Journalists

The World Of Automotive Journalism w. Andrew Frankel

Andrew Frankel (@frankelandrew) is a freelance automotive journalist writing for the major uk magazines. We have a chat about journalism, road testing, modern cars, racing cars, hybrid cars and so much more.

https://instagram.com/drivenation_
https://www.instagram.com/frankelandrew/

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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


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Show Notes: 

00:00 = Intro
01:24 = How much time is spent planning vs driving?
02:34 = Where did it all start? 
07:11 = Learning to review cars + Autocar
08:16 = Has your journalism changed over the years? 
09:31 = Do you struggle distinguishing the differences between modern cars? 
14:56 = Is there a car you've driven recently where it doesn't meet expectations? SF90
17:46 = Weight and the Caterham Super 7
18:55 = Ferrari F8
27:44 = Porsche 917
30:47 = 2019 RSR
32:09 = GT3RS vs GT3 Cup vs RSR
34:21 = Does driving race cars put you off road cars? 
44:44 = F Type P450
50:10 = Hybrids, the next McLaren and tech
1:00:00 = Back to working in Magazines
1:02:01 = The lessons for approaching freelance. 
1:08:52 = Do you find it stressful having to create your own work/ income? 
1:13:58 = Where did you hone your road testing ability?
1:16:17 = Favourite road test of all time? 
1:18:10 = What's the next "McLaren F1"?
1:26:43 = The T.50
1:29:15 = Should cars safe people if you turn everything off?
1:41:38 = 5 Questions



Car Chat Podcast #48: Matt Farah | The Smoking Tire

Matt Farah (@thesmokingtire) is a freelance automotive journalist from LA, hosting The Smoking Tire Podcast, making videos on his youtube channel and writing articles for magazines such as Road & Track. He also now has a car storage business in LA called Westside Collector Car Storage. You can also find the podcast on itunes etc under "Car Chat"

Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokingtire/

Matt's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmokingTire

https://www.westsidecollectorcarstorage.com/

Hope you enjoy the podcast,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:43 = Where did it all begin?

05:20 = Working at Gotham Dream Cars

22:14 = Drive

27:14 = One Takes

38:24 = 992 Turbo thoughts

44:58 = The Safari 911

55:36 = The Smoking Tire Podcast

1:01:00 = Westside Collector Car Storage

1:10:35 = 5 Questions

1:22:36 = The Countach