The Motoring Historian
Wherein English automotive historian Jon Summers and school friend Mark Gammie talk about new cars, old cars, motorbikes, motor racing, driving and motoring travel. Both were company car thrashing technology sales reps in the 90s, and later fairly inept sports bike riders. Jon lives in California and collects cars and bikes with plenty of Cheap and Fast, and not much Reliable. Mark plays computer games and writes novels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
RPLA - City of Angels
Michael Mann’s Ferrari movie positioned; as with Ford vs Ferrari, this will define, immortalize the story
Big capacity ‘50s Ferrari V12 sports racing cars: the pinnacle automobile
Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini
At Maranello when Michael cliched 6th(?) F1 Championship
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Ferrari - My Terrible Joys / Brock Yates - Ferrari
Why F...
Warlock - Signs of Satan (intro)
J’s exploration of the neolithic sites of southern England, by Gixxer
Warlock - Signs of Satan (break)
German power metal, Warlock, Doro Pesch, Scanner, Running Wild
Warlock - Hateful Guy (intro)
The Chronicles of Halvar and Clarence, another shameless plug for M and J’s Dungeons and Dragons novel
Warlock - Hateful Guy (break)
Musings on Rhetoric
Scorpions - Don’t S...
Special Guest Dinsmore Greep
Slayer - Altar of Sacrifice
c.2010 Mercedes Sprinter 2.2 litre turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
In praise of Mercedes cruise control - stalk
C.2015 Mercedes Sprinter Supermarket refrigerated delivery van, automatic
M beats the governor with a neutral drop
Sprinter vs. VW Crafter
A fiery Sprinter and a ten mile tail back on the A38
A fiery Ford Orion
Slayer - The AntiChrist
A Fiat Ducato, a lost crabstick and a ...
A Florida Roadtrip;
A Prius Digression;
J impressed by hybrid torque and 50mpg;
Prius not impressed by J’s driving;
Daytona Track Tour is worthwhile to see the banking’s steepness from the actual track; J drives where Dale Earnhardt met his end;
J’s recent Sprint Car research project - Midget racing in the bay area in the late 1940s/50s
Hall of Fame Museum at Daytona;
Campbell’s Bluebird;
Marshall Teague’s “Fabulous” Hudson Hor...
M’s Goodwood Festival of Speed report
M on The Value of Being a Goodwood Member
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, a EV with gears, and the comedy touch in performance EVs
Not racing, but burnouts and crashes on the hillclimb up Lord March’s drive
J’s interest in Leyton House
Cathedral - Hopkins, Witchfinder General
A Nissan Altima rental
J forgives the CVT, if indeed it has one
Cricket and the Englishman
Poker
A Porsche Digression -
The rise of the 993 4S
J’s 964 experiences
J’s 968 CS test drive
In praise of the Cayenne GTS’ interior
Porsche choose their customers like Ferrari. Anecdotally.
The appeal of a base model Boxster
J rebels against car models always bloating
'15 and '16 Fiesta ST running reports
A revolution in car cleaning products, by YouTube
'17 BMW M2 running report - ...
Tommy Vance, Radio Caroline and Early rock radio in Britain
WASP
Four bands in one: the evolution of Judas Priest
The science fiction theatre of Iron Maiden
Aerosmith or Kiss ?
Production and thrash metal - to remaster or not to remaster
Motley Crue, Backing tracks and the digitization of live music
Mixtapes, and M’s impression of For Whom the Bell Tolls
Listening culture 1980s vs 2020s
WASP - Shoot from the H...
Uncle Mark’s Life South of the Border
Buzzed By a Trophy Truck
Yamaha WR 450 and riding in Baja
“Mustangs to Todos”
Argentina bike road trip; heavy vs. light off-road bikes
A Eulogy to Heated Seats and Grips
“Personalities” in modern Nascar
Indy vs. Grosjean
Modern Motorsport and Money
The Gasser Vision
“The Thing I Most Want Is My Own Stuff To Work”
J’s Pontia...
