Gareth Jones On Speed

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Gareth Jones On Speed episodes

March 17, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #84 for 17 March 2009
#84 Geneva 2009 Pt1 Richard Porter reports from the Swiss Auto Salon, Duster, Zeppelin; the return of some long-lost names and the re-appearance of the fan car. What car will JK of Jamiroquai will be driving next? Plus Sniff Petrol on the truth behind Brawn GP’s stunning test debut.
24 min
March 07, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #83 for 07 March 2009
#83 What is the best and worst car advice ever given, or received by Gareth Zog and Richard? Le Mans 2009, the new Audi R15, we explain what happened to the R12, R13 and R14. And just exactly how are the GJOS team going to travel to La Sarthe this year? Plus “Now This Is What We Call Three Songs About Cars With The Same Drum Pattern.” And Car Cymraeg; a song for St David’s Day.
28 min
February 22, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #82 for 22 February 2009
#82 Are Virgin about to buy the Honda F1 team, is it a good idea? What would Branson dress up in at the launch? Plus what would be the downside of Virgin in F1? Maxi layoffs for Mini makers. Why does everyone hate the Alfa Mito? Gareth makes the correct sounds as Richard tells us about driving the new Jaguar XFR and XKR and what is the perfect music to go with it. Richard admits something about Aston Martin that is shocking.
34 min
February 11, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #81 for 11 February 2009
#81 New cars on the track and on the road. The new breed of F1 cars; the new Ferrari’s pointy front end and sexy rear end, the handsome McLaren and the pug-ugly Renault. Detroit – Gareth picks a fight over the VW Blue Sport Eco Roadster, and goes weak at the knees over the Cadillac Converj. The Audi A7 what should it have been called? The Lexus Richard will or won’t buy. Sniff Petrol on how Bourdais will save Peugeot and how to build your own KERS system at home. Plus music for cold weather from Cijgár Röss Bráwn.
34 min
January 30, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #80 for 30 January 2009
#80 Politics and Cars, £2.3 Billion to save the British motor industry; we ask who gets it exactly? And could it affect the development of the Tata Nano? We question the Government's plans and offer a scheme or two of our own instead. Sniff Petrol is stalked by a secret car and examines how President Obama is supporting US cars. Aston Martin goes for it at Le Mans, and the team takes a call from a former Prime Minister.
27 min
January 22, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #79 for 22 January 2009
#79 We drive the Lexus LS600h near-silent, auto-parking luxo-barge, in the city, on the motorway, and let it drive and park itself whenever possible. And why that car is a bit like Top Of The Pops from 1983. Sniff scoops the new RedBull F1 Car with auto park, and the secrets of the latest Jag engines. Plus new music as Gareth performs “The Computer In My Car”.
38 min
January 15, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed Video Podcast 06 - The Tesla Roadster
Video#6 Tesla Roadster - Gareth, Zog and Richard spend a day charging around in the revolutionary all-electric Tesla Roadster.
3 min
January 08, 2009 Gareth Jones On Speed #78 for 08 January 2009
#78 The future starts here, Mexicans, Tequila, Aston Martin, Wales and massive bonds in F1. Sniff Petrol on the new owner of HondaF1 and previews the Red Bull RB5. We go drag racing in the sensational all-electric Tesla Roadster, and ask what on Earth has that car got to learn from an ocarina?
37 min
December 27, 2008 Gareth Jones On Speed #77 for 27 December 2008
#77 New Year Special. A look back at the cars and motorsport of 2008, we nominate our Motorsport Disappointment of the Year and Car of the Year. Gareth Zog and Richard also look forward to the treats in store for listeners in 2009. Plus a seasonal spectacular tribute to Kimi Raikkonen and Heikki Kovalainen - a GJOS tune from the finalists of the Y Factor - I'll Be There For You.
30 min
December 18, 2008 Gareth Jones On Speed #76 for 18 December 2008
#76 Bumper Christmas Edition. Honda leaves F1, where does this leave Jenson Button? Special report from the Race Of Champions at Wembley featuring Lewis Hamilton’s Electric Pterodactyl. How did the On Speed team fare at the Johnny Herbert Karting Challenge? Plus Exclusive interviews with Jason Plato and Pink Floyd drummer (and petrolhead) Nick Mason. Plus Fuelling Nick’s Ferraris – music from Gareth’s Punk Floyd.
47 min

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THE podcast for petrol-heads, by Gareth Jones (of ITV1's Speed Sunday & How2, and A1GP pit lane reporter), his car-mad uber-geek mate Zog, Alex Goy (Creative Director at DriveTribe). On Speed…