Episode 38 - Kezia Dawn

Episode 38 - Kezia Dawn

From The Motor Dream Podcast by Beast Productions

October 24, 2025 · 1h 15m · Season 2 · Episode 38

About this episode

Kezia Dawn discusses her transition from a successful media career to becoming a professional racing driver.

It's a rare career move: trading a successful microphone for a driving helmet. While athletes often transition easily into broadcasting, few presenters, commentators, or actors manage a successful role reversal to become professional racing drivers. Yet, names like Paul Newman, Patrick Dempsey, and homegrown talents like Neil Crompton and Grant Denyer have done just that. Now, you can add Kezia Dawn to that elite list.<br /><br />In a move that surprised many, Kezia called time on a highly successful news reporting and presenting career in 2024, uprooting her life to pursue professional racing in the United States and England.From her early fascination with cars growing up in Goulburn and joining a Porsche enthusiast group at 18, Kezia immersed herself in the world of motorsport while simultaneously building a powerhouse media career, working for all three major commercial free to air networks. <br /><br />It was this deep media network and her close proximity to the sport that convinced Kezia to take the ultimate plunge: moving overseas to race full-time in rallycross and even getting behind the wheel of special machines like a McLaren Senna GTR.<br…

People in this episode

Guest: Kezia Dawn

Topics covered

  • career change
  • motorsport
  • professional racing
  • media career
  • rallycross
  • automotive passion

Keywords

  • Kezia Dawn
  • motorsport
  • racing career
  • Porsche
  • McLaren Senna GTR
  • rallycross
  • media
  • career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Porsche, McLaren

Places: Goulburn

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