Car Chat
Sam Moores
Last episode 5 months agoThe Car Chat Podcast features regular interviews with familiar and interesting faces from the automotive world. Hosted by Sam Moores (@sammooresphoto). Video podcasts now over on the Car Chat Podcast youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2AKE9BDG5e7fvpkj7E4kg
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Episodes (254)
MrJWW - Which Is The Best Koenigsegg? Racing Caterhams & Pragas + The Modern Classic Series
MrJWW is back on the podcast again. We have a catch up about what James has been up to. Lots of racing, driving the full Koenigsegg range and a bunch of Modern Classics. Watch the video podcast here James's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/mrjww James on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjww/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:56 - The MrJWW Channel in 2020 15:38 - The Chronicles of Koenigsegg 32:14 - Caterham Academy 47:05 - Racing a Praga 59:10 - The Modern Classics Series 1:07:32 - The MrJWW Garage 1:29:22 - F40 Chat & 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jonny Smith | The Late Brake Show
Jonny (@jonnycarpervert) is back on the podcast, we have a catch up about what he's been up to including driving a crazy Ferrari 250 Restomod, the Rimac Nevera and much more. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/YyIw5eR7OR8 https://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert/ https://www.youtube.com/user/CARPERVERT Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 05:23 - What We’ve Been Up To 19:57 - Driving EV’s in the Past Year 34:14 - Lotus Emira 43:24 - Driving a 250 GTO RestoMod 52:59 - Driving the Rimac Nevera 1:07:49 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Marino Franchitti - Racing Driver on Le Mans, Developing Singer 911s and Three Men Four Wheels
Marino Franchitti joins us on the podcast to talk about racing, testing Singers and his new tv show "Three Men Four Wheels". Check out the video: https://youtu.be/_fqbvtzIaw4 You can find the show on Discovery + and Quest https://www.instagram.com/mfranchitti/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - Driving Insane Race Cars 14:15 - Favourite Race Cars 18:13 - Racing Super GT 20:35 - Road Car Development - Singer DLS 30:20 - 3 Men 4 Wheels 45:44 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tom Wood | Car & Classic
Tom Wood is the CEO of Car & Classic (@carandclassic.co.uk). We have a good chat about his background, how he came to acquire Car & Classic and make it what it is today. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk Watch the video: https://youtu.be/cNEkp39m06k Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:49 - Classic Car Data and Cazana 11:40 - Price Trends of Used EV’s 15:49 - Car and Classic 28:21 - Buying a Car In-Person vs Online 36:08 - Classic Cars in an EV Future 43:57 - The Future of Car and Classic 46:54 - Driving the Ariel Nomad 52:05 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bruce Southey | Rocketeer Cars (Putting Large Engines In Mazda MX5s)
Bruce Southey is the man behind @rocketeercars. A company that puts V6 engines in Mazda MX5s. It sounds like a great proposition, no extra weight but a better engine note and a lot more grunt. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/ImjIQpfX_ng https://www.rocketeercars.com/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 10:52 - Bruce’s Design Career 16:56 - Modifying MX5’s with V6’s 22:04 - Performance Gains 35:35 - Custom MX5 Interiors 39:46 - Perceived Quality 49:47 - Built not Bought 53:43 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
David Pook | Life 110 (Tuning Alpine A110s)
David Pook (@alpine_life110) is a specialist in vehicle dynamics, having worked previously for JLR SVO Division bringing you cars such as the Project 8. He founded Life 110 to bring that knowledge and consequently products to the Alpine A110. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/PFFQ-MZQ420 Life 110 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alpine_life110/ https://life110.co.uk/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - What is Vehicle Dynamics 10:40 - Designing Cars for Local Roads 18:50 - David’s Career in Vehicle Dynamics 26:09 - Modelling Ride and Handling 42:19 - What was the Ethos of JLR SVO 59:17 - Life110 1:16:16 - Perfecting the A110 1:30:03 - Jaguar Project 8 1:35:42 - The Future of Life110 1:39:25 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Max Girardo | Girardo & Co - A New Location And Lots Of Crazy Cars