Goodwood “Revival” vs. “Members Meeting” vs “Festival”
Aston Martin Kia Sportage, Lamborghini Anus, The Man Whole Had Three Cayenne Turbos
“Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing”
J’s Gasser vision - the Hound Dog
J’s confessional
A dented Triumph Dolomite
BTCC vs DTM
M’s Best Car Park spot
J en France -
Traffic calming in French villages
Paris’ 19mph speed limit
An Awesome Parisian Cabbie
The Cursed ‘78 Yamaha XS650
- Fleet week 2005 (?)
- MotoGP Laguna Seca 2006 (?)
Guest John rides a homemade electric bike
Buying a custom Yamaha DR125 (yes, dirt bike to race bike)
Memories of Nicky Hayden
Joey Dunlop
Is this the end of real road racing in Ireland? Does this have implications for the Isle of Man TT?
The TT in the future
The “End of Roadracing” article J refers to
Riding in England vs California vs Philippines ...
J pretentiously compares himself to Tristram Shandy
44 teeth’s Boothy fined
Fun with Mopeds
Runaway vehicle anecdotes
“Gate Building” in Mendocino and a 428 Thunderbird
J’s Gasser vision - The Hound Dog
Other Mark’s E350 and Thunderbird
Thunderbird gets frisky on the Grapevine
The Avant Garde and a Freightliner Highway Hauler
The Avant Garde and smog regulations
Where Miami Vice meets motor racing: the “Blue Thunder”...
How Goes the EV Revolution?
Kids dirt bikes
Citroen’s Ami and Oli: lightweight with a sensible price
The Chinese Skyline
Paying a Premium For a Lower Range
Land racing in the Mojave Desert
The Land racing potential of J’s ‘95 Mustang GTS
Tesla Model X Long Range, Design inspiration from Duster’s Video Gaming Arcade, in Plymouth during the nineties; the games of Dusters
Porsche Cayenne GTS
J attends the International Motor Racing Research Center Conference on Motor Sport History
- J breaks down the Third Wall
- Watkins Glen road course, and Big Bend
- Just Go Drive revisited
- Bringing hobbyists and academics together; Conference attendees; Don Capps, the case of confusing Maserati serial numbers; Lord Brockett
- IMRRC Conference Live Stream
- Fireball Roberts and Smokey Yunick’s Catalina; did it have a supercharger? Is there ...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed:
- Witnessing Wayne Rainey Ride Again
- The paddock and sports racing Ferraris
- Tom Kristensen “likes” J
- Nigel Mansell, Piquet, Patrese
- Patrese and wife in Honda Civic Type-R
- Singer 911s, Mulholland Racer book
Guns and Roses and Kenneth Williams
M’s new M2 - initial thoughts
M’s spins
Used car suggestions for a long commute
More of M’s thoughts on the M2
Karting with a 7 year ...
Pebble Beach ‘22
- J sees the start of the Tour d’elegance
- Phil Hill, Formula 1 World Champion
- J meets Derek Hill, his son
- A late night dice
- Exotics at Pebble and a convoy of McLarens
- The ex-Shelby Ferrari 410
Lamborghini 400 GT, Ruf Porsches, Collecting Indy cars vs. Gullwing Mercedes
J’s Collecting Philosophy
Suzuki GSX-Rs and the Democratization of Performance
Musings on car design
Audi in Formula 1?
Lu...
J drove some new cars on the Western Automotive Journalists annual test day, #waj, #wajmedia days, #wajmediadays22. Thanks to everyone at the manufacturers, #waj and Page One Automotive for sorting that out. Discussed are:
BMW M4 Competition Convertible
The new BMW grill with giant kidneys (altho J calls it a Mercedes grill…)
BMW I50 M4; range anxiety, and the city car According To J
Lucid; the drive; meeting ...
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