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• Over years' things change and horses have been replaced by vehicles.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

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