Fuelling Around - Stars Talking Cars!
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Updated 3 days agoThis is the podcast for Petrolheads. Join professional racing driver Jason Plato and lover of all things automotive, Dave Vitty, for some quality car chat, and some very famous passengers joining them for the ride. Fuelling Around is powered by Adrian Flux.
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Episodes (96)
S8 Ep8: Nick Mason: The Ultimate Car Collection!
It's the final episode in the current series, and the boys have pulled a belter of a guest out of the bag! Pink Floyd's legendary drummer Nick Mason is widely regarded as one of the most notable celebrity petrolheads of all them all, and has a car collection to drool over! Pick of the bunch is a Ferrari 250 GTO worth an estimated £40m, amongst a glittering array of automotive exotica! Sit down and strap yourself in for one of the best episodes Jason and Dave have delivered to date!
S8 Ep7: Living the dream, with 'Supercars of London' star Paul Wallace!
On this week's episode, Jason and Dave welcome along a YouTube sensation! With just shy of a million followers to his instagram account, Paul Wallace's 'Supercars of London' is one of the biggest automotive channels in the world and shows no sign of slowing down. From his early days of chasing after supercars on the streets of London's west end, Paul has built his passion into a fully fledged business and now collaborates with the biggest car makers on the planet. Despite the fact that he's now undoubtedly a major player in the car content game, Paul is humble and refreshingly down to earth, as he shares the story of his incredible rise to the top!
S8 Ep6: Brian Conley: I loved my XR3!
On this week's show, Jason and Dave welcome along an entertainment juggernaut! A star of stage and screen who's done it all and shows no signs of stopping! He recently departed Albert Square to head up west for the bright lights of the Palladium, to perform with Bradley Walsh, Shane Richie and Joe Pasquale! It can of course, only be the one and only Mr Brian Conley!
S8 Ep5: George Clarke: The DB5 is a thing of absolute beauty!
On this week's episode, Jason and Dave talk beautiful aesthetics and stunning lines with a man who sees the craft and design in everything, Mr George Clarke! George has been mad on cars since he was a little boy growing up in Sunderland, but he appreciates their curves and contours more than most, and he's had an interesting collection of motors over the years, which he's not afraid to share with the lads!
S8 Ep4: 100 gigs a year, for superstar DJ Judge Jules!
A superstar DJ and a practicing music lawyer! It's an unlikely 2 hats to wear work wise, but that's the life of legendary deck spinner Judge Jules, as he travels around the world playing to huge crowds, and splitting his time between luxury homes in London and Mallorca. Added to the jet setter lifestyle are some pretty impressive cars, as Jules reminisces about his early days of motoring, and the cars that he now drives!
S8 Ep3: Around the world in 24 races, with David Coulthard
With the 2024 Formula One season about to launch, Jason and Dave welcome the legend that is David Coulthard into their pod paddock for a full preview of the upcoming 24 races, as DC prepares to pack his overnight bag and head to Bahrain!
S8 Ep2: Managing the rev limiter, with Tiff Needell!
On the show this week, the boys welcome into the studio one of Jason's oldest friends from the world of motorsport, the legend that is Tiff Needell! Tales a plenty of Jason's antics as a young and mischievous apprentice, and some expert analysis from Tiff of the greatest drivers of all time. This is a brilliant episode!
S8 Ep1: Safe hands behind the wheel, with David Seaman!
The boys are back with a brand new series of Fuelling Around, and what a way to kick off the run! Jason and Dave are in safe hands this week, as they're joined by an Arsenal and England legend between the sticks. It is of course the one and only Mr David Seaman!
S7 Ep10: Johnny Herbert: Winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is a feeling that I'll never forget!
For the final episode in the series, Jason and Dave are joined by a legend of British motor racing, in the form of Johnny Herbert. Johnny and Jason knew each other well in their younger days of karting as kids, and both then went on to enjoy highly successful careers in their respective racing fields. They even spent a season together in the BTCC, but more about that in the episode! It's a lovely way to wrap the series, as Johnny reminisces about the feeling of winning the British GP at Silverstone, as we all look back on a glorious day in British motorsport history!
S7 Ep9: Saving consumers £120bn on fuel duty is probably Quentin Willson's proudest achievement
This week, Jason and Dave enjoy the company of a legend in the world of motoring journalism. Quentin Willson has been on our screens for decades, from the early days of Top Gear, before doing Fifth Gear and Britain's Worst Driver! He's also been a champion of the British driver for almost as long, and what he doesn't know about cars and motoring in this country, frankly isn't worth knowing!
S7 Ep8: I never intended for it be a job or a career, says ‘Seen Through Glass’ star Sam Fane
He's one of the biggest YouTube stars in the world, and Sam Fane aka 'Seen Through Glass' is Jason and Dave's special guest this week. From his early days of car spotting in Knightsbridge, to filming some of the most exotic supercars around the world and getting paid for it, Sam's is a brilliant story and this is a cracking episode!
S7 Ep7: Martin Kemp: I'm a Porsche man through and through, but I loved my Jaguar E Type!
Actor, musician, radio presenter and TV presenter Martin Kemp joins Jason and Dave this week, to talk about the cars that Spandau Ballet paid for, and how he's still got a favourite after all these years!
