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Motoring Today with Roger McCleery
A podcast produced by Solid Gold · Leisure, Automotive, Sports · 4 episodes · 2026-09-10 to 2026-10-02
Few voices have shaped South African motoring quite like Roger McCleery's.
A six-time Western Province Motorcycle Champion in his youth, he went on to build the local Honda motorcycle business in the 1960s, then ran PR and marketing for Alfa Romeo and Nissan before founding Motoring Media Promotions in 1985. He has commented on motorsport on radio and at race circuits since 1969 and on television since 1976, served seventeen years on South Africa's Formula 1 Grand Prix committee, and represented the country on the FIM, bringing motorcycle and motocross Grands Prix to local soil between 1980 and 1993.
On Motoring Today, Roger brings that depth (and the address book that goes with it) to a weekly conversation covering motorsport, road cars, the global and local industry, and the heritage that built it all. From Kyalami's glory years to the latest launches, from F1 to bakkies, this is motoring through the eyes of the man who has seen, driven and called most of it.
Episodes
Pieter du Toit (Swartkops Raceway | Owner)
Grant McLeery (Driving Dynamics | Founder and Advanced Driver Trainer)
Pieter du Toit and Grant McLeery on circuits, licensing, and road safety
This episode is for South African motoring enthusiasts, parents of new drivers, and anyone frustrated by the country's road safety statistics. Host Roger McLeery and co-presenter Melanie Walker sit down with Swartkops Raceway owner Pieter du Toit and veteran driver trainer Grant McLeery to cover the real history of South African motorsport and the very real failures in how the country licences and trains…
Arnold Raphael (AMET - Association of Motorcycle Industry Distributors | Director)
Johnny Shand (Bikeman West Rand | Owner)
A wide-ranging conversation about the South African motorcycle industry in 2024 - who is buying, who is riding, what is selling, and where the market is heading. This episode is for motorcycle enthusiasts, industry insiders, delivery fleet managers, and anyone curious about two-wheelers in South Africa, from commuter scooters to adventure bikes to electric delivery fleets.
AMET Director Arnold Raphael and West Rand dealer Johnny Shand join hosts Roger McCleery and…
Chris Kambouris (TurboDirect South Africa | Founder and MD)
Melanie Walker (Motorsport broadcaster and former Group N racing driver)
Turbo tech, motorsport history and a wild drag car story
This episode is for petrolheads who love real mechanical detail, motorsport history, and the kind of enthusiast rabbit holes that end with a drug-busted drag car. Roger McCleery and Melanie Walker sit down with Chris Kambouris, founder of TurboDirect South Africa, to talk all things turbocharging - from DIY turbo builds in the mid-nineties to a Honda NSX drag car that ran a 6.5-second quarter mile at 211…
Motoring Today is the show for South African petrolheads who want real insight into the cars, trucks, motorbikes, motorsport and industry stories that matter. Host Roger McLeery sits down with Toyota South Africa's Product Communications Manager Mzo Witbooi to dig into how Toyota has held the top spot in the South African market for 47 consecutive years - and why no rival has come close.
Roger and Mzo cover Toyota's staggering global output of 11.8 million vehicles a year, Toyota South Africa's current market share of around 23 percent, and the threat posed by a flood of Chinese brands…
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