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The Reen 964 RSGT - The Most Advanced 964 Restomod?

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Philip Hoffman is the man behind the Reen 964 RSGT, a personal project that has gone pretty far. Reen take a different approach to creating an involving road car with some very interesting bespoke electronic solutions and one of my favourite engines, the 997 GT3 engine!

https://reencars.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

09:29 - Driving modes for classic cars

13:36 - Choosing the base car

21:48 - What’s the plan for the car?

26:05 - Adjustability

51:35 - Engine and power mapping

57:29 - Tyre size

59:46 - Future plans

1:02:42 - Gauge cluster

1:05:23 - 5 questions

Ollie Marriage | Head Of Car Testing - BBC Top Gear

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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

Jonathan Benson | Tyre Reviews - It's time to get geeky about tyres

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Jonathan Benson ( @Tyre_Reviews) is the man behind Tyre Reviews - a website devoted to rigorous tyre testing. We dig into Jonathan’s journey, dispel some common myths and learn all about tyres.

https://www.instagram.com/tyre_reviews/

https://www.tyrereviews.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

7:20 - How do tyre reviews work?

20:25 - What cars do you use?

24:28 - Factors that affect grip

1:10:33 - Winter Tyres vs All-Weather Tyres

1:31:12 - Studded vs Non-studded tyres

1:42:27 - 5 Questions