Takona Tlks.

This episode Takona Tlks with Vanessa Ruck aka The Girl on a Bike, motorbike endurance rally rider, Bowler Motors racing driver, and presenter. After a tragic accident on her pushbike followed by 7 surgeries over 7 years, Vanessa discovered the world of motorcycling, and just as importantly the thrill of exploring the world on them. As a rider she’s pushing the boundaries in a huge array of motorc...

Takona Tlks with Sam Moores, Podcaster, photographer, and car enthusiast. Sam very kindly invited me down to sit and chat with him about his life behind the camera shooting some pretty amazing cars, his podcasting with interesting people from within the automotive world (feels familiar), and we have a chat about some of the interesting and exciting cars he's had the good fortune to own and dri...

This episode of Takona Tlks is with Editor in Chief of Road Rat Magazine, Mikey Harvey. With a varied background within journalism and news we had an intriguing conversation into the back catalogues of Mike's working career, how Road Rat came to be, some of the challenges he and the team have faced and what's in store for the future. We also headed into a proper conversation about mental h...

This episode of Takona Tlks.: I sit down with Ian Cook, automotive artists best known for his painting with remote control cars. Ian has been a regular face throughout the automotive community, having done his live art at events such as the Silverstone Grand Prix, Goodwood festival of speed, and shows across the planet. We sat and chatted about all things pop bang colour, Ian's story, and what lif...

This episode of the Takona Tlks.: I sit down with Paul Cowland to talk all things cars, being on the TV, and some rather interesting tangents! An hour and 25 minutes in Pauls Mic dies, I have tried my best to make him as clear as I can from what my mic picked up, it's noticeable initially but does get easier to listen to for the 10 or so minutes it took for me to realise. If I can fix it, I'll upd...

This Episode of the Takona Tlks.: I sit down with Dan Macken, one of the two founders of Caffeine and Machine, the automotive hub in Warwickshire. We talk about a variety of things including Dans life leading up to C&M, how C&M came to be, what the future is holding, and some of the highs and lows all those things bring. Never did get those Nachos... You can find out more about Caffeine an...

This episode I sit down with Boxengasse founder Frank Cassidy. Frank is known for his absolute love of all things Porsche, and is regularly seen out on alpine tours, continental road trips, and at various events in some rather tasty bits of kit. We sat down at his "ultimate man cave" garage on site at Boxengasse to talk all things cars, community, and Porsche, a real treat to be able to sit down w...

This episode I sit down with Werke Magazine founder Will Beaumont to talk about how he went from doing things at EVO Magazine, to starting his own high quality quarterly magazine focused around BMW's and the automotive lifestyle. You can find out more about Werke and even order yourself a copy of issue one here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode I sit down with Photographer, content creator and social media person (not influencer), Roger Chan.  We met up at Squisita for a great chat about living through some tough times, working in the automotive world, and what it's like being around cars all the time. Find more of Rogers work over on his instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the Morning Drive: I sit down with automotive Journalist Stephen Dobie to talk about his adventures as an automotive journalist, from writing for Evo Mag to going freelance, we explore it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the morning drive: I sat down with the wonderful Richard Tuthill, of Tuthill Porsche. We had a chat about all things Tuthill, Porsches, safari, and more! Richard was an absolute pleasure to chat with and shared some really insightful stories of the history of Tuthill and where things are heading in the future. We do have a small break in the middle as Richard needed to shake down a...

This episode of the morning drive: I headed to the flat sixes and flat white car meet with host and all round great guy Seán Matthews, founder of Renneleven. Seán's Porsche 996 was having some work and so he hopped in the passenger seat of the GT86 and we headed over together. It was about half an hour in to the drive Seán brought to light he had mic's with him and that we could record directly to...

This episode of the morning drive: I sat down with the wonderful Jon Bentley, a man I'd grown up watching on the likes of the Gadget Show and Fifth Gear, bumping into him at the Bicester Scramble was surreal, sitting with him for an hour and a half for my own podcast was a treat younger me would never have expected to happen. Jon and I recorded this episode in a Skoda Yeti which was actually prett...

