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An automotive podcast that celebrates connection, community, and interesting stories.Every two weeks Takona founder Lewis Warren sits down for a casual conversation with an interesting guest, normally someone from within the automotive world. These conversations are designed to act as an example; talking can be casual and conversations can lead us in a variety of directions. If mental health and well-being comes up, its okay. After all, ITS OK TO TLK. By Takona, the brand driving mental health awareness through cars.
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Takona tlks with Luke Scambler, Youtuber, presenter, builder and breaker of many cars, and a good talker. A thorough chat with many tangents and many stories, proper car conversation. To see more from Luke check out his youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@GarageofLukeFor more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona Tlks with Rich Hall the man behind Great British Sports Cars, an independent car maker based in Nottinghamshire. Rich shares the story behind where the company started, how it's grown, and where it's heading. With a good mix of challenges and success thrown in for good measure.See more from Great British Sports cars at: https://www.greatbritishsportscars.com/See more from Takona at: www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona Tlks with Hamilton James - A car youtuber, presenter and in his words, failed car dealer. A long, authentic, and at times deep episode looking quite thoroughly at both cars and mental health.For more from Hamilton check out his youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpuEELfejiUJrlMlZlDbFwFor more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona Tlks with Automotive youtuber Freddie Hernandez aka Tavarish. One of Americas and possibly the worlds biggest automotive youtube content creators. Freddie has built his name around the phrase "I am the warranty" and his journey has taken him from fixing his cars on a driveway to buying flood damaged Mclaren P1's to build into something unique. We sat down for a good old chat about his journey, some of the harder things to manage in being so well known, along with the usual life, the universe and everything. See freddies Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/tavarishAs always more from Takona can be found here: www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona tlks with Dr Erdem Pulcu, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford, he's also a proper car enthusiast. We look into some of the brain science around mental health, his research into brain scanning, and his love for cars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona Tlks with Sam Fretwell, founder of the Classicwise specialist car dealer in Southwell Nottinghamshire. Going from an incredibly difficult situation following a nasty car crash and turning that experience into the motivation to build a truly brilliant business doing fantastic things. We get into the story behind how Classicwise came to be. For all things Classicwise head to https://www.classicwise.co.uk/For all things Takona head to https://www.takona.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona Tlks with Nathan Chadwick, freelance car journalist for magazines including Magneto, Hagerty Drivers Club and Classic Car Mag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 with Group B will be hosting the live rally stages across the weekend, something I'm personally quite excited to go and see. (Hence wanting to talk about such a cool thing on the podcast) The Race Retro team have even offered a £2 off code for Takona Tlks listeners, use TAKONA2 at checkout. https://www.raceretro.com/For all things Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 a Patreon member you can explore how to become one here: https://www.patreon.com/Takona Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 fantastic pieces of watch design to create some truly stunning pieces, you can learn more about them at: https://zerowest.watch/As always more from Takona can be found at www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 to at: https://www.greatnorthernclassics.co.uk/Arun and Gareth can be found at: https://www.atd-vas.co.uk/And of course, all things Takona are at www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 more from HPC Classics at https://www.hpcclassics.co.uk/And all thinks Takona at www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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/pages/mental-health-and-support - you can also speak with Strongmen for Bereavement focused help - https://www.strongmen.org.uk/ which is also the go to for all the pieces we've talked about in the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If 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 for not only interesting vehicles, but fantastic style and humour around the liveries they wear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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: https://www.justgiving.com/page/alexwalks and to see some of his automotive work you can head here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/alex-robbins/For all things Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Takona 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 make classic car ownership more attainable and enjoyable. You can find out more about AOHE here. More about Classic Collective here. and more about Takona here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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