Fast Five at Five: With Nick Percat

He has been one of the standout performers recently, with his first solo podium result in Sydney - Nick Percat had a quick chat with v8supercars.com.au about what he's like away from the track.

V8supercars.com.au: If you could pair up with any main driver at Bathurst, who you haven't raced with before, who would it be?

Percat: "I reckon, in my team, it'd be JC [James Courtney] just so we could throw gags around all weekend. It'd just be a great time and some mild comedy all weekend."

The last concert/sporting event/gig you attended as a fan?

"The last concert I went to ...it was quite funny, I was with Lucas Dumbrell and Kristian Lindbom and we were in one of Garry Dumbrell's corporate boxes to watch Lady Gaga. This was, like, '09, I reckon - that was ages ago with Lucas.

"But more recently I've been to the footy - I took Olly (co-driver Oliver Gavin) to the footy to see some AFL, the first qualifying final, Hawks and Geelong. He loved it, he loved the banter and the crowd yelling out."

Click here for Percat's thoughts on his Pirtek Enduro Cup pairing with Gavin.

Do you have a go to karaoke song?

"Something old school. I'm terrible with songs..."

You're not a music buff?

"I know a lot of words to a lot of songs, but I can never remember the names of them. It'd be something '80s."

Michael Caruso's question from the last fast five - if you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and why?

"I would have to have him in character - Ron Burgundy. So I can laugh at him the whole time. Just love Anchorman and tent to end statements with a question mark instead of what they should be. I'd definitely be going for that."

Your question for the next driver?

"That's such a hard question to answer."

Who knows better about what to ask a race car driver than another racing car driver?

"This is true.

"It could be something smart-arse - like, when you say you're busy all week, I'm pretty sure you're just sitting on the couch ... Ask, what do you actually do during the week - and it can't be 'I go to training'. What do you actually do?"

See Percat on-track with Oliver Gavin at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 - beginning in a week's time. Tickets are available now.