Making A Manthey GT2RS Even Faster! w. Jonny Cocker | JCR Developments

In this episode of Car Chat, we sit down with Jonny Cocker of JCR Developments to dive deep into the world of Porsche modifications and development. From the Porsche 911 Speedster to the 992 GT2RS, Jonny shares his expertise on the mods that make these cars even more impressive. He also talks about the challenges of sourcing development cars and the benefits of using Manthey kits.

https://jcr-developments.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jcr_developments/

As the conversation progresses, we take a look at the new GT3RS and next-gen hypercars. Jonny also discusses the importance of lowered seat frames and spring kits in enhancing the driving experience in the Yaris GR.

But the discussion doesn't stop there. Jonny shares his insights on future Porsche projects, the modifications made to the iconic 918, and the tools used in testing, including the centrelock wheel gun and tyre choice.

To wrap things up, we ask Jonny the five questions.

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

2:50 - 911 Speedster Mods

11:30 - 992 GT2RS Mods

21:17 - Sourcing development cars

24:21 - Manthey kits

30:33 - The new GT3RS

37:41 - Next gen hypercars

47:01 - Lowered seat frames

49:52 - Spring kits

59:02 - Future Porsche projects

1:03:17 - 918 mods

1:05:45 - Centrelock wheel gun

1:11:57 - Tyre choice for testing

1:16:25 - 5 Questions

Tuning And Selling Porsches w. Ollie Preston | RPM Technik

OIllie Preston, Technical Director of RPM Technik joins me to talk about his journey and all things Porsche. We have a dig into what it was like building a business from a single ramp all the way through to the multi building setup it is today. We don't just cover what RPM do (although they do ALOT, they will even put back seats in your GT3) but we also cover aftermarket tuning and restomods such as Singer and RUF. There is so much 911 chat in here it's possibly too much (is that possible tho...).

https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rpmtechnik/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

06:54 - Growing a business & team

18:15 - Aftermarket tuning and the 964 progression

23:29 - Singer vs RUF

30:46 - RPM in-house work

37:44 - On track experiences

43:13 - Most popular upgrades

54:08 - 911 eras

1:05:24 - Gearing changes

1:08:42 - 5 Questions

#81 Robert Mitchell | Apex Nuerburg and running supercars only at the 'Ring

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Robert ( @Robert Mitchell ) is the owner of Apex Nuerburg, a rental car company and experience centre based at the Nurburgring. He's an interesting guy who pretty much only drives his supercars on the Nurburgring. We have a long discussion about business, renting cars at the ring and what it's like to run the cars that he does.

https://www.apex-nuerburg.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/rmitchell248

Hope You Enjoy,

Sam

Audio Podcast:
https://linktr.ee/carchatpodcast

Show Notes:

00:00 = Intro + Backstory + America
17:58 = Over to Germany
19:28 = Mitchell Consulting
26:15 = Finding the Nurburgring
30:36 = A business at the 'Ring
33:51 = The first rental car
39:55 = What is it like running cars only on the 'Ring?
43:10 = Porsche vs Ferrari vs McLaren running costs
48:24 = Current cars...
53:36 = Introduction to Schirmer builds and the BMW collection
1:01:32 = How much have you had to adjust the Supercars for Nurburgring life
1:07:04 = The 620r and why it was nearly amazing but not quite
1:13:45 = 'Ring Taxis + Manthey Racing
1:30:25 = High speed runs, world records and SSC Tuatara
1:42:02 = How do we define a production car
2:01:10 = My track car dilemma
2:14:30 = 5 Questions