This Episode of the morning drive: I sat down with Jim Magill, best known for his adventures in interesting and quirky cars across the planet, from driving an XL1 across the US to driving a 1993 fiat panda practically around the globe, Jim has had some fantastic adventures and shares some brilliant stories. Oh, and we recorded this in said fiat panda so there may be some background noise.  Fi...

This episode of the morning drive: I sit down with Ben Pearson, best known for his time on the police interceptors. Ben met with me at the Motorist, after one of our coffees and cars meets, to have a chat about life as a police officer and how he came away from that career due to PTSD. Ben is now working hard to raise awareness for PTSD especially within the police force, by hosting events, writin...

We had a trip up to our coffees and cars meet at The Motorist in Yorkshire which turned out to be the perfect meeting place to sit down with our brand ambassador Alex denham. Alex is a fantastic photographer, with a portfolio of stunning work to her name. Currently known for her motorsport work mainly, with a more diverse range on the horizon. Alex is someone I personally followed on social media...

This episode the morning drive: I sat down with Ian Callum, somewhat of a personal hero and an automotive icon. Ian is most known for his car designs, being the main man behind the Aston Martin Vanquish amongst other amazing projects which we discuss. Now running Callum designs making all sorts of amazing things along with writing for the Intercooler.  You can find Callum Designs at - callumd...

This episode the morning drive: I sit down with Shami Kalra, founder of Omologato watches. We met up at his offices in Windsor to chat cars, watches, and life running an automotive business along with being an automotive enthusiast. Heads up that there are two breaks in the audio, one for the changing of the guard at Windsor castle which was across the road, and the other due to a microphone runni...

I sat down with Paul Gardner, founder of Speedbroker, a luxury car concierge service that covers everything from detailing and maintenance through to sales and storage. Paul has had a pretty interesting story leading him to the creation of Speedbroker, and we sat down to really go through the story along with shooting the breeze and chatting cars. You can find Speedbroker at - http://speedbroker.c...

I sit down with my friend Terry Putman aka Illustrator Maker, to talk life as an independent automotive artist. We go through how Terry got to doing his artwork, what life working for yourself as a creative person can be like, and some of the challenges and mental health difficulties that have come along the way. You can find Illustrator Maker on Instagram @illustrator_maker and Twitter @illustrat...

I sat down with Henry Catchpole of Carfection, Evo Magazine, and Intercooler fame. A renowned and respected car journalist, and an all round great guy. We talk his career, how his Carfection work came about, and some of the interesting stories from his career, a highlight episode for me personally, and a great listen. (Although I am biased)You can find Henry on Twitter @HenryCatchpole and Instagra...

This episode I sit down with my mate Tim Oldland. Known for many things, including videos for BOTB, making bespoke electric car chargers, some very interesting 3D printed car parts, and generally having a good ol moan on Twitter. We met thanks to former podcast guest and all round nice guy Luke Harding (episode 10, go listen if you haven't already), and have been pals ever since. You can find Tim...

This episode I sat down with the brilliant John Marcar! John is one of the hosts of the Driven Chat podcast and Radio show, amongst other things.. It was an absolute pleasure talking to John and putting him in the interviewee seat for a change, from his time working on the Gumball Rally, to running his own car tours business, there's some real gems to listen to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

This episode I'm joined by car designer turned reverend, Adam Gompertz. Adam and I first met thanks to his brilliant Revs Limiter Facebook groups, who through lockdown and beyond have continuously been working to create community and drive mental health awareness through cars. We sat down together at Bicester Heritage, where Adam is the resident chaplain, to go through his past, and look to where...

This episode I sat down with Alberto Moreno Garcia, the founder of the Roadster App! I first came across Roadstr a couple of years ago and instantly got involved, an app designed for car enthusiasts, that provides tools to organise meets and events, plan routes and drives, and share automotive content, what more could a car enthusiast want! Since then, Roadstr and Takona have gone on to work toget...