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Car Chat Podcast #67 - Sam Hancock | Racing Driver / Coach / Commentator

Sam Hancock (@hancock_sam) is a Professional Racing driver, coach, consultant and commentator. Sam has just got back from commentating at Le Mans for Eurosport so we have a bit of a dig into what's been going on and a bit about Sam. This is a long one so might be worth getting a brew on.

https://www.samhancock.com/

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Show Notes: 

0:00 = Intro and what do you do? 
2:30 = Commentating at Le Mans 24hrs
9:13 = Toyotas leaving under electric power 
12:23 = GT Car Sounds
15:00 = The new hyperpole format
18:15 = The end of the LMP1 era
19:40 = The problem with the 919 Tribute
26:59 = Track limits at Le Mans 2020
28:38 = Stand out moments of LM 24 '20
39:40 = Hypercars at Le Mans
50:14 = BOP
58:39 = Ferrari F8
1:04:54 = 250 SWB and old cars vs new
1:10:16 = Dallara Stradale
1:12:52 = What is your typical customer like? 
1:16:02 = Setting up a racecar
1:22:29 = Testing at Silverstone + Ollie Hancock
1:27:05 = Different coaching styles
1:40:46 = Rob Willson - gentle, firm
1:48:25 = How seriously are you taking your racing atm (me)
1:52:20 = Don't be afraid of faster racing cars 
1:58:27 = Road to Le Mans coaching programs
2:04:57 = The difference an amateur can make at Le Mans
2:06:36 = Fake silvers and the rating system
2:11:08 = 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #66 - Frank Cassidy | Boxengasse

Frank Cassidy (@blackbettyandco) is the founder of Boxengasse; a Porsche biased automotive hub near Bicester. Frank also has quite a collection of Porsches of all different types. We chat about what it takes to setup something like Boxengasse and a lot of Porsche.

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Hope you enjoy,

Sam 



Frank Cassidy Show Notes

0:00 = Intro + What is Boxengasse? 
3:05 = Finding the location? 
4:03 = What was the site used for before? 
5:21 = Do you need to build buildings differently for automotive uses? 
11:49 = First tenant is in, now what?
19:40 = How is it having Bicester Heritage round the corner? 
22:28 = Why Porsche?
25:56 = Frank's Cars
30:24 = If I gave you a blank canvas to create a road car how would you modify it? 
38:40 = Older cars vs newer cars
42:06 = 250 SWB
48:29 = You can drive only one of your cars on a road trip which would it be? 
55:21 = Are you eyeing anything up? 
58:33 = Leicas + Well built stuff
1:04:06 = 5 Questions




Car Chat Podcast #65 - Mark Lyon | GTO Engineering

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Mark is the founder and managing director of GTO Engineering; a classic Ferrari specialist offering in house restoration, servicing, car sales and a worldwide supplier and manufacturer of classic parts. Earlier in the day I got to drive GTO Engineering's 250 SWB.

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Sam

Show Notes: 
0:00 = Intro + Where it all began
6:08 = What led you to starting to make parts?
12:17 = Assembling all of these parts into your own 250 SWB
20:24 = How does that car compare to the other similar ones?
21:35 = The next thing? 
22:20 = How would you describe your perfect driving car? 
26:30 = Can you compete in your builds? 
33:27 = What's the process of restoring a car? 
40:41 = Event Support, Racing and Prep
50:20 = 5 Questions