Car Chat

Simon Saunders, Founder and Director of Ariel Motor Company  joins us to talk all about his journey and the cars along the way.

https://www.arielmotor.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/arielmotorcompany/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

06:22 - Developing the Atom

15:51 - The Atom Engine

23:15 - Revisions and Progression 

34:57 - Atom V8

47:23 - 5 Questions 

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Alberto, founder of Roadstr App joins me to talk about their vision and creating an app to make events and car related activities much easier to find.

https://www.instagram.com/roadstr_app/

https://www.roadstr.io/

Enjoy,

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

03:49 - App Building Process

09:28 - Sam’s Experience with Roadstr 

23:48 - Main Regions Using The App 

35:20 - Businesses on Roadstr

40:21 - Future Features

48:02 - 5 Questions

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Colin Hoad of CAT Driver Training joins me this week to talk all about the mechanics of driving effectively on track and road, Colin comes at the process from a very engineering focused angle and really digs into the nitty gritty bits of psychology and technique.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/rKdgVNKFBl8

https://catdrivertraining.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/catdt/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

09:38 - Oval & C1 Racing

34:26 - Learning On-Track Techniques

57:21 - On-Track Psychology

1:40:22 - Process and Preparation

1:53:07 - Sam’s Radical Experiences

2:14:43 - How Do You Teach Driving Dynamics? 

2:42:35 - Testing at the Nurburgring

2:54:20 - 5 Questions

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This year I went along to the Supercardriver Secret Meet and decided that I'd try out a new format for the podcast. I packed up some mics and grabbed a few people at the event to chat to.

https://www.supercar-driver.com

https://www.instagram.com/shmee150/

https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/

https://www.romansinternational.com/

https://www.litchfieldmotors.com/

https://www.dkeng.co.uk/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 = Intro

00:35 = Shmee150

05:01 = Iain Litchfield

11:41 = Tom Jaconelli - Romans

17:54 = Matt & Jonny

24:34 = Greig Daly - RPM Technik

34:01 = James Cottingham - DK Engineering

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Richard Tuthill joins me to talk all about Tuthill Porsche, his journey and lots of the cool projects along the way.

https://www.tuthillporsche.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tuthillporsche/

Enjoy

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

07:48 - The Rally Racing Experience

18:36 - Rally vs On Track

25:26 - Ice Driving

47:23 - Ken Block x Tuthill Safari

56:04 - Singer x Tuthill

1:08:21 - The Logistics of Rallying in Africa 

1:18:36 - The Future of Tuthill

1:22:43 - 5 Questions

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Matt Prior joins us again from Autocar to talk about all things cars.

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/STbQ9kiYX7U

https://www.instagram.com/automattictransmission/

https://www.autocar.com

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

08:54 - Driving ALL the Restomods

20:50 - Current Crop of Super Cars & EV’s 

53:43 - Recent Autocar Articles

1:19:16 - Future Classics

1:44:58 - 5 Questions

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Marcus Holland (@marcus.l.holland) joins us from E Type UK to talk about starting an E Type business and building their own restomod Jaguar E Type - The Unleashed.

https://etypeuk.com/

https://www.instagram.com/marcus.l.holland/

https://www.instagram.com/etype_uk/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

16:04 - Starting and Operating E Type UK 

30:45 - The Evolution of Restoration

43:51 - Are we at peak E Type?

1:05:18 - The Unleashed

1:41:44 - 5 Questions

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David Twohig (@David__Twohig) is an automotive engineer who had a hand in Nissan Qashqai I, Renault ZOE I, Alpine A110, BYTON M-BYTE and others. We have a chat about engineering, a deep dive into David's various projects, EVs and of course a heavy look at the Alpine A110.

Check out David's Book: https://amzn.to/3QkAWlR

https://www.instagram.com/david__twohig/

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UqEF3ywWBj4

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes

0:00 - Intro

10:49 - Managing an Automotive Production Team 

16:49 - The Nissan Qashqai

20:41 - Tokyo Drift Adventures

26:34 - Making a Modern Car to a Cost

41:09 - Starting a Car Brand from Scratch

45:23 - Working at Renault

56:58 - The Future of EV

1:20:56 - Working at Alpine

1:47:00 - Waymo & Autonomous Driving

2:04:47 - 5 Questions

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Jason Torchinsky joins us from the States to talk about his journey (previously at Jalopnik) and his new website - The Autopian.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/1eoSDyM90-w

https://www.theautopian.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jasontorch/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

22:38 - Working at Jalopnik

47:32 - Starting The Autopian

58:35 - How do you run a website like The Autopian? 

1:08:03 - US vs UK Car Culture (and other things) 

1:22:56 - Jason’s Book, “Robot, Take The Wheel” 

1:47:20 - 5 Questions

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Thomas Yates - Managing Director of McMurtry Automotive joins us to talk about his journey, working at Mercedes F1 and the McMurtry Speirling.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/zwF7jLVWqdM

https://www.instagram.com/mcmurtryautomotive

https://mcmurtry.com/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

16:57 - Developing an F1 Car

22:07 - Starting McMurtry Automotive

43:07 - How does the Speirling Compare? 

48:01 - The Battery System

1:04:14 - The Future of McMurtry Automotive 

1:25:18 - 5 Questions 

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