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#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

Car Chat Podcast #55 - Craig Williams | Vmax & Auto Vivendi

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Craig Williams (@craig_williamsav) was the founder of Vmax and is a Director of the Auto Vivendi Supercar Club where members pay an annual fee to have access to the latest greatest supercars. We have a chat about high speed runway events and the inns and outs of running a supercar club.

https://www.autovivendi.com/

https://www.instagram.com/auto_vivendi/

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

Podcast Links:

Spotify: https://bit.ly/carchatpodcast

Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/carchatapple

Overcast: https://bit.ly/carchatovercast

Show Notes:

0:00 Where did it all begin?

2:06 = The start of Vmax

4:56 = What tricks did people employ to go faster?

5:35 = Did anyone miss the braking zone?

8:07 = Do people come back for more Vmax's?

10:43 = What does Vmax look like now?

12:42 = When did the Autovivendi involvement start?

13:35 = What is Autovivendi?

14:40 = How much does it cost?

16:43 = The car list

22:31 = What are the most popular cars?

24:02 = How do you decide what cars to buy?

28:55 = Are some brands more reliable than others?

29:50 = Why don't you have classic cars?

36:01 = What events do you put on?

38:25 = What are the standout public car events for you?

39:58 = Has anyone bought a membership as a gift?

41:14 = How do you vet people?

42:06 = Do you have any electric cars?

42:54 = What part of the job drives you out of bed in the morning?

45:32 = 5 Questions