S7 Ep6: Culinary Cornwall and a cracking collection of car stories with Paul Ainsworth!
Celebrity chef and unapologetic petrolhead Paul Ainsworth is Jason and Dave's special guest this week, and what an episode it is! From his early days in a Vauxhall Nova SR, to a supercar supertrip through the gastronomic delights of France, Paul has some fantastic tales to tell as he sits down for a good chinwag with the lads, and there's even a cameo appearance from Roger the window cleaner!
S7 Ep5: Life on the Formula One circuit with Rachel Brookes
Sky Sports F1 presenter Rachel Brookes travels the globe on the F1 circuit, and has in her own words 'the best job in the world that she wouldn't change for anything!' From interviewing the likes of Lewis Hamilton in their most emotional post race moments, to lugging her suitcases around Abu Dhabi, Rachel has a story or two to tell, which she's more than happy to share with Jason and Dave on the this latest edition of the podcast!
S7 Ep4: Jenson Button and the impossible story!
On the day that 'Brawn: The Impossible F1 Story' is released on Disney Plus, Jenson Button joins Jason and Dave to talk about the brilliant Keanu Reeves fronted 4 part series in which he stars, and also chats Vauxhall Cavaliers, Jaguar E-Types and everything in between!
S7 Ep3: Rory Bremner: The cars of my career!
On this week's episode, Jason and Dave welcome one of the UK's most talented and best loved impressionists, Rory Bremner into their passenger seat, for a good old chinwag about the cars that chart his career. Some good, some not so good, but all of them have certainly been memorable!
S7 Ep2: Life in space, with Major Tim Peake
On this week's intergalactic edition of the podcast, Jason and Dave welcome into their orbit, a real life spaceman in the form of Major Tim Peake! As well as being a fully fledged astronaut, Major Tim is also a massive fan of ground level speed on either 2 or 4 wheels, as he happily explains to the boys!
S7 Ep1: Jodie Kidd: The Ferrari California Spyder, is the motoring itch I'm yet to scratch!
Jason and Dave are back with a brand new series, and first through the door is the world's most glamorous petrolhead, Jodie Kidd! Jodie talks about her love affair with the motorcar, and highlights her car history which encompasses everything from Ferraris to Rovers!
S6 Ep8: Greg James: Passing my driving test and being on the radio, were the only things I ever wanted to do.
It's the final episode in the series, and Jason and Dave are going out in style, as they welcome the host of the Radio One breakfast show Greg James, into their virtual studio. Not only is Greg an award winning radio and television host, but he's also an unashamed petrolhead, who's loved cars for as long as he can remember. From humble beginnings, driving his mum's Renault Clio when he first passed his test, Greg has graduated up to some tasty machines over the years, and his current pride and joy is an E34 BMW M5 from 1994, which he describes as the most incredible thing he's ever driven! With laughs a plenty and some brilliant car stories, this is a cracking episode to go out on!
S6 Ep7: 'Don't get done get Dom' with Dominic Littlewood!
Jason and Dave's special guest this week is consumer champion Dominic Littlewood, who as well as being no stranger to challenging rogue builders and con artists, is also a massive petrolhead, with a real taste for American metal!
S6 Ep6: Hitting Top Gear with James May
He's one of the biggest names in motortainment, and this week Jason and Dave open their virtual gull wing doors, to the one and only James May! He may have been nicknamed 'Captain Slow', but he's certainly lived life in the fast lane on 'Top Gear' and 'The Grand Tour', and as you might imagine, he's more than happy to talk about all that himself, Clarkson and Hammond got up to over the years!
S6 Ep5: Car S.O.S with Fuzz Townshend
This week, Jason and Dave's special guest is star of the hit TV show 'Car S.O.S', Fuzz Townshend. Having had a career as a bus mechanic, a pop star drummer and now a TV presenter who makes people's car dreams come true, Fuzz has certainly got a story or two to tell!
S6 Ep4: Adventures along the Amalfi Coast, with the devilishly dashing David Gandy
There's not many men that put Jason and Dave in the shade looks wise, but David Gandy manages to do just that! The world's most famous male supermodel is the boys' special guest this week, and as well as being devilishly dashing and a photographer's dream, David is also a dyed in the wool petrolhead, who likes nothing more than talking about cars!
S6 Ep3: The best you can be, with Penny Mallory
On this week's episode, the boys are joined by Jason's former TV wife Penny Mallory, whose story is an extraordinary one. From troubled beginnings as a homeless runaway, Penny managed to fulfil her dreams of becoming a top rally driver, before going on to become a TV presenter, a keynote speaker, a motivational coach and now author. There is much to admire about Penny Mallory, although Jason isn't sure about her driving a Tesla!
S6 Ep2: Back in black and back on track with Brian Johnson!
This week, Jason and Dave welcome onboard a man who is absolute rock 'n' roll royalty! As the lead singer of AC/DC, Brian Johnson is a musical legend, but he's also a dyed in the wool petrolhead who has lived and breathed cars all his life! Talking to the boys from his home in Florida, Brian describes how the love affair with cars first started, and talks about some of the precious metal he's acquired over the years!