Max Girardo (@maxgirardo) is back on the podcast to have a chat about their new location in Oxfordshire and have a chat about lots of car stuff. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Ul7eH8fpeC8 https://www.instagram.com/girardoandco/ https://girardo.com/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Moving into the new space 14:38 - Porsche 956 18:19 - Racecar on the road - CLK GTR 20:53 - Buying and selling cars from a collection 27:51 - Restomods vs. Originality 33:05 - Selling rally cars 47:26 - The state of the market 51:58 - XJR15 53:59 - The Christmas Movie 56:59 - Alfa Romeo 179C 1:00:13 - Events coming up 1:04:02 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Magnus Walker - His Journey, Porsches And The Nike SB 277s
Magnus Walker (@magnuswalker) is a Porsche guy, a man with a beard and generally a pretty cool dude. We have a chat about his journey, lots of Porsches and his new Nike colab, The SB 277 Dunk. Magnus's YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnusporsche1 Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Urban Outlaw 15:41 - Doing a TED Talk 24:47 - Magnus’ Car Collection 37:37 - Building a 60’s Porsche 48:25 - Ferrari F40 58:02 - Carrera GT and Old Cars People Like 1:07:07 - Nike Collaboration (SB Dunk 277) 1:19:32 - Sam’s Collection and Modern Porsche Chat 1:37:41 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ratarossa Scott - The Ferrari Guy Bringing Cars Back To Life
Scott ( @Ratarossa ) is an absolute Ferrari fan and has taken to youtube to document bringing life back to some seriously unloved vehicles. Probably best known for his "Ratarossa". We have a chat about what got him into cars, some of the builds along the way and dig a bit into the guy behind the channel. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/IYTEtUzG2Mc Scott's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0ZY1x5r2lyKQfoUYvHvqQ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - How did you get into cars and YouTube? 09:35 - Putting together the Ratarossa 15:08 - Tailoring the channel for a US audience 20:56 - Working with sponsors 23:37 - How do you pick your next project? 28:13 - Dry Ice Blasting an engine bay 35:53 - What is the final goal with the projects? 44:21 - Upcoming projects 1:01:44 - Learning new skills through car restoration 1:11:36 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jayemm On Cars | Automotive Youtuber On His journey, Lots Of Cars And The Mclaren saga
James (@jayemmoncars) is an automotive youtuber of the more journalistic variety. He loves old school top gear and aims to bring a bit of that to 2021. We have a chat about his journey, "The McLaren Saga" and lots more. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/GV40C5jlRc0 James's Youtube Channel Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 11:13 - How did you get into cars? 27:38 - From Film Production to YouTube 44:30 - Press Cars And Working With Press Teams 57:40 - Driving the Ferrari 812 Superfast (and GTS) 1:09:45 - Owning a Ferrari 550 1:26:48 - The “McLaren Saga” 1:41:48 - Influencing Buyer Decisions and Current Garage 1:47:46 - Audience Questions 2:17:24 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shmee150 | Pandemic Life, The USA And Lots Of Cars
Tim (@shmee150) is back on the podcast again! We have a long chat about what it's like to film in America, the Shmueseum, filming hypercars and much much more. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/XXTz70Bn5a4 Tim's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Shmee150 Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 04:43 - Driving the Nurburgring 12:43 - The SLS Black Series 27:10 - The Shmuseum 39:48 - The Porsche Taycan and EV’s 52:40 - Starring in the AMG GT Black Series reveal 1:04:45 - Leaking of upcoming cars 1:17:16 - Filming in the USA 1:24:20 - The current hypercar scene 1:36:07 - The GT500 1:40:23 - Audience Questions 1:50:52 - 5 Questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cars With Luke | Youtuber and Photographer
Luke (@carswithluke) is an automotive photographer and youtuber based in Switzerland. His videos and photography showcase this stunning backdrop. We have a good chat about photography, youtube and lots of cars. Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/VAthJ4Er1Kg Luke's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwgzx-E7BXya5thqTVFPCrg Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 03:03 - Moving to Switzerland and becoming a content creator 15:26 - Being a full-time photographer and filmmaker 24:34 - Only testing cars you are interested in 31:34 - Photography skills and style evolution 47:54 - What gear do you use? 51:20 - Owning a GT4 and the dream of a GT3 1:02:36 - Owning a RS6 1:15:58 - Driving the Audi E-tron GT 1:25:05 - Recent special drives: Ferrari 599 GTO, 911 Turbo, GT2 1:32:36 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tristan Judge | The Market (Online Classic & Collector Car Auctions)
