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Hootie Rashidifard launched the popular Instagram page @valveandpiston in 2016, growing it into a community of over 370,000 car enthusiasts. Known for curating some of the coolest automotive content on the internet, Hootie has forged strong connections with a global audience while also building an impressive personal car collection, including a heavily modified 1973 BMW 2002 Touring.

This week on The Apex we sat down for a conversation with Martin Popilka, CEO of P1 Fuels. They are a company leading the development of 100% fossil free fuel, and are the official fuel supplier for the World Rally Championship.

Their mission is to change the fuel, not the car, and their work extends beyond motorsport and into the world of classic and everyday vehicles.

Sebastian Vettel is also a regular customer, and uses their fuel to run his classic F1 cars! It was an insightful, eye opening conversation that left us feeling optimistic about the future of the internal combustion engine.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:44 Martin's Background

2:13 What does P1 Fuels do?

3:00 The Manufacturing Process

4:00 P1 Fuel vs Normal Fossil Fuel

6:42 Involvement in Motorsport & the WRC

12:11 Pricing

13:09 Common Misconceptions

16:00 EV vs Hydrogen vs Synthetic

17:55 Politics

20:17 Buying P1 Fuel for Classic & Everyday Cars

22:18 When will it be at the pump?

22:51 Quick Fire

24:11 Outro

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William I’Anson specialises in the sale and acquisition of some of the most iconic historic racing cars ever made. From Grand Prix Bugatti’s, to Jaguar D Types and Group C legends, the calibre of cars is truly extraordinary. He’s also raced a bunch of them, and has lived and breathed the car community his entire life. So if you’re into your classic cars and love historic racing, Will’s insights are invaluable. 

Chapters - 

(0:00) Intro

(0:45) Goodwood Festival of Speed & Ascari’s Ferrari 

(3:54) Event Eligibility & Impact on Values 

(8:20) Will’s Racing Exploits 

(10:14) Selling Historic Racing Cars

(14:25) Buying a Car as an Investment 

(16:34) Working for the Auction Houses 

(17:23) Thoughts on Current Car Market 

(19:27) Provenance & Historical Research 

(24:28) Quick Fire Questions 

(28:15) Outro 

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Michał Fidowicz is the man behind the incredibly popular Instagram page, @candyshowroom. It’s a page that has grown rapidly over the last 6 months, with Mike producing highly entertaining videos of quirky and interesting cars, alongside his best friend and cameraman Matt Martin. 

Prior to jumping in front of the camera, Mike spent the last 10 years photographing and writing about cars, often for publications like Speedhunters. 

Years of hard work are paying off, and as Mike’s video-journalism career starts to take off, we caught up with him to find out more about his early years, his fascination with 90’s BMWs, his future plans, and why the FSO Polonez has a special place in his heart. 

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Instagram: Candyshowroom / Fidowicz 

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Website: https://candyshowroom.co.uk/

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Alex Babington

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Haider Imitiaz

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Luna Bondesan is the Marketing Director for the Petersen Museum, which is quite literally the number one automotive museum on the planet.

Jarrah Venables spent 8 years at Goodwood orchestrating car content for the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival, before he branched out and set up the Endurance Racing Legends Series (ERL) in collaboration with Peter Auto. He knows everything there is to know about historic racing, and has a particular passion for 90’s and 00’s cars. 

As the ERL series opens up a new GT3 category, we caught up with Jarrah to discuss his early career at Goodwood, the evolution of ERL, as well as his own racing experiences at Le Mans, his take on modern Formula One, and an insightful trip to Nascar valley! 

Jarrah also sells some of the finest competition cars on the market, which can be viewed on Custodian’s marketplace here - https://bit.ly/jarrahvenables

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Merlin McCormack is an icon of the London car scene and owner of Duke of London, one of the coolest car dealerships in the UK. It's also hub for car culture, a home for other interesting local businesses, and an integral part of the Brentford community

Alex Kersten is an automotive YouTuber, Presenter and Podcaster, best known for producing relatable, authentic and passionate car related content. His Mazda MX5, affectionately named 'Phil' has brought in more than 100 million views across his social channels. 

Alongside his own content, Alex has pulled together a group of new channels (and friends), all operating under the Auto Alex umbrella, namely 'Top Dead Center' and 'All The Gear', bringing together some familiar faces from his time at Car Throttle. 

In our interview, we discuss his own personal journey to YouTube fame, his proudest moments, his long term plans for the Auto Alex group, and how his E46 M3 Touring project build is coming along.

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Custodian are proud Insurers of Alex's Porsche 993 and his Mazda MX5 and apparently are expecting another addition soon! You can start managing your car on Custodian at https://www.custodian.club and of course apply for Custodian Insurance here - https://www.custodian.club/features/insurance

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The majority of enthusiasts get quite excited at the prospect of sustainable fuels, and for good reason. Their success could ensure the survival of the internal combustion engine. To find out more about the development of these fuels, and what is really going on behind the scenes, we spoke to Guy Lachlan.

Guy is the Managing Director of Motor Spirit and the Executive Director of the Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance (HCVA). He is an expert in the area of sustainable fuels, and it was a pleasure to welcome him to the Apex for a chat.

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Justin Lunny is the CEO of Everrati, a company that specialises in electrifying classic & iconic cars. In our interview, we discuss the ethos behind Everrati, the current EV landscape, the evolution of battery technology, and the co-existence of sustainable fuels.

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