#101 Bruce Southey | Rocketeer Cars (Putting Large Engines In Mazda MX5s)

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Bruce Southey is the man behind @rocketeercars. A company that puts V6 engines in Mazda MX5s. It sounds like a great proposition, no extra weight but a better engine note and a lot more grunt.

https://www.rocketeercars.com/

Hope You Enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

10:52 - Bruce’s Design Career

16:56 - Modifying MX5’s with V6’s

22:04 - Performance Gains

35:35 - Custom MX5 Interiors

39:46 - Perceived Quality

49:47 - Built not Bought

53:43 - 5 Questions

#100 David Pook | Life 110 (Tuning Alpine A110s)

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David Pook is a specialist in vehicle dynamics, having worked previously for JLR SVO Division bringing you cars such as the Project 8. He founded Life 110 to bring that knowledge and consequently products to the Alpine A110.

Life 110: https://www.instagram.com/alpine_life110

https://life110.co.uk

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

02:29 - What is Vehicle Dynamics

10:40 - Designing Cars for Local Roads

18:50 - David’s Career in Vehicle Dynamics

26:09 - Modelling Ride and Handling

42:19 - What was the Ethos of JLR SVO

59:17 - Life110

1:16:16 - Perfecting the A110

1:30:03 - Jaguar Project 8

1:35:42 - The Future of Life110

1:39:25 - 5 Questions

#99 Max Girardo | Girardo & Co - A New Location And Lots Of Crazy Cars

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Max Girardo (@maxgirardo) is back on the podcast to have a chat about their new location in Oxfordshire and have a chat about lots of car stuff.

https://www.instagram.com/girardoandco/
https://girardo.com/

Hope You Enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro
02:18 - Moving into the new space
14:38 - Porsche 956
18:19 - Racecar on the road - CLK GTR
20:53 - Buying and selling cars from a collection
27:51 - Restomods vs. Originality
33:05 - Selling rally cars
47:26 - The state of the market
51:58 - XJR15
53:59 - The Christmas Movie
56:59 - Alfa Romeo 179C
1:00:13 - Events coming up
1:04:02 - 5 Questions