Tristan Judge is a Director of The Market, an online classic and collector car auction site. We have a chat about the state of the car market at the moment, what's going up, what's going down and the growing world of online auctions. Watch the video here: www.TheMarket.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/themarket_auctions Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 5:21 - Types of Car Auctions 10:03 - What cars have increased in value recently? 17:15 - The value of classic cars and holding value 26:34 - The value of road cars vs race cars 32:27 - Endurance racing and racing experience 43:09 - How does the auction process work? 50:39 - Auctions representing current car value 54:22 - How do you stop people bidding when they don’t have the money? 56:10 - The influx of LHD cars 59:26 - Increasing value of classics by restoring them 1:08:26 - Modern classics and reliability 1:19:23 - Recent sales and fee structure 1:26:13 - Crashing a Caterham 1:28:01 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Lowdown On The New Ferrari 812 Competizione & Competizione A
A little bit of a news update with some info about the new Ferrari 812 Competizione Coupe and Convertible Version. Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/KanIhKJlD4Q Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro 01:27 = Specs 02:07 = Engine 03:10 = Aero 03:34 = Interior 04:23 = Independant steering + RWS 05:50 = Braking 06:50 = Fake vents? 07:10 = Price... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Petrol Ped - Automotive Youtuber on Minis, BMWs and racing
Peter (@petrol_ped) returns for the second time to tell us what he's been up to in the last year. We chat cars, bikes, podcasting and more. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/hOwO-8JaS6A Peter's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/greavsie6672 Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes 0:00 - Intro2:55 - What have you been up to? 12:01 - Cycling Content and starting a Podcast 19:21 - Mini GP3 22:39 - Electric Car Chat 33:39 - Vintage Voltage 45:18 - Hendy Performance Focus RS 51:12 - Do car journalists buy new cars? 1:02:28 - Caterham Racing 1:10:04 - Institute of Advanced Motorists Masters Course 1:14:39 - Driving the M2 CS 1:22:15 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dan Prosser | Automotive Journalist and The Intercooler
Dan Prosser (@danprosser86) is an automotive journalist, presenter and founder of The Intercooler. We hear back from Dan about what he's been up to in the last year and his new digital media outlet: The Intercooler. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/lZE_zMNIjvw https://www.instagram.com/theintercooler/ Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Hope You Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 3:03 - Driving a V12 Ferrari for the first time 8:20 - Do you get excited by hypercars? 14:39 - Electric Cars 24:39 - GR Yaris vs Fiesta ST 36:46 - Launching “The Intercooler” 56:20 - Hampton Court Concourse 57:39 - The New M3 1:08:27 - What do we really want in a sports car? 1:17:53 - Questions from Twitter 1:28:28 - Where are the cheaper driver’s cars? 1:44:16 - How would you improve your Alpine A110? 1:50:32 - Are you biased to reviewing cars from your country? 1:54:33 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Troels Vollersten | Zenvo Automotive
Troels is one of the founders and chief technical officer for Zenvo - A Danish hypercar manufacturer. He is responsible for the engineering in these crazy 1200hp drivers cars. Check out the video here: https://www.instagram.com/zenvoautomotive/ https://zenvoautomotive.com/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Building Rallycross Cars 7:29 - Developing Supercharger Kits 10:44 - How did Zenvo Start? 14:31 - What was the goal for Zenvo? 25:16 - What’s the most challenging part of developing a hypercar? 27:45 - Zenvo Gearboxes 34:26 - The Zenvo TSRS 43:23 - Carbon Fibre Wheels 52:08 - What events are most successful for Zenvo? 55:24 - How much does a Zenvo cost? 56:44 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alex Ross | Shark Werks - 3.9L and 4.1L GT3 RS Conversions and more.
