The Driving Experience

Hi and welcome to episode 21 of The Driving Experience.   If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell.   If racing is your dream then you're going to love this whole episode.   Settle back and enjoy this ride.   I'm talking with Ryan Cheek once again w...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell.   And this is Episode 20! Some of you may know or have heard of Paul Wegweiser, especially when referencing performing work on BMWs.   You may have wished to just sit down and pick Paul's brain when it comes...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell. Today we're talking something that we may miss on our adventures with classic cars… Insurance.   Wait, what??? you say. If you have put in sweat, time, maybe a little blood in restoring your car, you probabl...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell. Hill climbing, participating in hill climbing, setting up a car for hill climbing, cross cart racing, Ford Mustangs, racing to the clouds of Pike's Peak, these are just some of the passions of Ryan Cheek or...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell. Taylor Hagler is a former equestrian athlete turned race car driver in touring car and sports car competition world-wide.   She is a factory driver for the Hyundai supported Bryan Herta Autosport team and is...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell.   Pease welcome Eric Peck who has been in active promotion and leadership of the ZSCCA , Z Series Car Club of America.   He and his wife, Nancy, also own and operate Bimmer Bum , supplying not only parts and...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell. In this episode, we're talking motorcycles and more specifically, a particular motorcycle, its driver, and their stories that nearly spans the globe and 42 years.   We're going to be hearing from Chris Donal...

If you're in to driving for fun and adventure, restoring cars, racing, or anything car or driving related this is the Podcast for you…The Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell. In this episode, I'm talking with Jon Krolewicz of the SCCA, the Sports Car Club of America.   And that's what we'll be talking about, The SCCA Driving Experience. Contact the SCCA through their website: htt...

Hi and welcome to the Driving Experience.   With the great responses on the labor of love to restore a classic, we're revisiting that subject with some further insights on the purchase, transport, and restoration of a BMW Z3 Coupe.   Stephen Kent is sharing his driving experience with Elvis, his Z3 Coupe. As in the last episode, we'll be looking at the unexpected hurtles that you can encounter.  ...

Hi and welcome to The Driving Experience.   This is Kevin Pennell.  Over past episodes, we've talked about classic cars, driving classic cars, classic car events, well today, we're venturing into the process of the build, building a classic and some of the details surrounding that build.   We're looking at some of the unexpected hurtles that you can encounter.   Consider some advice about things t...

Hi and welcome to the Driving Experience.   This is Kevin Pennell your host and I'm welcoming three guests on this special episode, Mike Self, Rob Siegel, and Andrew Wilson.   These veterans of road tripping will be sharing their adventures, misadventures, preparation guidelines, and the fun that awaits any traveler for a real road trip adventure.   I even have a couple adventures myself!   Withou...

In this episode of The Driving Experience, Rob Siegel will be talking about Enjoying the Cars he has, some valuable tips on preparing to road trip your classic car, and just plain fun experiences of buying and restoring cars.   Rob is an automotive writer who has written for Roundel Magazine for over 30 years, authored several books, and writes for Hagerty in their publication.   Let's buckle up a...

Stayed tuned!   In this episode of The Driving Experience, we'll be hearing from Matt Koppi of Koppinger Performance.   Matt talks about some of his experiences with cars he's worked on, a few tips when it comes to finding a good technician for your car wether a classic or daily driver, and few other insights of enjoying your car wether an appliance or your automotive source of pure pleasure.  

This episode of the Driving Experience takes us to the coast of Maine as Andrew Wilson and I enjoy a casual conversation with Villi Enders .   Villi makes his living in Maine in the medical community.   But he has another passion which began in his teenage years in Europe.   The passion, collecting cars.   This casual conversation is quite enjoyable as we stroll down Villi's memorable and knowledg...

Get your driving gloves, driving glasses, and driving spirit ready.   It's time once again for the Driving Experience.   This is your host Kevin Pennell.   This week we're visiting with Clara Loose from central Florida.   A couple years ago, Clara was interviewed for an article in BMWs Roundel Magazine as one of the youngest members of the BMW CCA.   So, that's one part of her story.   Her first B...

Catching up with participants Clay Weiland, Steve and Donna Mets, and Anne Marie Vincent at the 18th Annual "The Vintage."  This is, without a doubt a fun episode!  The Vintage Experience!

In today's episode of the Driving Experience we're celebrating 50 Years of M .   This is Kevin Pennell your host.   I'll be talking with Michael Mitchell of the BMW Foundation and curator at the Ultimate Driving Experience Museum .   We're talking about lots of great stuff about the Foundation, Street Survival, and how you can get involved with the BMW Foundation at your home or in Greer, South Ca...

Hey everybody!   It's time once again for The Driving Experience!   Kevin Pennell here.   This episode is dedicated to The Vintage.   This will be the 18th annual get together for classic BMWs from all around the country converging on the area surrounding Asheville, North Carolina.   The Festmeister himself, Scott Sturdy will be talking about the event, what to do to register, planning for your tr...

Welcome to... The Driving Experience!   Kevin Pennell here.   I'm excited to welcome my good friend Andrew Wilson ! Andrew is a long time BMW and car collecting enthusiast.   If you attend car events, concours, BMW Foundation events and many other car enthusiast venues, you may just find Andrew, usually with one or maybe two of his Vintage cars, that is if he finds another driver.   I was fortunat...