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Car Chat Podcast #49: Julien Chaffard | Classic Racing Group

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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 itunes and spotify etc under "Car Chat"

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/car-chat/id1432553826
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0HsgCgPL61E43fkSeJAbvm

My instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto

Classic Racing Group:
https://www.classicracinggroup.com/
https://www.instagram.com/classicracinggroup/

Hope you enjoy the podcast,

Cheers,

Sam

Show Notes:
03:08 = Why did you choose that car
07:23 = You have more fun when you are in control
09:00 = Why did you start a racing school?
19:30 = Adapting the car for larger people
21:28 = Where are you based?
24:23 = The growth of the business
30:37 = The interesting people that attend
33:09 = Difficulty finding staff?
50:51 = Does weight make a difference in laptimes?
52:33 = 5 Questions

Taking My Classic 911 On Track For The First Time

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A trip to the Silverstone Stowe circuit with Autofarm to see how it handles

I've owned this 911 for a few years now. I've taken it all over the shop including a trip to Sweden in the winter where I drove it on an ice lake but this is the first time i've taken it on track. The car is a backdated 911SC from a company called Autofarm to 911 S/ST spec. It's got upgraded suspension, brakes, engine, stiffening and a bunch of interior changes to make it better for everyday use. I was really pleasantly surprised how friendly the car was when it was aproaching the limit, not the death trap i've heard of. I think to really have the most fun I would probably put on some tyres with a bit more grip to help with the understeer or go the other way and reduce the tyre sizes all round to allow it to slide around a bit at lower speeds. All in all it was a really fun day and kept up with some faster lighter cars. Check out the video below to see how it went.

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