Alex (@sharkwerks) is a founder of the Shark Werks Porsche tuning shop in LA. Most notably known for their 3.9l and 4.1l 997 GT3 RS conversions and exhaust systems. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/ATC1khz9T2U https://instagram.com/sharkwerks https://www.sharkwerks.com Hope you enjoy, Sam Buy Sam A Pint: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 3:58 - How did Shark Werks Start? 19:02 - Chasing Horsepower 23:22 - Setting Up Suspension 31:30 - Shark Werks Fixing Common Porsche Issues 44:03 - Shark Werks Research Process 49:40 - Engine Upgrades and Reliability 56:09 - Porsche GT4 1:18:48 - Turbo vs. NA Porsches 1:21:48 - Experiencing High Horsepower 911’s 1:30:42 - What are the differences between the Shark Werks Engines? 1:38:06 - The 718 GT4 1:40:38 - Centrelock Wheels Going Wrong 1:43:30 - Changing Gears with a Gated Shifter 1:46:51 - Differences in 911 Generations 1:49:54 - Porsche and Manual Gearboxes 1:58:22 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jimmy Broadbent | Sim Racer / Youtuber
Jimmy Broadbent (@jimmy_broadbent) is a sim racer, presenter and youtuber. We have a chat about his journey and bunch of topics along the way. Check out the youtube vid: https://youtu.be/SnC-17tF05Y https://www.instagram.com/jimmy_broadbent https://www.youtube.com/user/jimski10 Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 04:22 - Streaming and Gaming 07:06 - Sim Racing Steering Wheels 08:21 - How fast are you compared to e-sports drivers? 10:37 - What’s it like doing a 24hr Endurance Sim race? 16:19 - What’s your pinnacle Sim race? 18:57 - Direct Drive Wheels and Force-Feedback 23:37 - How does different sim software compare? 27:48 - Setting up a PC Racing Sim 34:14 - Racing a Praga 38:58 - Driving (and crashing) a Radical 41:28 - Driving on a track in the wet 44:01 - Heel and Toe on a Racing Sim 46:10 - What Praga are you racing? 50:10 - How does Sim racing compare to real racing? 59:11 - Can you use real racing to improve your sim setup? 1:04:10 - How to improve your sim racing times 1:08:11 - How do the different Sim games compare? 1:12:16 - What are you looking forward to in sim racing? 1:13:05 - VR and Sim Racing 1:15:50 - Getting involved with Gran Turismo 1:20:36 - Has being a commentator improved your confidence? 1:22:13 - Being a voice-over in the Gran Turismo games 1:25:12 - Jimmy’s GT-R’s 1:27:53 - Time Attack MX-5 1:35:02 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jonny Cocker | Racing Driver and JCR Developments (High end Porsche exhausts and more)
Jonny (@cocker_jonny) is a professional racing driver and founder of JCR Developments. They make exhausts and other parts for a variety of marques but specialising in high end parts for Porsches. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/dymkA_Vs1tU https://www.jcr-developments.com/ https://instagram.com/jcr_developments Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 06:00 - Driving T-Cars 11:56 - Carrera Cup 17:51 - Driving Race Cars Before Legally Driving on the Road 21:47 - How do You Get Racing Sponsors? 25:37 - British GP and ALMS 43:53 - The Difference Between a “Gentleman Driver” and a Pro 50:09 - Driving in the British GP 2018-2019 56:21 - JCR Developments 1:04:54 - Is there a Noticeable Difference between a Stock GT3RS vs. JCR Exhaust? 1:13:58 - What has JCR done with the GT4? 1:25:59 - Bolt-on Tips and Exhaust Volume 1:45:25 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Henry Catchpole - Automotive Journalist And Carfection Presenter
Henry Catchpole ( @Henry Catchpole )is an automotive journalist writing and producing videos for various magazines and websites. We have a chat about all things cars and Henry's journey to date. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/4_3Rfu-gsrc https://instagram.com/henrycatchpole Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 11:46 - What were you doing when you first started at Evo? 16:32 - What are some memorable moments when testing? 23:43 - What was the review process at Evo? 35:43 - Starting to host videos at Evo 40:24 - Hosting videos on Carfection 42:20 - What is Carfection? 46:47 - What is it like driving high-value cars? 54:14 - Thoughts on RestoMods? 1:02:37 - Evo vs AutoCar on the M2 CS in COTY 1:05:59 - Have you had RestoMods on COTY? 1:07:31 - Old cars on new tires 1:13:02 - Experiences in Rallying 1:17:28 - What is it like driving a rally car on the road? 1:22:31 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
David Dicker - Building The Fastest Track Cars On Earth | Rodin Cars
