Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel.
Jon recounts his recent trip to England where he engaged in numerous motoring activities, including riding various motorbikes, visiting neolithic sites, and attending car museums and shows. Jon discusses repairing motorbikes, the impact of historical and modern motoring, and his visits to notable locations like the National Motor Museum and Brooklands Museum. He also reflects on the current state of automotive safety measures, the joy of speed, and the importance of preserving motoring history for future generations.
- Saxon - And The Bands Played On
- After some months distracted by a puppy, J rides again
- Early sportsbike fuel injection, a hit and miss affair
- The free ‘98 Honda Shadow rides again
- ‘01 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K1 new clutch and ZX10 modification
- ‘05 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 oil leak
- The pinnacle experience of riding a liter sportsbike
- The Gixxerfarm project
- 3 rides in 3 days
- Aftermarket cans - the freer breathing is noticeable, if only in the exhaust note
- Gixxers compared - older = more raw, harder to ride
- ‘95 Ducati 900 SS/CR leaking clutch
- Saxon - Ride Like The Wind
- A thumbnail of English history, the Saxons, and today’s music, Saxon
- Wayland’s Smithy
- Chops Garage’s Jaguar
- BMW 328i F90, Hooligan behaviour at Amelia Island many years ago
- BMW 320d San Sebastian and Spain
- Vauxhall Mokka rental; gruff but pokey; fuel miser; hard to tell if gas or diesel
- Vauxhall Viva HB and the same hood ripple as the Mokka
- Uffington White Horse, Fox and Hounds Pub, John Betjamin’s house
- Mokka reminder of Standard 8 when J is locked out of boot/trunk
- Mokka Speeding chime vs. Gixxers
- National Motor Museum at Beaulieu - offering awesome breadth and depth of car storytelling
- Hillman Imp and Linwood
- Ari Vatanen’s Rothmans Escort
- Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
- The Golden Arrow
- 1000 HP Sunbeam - please contribute to the restoration
- Golden Arrow Special Exhibit
- Slabbie GSX-R Exhibit, J’s example is probably better. But not the right colour
- Saxon - Midas Touch
- British Motor Museum and Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, enjoyed by three generations of Summers
- J’s soft spot for Triumph, thanks to his Dad’s friends rusty Mk1 2000 Estate
- J’s dream PI
- Saxon - Heavy Metal Thunder
- Not an Austin or Morris guy. A Jaguar, Ford, Alfa, or Lancia guy
- Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
- Leamington Spa car show
- Lots more American cars in Britain now than when I lived in England 20+ years ago
- J’s love of Jaguar E-Types
- Audi 100 Coupe, as owned by J’s Grandfather
- Sir William Lyons - an eye for style, and business acumen
- Saxon - 20,000 feet
- Brooklands Museum - Recent history and Mercedes Takeover
- The Brooklands hotel. Stay, if you like cars.
- Lewis Hamilton F1 simulator - Ollie Summers sets a new lap record
- DSJ’s (of Motor Sport fame) Norton. The epitome of cool, J’s Steve McQueen
- Brooklands Bentley
- A simulated flight on Concord
- A digression on Concord and what was accomplished and lost
- J’s visit to the site of the Montgomery motorcycle factory, now terraced houses
- BSA factory now
- 70s European market Fords are now so Americanized to J’s eyes
- Ford’s flash and performance/luxury really did set the products apart
- Capri 3.0, 2.8. Fast cars ? Not in comparison to a Jag with a manual transmission
- Eric Fernihough Jumping
- Saxon - Stallions of the Highway
- Average Speed Checks are ruining motoring in England; the desecration of a favourite motorway off ramp, the Hogs Back; this isn’t progress
- Macc Lads - My Pub (NSFW)
- The Death of the Joy of Motoring by slow asphixiation
- Stone Henge is Disneyified now
- The Black Mondeo
- West Kennett Long Barrow
- Princess Royal, Farnham
- Safeway (actually Tesco) Bacon Sandwiches
- Saxon - 747 (Strangers In The Night)
- Hillsborough Concours, and the Hagerty Junior Judges
- Boss 429 Mustang
- Ferrari 330 GTC, as sat in by the Junior Judges
- Domaine de Beauvious
- Saxon - Forever Free
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