Rebellion in New England: Goodwood Wonders, 'High 4' Stories & Panteras on the Move

Episode Description

Jon Summers is The Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing, technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. Hailing from California, he collects cars and bikes built with plenty of cheap and fast, and not much reliable. On his show, he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, and motoring travel.

Topics Covered on this Episode:

M’s Goodwood Festival of Speed report
The Allure of the Metro 6R4
M on The Value of Being a Goodwood Member
McLaren P1, Marlboro livery
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, a EV with gears, and the comedy touch in performance EVs
Not racing, but burnouts and crashes on the hillclimb up Lord March’s drive
J’s interest in Leyton House
Cathedral - Hopkins, Witchfinder General
A Nissan Altima rental
J forgives the CVT, if indeed it has one
The aggressive nose of the innocuous Altima
J wants to Fight The System in New England, don’t judge me by my flip-flops!!!
An E-plate Aston Martin V8 Vantage at home in New England
A cheap MG EV - is this a milestone affordable-and-practical EV, as J thinks?
J worries about the longevity of today’s EV cars
Le Mans: the TV experience - J is impressed
M moans about UK Formula 1 coverage, and the new Murray Walker, David Croft
James Hunt and Martin Brundle Commentators Above Reproach
J’s five minutes of Formula 1 in the last five years - Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash at Copse
J doesn’t like Max
M doesn’t like Red Bull
M respects Adrian Newey
Spa deaths at Eau Rouge / Radillon
Door hits are always bad - Keith Odor, Mike Hawthorn
The Halo on F1 Cars
NASCAR Chicago street race; Shane van Gisbergen wins his first NASCAR race
Type o Negative - These Three Things
Automotive Storytelling - Fast Five. Panteras jumping off trains, Hokosuka Skylines in a Rio favella
Celtic Frost - Dance Sleazy
Mission Impossible bike stunt and movie review, including plot spoilers
M recommends John Wick 4 for its Epic Imagery
3d botmaker 1:64 scale Hot Wheels diecast car racing updater
The A-Team roll
Fastest Hot Wheels castings; Sierra Cosworths, Nissan Maxima Wagons
Practical Sportsbikes, the son of Performance Bikes magazine is dead. The End of Days for print media.
M considers the tablet as a shareable alternative to magazines

Quick Fire:

US road trip - $ no object what do you drive? Broadly T70
The rental F250XL used for the Route 66 road trip discussed in Ep11
“High Four” is J’s new happy place
An Epic Drift
Best driving music?
Metallica: short hair or long?

Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

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