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Takona Tlks.Nathan Chadwick - Car Journalist - Episode 82Takona Tlks with Nathan Chadwick, freelance car journalist for magazines including Magneto, Hagerty Drivers Club and Classic Car Mag. Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-05-081h 19Takona Tlks.Tim Foster - Rallying with Group B - Episode 81Takona Tlks with Tim Foster, one of the men behind Rallying With Group B a community of enthusiasts, car owners and service suppliers who offer event organisers a one-stop solution for supplying spectacular eye-catching, well-driven and professionally organised cars. RWGB were the first demonstration group to be officially recognised by the UK's motorsport governing body, Motorsport UK. We are regulated, insured, and approved to run and organise display & demonstration events with the safety of the public as our primary concern.Tim and I were introduced by the team at Race Retro as Rallying wi...2025-02-0646 min
The In Detail PodcastMental Health Awareness To Making CEO Friends In Fashion; We Talk In Detail With Lewis From Takona2025 is off to an exciting start! This month on The In Detail Podcast, we’re thrilled to welcome Lewis, the founder of Takona – a unique automotive brand dedicated to raising mental health awareness. Lewis, also the host of Takona Tlks, is passionate about breaking the stigma surrounding mental health, and he openly shares his own personal experiences. In this episode, we dive into the powerful work Takona is doing to support mental health initiatives within the automotive community. Despite the serious subject, we keep the conversation light and engaging, with plenty of laughs along the way. Tune in to lear...2025-01-131h 34Takona Tlks.Mark Foster - F1 Designer and founder of Rock Solid Rigs - Episode 80Takona Tlks with Mark Foster, Formula one and Aston Martin Valkyrie Designer and founder of Rock Solid Rigs race simulator rigs. Mark and I talk through his career starting from entering Formula one, through to working with Adrian Newey on the Valkyrie, and now designing and building Racing Simulator Rigs. See more of Marks Sim Rig work at www.rocksolidrigs.com and more from Takona at www.takona.co.uk Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-191h 40Takona Tlks.Simon Lane - The Real Q (amongst many things) - Episode 79Takona Tlks with Simon Lane, a man who has been behind some of the coolest and most interesting special vehicle operations cars for the past few years, including the James Bond Goldfinger DB5 recreation cars, the Aston Victor, and the Fitipaldi Evija. We go through some of Simons fondest projects and the story of how a tough school start has lead him onto an amazing career within the automotive world. If you're a Patreon member you'll have seen some of the amazing pieces Simon shared with me after our chat.If you're not...2024-12-052h 10Takona Tlks.Simon Hill - Motorsport Specialist - Episode 78Takona Tlks with Simon Hill, a motorsport specialist in a variety of ways, from racing cars, to commentating about motorsport for the likes of ITV and Motors TV, managing motorsport logistics, and even helping manage his son Jake Hill who recently became BTCC champion for 2024. Simon is a familiar face around most paddocks especially when the touring cars are in town. We sat down in the Hilton at Silverstone for a good catchup about his career in and around the motorsport world. Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on...2024-11-211h 05Takona Tlks.Andrew Brabyn - Zero West Watches Co-Founder - Episode 77Takona Tlks with Andrew Brabyn, one of the co-founders of Zero West watches.Andrew kindly invited me down to their design studio to record, which meant spending most of the time trying not to be distracted by the plethora of incredibly cool things they have on display, including an actual Spitfire engine from a plane that crashed in France during WW2. It's still coated in French mud! If you're a Patreon member you'll have already seen some video clips from inside the studio!Zero West combine British engineering achievements and incredible stories with...2024-11-071h 12Takona Tlks.Arun & Gareth - Detailers - ATD Vehicle Appearance Specialists - Episode 76Takona Tlks with Arun and Gareth ATD Vehicle Appearance Specialists, thats right, two guests! We met at Great Northern Classics for a good chat about detailing, life, the universe and everything, meandering from cars to conspiracy theories and everything in between. An episode that really shows the chemistry these two have, as well as showcasing how relative strangers can sit and chat over their shared passion for the automotive. Thank you to the Great Northern Classic team for letting us use their boardroom to record, you can see more of what they're up...2024-10-241h 55Takona Tlks.Alastair Moffat - Stunt Driver - Episode 75Takona Tlks with Alastair Moffatt, stunt driver, autotest champion, rally driver, and holder of 9 world records! We had a good ol chat about how he got into doing what he does, some of the ups and downs of setting world records in cars, and how motorsports and cars have been at the core of his family.A big thank you to Motorsport UK for hosting us in their HQ to record. To see more of Alastair head to https://www.alastairmoffatt.com/For more from Takona head...2024-09-2654 minTakona Tlks.Miles Hardy - Director HPC Classics - Episode 74Takona Tlks with Miles Hardy, Sales director at HPC Classics in Eastbourne, and someone who's been a friend for a couple of years now. Miles has an incredibly deep knowledge on a broad range of cars, but his real passion is for all things TVR. A true testament to how cars bring people together from all over, Miles and I had chatted here and there on facebook for a couple of years before ever actually meeting in person and when we did it was like we'd been best mates our entire lives. See...2024-09-122h 36Takona Tlks.Efrem Brynin - Strongmen Charity - Episode 73Takona Tlks with Efrem Brynin, the CEO and co-founder of the Strongmen charity. Strongmen aim to support men following bereavement and was started following Efrems own journey through the process of bereavement following the loss of his son. This episode is one that really delves into the mens mental health topic, possibly in more depth than any other episode, and as such we talk about some quite heavy topics. If anything we talk about hits home and you're needing some support along with the Takona page of mental health resources - https://www.takona.co.uk...2024-08-291h 04Takona Tlks.Rob Elliot - Boxed Drinks Coffee Trucks - Episode 72If you've been to practically any major car event in the last few years you may have seen Rob, and possibly even had coffee from him.Rob and I have become good friends over the last few years, thanks to his outgoing and vibrant personality, and his ability to make a stellar cup of coffee. The boxed drinks coffee trucks have grown from a simple horse box trailer into a fleet of classic and vintage coffee trucks, a 2CV van, and a Land Rover Defender 90 Pickup. Instantly recognisable, and built from a passion...2024-08-151h 20Takona Tlks.Joel McNally - The Flying Kestrel - Episode 71Takona Tlks with Joel McNally brand manager for Kestrel Beer and the co founder of the Flying Kestrel project, taking a 1935 Riley Kestrel and breaking land speed records with it. We go through the project from inception to it's latest attempt at hitting 200mph. Learn more about the Flying Kestrel at : https://theflyingkestrel.com/ and about Kestrel Beer at https://www.kestrelbeer.com/Learn more about Takona at www.takona.co.uk Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-011h 03Takona Tlks.Alex Robbins - Car Journalist - The TelegraphTakona Tlks with Alex Robbins, freelance car journalist for the likes of the Telegraph, CarGurus, Kazoo, Drivetribe and What Car?. This November Alex will be walking from Mission Motorsport HQ in Oxfordshire all the way to Anglesey Race Circuit for the Race of Remembrance. We sat to chat about what he's been up to in preparation for the big walk, how it's been hugely influential for both his physical and mental wellbeing, and his time working as a journalist. If you'd like to support Alex's walk you can do so through his just giving page here...2024-07-181h 35Takona Tlks.Dominic Taylor Lane - Association Of Heritage Engineering - Episode 69Takona Tlks with Dominic Taylor-Lane A regular face around much of the classic car community, and a man working to make a difference for the future of engineering skills. Dominic is the founder of the Association of Heritage Engineering, working to create a network of skilled craftspeople with a goal of passing on knowledge and helping future generations to maintain the engineering industry. Dominic is also one of the directors at the Classic Collective in Bicester, providing specialist service, set-up, upgrades, and maintenance for the classic car world, and bringing together a wide mix of people and skillsets to...2024-07-041h 07Takona Tlks.Giles Gunning - The Classic Valuer - Episode 68Takona Tlks with Giles Gunning, founder of The Classic Valuer, providing key pricing and valuations on classic cars. The Classic Valuer provide price guides, trends, and valuation reports across the classic and collector car market.See more about Giles and The Classic Valuer at https://www.theclassicvaluer.com/ See more from Takona at https://www.takona.co.uk Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-201h 23Takona Tlks.Neil Clifford - Kurt Geiger CEO - Episode 67Takona Tlks with Neil Clifford, CEO of Kurt Geiger and well known petrol head. Neil kindly invited me down to Kurt Geiger HQ for a chat about how he got into doing what he does and how cars have played a pivotal role throughout his life. Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-0655 minTakona Tlks.Jake Hill - BTTC Racing Driver - Episode 66This episode Takona Tlks with racing driver Jake Hill. Currently competing in the BTTC for the Laser Tools team along with various bits of other motorsport such as historic racing in a variety of exciting cars, and taking the Calsonic R32 up the Goodwood Hill at the festival of speed. A huge thank you to the Scalextric team for putting Jake and I in touch to make this episode happen, the continued support from them in not only sponsoring episodes but also helping make things happen really has been great (no they haven't paid me to...2024-05-231h 09Takona Tlks.Dale Masterman - Automotive Marketer - Pipercross & Meguiars - Episode 65From building iconic show cars, to planning a SEMA stand, Dale has built a reputation for some of the most innovate automotive marketing out there. Dale has been behind some huge successes in the automotive space, taking the Meguiars social media accounts to over 1 million followers and now working for Pipercross starting their resurgence into being the go to name for air filters. Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-091h 01Takona Tlks.Grant Williams - Racing Driver - Episode 64Had the absolute pleasure to sit and chat with Grant Williams to talk about his adventures racing, and the ups and downs that can bring. Most notably recognised for putting on a tremendous show at the Festival of Speed and the Goodwood races in his Iconic "BUY 1" Mk1 Jaguar, you know the photo of the Mk1 in a huge cloud of smoke on the Goodwood start line? yeah? that guy, a legend. Grant is also the person who helped Williams Heynes get an engine sorted for the Goodwood Revival, a lovely moment to hear that story...2024-04-231h 51Takona Tlks.Stuart Quick - Quick Fit Safety Belt Services - Episode 63Takona Tlks with Stuart Quick, a personal friend and a man helping keep people safer in their cars, we have an explore into the world of safety harnesses, retrofitting seatbelts, and wander down some automotive tales.Stuart and I met over coffee in west London at a car meet, of course, and have become good friends ever since. We attended the Octane Magazine Historic Motoring Awards together, and often head to a lot of the same car events. Stuart has had some of his lovely cars on our stands at events like Radwood, and we're both...2024-04-093h 07Takona Tlks.Antony Ingram - Automotive Writer - Episode 62This episode Takona Tlks with Antony Ingram, Freelance car journalist and writer. Antony and I met in unexpected circumstances (and thanks to twitter) when I created a mazda inspired t-shirt and was on the lookout for a local enough RX7 to grab some photos with. Antony being the gent kindly offered to let me pop over and get the photos and our friendship started there. Often spotted at car events around the country, Antony's back catalogue of work is extensive and covers not only writing for EVO and Hagerty, but also publishing his...2024-03-261h 39Takona Tlks.Dave Edmonston aka Petrol Ted - PistonHeads Founder - Episode 61Takona Tlks with Dave Edmonston, the founder of PistonHeads, now working with Collecting Cars, and has spent time building and developing websites and platforms across the automotive world. With his latest venture being Driving Masters helping people to learn how to better handle the roads safely.Dave's influence across the automotive world is somewhat profound, being behind some of the communities that have brought so many people together, and having helped to improve existing platforms that people love. On a personal level it was the piston heads forums that helped me to grow friendships with other...2024-03-1259 minTakona Tlks.Jon Hancock - Car Builder + Race Odyssey Founder - Episode 60Takona Tlks with Jon Hancock, Car builder, race odyssey founder, and somewhat feature guest on the upcoming Paddock Speedshop TV shop.Jon and I became friends thanks to coffees and cars of all things, having met at one of the Paddlup meets last year. We've since spent time at events and bumped into each other at various car shows around the country, a real life example of the Takona idea bringing people together and capturing the spirit of the automotive world. Jon has built a name for himself within the automotive circles as...2024-02-271h 45Takona Tlks.Dan Allard - Rollhard Founder - Episode 59Takona Tlks with Dan Allard, one of the founders of the RollHard Brand.Dan and RollHard have built a name for creating not only amazing events catering towards the modified car world, but also some fantastic clothing and automotive merch. Dan and I met, as many do, at the Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble and immediately became quite good pals, sharing a common interest in both the automotive and the communities that create around it.This episode is one of our Scalextric Sponsored episodes, use Takona10 for 10% off at checkout. (we're very proud of...2024-02-131h 48
My Dad's CarLewis Warren from Takona: My Dad's Cars - 205GTI, Toyota Celica, Audi TT, E46 M3, 996 Turbo. S3 E7Send us a textJon and Andy are joined by Takona founder Lewis Warren to discover what got him into cars... Fortunately for us, the blame lies very firmly at his Father's door, and there's a string of decent cars indicating why. However, it wasn't a car thing for his Dad really, after the 205 GTI and the Toyota Celica, cars became an accessory for work. The Audi TT was the sportiest car available on the company car scheme, and as a Financial Advisor, the vehicles became an identity, and a way to demonstrate knowledge in investment, r...2024-02-1340 minTakona Tlks.The Reverse Episode Where Lewis is the Guest - Episode 58Our good friend Tim Oldland suggested that we do a reverse episode where Takona founder Lewis (me) answers some questions about Takona and how it all came to be and where it might (hopefully) be heading. So after luring me into BMW's M2 Press Car in the car park at Caffeine and Machines newest location The Bowl, we sat down for a chat about what's been happening, how things got started, and answer some of the questions you lovely people sent in. Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2024-01-301h 35Takona Tlks.William Heynes - Jaguar Restorer and E-Type Specialist - Episode 57Takona Tlks with William Heynes, Jaguar restorer specialising in early E-Types.I rather ignorantly didn’t know that much about William till we sat down for this chat, other than his amazing workshop and being married to Amy Shore (now Heynes). It turns out the William Heynes name goes back to his Grandfather, who Sir William Lyons approached to be chief engineer when starting Jaguar. William goes through this story properly in our conversation and shares an incredible insight into the ordeal that was his first Goodwood revival as a race engineer. ...2024-01-161h 50Takona Tlks.Paul Wooding - Cloudera & Mission Motorsport - Episode 56Last weeks an episode didn't come out, because Christmas and new years messed up planning for recording. Fortunately ahead of the Sunday Scramble I was able to sit down with Paul Wooding at Hagerty's Clubhouse. Paul is the man we have to thank for the Cloudera GT86's which I created a special edition t-shirt for, along with the replica Goodwood Scalextric track. It's all a bit of a small world isn't it! Paul shares his story of how his life in the military enabled him to step into civilian life with some well learned lessons...2024-01-091h 19