9WERKS Radio : The Porsche and Car Podcast

Tony Hatter and Paragon Porsche’s Mark Sumpter join the podcast to chat about the legendary GT1 on the 25th anniversary of its magnificent overall victory at Le Mans.

Hatter shares insights into how he designed the car, plus his role in the race itself in 1998, where the two factory GT1s delivered an emphatic 1-2 victory on what was Porsche’s 50th birthday. Sumpter then explains what it’s like to own and drive such a piece...

Fresh from a 9WERKS morning of Mid-Engines & Mates at Porsche Centre Bournemouth, the team discuss the concept of spec regret and how to avoid it, before putting forward candidates which may contribute to post-purchase remorse.

Have you specced up a new car and subsequently regretted any choices made? We’d love to hear from you!

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Andy and Lee visit the Wheeler Dealers workshop for a chat with presenter and Porsche fanatic, Mike Brewer, and his trusty co-host Marc ‘Elvis’ Priestley. Expect plenty of air-cooled chat, including the restoration of a 911 SC in the latest Wheeler Dealers series, plus Mike reveals all the models he’s got in his Porsche collection!

The latest series of Wheeler Dealers is available now on Discovery.

You can find Mi...

Iris Haker, head curator at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen, joins 9WERKS Radio to discuss the inner workings of the Museum and its key role in presenting the history of Porsche to a global audience, at both the site in Porscheplatz as well as major events and festivals around the world.

Elsewhere in this bumper episode, there’s highlights of the 9WERKS roadtrip to Wales, plus Lee talks through his purchase of a specia...

It’s new car day on the 9WR team as Max explains his decision to get out of a 991.1 C2S and into a 981 Boxster S. Expect plenty of 911 v Boxster chat, with plenty of praise for Porsche’s mid-engine platform. Elsewhere, Lee’s been at the wheel of a 991.1 GT3 up at Lakeside Classics, and the tinkering has begun on Andy’s recent SC acquisition. PLUS: have you won our £100 Garage Therapy hamper for our first quarterly prize giveaway?

Paul Pressland rejoins the boys as a panellist this week to discuss his enthusiastic, early days of 992 SC ownership… with the odometer already sailing past 3,000 miles! So just what’s it like living with Porsche Exclusive’s RWD manual Turbo?

Elsewhere, change is afoot within the 9WERKS Radio presenters stable, with two Porsches sold, one going, and one coming in…

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The team bring you highlights from a week on the road! First up was an RMA Porsche-only track day, followed by a weekend in England’s Steel City, Sheffield. Saturday saw the return of Lee’s popular Fried Eggs & Friends meet, before Andy took members of the Collective behind the scenes at EB Motorsport, fine preservers of Porsche history. 

With special thanks to RMA track days @rma_trackdays, Porsche Centre Sheffield @porschecent...

The team honour half a century of impact bumper 911s with a comprehensive deep-dive into the G-series era (1974-1989). Mark and Jay from Paragon Porsche give expert insight into every model including 2.7, Carrera 3.0, SC & 3.2 Carrera, including Coupe, Cab & Targa, plus narrow-body and M491 widebody.

Andy from Heritage Parts discloses the most popular upgrades, then the guys at Wrightune tell us everything there is...

We find out what 911 Andy has just purchased, then the chaps have a deep dive into the 9WERKS Marketplace to find cars for three events 9WERKS have planned this year. The first is a Track Day at Donington in March, the second a weekend blast around Wales in April and lastly the hoon to Norway in June. Let us know what car from the 9WERKS Marketplace that you would pick for each event?

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This week’s episode is full of colour. Lee, Andy, and Max are joined by Will Lee, the man behind the popular Instagram page @ptsrs, to look at the rise in popularity of Porsche’s Paint to Sample program, with added input from our Driven Not Hidden Collective.

The boys also speak with Guy Willson  on what it was like to win a Porsche 997 with Classic Giveaways.

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The boys meet up with Henry Thomas of Lakeside Classics, who shares his story growing up around air-cooled 911s and how those happy childhood memories helped shape his working life as business owner of the Shropshire-based classic and GT Porsche specialist.

There's plenty of chat in this episode around the 997 GT3 RS 4.0, 911 R and Carrera GT, plus Henry shares some insight into a cool new G-series restomod currently...

Lee visits Philip Raby Porsche to chat to the proprietors Phil and Will. A former motoring journalist, Phil started Total 911 magazine nearly 20 years ago, and explains his story in transitioning from editing magazines, where he’d write about Porsches, to his next chapter buying and selling them! Phil and Will discuss the ins and outs of running a specialist business, plus there’s love for the 986 Boxster.

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​​Jethro Bovingdon tells the story of his career in automotive journalism, from tea boy at EVO to starring on the US version of TopGear. We also deep-dive into his ten-year 996 ownership story, including the installation of a 3.8-litre 991.1 Carrera S engine! 

You can find Jethro at @jethrobovingdon

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Motoring journalist Kyle Fortune @kylefortune205 joins the team as a panellist this week to discuss his recent first drive of the 911 Dakar. The boys then take you behind the scenes of a contemporary road test: Kyle and Lee share some of their favourite stories from down the years as journalists, while Max and Andy share their insight of the road test from the perspective of an owner.

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We visited RPM Technik this week to discuss the merits of track days with RPM’s Greig Daly, with advice on attempting your first track day, plus choice anecdotes from the ‘Ring and riding with Porsche works driver Lars Kern.

The boys also discuss the virtues of a road trip and values of air-cooled 911s – are their prices too inflated?

Want to join in the fun on track? Take a look at RPM’s 2023 track day calendar ...

The gang kick-off 2023 with a secret Porsche meet for Patreons inside the warehouse at Heritage Parts Centre! Having filled the aisles of Heritage’s 40,000 square-foot facility with p-cars of all ages, Andy and Lee sit down with Heritage CEO, Barney Dines, to discuss his 14-year quest for Porsche 997 ownership, before a group discussion with the audience on cars we all regret selling, and the single best mod you can do with your ca...

In the final episode of the year, Andy, Lee and Max reflect on their Porsche highlights of 2022. The boys discuss their favourite trip of the year, most memorable drive and best event to name a few, before setting themselves a Porsche-oriented new year’s resolution for 2023.

The team also speak to Latitude Tents about their latest Porsche-compatible roof tents… and you can WIN a weekend’s hire of a roof tent for your Pors...

Andy & Lee are joined by TV presenter & former racer Justin Bell. Justin shares many stories from a diverse career, which took him from behind a wheel to in front of a camera, culminating in the release of his new podcast series ‘Life with Legends’.

Justin’s contacts book has given rise to an envious line-up of guests from across the automotive sphere, including his father Derek Bell, Brian Redman, and Mario Andret...

Find out everything there is to know about the reality of living with a 992.

9WERKS Radio is joined by a group of owners from the PCGB 992 register, whose real-world accounts cover build quality, production times, as well as must-have and superfluous options.

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Max takes a YouTube video from @fifthgear_tv, where Jason Plato drives a 996 Turbo back to back with a 992 Carrera. Is it a fair ...