As well as the host, there were also two other on-screen contributors to the show; Aaron Noonan, who researched and introduced video clips from the Seven Network vault, and Mark Oastler, who discussed historic racing cars situated in the studio.{{cite news |author= |title=Shannons Legends of Motorsport on DVD! |url=http://www.v8sleuth.com.au/news/2015/06/05/shannons-legends-of-motorsport-on-dvd- |newspaper=V8 Sleuth |date=5 June 2015 |access-date=15 September 2015 }} Oastler only appeared in selected episodes in Season 2.
In Season 1, each episode was filmed at one of three Australian locations, in front of a range of cars relevant to the theme of the episode. These three locations were the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst, New South Wales, Bowden's Own Car Collection in Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland and the Shannons National Auction Centre in Cheltenham, Melbourne, Victoria. For Season 2, only the Bowden's Own Car Collection was retained as a filming location, with a Seven Network studio in Melbourne becoming another location. The studio featured a video screen background instead of the historic cars seen in other filming locations.
Presenters
=Hosts=
- Neil Crompton – 2014
- Bill Woods – 2015
=Co-host=
- Aaron Noonan – 2014-15
=Reporter=
- Mark Oastler – 2014-15
Episodes
=Season 1 (2014)=
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| Ep #
! Airdate ! Guest(s) ! Location | |
|---|---|
| 1
|{{start date|2014|7|19|df=yes}} |Allan Moffat and John French | |
| 2
|{{start date|2014|7|26|df=yes}} |Larry Perkins | |
| 3
|{{start date|2014|8|9|df=yes}} |Dick Johnson and John Bowe |Dick Johnson and John Bowe |Bowden's Own Car Collection | |
| 4
|{{start date|2014|8|16|df=yes}} | |
| 5
|{{start date|2014|8|30|df=yes}} |Allan Grice |National Motor Racing Museum | |
| 6
|{{start date|2014|9|6|df=yes}} |1980s |Kevin Bartlett, Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera |Bowden's Own Car Collection | |
| 7
|{{start date|2014|9|20|df=yes}} |Jim Richards |Jim Richards |Shannons National Auction Centre | |
| 8
|{{start date|2014|10|4|df=yes}} |Allan Moffat |Allan Moffat |National Motor Racing Museum | |
| 9
|{{start date|2014|10|18|df=yes}} |1987 |John Bowe and Glenn Seton | Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 10
|{{start date|2014|11|1|df=yes}} |Mark Skaife |Mark Skaife |Shannons National Auction Centre | |
| 11
|{{start date|2014|11|8|df=yes}} |Colin Bond |National Motor Racing Museum | |
| 12
|{{start date|2014|11|22|df=yes}} |John Harvey, Jim Richards and Brad Jones |Shannons National Auction Centre |
=Season 2 (2015)=
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| Ep #
! Airdate ! Guest(s) ! Location |
|---|
| 1
|{{start date|2015|9|19|df=yes}} |Dick Johnson, John French and John Bowe |
| 2
|{{start date|2015|9|26|df=yes}} |Mike Raymond, Garry Wilkinson and Mark Oastler |Television studio|Studio |
| 3
|{{start date|2015|10|10|df=yes}} |No studio guests |Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 4
|{{start date|2015|10|17|df=yes}} |Bob Morris |Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 5
|{{start date|2015|10|24|df=yes}} |Kevin Bartlett and Brad Jones |Kevin Bartlett and Brad Jones |Studio |
| 6
|{{start date|2015|10|31|df=yes}} |John Bowe |John Bowe and Dick Johnson |Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 7
|{{start date|2015|11|7|df=yes}} |No studio guests |Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 8
|{{start date|2015|11|14|df=yes}} |George Fury, Fred Gibson and Christine Gibson |Studio |
| 9
|{{start date|2015|11|21|df=yes}} |Glenn Seton |Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 10
|{{start date|2015|11|28|df=yes}} |The Originals{{ref|1|1}} |Kevin Bartlett, Fred Gibson, John Harvey and Brad Jones |Studio |
| 11
|{{start date|2015|12|5|df=yes}} |No studio guests |Bowden's Own Car Collection |
| 12
|{{start date|2015|12|12|df=yes}} |No studio guests |Studio |
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}} – 'The Originals' episode featured five drivers from the early stages of Australian touring car racing; Norm Beechey, Harry Firth, Ian Geoghegan, Leo Geoghegan and Bob Jane.
Recognition
Shannons Legends of Motorsport received awards from both the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and the V8 Media Association in 2014.
Home video
The twelve episodes of Season 1 were released in a DVD box set by Chevron Marketing Services in August 2015. Season 2 was released in a box set in July 2016.{{cite news |author= |title=Shannons Legends of Motorsport Series 2 – NOW ON DVD |url=http://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/shannons-legends-of-motorsport-series-2-now-on-dvd/ |newspaper=Shannons |date=6 June 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016 }}
See also
{{Portal|Television|Australia|Sports}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.shannons.com.au/club/videos/channel/shannons-legends-of-motorsport/ Official Website]
- {{IMDb title|id=3888812|title=Shannons Legends of Motorsport}}
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