#24 - Crops, Cars & Checkered Flags – Rhett Standen’s Life on the Land and the Track

08/08/2025 22 min Episodio 24
#24 - Crops, Cars & Checkered Flags – Rhett Standen’s Life on the Land and the Track

Listen "#24 - Crops, Cars & Checkered Flags – Rhett Standen’s Life on the Land and the Track"

Episode Synopsis

Send us a textIn this episode, host Ross Smith heads out to the Standen family farm in Melbergen to catch up with farmer and off-road racer Rhett Standen. Rhett shares how the season’s shaping up for their wheat, barley, and canola crops, reflects on two decades of farming in the region, and talks about the gear that keeps their operation running strong – from trusty Cat Challengers to their new Fendt Ideal 8.But the conversation doesn’t stop at farming. Rhett takes us into the adrenaline-fuelled world of off-road racing, giving a behind-the-scenes look at his 2007 Alumicraft buggy, the upcoming Springs 240 event on their own track, and what it takes to keep racing safe, competitive, and family-friendly. From local motorsport history to his own national championship wins, Rhett shows how the passion for speed and the dedication to farming can go hand-in-hand.For more information on the upcoming events, head over to the GORRC pages:Griffith Off Road Race Club - Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Stackpoole500Griffith Off Road Race Club - Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/griffith_offroad_race_club/Griffith Off Road Race Club - Website:https://griffithoffroadclub.myfreesites.net/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMA6GBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYV3RSVE5BMlMxUkJPN3NmAR54Sk06du1tPZCibHuILRnFgsxkc418dsT56EMN-CbAf4bFNGqIeqnh2LbvtQ_aem_NtJsCf4D6h9q6N4dx5U6Lw If you have any audio or written questions that you would like us to address on the podcast please send to [email protected]. Serafin Machinery Website: https://www.serafinmachinery.com.au/ Serafin AgPro Website: https://www.serafinagpro.com.au/

More episodes of the podcast Farm Machines & In-Betweens