David is the founder and CEO of Rodin Cars (@rodincarsofficial), a successful business man that has turned his attentions to building the fastest track car on the planet. A single seater that will be faster than an F1 car. They currently make 2 cars. The Rodin Fzed and the Rodin FZero. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/tgh9F1ZbkTg https://rodin-cars.com/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 04:32 - The start of Rodin Cars 08:51 - Ferrari Challenge 10:14 - Racing History before Rodin 13:24 - In-house Engineering 14:45 - Setting the Goal for Rodin Cars 19:08 - How Have the Cars Evolved? 23:25 - The Engines 27:42 - Reliability 34:11 - How do they compare to Road Cars? 44:30 - Living in New Zealand 45:16 - Buying a Rodin 50:57 - Downforce & Driving Aids 58:38 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Lyon | The Moderna by GTO Engineering (2021 GT With A V12 and 3 Pedals)
I got Mark Lyon - Director of GTO Engineering on the line to discuss their new vehicle, codenamed "Moderna". Mark tells us all about this exciting new car. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/52_7Oizm0OY Mark's first episode: https://youtu.be/C_bbRmNb9uM https://www.gtoengineering.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gto_engineering/ Hope you enjoy, Cheers, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro 01:32 = Where did the idea for the project come from? 03:48 = Under what regulations is the car being built? 05:22 = How far are you through the process? 06:15 = The engine 08:28 = Weight 09:24 = The interior 11:12 = What will people use it for? 12:02 = Luggage space? + Are there customers already? 12:52 = What has the feedback been like from customers? 14:09 = Gearbox and the joys of 3 pedals 15:11 = What do you love about driving a car that this will deliver? 16:00 = Is it quite a difficult long process to make something that lives up to modern standards, doesn't leak, everything works etc. 16:59 = The price 17:18 = When will see that first car? 19:20 = Modern cars only being tested on track because they don't work on the road 21:22 = Suspension Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matt Prior | Autocar (Editor At Large) - How It All Began
Matt Prior (@autocarmatt) is an automotive journalist and the Editor At Large at Autocar. We have a chat about his journey and a tonne of topics along the way. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/16tJRGNFgt0 https://instagram.com/autocarmatt Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro, the beginnings of Autocar and what do you do? 08:16 = Do you get a level of enjoyment out of reviewing the more boring cars? 13:00 = Road testing and silly behaviour 18:40 = How fun do you find electric cars? 23:52 = Tyres sometimes emit more particulates than the engine. 25:54 = How do you feel about Restomods vs Modern Supercars 34:40 = GT86 38:41 = C1 Racing and driving slow cars fast 47:54 = Car of the year and mismatched competition 53:45 = Quickfire best car in each category 58:08 = Fixing a broken car and then selling straight away 59:38 = Do many journalists buy new cars vs second hand? 1:04:20 = Finance 1:19:01 = 765LT vs Ferrari 1:21:33 = McLaren Artura and Turbo Hybrids 1:27:20 = Modern cars are still better but they just don't get made how I'd like them. 1:31:30 = How fast does a car really need to be? 1:37:10 = Toyota is cool 1:40:00 = 5 Questions 1:52:56 = Buying spitfires over hypercars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Robert Mitchell | Founding Apex Nuerburg and Running Supercars At The 'Ring
Robert ( @Robert Mitchell ) is the owner of Apex Nuerburg, a rental car company and experience centre based at the Nurburgring. He's an interesting guy who pretty much only drives his supercars on the Nurburgring. We have a long discussion about business, renting cars at the ring and what it's like to run the cars that he does. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/7NuYcpHu-NA https://www.apex-nuerburg.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/rmitchell248 Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro + Backstory + America 17:58 = Over to Germany 19:28 = Mitchell Consulting 26:15 = Finding the Nurburgring 30:36 = A business at the 'Ring 33:51 = The first rental car 39:55 = What is it like running cars only on the 'Ring? 43:10 = Porsche vs Ferrari vs McLaren running costs 48:24 = Current cars... 53:36 = Introduction to Schirmer builds and the BMW collection 1:01:32 = How much have you had to adjust the Supercars for Nurburgring life 1:07:04 = The 620r and why it was nearly amazing but not quite 1:13:45 = 'Ring Taxis + Manthey Racing 1:30:25 = High speed runs, world records and SSC Tuatara 1:42:02 = How do we define a production car 2:01:10 = My track car dilemma 2:14:30 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices