9WERKS Radio : The Porsche and Car Podcast

Andy and Lee are in Cornwall this week at the home of Porsche specialists Williams Crawford. Adrian Crawford and Richard Williams share stories of how they first aligned in business more than 30 years ago, Adrian carving out a reputation for bringing air-cooked Porsches to the UK from mainland Europe. Richard and Adrian share their passion for Porsche through their racing and rally exploits in classic 911s, while developing the Wil...

Thorsten Klein is a Porsche fanatic who has simultaneously enjoyed a long career in the company’s design department at Weissach.

While Thorsten’s name may be unfamiliar to most, chances are you’ve sampled Klein’s work if ever you’ve sat in a 918 bucket seat, or used a fabric door pull on a water-cool Porsche.

In this exclusive chat at the launch of the ‘911 Spirit 70’ in Berlin, Klein discusses life at Weissach a...

Lee is away leading the 9WERKS Tour of Sicily, in his absence Andy and Lee are joined by Driven Not Hidden Collective member and prolific car buyer Ben. We learn what happens when the man maths adds up and you accidentally accumulate Porsches at an alarming rate. From 356 to 987 we consider the use case scenarios, value, and how you manage the optics on the home front.

You can find Ben on instagram @bensporscheproblem

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The ‘Car Pervert’ Jonny Smith joins Andy & Max to recall his First, Best, Worst and Next cars including the tail of the borrowed 1989 911 Targa that reenacted the 80’s teen film along with numerous interesting and funny stories from his long career in automotive journalism.

Jonny has his own YouTube channel ‘The Late Brake Show’ and the Podcast that he cohosts with Richard Porter ‘Smith and Sniff’.

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Lee, Andy and Max have been out driving all sorts of Porsche sports cars in recent weeks. They discuss their experiences at the wheel of both the first and latest Spyder, plus Cayman R, 930, 996 C4S, 1977 911S, 520hp Carrera T… and even a V8 manual Cayenne among others!

There’s also a first look at the 911 Spirit 70, and a catch up on recent DNHC road trips and track days.

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9WERKS presents an exclusive podcast interview with Boris Apenbrink, head of Porsche Exclusiv Manufaktur.

In a wide-ranging conversation at the launch of the new 911 Spirit 70, a Heritage Design model, Apenbrink discusses the evolution of modern-day Sonderwunsch at Porsche and the challenges it brings, including the expanded Paint To Sample program and ever-growing thirst for individualisation from customers.

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Lee, Andy and & Max are back for a new series and open proceedings by answering an array of questions submitted from the DNHC. Covering a mix of fantasy and factual, hear what the boys have to say on a range of topics covering all corners of Porsche and car culture.

Find your dream Porsche on the 9WERKS Marketplace: 9werks.co.uk/marketplace

Thanks to our friends heritagepartscentre.com for sponsoring this pod...

Our last episode of the series takes its naming inspiration from Tuthill's recent event ‘The rally with no name’…

It's a relaxed episode this week, discussing all manner of Porsches we’ve driven recently from every Spyder, to 993 C4S, to 991 GTS, plus cars we’ve lusted over. Plus, we reveal some plans for the season ahead. See you again in three short weeks!

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The boys are joined by six-time Olympic champion, television personality and knight of the realm, Sir Chris Hoy.

In this fascinating chat, Chris shares his lifelong passion for automotive, which began with a Porsche 911 scalextric car and has taken him to the start grid at Le Mans, punctuated by memorable motoring experiences driving a Singer Turbo through Wales, a GT2 RS Clubsport race car around Spa…. and a Ford Fiesta i...

The 991 was a popular generation of 911, with more than 233,000 examples sold. However, with the earliest cars now heading towards 15 years old, how has their story developed, and what do you need to be aware of when buying and owning one?

Find out with highlights from our recent online seminar with members of the Driven Not Hidden Collective, who put an array of questions on the subject to experts at Paragon Porsche.

Join us in celebrating the Cayman’s 20th year! 9WERKS talks to the designer of the Cayman, Pinky Lai, and we unpack the details of three generations (987, 981 and 718) with help from Philip Raby Cars, Harbour Cars and RPM Technik. Where is your sweet spot in the Cayman range?

Find your dream Porsche on the 9WERKS Marketplace: 9werks.co.uk/marketplace

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The boys dive into the 9WERKS Marketplace on the hunt for cars to tackle upcoming track days at both Abbeville and Anglesey, plus the 9WERKS road trip to Sicily,  as well as something for the daily grind. What would you choose?!

Find your dream Porsche on the 9WERKS Marketplace: 9werks.co.uk/marketplace.

Thanks to our friends heritagepartscentre.com for sponsoring this podcast, get up to 10% off your basket by ent...

Alwin Springer has been called “The O.G.” and “Mr Motorsport” by Porsche executives and historians. Alwin's incredible, decades-long Porsche story starts in the late 1960s, working on Porsches in Toronto, Canada, before learning the race trade at Vasek Polak in California. From here, Springer helped form the world-famous Andial with two friends, before leading Porsche Motorsport North America and rebuilding it front the ground...

The Porsche 992.2 GT3 first drive reviews have been published, and motoring journalist and friend of 9WERKS, Tim Pitt , was invited out to Spain to drive both the winged GT3 on track and the Touring on road. What are the changes over the previous generation, and how do these differences change how the new GT3 drives and feels?

Tim also drove the 992.2 Carrera T and GTS last week, so has a unique view on how all these new 9...

Our guest this week is Nicole Johnson, a classic Porsche owner who, in her day job, has driven monster trucks in front of packed-out stadiums all over the world, and became the first woman to successfully land a monster truck backflip. Nicole has also gained acclaim in the rock crawling sphere, taking two notable finishes in the gruelling King of the Hammers enduro.

Nicole is currently lighting up YouTube with her channel...

We are joined by members of the Driven Not Hidden Collective at Heritage Car Parts to discuss how much it cost us to run our Porsches in 2024. In addition Tom from Weissach UK gives his views on how much you should be saving away each year. It's great to be back.

Find your dream Porsche on the 9WERKS Marketplace: 9werks.co.uk/marketplace

Thanks to our friends Heritage Parts Centre for sponsoring this podcast...

As has become the 9WERKS Radio tradition, our last podcast of 2024 is a review of the year from a Porsche perspective.

We are joined by two of our long-standing  ‘DNHC’ members Saquib Ramday and Steve Cavanagh to look back on our Porsche highlights of the year that was 2024. What were our best drives, trips, cars and memories to take away from our years?

Thanks to all who have supported 9WERKS this year: your dow...

Andy, Lee and the DNHC are joined at Harbour Cars for a live panellist Q&A with the Harbour Cars team, alongside Jonathan Sullivan, Dealer Principle at Porsche Centre Bournemouth.

This open and frank conversation looks at the Porsche marketplace from the perspectives of both an OPC & independent specialist, and the trials and tribulations of both.

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Stateside Porsche connoisseur Drew Coblitz joins the team to discuss his deep passion for, and knowledge of, Porsche sports cars. Drew’s enthusiasm for Porsche has led to ownership of iconic models including the 918 and Carrera GT, plus a 911 reimagined by Singer that’s well-known on the ‘Gram. Drew offers insight into these, plus great-value daily drivers, as well as upcoming deliveries of a Turbo Study and Emory Outlaw 356.
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