Car Chat

Bisi Ezerioha (@bisimoto) is an engineer and builder of some absolutely crazy cars. A serious Porsche nut; he's famous for his 1000hp 930 Turbo, 1000hp+ Honda Odyssey, a 935 K3 that is now electric and much much more. We discuss Bisi's story and the thinking behind the builds along the way. A really inspiring guy to follow who lives and breathes amazing engineering. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/bifc_QBB6hQhttps://instagram.com/bisimotoMy Instagram:https://instagram.com/sammooresphotoIf you would like to support the podcast check out our patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/sammooresHope You Enjoy,SamShow Notes: 0:00 = How did it all begin?13:26 = Working with OEMs17:10 = Red Porsche 935 and modernising old cars22:05 = What made you start working with electric cars? 27:02 = The back story and build of the Electric 93536:43 = What battery packs do you use?41:07 = Have you kept most of the crazy builds? 43:25 = Bidi's wife's mental car build44:28 = Can you convert small Porsches to electric?46:53 = What's a normal amount of bhp for one of your builds?50:20 = How heavy are the cars? 50:44 = Do you have some plans to do newer Porsches? 52:00 = The central seat Boxsters and Caymans1:07:00 = Shop Tour1:15:00 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ted Gushue (@tedgushue) is the Editor In Chief of the Porsche Magazine (@type7). Formerly from Petrolicious, Ted is always travelling with his camera bringing his audience into all kinds of exotic and interesting places. You can find the video podcast: https://youtu.be/qzuE6LlRt_Mhttps://instagram.com/tedgushuehttps://instagram.com/type7Hope you enjoy, SamShow Notes: 00:00 = Where did it all begin? 09:20 = Starting your own magazine10:40 = Petrolicious15:00 = How is Petrolicious monetised? 17:20 = Finding a love for photography30:06 = Needing less stuff33:55 = Type 7 Magazine47:00 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niels (@nielsvanroijdesign) is an automotive designer and coachbuilder specialising in bespoke products for wealthy clients. One of his more famous designs is a Tesla Model S shooting brake but he has worked on quite a few cool projects. We discuss automotive design, photography, making cars look "Right" and much much more. Thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Niels. You can find the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/FuQiZahPSYQNiels' website: https://nielsvanroij.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nielsvanroijdesign/ Hope you enjoy, SamShow Notes:0:00 Your journey6:35 = What do you learn studying industrial design?6:48 = Designing a London taxi11:50 = Having a fresh perspective 15:57 = The Porsche Cayenne20:37 = There is so much happening in the industry right now21:08 = Why would you go back to study at the RCA when you've already got a job in design?26:19 = What is coachbuilding in 2020?28:48 = The Breadvan Homage34:35 = The Rolls Royce Shooting Brake41:40 = It becomes about more than the car49:58 = How do you stop a car looking like a concept car55:52 = What's your favourite bit of new design?59:28 = Mclaren Senna, what went wrong?1:10:30 = You must get a high amount of job satisfaction1:14:10 = Car Photography (and tiny things that mess it up)1:18:14 = Good photography vs bad and bad press shots1:22:20 = Cars need an environment 1:24:00 = Cars are not cows1:32:35 = Adventum Coupe1:36:20 = Making a car with a singular message1:38:49 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jens Sverdrup is the CCO of Czinger Vehicles (@czinger_vehicles), he is the man in charge of marketing, sales, product development etc. Jens has worked for a number of interesting companies over the years including director of sales and marketing at Koenigsegg. We have a chat about Czinger as a company, the car and dive under the hood of this new hypercar manufacturer. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/QDgP9z4FMrshttps://www.czinger.com/Hope you enjoy, SamFollow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphotoShow Notes: 0:00 = Your journey7:00 = Koenigsegg10:28 = Czinger24:21 = Are we going to see more cars in the future?25:52 = What is the Czinger ethos? 28:10 = Being given a blank canvas at a new company41:09 = Are you entering the top speed game contest? 46:47 = Driving a hypercar on small roads49:36 = Do taxes in different countries affect the amount of cars you sell?51:22 = Will cars go back to the states for servicing? 53:27 = Will we see a Nurburgring lap?55:07 = Seeing the car out and about and containing leaks (media)59:37 = 5 Questions1:05:22 = Is crash testing an annoying process to go through? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abbie Eaton (@abbieeaton44) is a professional racing driver, coach and precision driver. She is well known for being the test driver for The Grand Tour. You can watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/2oNGXMxjQ4UFollow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphotoTwitter: https://twitter.com/sammooresphotoHope You Enjoy,SamAbbie's Instagram: https://instagram.com/abbieeaton44Show Notes:00:00 = How did it all begin?14:21 = Working for the grand tour?19:35 = Was it difficult jumping into lots of different types of cars? 23:10 = Do you have a favourite era of car?25:30 = How do you get these drives in race cars?27:14 = Tell me about racing Rallycross? 29:32 = Who's the best driver out of Clarkson, May and Hammond?30:18 = How have you found being a woman in motorsport?37:28 = The W Series43:57 = Do you use a Sim?50:51 = What's the number 1 mistake people make driving on track?55:47 = How do you go about getting more seat time?1:04:26 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Julien Chaffard (@classicracinggroup) is the founder of "The world’s first historic racing school" in France based at the Charade circuit. We have a dig into the journey of building the company, some of Julien's funny stories about financing the cars and discuss the joys of driving old formula style cars. You can also find the podcast on youtube: Car Chat PodcastMy instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphotoClassic Racing Group:https://www.classicracinggroup.com/ https://www.instagram.com/classicracinggroup/Hope you enjoy the podcast,Cheers, Sam Show Notes:0:00 = Intro03:40 = Why did you choose that car07:55 = You have more fun when you are in control 09:32 = Why did you start a racing school?20:02 = Adapting the car for larger people22:00 = Where are you based? 24:55 = The growth of the business31:10 = The interesting people that attend33:41 = Difficulty finding staff?51:23 = Does weight make a difference in laptimes?53:05 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Farah (@thesmokingtire) is a freelance automotive journalist from LA, hosting The Smoking Tire Podcast, making videos on his youtube channel and writing articles for magazines such as Road & Track. He also now has a car storage business in LA called Westside Collector Car Storage.  Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/6-0G72YrlqE Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokingtire/Matt's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmokingTirehttps://www.westsidecollectorcarstorage.com/Hope you enjoy the podcast,Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphotoSam Show Notes:00:43 = Where did it all begin?05:20 = Working at Gotham Dream Cars22:14 = Drive27:14 = One Takes38:24 = 992 Turbo thoughts44:58 = The Safari 91155:36 = The Smoking Tire Podcast1:01:00 = Westside Collector Car Storage1:10:35 = 5 Questions1:22:36 = The Countach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gavan Kershaw is the Director of Attributes and Product Integrity (Basically the man that makes sure a Lotus drives like a Lotus). We have a chat about all of the things that go into this process, the Evija hypercar and some of Gavan’s amusing stories from the test tracks along the way. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/fskzbSDbjHA Hope you enjoy, Sam, Show Notes: 3:57 = The Evora GT4 7:41 = The benefits of having the test track right at the factory 9:34 = What's the process for developing a Lotus? 15:53 = If someone had a car and wanted to set it up on the track how would you go about it? 20:43 = Has this process been different on the Evija 27:13 = Driving the lotus F1 cars 32:40 = You've been involved in some group C racing? 38:20 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neill Briggs co-founded BAC (Briggs Automotive Company) with his brother Ian Briggs and is the head of engineering at BAC. We have a deep dive into how the BAC Mono came about along with the technology and engineering used to create this awesome single seater. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/M68ThasOoYohttps://www.bac-mono.com/Hope you enjoy, Sam Follow me on instagram: sammooresphotoFollow me on twitter: sammooresphotoShow Notes:02:15 = Why did you make a single seater? 07:40 = Were there a lot of legal constraints on making the car? 10:20 = How has the car evolved over the years? 14:54 = The gearbox22:07 = The advances with graphene26:14 = 3d Printing31:54 = The lightweight wheels40:30 = The Mono R44:34 = How far have people driven Monos?49:11 = What have been some of the biggest struggles along the way?51:26 = How do you see the future of the motor show and how good are they for you? 59:33 = The NEW Mono1:05:08 = Who is your biggest competitor? 1:07:47 = How difficult is it to make tyres for a Mono? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kersten (@autoalex) is the head of video at Car Throttle and the familiar face on the youtube channel. Alex LOVES cheap cars. This is also a video podcast so check it out below: https://youtu.be/-T_s82NDCJUHope you enjoy the Podcast.Thanks, Sam Car Throttle YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/CarThrottleMy Instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices