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Latest Episodes:

What's The Deal With Synthetic and E-Fuels? w. Matt Simmonite Dec 18, 2023

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Matt Simmonite joins me for a deep dive into Synthetic and eFuels. Matt currently races at a club level using P1 Fuels carbon neutral synthetic fuels and has a great understanding of the topic. We coves some of the positives and negatives along with some common beliefs and misconceptions. Will we all be driving our cars with E Fuels in the future?

http://www.p1fuels.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

03:04 - What’s the difference between all the fuels?

10:13 - Synthetic fuels for mainstream use

17:36 - Volume of production

22:47 - ULES and urban air quality

29:50 - Pushing EV tech forward

38:22 - Synthetic fuel cost

49:30 - Synthetic fuel use-cases

1:04:15 - 5 Questions

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Philip Hoffman | Reen 964 RSGT - The Most Advanced 964 Restomod? Dec 11, 2023

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Philip Hoffman is the man behind the Reen 964 RSGT, a personal project that has gone pretty far. Reen take a different approach to creating an involving road car with some very interesting bespoke electronic solutions and one of my favourite engines, the 997 GT3 engine!

https://reencars.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

09:29 - Driving modes for classic cars

13:36 - Choosing the base car

21:48 - What’s the plan for the car?

26:05 - Adjustability

51:35 - Engine and power mapping

57:29 - Tyre size

59:46 - Future plans

1:02:42 - Gauge cluster

1:05:23 - 5 questions

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Neill Briggs | BAC Mono - The New Mono And Future Tech Nov 06, 2023

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It's been a while since I caught up with BAC and in this episode I visited them at their Manufacturing facility to see what they've been up to and the new Mono. We explore lots of the new details and manufacturing techniques making their way into this incredible single seater road car.

https://www.bac-mono.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

04:31 - 3D printing

11:02 - Manufacturing partners

13:53 - Custom wheels

16:35 - How has iterative design improved the car?

22:34 - Using a simulator for design

27:25 - Renewables and sports cars

44:25 - The new BAC Mono

49:08 - Future tech and challenges

51:47 - Custom carbon-fibre

54:22 - 5 questions

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Iain Tyrrell | Tyrrell's Classic Cars - A Life Working On Italian Cars Oct 23, 2023

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Iain Tyrrell is the founder of Tyrrell's Classic Cars. Iain joins me to talk about his journey to date working on these incredible Italian machines. He's handled everything from engine tunes to full restorations but specialises in getting the mechanical parts right. Iain now has a very popular youtube channel where he deep dives into some of the cars he works on. We also cover Iain's other passion music and you can find his latest single "Take Time Out" on spotify, itunes ete.

https://iaintyrrell.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/@UC2pQT90JBqbMHSVLtbJBvyw

"Take Time Out" - Iain Tyrrell

https://open.spotify.com/album/3u0b36j8M3FX482Oss4Zmk?si=NeSNbPiiS9m3lWykSs9I1A

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

06:07 - Starting his own business

09:40 - Is it getting harder to work on old cars?

16:01 - Racing replicas, crashing 250 GTOs

23:45 - Restoring Italian cars

30:52 - The dream restoration

31:53 - Stand-out models to restore

37:21 - EV Chat

40:00 - Youtube success

42:47 - Restoring a boat

46:39 - Tuning a V12 by ear

53:35 - Iain’s music career

1:00:30 - Noises in cars

1:03:18 - Sourcing parts

1:12:29 - What is “right”?

1:14:52 - 5 questions

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Colin Belton | Ninemeister - Bespoke Air-Cooled Porsches Sep 18, 2023

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Colin Belton is the founder of Ninemeister. A Porsche specialist with a particular focus on the air cooled cars and performance upgrades. Colin and I have a long discussion about his journey, Porsches, engines and much more.

Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/rRwiUh8PFY4

https://ninemeister.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

7:39 - Recent builds

12:47 - Brand ethos

19:47 - Mixing parts

34:07 - Mechanical quality

39:18 - Choosing a base

53:58 - The best 911 era

1:01:13 - 911K

1:02:48 - Cayman

1:08:03 - Engine development

1:12:52 - Track days

1:20:14 - 5 questions

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Phil McGovern | Caffeine & Machine - Opening A Second Venue Sep 11, 2023

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Phil McGovern joins me for a catchup and to discuss how things have evolved at Caffeine & Machine including the opening of their new site near to the Millbrook Bowl very soon.

https://caffeineandmachine.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

5:07 - Recap from last time

15:13 - eSports community and sim racing

19:45 - Speeding

23:31 - New premises

30:40 - The slammed scene

31:41 - I Love You, Man

42:40 - Current challenges

55:56 - 5 Questions

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Rob Wilson - The Man That Makes F1 Drivers FASTER Aug 21, 2023

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Step into the world of Formula 1 with our guest, Rob Wilson. As the coach behind 70+ F1 drivers and many world champions, Rob reveals the nuances of pushing the best to become even better. With a storied racing career himself, he's a true giant in the motorsport arena. This was a real personal highlight for me.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/xZzu3HhXIOE

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

8:54 - Racing lairy cars

19:55 - Transitioning into oval racing

22:37 - Favourite racing series

29:27 - Developing a driving style

37:23 - Breaking down a lap

45:57 - Changes to Spa

48:51 - Driving modern race cars vs the classics

49:54 - Why is Max Verstappen so good?

54:44 - How to coach a champion

1:10:52 - Are F1 cars tailored to driving style?

1:12:56 - Slow vs fast corners

1:15:13 - Rob’s best driving tips

1:17:00 - 5 questions

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Michael Mallock | RML Group - The Story Of The RML Short Wheelbase Aug 14, 2023

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Michael Mallock, CEO of RML Group joins me to discuss what goes on at this high performance automotive engineering company. We dig a into the history of RML along with lots of the cool projects taken on for OEMs and now their own RML SWB.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/n-tRXjYx53c

https://rmlgroup.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

04:12 - Road car to race car development

08:26 - The Juke R

14:19 - British Touring Cars

17:17 - Nissan ZEOD

20:36 - Bespoke manufacturer projects

26:09 - The Short Wheelbase project

51:02 - Continuation series for manufacturers

58:04 - Working with EVs

1:12:21 - 5 Questions

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Nigel Redwood | Revolution Race Cars Jul 10, 2023

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After a successful career in the business world and an extensive background in racing Nigel Redwood joined Revolution Race Cars as Head of Sales & Marketing to help sell rapid track weapons. We have a dig into his journey and also the nitty gritty details of the A-One 500SC and A-One 427 including what it's like to drive these cars.

https://www.revolutionracecars.com/

https://www.instagram.com/revolutionracecars/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

06:05 - Aerodynamics while cornering

08:59 - What are they like to drive?

15:51 - Longevity and design

25:22 - Selling to the USA

28:14 - Revolution vs Radical

32:53 - Carbon Tub & Safety

41:05 - Racing at Laguna Seca

45:41 - Evolution of the Revolution

55:56 - Future of Revolution

58:50 - Nigel’s background

1:01:31 - 5 Questions

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Electrifying Classic Cars w.Steve Drummond | Electrogenic Jul 03, 2023

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Steve Drummond, founder of Electrogenic ( @ElectrogenicREV ) joins me to talk about electrifying classic cars, some of the issues and the massive opportunities for converting powertrains.

Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/G9MKsk_6GVE

https://www.electrogenic.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/electrogenicrev/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

04:47 - Keeping up with technology changes

08:49 - Change in customer

14:34 - Range of cars and kits

28:01 - Battery tech and placement

36:20 - Export legislation