{"id":448108,"date":"2026-05-27T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/448108\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:00:29","slug":"veteran-commentator-joins-world-time-attack-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/448108\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran commentator joins World Time Attack Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MelbourneGrandPrix-Supercars-594.jpg\" alt=\"Veteran commentator joins World Time Attack Challenge\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGreg Rust will join the World Time Attack Challenge broadcast in 2026. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>A highly respected name in Australian motorsport, Rust has been a broadcast staple for several categories for over 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Rust has previously featured on Supercars broadcasts both as a lead caller and pit reporter, dating back to the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years the veteran has found a comfortable home at both the Shannons SpeedSeries and Australian Rally Championship, alongside host duties at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about this for years, but scheduling never lined up until now,\u201d WTAC event director Alain Sihaphone said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stars have aligned for 2026, and we can\u2019t wait to see his reaction when he\u2019s trackside this September at SMSP. It\u2019s going to blow his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WTAC CEO Ian Baker described Rust\u2019s energy as \u201cunmatched\u201d, and that he has a \u201cgift for storytelling\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiving him a roving mic to unearth the incredible backstories in the paddock will be the perfect complement to our global coverage,\u201d Baker added.<\/p>\n<p>Rust described the envy he had felt in previous years after missing the event due to scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve had \u2018menu envy\u2019 for the past couple of years watching the stream and seeing all the cool stuff on socials,\u201d Rust said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I get to experience it for real!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rust will join racing veteran Warren Luff as part of the livestream broadcast team for the 2026 event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuffy [Warren Luff] is a good mate, and guys like Alex Rullo, Mad Mike, Josh Buchan and my SpeedSeries colleague Charlie Barlow have all raved to me about it,\u201d Rust added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get stuck in, and if time permits, I\u2019ll definitely be knocking out a few Rusty\u2019s Garage podcast episodes trackside, too!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World Time Attack Challenge will be held at Sydney Motorsport Park on September 4-5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/motorsport-news-veteran-commentator-greg-rust-world-time-attack-challenge-livestream-broadcast\/%link%\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/250635\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greg Rust will join the World Time Attack Challenge broadcast in 2026. Image: InSyde Media A highly respected&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[228311,111,139,69,213,228312],"class_list":["post-448108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-greg-rust","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports","tag-world-time-attack-challenge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}