Car Chat Podcast #72 - Max Cooper | Gumball 3000

November 16, 2020 in Podcast, Gumball 3000

Maximillion Cooper (@mrgumball3000) is the founder of Gumball 3000. The Gumball 3000 is a car rally which every year takes a hundred or so supercars on a crazy journey across multiple continents. I have a chat with Max about the journey of Gumball from a one off rally to the global brand it is today.

https://www.instagram.com/gumball3000
https://www.instagram.com/mrgumball3000
www.gumball3000.com

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:
00:00 = Intro + the beginning of the Gumball 3000
03:27 = Trying to buy an F1 team
07:15 = The beginnings of a rally
10:18 = First year issues?
14:33 = Where did the 3000 part come from?
16:19 = It's an endurance event
22:48 = It's a unique adventure
23:25 = At what point did people start lining the roads along the route? + Jackass does Gumball
28:03 = What's involved with shutting down Regent Street
30:56 = What's the lead time on planning rallies?
31:25 = Is it difficult to get sponsors with Gumball's crazy party image?
34:09 = How do the finances work on sponsorship vs entrance fees.
38:08 = When did flying cars in planes start?
45:12 = Do you feel the pressure to keep upping the ante?
47:27 = Do you have any standout stops?
54:17 = Do you vet the entrants and the cars?
58:25 = Have you had border troubles? - The Germany saga
1:08:31 = Is getting insurance simple?
1:10:25 = Spirit Of The Gumball?
1:13:35 = Do you have some favourite cars from the rallies?
1:15:21 = Where is the next rally?
1:17:01 = 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #71 - Paul Wallace / Supercars Of London

November 09, 2020 in Podcast, Youtubers

Paul (@wallacepjw) is back on the podcast for the second time. Head back to episode 22 to hear about Paul's life story. In this episode we catch up on his exploits in the last year including; what happened to the 458 he was importing, the Lamborghini Murcielago finally breaking down and his new Nissan GTR.

https://www.instagram.com/wallacepjw/

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

Paul's first appearance on the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/22-paul-wallace-supercars-of-london/id1432553826?i=1000454632509

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:

00:00 = Intro

01:05 = SSC Tuatara High Speed Record Controversy

14:03 = The Bugatti Chiron

19:20 = Spinning 812 On A Bridge

28:46 = How is the Murcielago?

30:21 = Problems with the Lambo

34:46 = Coolant moments

37:15 = Front splitter Porsche woes

39:50 = The 458

42:21 = Base spec

56:12 = Starting to love Porsches

58:36 = Detail before you collect

1:06:01 = Take it to the limit when you first get it

1:11:22 = 765lt

1:21:42 = Buying a McLaren

1:26:43 = Tesla Model 3 + electric cars

1:45:09 = Peugeot e208

1:52:58 = BMW M4

1:58:23 = The daily

2:08:23 = Appreciating older cars

2:10:18 = 5 Questions Mkii

2:17:04 = The GTR

Car Chat Podcast #70 - Darren Turner | Aston Martin Works Driver

November 02, 2020 in Aston Martin, Podcast, Racing

Darren Turner (@darrenturner007) is a works Aston Martin racing driver. He currently races for Aston Martin in the GTE Pro category in the World Endurance Championships having previously won Le Mans 3 times! We have a chat about what it's like to race at this level along with Darren's work developing the Valkyrie, Vulcan and also his business providing high end simulators for driver development.

Check out the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/car-chat/id1432553826

https://www.instagram.com/darrenturner007

https://www.darrenturner007.com/

https://www.baseperformance.net/

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes

00:00 = Intro + Getting Into Racing

03:26 = Jordan Grand Prix Team