There is a very special fundraising event taking place for a very special cause and Dervish wants everyone to know about it.

The special event involves Duke of London partnering with Christmas Day Richmond to deliver the spirit of Christmas to teenagers and children who are in the care system.

You can make a difference by getting over to their Just Giving page and help them spread the true spirit of Christmas.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The Christmas Day Richmond and Duke of London volunteers will be providing the spirit of Christmas to each care leavers home with a full Christmas dinner.
• Duke of London with support from everyone will be fundraising,  cooking, packaging and delivering presents.
• They are also hoping to gift a star present to each care leaver.
• The star present will be something that will help the young person take the next steps towards their career or studies.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Duke of London Just Giving Page

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer, he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster, he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and supercar worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and supercars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3  junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

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Dervish is in conversation with Will Wynn, Owner and Director of the My Car Heaven website.

Will is a collector of classics and a car enthusiast and in this wide-ranging chat talks about electric cars the 2030 ban on manufacturers selling diesel and petrol cars, the Concourse of Elegance and hyper cars.

As an entrepreneur who is passionate about cars himself and spends his professional time with others who share the same passion, this is a fascinating insight into the world of classic and supercars.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The most successful business people know exactly what they want.
• With an electric car, you just feel like you are moving but with a petrol car, you feel alive when you are driving.
• We are already one of the highest-taxed countries for cars but what about the planes and trains how can we make them more efficient?
• There are issues we are all facing about looking after the planet and we need to get together as a global community to solve the problems.
• There will still be a classic car movement in the future because people have a passion for them.
• Because people will keep buying them, there will continue to be garages that can fix them.
• There just isn't the infrastructure to support electric vehicles across the country.
• Classic cars are something that when you look at them they make. You smile and are nostalgic.
• I'm more into the older Ferraris because it was about racing. The cars were stripped out
• When I think about cars I like to think about someone building the car not a manufacturing plant.
• I like to have things that are the result of engaging with someone who builds something that is bespoke for you.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I love driving cars and the aesthetics'

‘I love the more obscure, rare and unusual'

‘The history and the story behind a car is part of the attraction'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

https://mycarheaven.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mycarheaven/

https://www.facebook.com/MyCarHeaven

https://twitter.com/mycarheaven

https://www.youtube.com/user/MyCarHeaven

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dervish is talking with Ben Green who began his racing career in karting and now races in the British GT championship.

Ben shares great tips and advice about driving to the limit, drifting and racing cars and the fitness levels required to successfully race.

They also discuss racing circuits, Lewis Hamilton and driving a car on its limits to achieve success.

This is a fascinating insight into what it takes to be part of the British GT championship

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• I started with go-kart racing and that became a hobby that then turned into a career.
• It's all sponsorship funded and I'm lucky to have great sponsorship
• The class I race in means the car starts as a road car and is then modified for racing.
• The heat factor when racing means you have to train for heat resistance through cardiovascular and endurance training.
• You have to push yourself in training to be able to perform in the car.
• You only have a short amount of time in the car when you are racing.
• You have to understand yourself and what you need to do to achieve the level of fitness required.
• The skills I learnt in drifting have helped me as a race driver.
• There are some really exciting electric cars coming through and it will be different.
• Electric racing will pick up in the next few years.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I don't need to drive fast on the road because I get to drive fast on the track'

‘My  goal is to get to Le Mann's'

‘The car for me is the M4 with a big exhaust on it'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Ben Green Racing

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish  is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is  a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3  junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Dervish talks with Joe at Zircotec, as specialists in the management of heat, they produce high performance plasma-sprayed ceramic coatings that are able to protect components from heat, wear, abrasion and corrosion.

They discuss the role Zircotec plays within the motor racing industry and how their specialist products can be successfully used in any vehicles that are modified to increase performance and safety.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The exhaust looks amazing but it also has functionality.
• Motorsport can be difficult to get into but we have solutions that make a difference.
• We want to provide more and have solutions that solve a range of challenges.
• In space, there are challenges with heat in specific places.
• In space, the vacuum can help with heat solutions.
• We work extensively on the areas of the exhaust and the turbo and areas.
• The exhaust, turbo and brakes are all areas that generate a lot of heat.
• The brakes are usually a composite and our barrier coatings can help the heat dissipation.
• There are different types of coating available.
• A standard road car has been tested enough to not have any heat issues when used in a standard-setting.
• The need to contain heat comes when road vehicles are modified.
• We are working towards helping people to think more about coating usage as a standard.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Heat is not always considered outside of Formula 1'

‘It is a step that can improve the performance of the car'

‘The benefits you get from the coating outweigh the extra grams in weight'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Zircotec website

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this introduction to his new podcast, Dervish Dervish shares a little about what's to come.

With a day job as a spacecraft designer and a passion for all things in the classic and supercar arena Dervish will be bringing great content with something for everyone in the coming episodes. The only thing you need to do is subscribe now!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It's about guests sharing their stories
• Hear great insights into the classic car and supercar world.
• Listen to great content from collectors, designers and manufacturers.
• Find out all about the restorers and the owners of the amazing cars in the supercar and classic car world.
• It's about all the areas Dervish is interested in and wants to share.

BEST MOMENTS

‘There's a treat coming for anyone who loves classic and supercars'

‘In myspace time I restore antique and vintage items'

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dervish is with the Managing Director of Ace Cafe London, Mark Wilsmore. They talk in-depth about the history of Ace Cafe London, the flood in 1999, and how the lockdown is treating the business.

They discuss biker code, Colin Chapman founder of Lotus Cars working at the Ace Cafe workshops along with Mark's views on Electric cars the British Racing Drivers Club and the Isle of Man TT.

Mark also shares some of his extensive knowledge about the historical importance of Brooklands and historical racing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• People come to the Ace Café to hang out and see what turns up.
• It's extraordinary the vehicles that come along.
• It's about striking up a conversation with the owner and finding out more.
• I love and enjoy things that have been built for a purpose.
• There are beautiful aesthetic pieces of machinery with a purpose
• Over years' things change and horses have been replaced by vehicles.
• Our use of vehicles may ultimately be something that becomes something that only the very wealthy can have.
• Brooklands was the first purpose-built racetrack and opened in 1909.
• Brooklands was built as a result of legislation banning car racing on public roads.
• This was when the British Racing Drivers Club, British Motorcycle Racing Club and the Brooklands Aeroclub were established.
• Daytona in the USA is an exact copy of the Brooklands track.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I like taking stuff apart and I like putting it back together but I don't like the bit in-between'

‘My first exciting memory of a car was being in a Ford Pop as a child on a farm'

‘The little modern lotus car screams fun'

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dervish talks in-depth with Ted Lawlor host of the ‘If Only They Knew' podcast.

He shares his experience of creating a podcast and how it's possible to get started with very little outlay and discusses his vision – creating a movement and hub that serves the community and provides a platform for young business minds.

This is a great insight into understanding we are all more powerful than we think and it's all about realising that you just need to try rather than stopping before you have begun.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• I think everything happens for a reason.
• Having an outline plan for the next five years is important.
• I have a passion for helping people and I want to create a movement.
• Your actions can have a ripple effort and change the life of someone else.
• Doing a podcast keeps me on my toes and keeps me challenged.
• You can get started with a podcast for hardly anything in money.
• I want to channel my group into something others can get involved in.
• I want to get the community involved and provide opportunities and a hub for young business minds.
• I want to make a change in the community.
• You are more powerful than you think but it's important to not let your ego overcome you
• Understand your power and understand your limits to always be learning and moving forward.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Many people shut themselves down before they even try'

‘If me, from nowhere  can get someone from somewhere, like the apprentice on my podcast imagine what else I can do'

‘Most people don't realise what they can really achieve'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

If Only They Knew Podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering  force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and super car worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and super cars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media