Ninemeister Makes Bespoke Air Cooled Porsches w.Colin Belton

Colin Belton is the founder of Ninemeister. A Porsche specialist with a particular focus on air cooled cars and performance upgrades. Colin and I have a long discussion about his journey, Porsches, engines and much more including how he designed a 4.0 engine, shipped some parts to Germany and a short while later the 997 GT3RS 4.0 turned up!

https://ninemeister.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

7:39 - Recent builds

12:47 - Brand ethos

19:47 - Mixing parts

34:07 - Mechanical quality

39:18 - Choosing a base

53:58 - The best 911 era

1:01:13 - 911K

1:02:48 - Cayman

1:08:03 - Engine development

1:12:52 - Track days

1:20:14 - 5 questions

Has Your Car Been Crashed Before? w. Matas Buzelis

In this episode, we chat with Matas Buzelis about the automotive industry and how technology is impacting the way we handle and report on vehicle data. Matas shares insights on clocking an odometer, the importance of tracking damage history, and whether service reports should be digitized. We also delve into the challenges of reporting on EV battery information and explore the work of the Association of Automotive Intelligence.

https://www.carvertical.com/

Cheers,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

9:22 - Clocking an Odometer

15:39 - Damage history

33:35 - Should we digitise service reports?

46:29 - EV Battery information for reports

1:02:36 - Association of Automotive Intelligence

1:05:41 - 5 Questions

Ollie Marriage | Head Of Car Testing - BBC Top Gear

Ollie Marriage is Head of Car Testing at BBC Top Gear. He joins me for a chat about his journey and some of the awesome cars he's driven along the way.

https://www.instagram.com/olliemarriage/

https://www.topgear.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

15:12 - Review Process

24:30 - Career Continued

28:42 - Writing Style Between Magazines

42:15 - Does the Experience Warp the Review?

48:15 - COTY

57:24 - Driving an LMP1 Car

1:08:59 - James Dean’s M3

1:16:41 - 5 Questions