Tonight’s guest has created a podcast focused on the people he considers to be part of the same tribe, the tribe of car lovers. His love of cars started at an early age but was really cemented during an internship for Porsche Cars Great Britain. He worked in the PR department helping to launch the 993 Twin-Turbo as well as organizing a film shoot for Top Gear.
Dan Pilling went on to a career in technology where he had the opportunity to mix his passion with a part of his day job working on the technical partnership between Microsoft and the Lotus F1 Team (now known as Alpine) along with working for teams like Williams and Mercedes F1. When he moved to the US he worked with Hendricks Motorsport (Nascar), Honda (Indy Car) and MotoAmerica (Superbikes). Dan is here to tell us all about his journey in the world of Motorsports and how and why he started his new podcast “Danny P on Cars.”
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00:00 Meet Dan Pilling: From Porsche to Microsoft
01:32 Dan's Early Love for Cars
02:14 Internship at Porsche and Career Decisions
04:18 Microsoft and Formula 1 Partnerships
09:38 Technology in Formula 1
14:15 Comparing Formula 1 and Other Motorsports
22:18 Danny P on Cars: The Podcast Journey
28:14 Car Culture: UK vs. USA
29:44 Exploring American Car Culture
30:04 Differences Between US and European Cars
31:58 The Intersection of Car Communities
33:16 Pacific Northwest Car Scene
36:53 Collector Car Market Insights
38:31 Criminal Record Cars
43:09 Guilty Pleasure Cars
44:30 Hero Cars and Disappointments
48:32 Upcoming Projects and Bucket List Guests
53:22 Final Thoughts and Promotions
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