Podcasts about Brooklands

In this episode Tim Morris looks at the recent Motor Proud LGBTQ+ event at Brooklands including Stories Uncovered and the Eikon charity and in the second half a tribute to Brooklands stalwart and legend Julian Grimwade who lost his life last Saturday whilst competing at Donnington Park

Bav Majithia talks with Ceri Richardson, Head of Sales & Marketing at the Brooklands Hotel about what the hotel has to offer including its Spa with a competition to win a 3 hour session at the Spa and a meal for two.

Jim Allen reads the late Ken Scott's account of his experiences in World Ward II set in the contex of the war. Ken Scott is the step father of Brooklands radio's Jess Contos.

Lois Pryce is a British motorcyclist, adventurer, author, journalist and speaker. She quit her job with the BBC, passed her motorcycle test and rode 20,000 miles from Alaska to the tip of South America on a small dirt bike. Her next expedition saw her ride the length of Africa solo from London to Cape Town via the Sahara, Congo and Angola. Then came an epic 3000 mile solo motorcycle ride around Iran – a country where women are not even allowed to ride motorcycles. Lois' resulting book, Revolutionary Ride, was named a Book of the Year by National Geographic Traveller Magazine, describing it as a "joyful, moving and stereotype-busting tale." Lois is an ebullient and highly entertaining speaker, and we welcomed her to Brooklands to hear more about her incredible adventures.

Join the hosts as they take you through all the news from around the world and across the UK.  Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. In this week's show: Police escort a Gloucester mum off a Ryanair flight after she is unable to pay for Pringles, British Airways change their boarding rules yet again after a new system rollout and Luton Airport expansion gets the UK Government's go-ahead.    We also have some sad news to report about the simulator facility that we used for our 500th show. We'll discuss that at the end of the commercial news segment.    In the military: The iconic RAF Red Arrows jets are in danger of being replaced by Russian planes loved by President Putin in a move slammed as ‘outrageous' and we look at how the US Air Force equips their F-16s with AI flight systems.    We are also going to show Nev's video of his trip to Brooklands on the Concorde simulator again after we had a couple of technical issues with the playback of it last week.

It's Wednesday, we're back and we've got loads of news to cover. Join the hosts as they take you through all the news from around the world and across the UK.  In this week's show we hear from the world's youngest airline captain, easyJet opens their new base at London Southend airport and we take a look at the largest aircraft to date that has operated into London City airport.    In the military, the RAF says farewell to their last 3 Puma helicopters and the USAF requirement fuels Embraer's ambition with the KC-390 Agile Tanker.    We'll also hear from Nev about his visit to Brooklands last Friday and his memorable trip on the British Airways Concorde simulator.    And this week its a double helping of Retro airline Ads as we head back to 1985 where we set phasers to stun & fast forward to 1992 for a look at world class IFE but is it in HD? Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +447446975214 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

John Tye, Concorde pilot and Brooklands volunteer talks with Alan Smith, Concorde test pilot about Alan's time working with Brian Trubshaw on 002 and Delta Golf during the 1970s.

  Welcome to Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 653! Today we're delving into all of Simon's expertise! Focusing, of course, on Brooklands and what happened over the last year in terms... The post Scottish Watches Podcast #653 : No Horsing Around With Brooklands Latest Creations appeared first on Scottish Watches.

Julian Wilcox and Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira join us from finals day at Te Matatini o Te Kahui Maunga, from the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth.

The second day of Te Matatini kapa haka festival on Wednesday sees three powerhouse groups from Auckland go head-to-head. Māori News Journalist Pokere Paewai is at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth.

Thousands are expected to pour through the gates of New Plymouth's Bowl of Brooklands on Tuesday, as kapa haka groups from around the country compete in Te Matatini. Māori News Journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.

This year's Te Matatini as just got underway at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth/Ngāmotu. Te Manu Korihi reporter Emma Andrews spoke to Alexa Cook.

The 1908 Mercedes 17.3-Liter 150 HP 'Brooklands' Semmering Rennwagen was decades ahead of its time. Join Greg Stanley and Evan Ide as they explore its significance, along with other Brass Era cars from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, available at RM Sotheby's Moda Miami sale. #ClassicCars #VintageRacing #BrassEra #Mercedes #RMModaMiami #RMSothebys #Brooklands #AutomotiveHistory #CarCollectors #Motorsport  Follow The Collector Car Podcast: Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or communicate with Greg directly via Email. Join RM Sotheby's Car Specialist Greg Stanley as he applies over 25 years of insight and analytical experience to the collector car market. Greg interviews the experts, reviews market trends and even has some fun. Podcasts are posted every Thursday and available on Apple Podcast, GooglePlay, Spotify and wherever podcasts are found. See more at www.TheCollectorCarPodcast.com or contact Greg directly at Greg@TheCollectorCarPodcast.com. Are you looking to consign at one of RM Sotheby's auctions? Email Greg at GStanley@RMSothebys.com.

Richard Noble came to Brooklands on the 23rd January to talk about his World Speed Records. In part one he recounts his land speed record challenges. What a story!

Former land speed record holder Richard Noble returned to Brooklands to tell us about his new project, an attempt on the water speed record. Inspired by the exploits of John Cobb and his designer Reid Railton, the Thrust team has set out to break the current WSR of 317.596mph, which was set by Australian Ken Warby back in 1978. That the record has stood for so long indicates both the danger and the difficulty involved in mounting a challenge. Since that record was set, two challengers have died in the process. The Thrust WSH (water speed hydrofoil) team is therefore proceeding with maximum research and risk mitigation efforts. To produce a truly innovative design the team has access to advanced technologies and resources not available to earlier challengers.

Mark Mowbray in conversation with Scott Kartvedt call sign “Intake” is a retired US Navy fighter pilot, keynote speaker and author of the book, “Full Throttle.” Scott received a Bronze Star, flew with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, and was a stunt pilot in the 2022 action movie, Top Gun Maverick. This is a fascinating look into the life & career both in front and behind the movie camara. The fully extended cut with all of Scott's musical choices can be found on Mark Mowbray's Mixcloud channel, follow the links from the Brooklands website. More information on Scott and the Blue Angel Foundation can be found at: scottkartvedt.com blueangelsfoundation.org

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about Brooklands Museum and Bicester Motion's first events of 2025, just days into the new year. Steve has a nose around a Dacia Spring, we advise a listener which cars come with spare wheels, and Prior gets unreasonably annoyed with a Hyundai advert. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textAndy went along to the historic Brooklands Museum (home to the iconic banked race track of the 1930s) for their annual New Year Classic Car meet. It should have been the 1st January, but bad weather saw it postpone till the weekend. Meeting up with friend and automotive artisit, Steve from AutoLegends Autolegends.co.uk they spent the morning enjoying the sites and interviewing fellow show goers about their earliest car memories.If you spoke with us, thanks, we really appreciate your time.If you have found us because of the event, then hopefully you enjoy these stories, and we get to speak to you later in the year.Find details on more Brooklands events here. Aviation & Motoring Events at Brooklands MuseumIncluding the next Classic Car day on April 19th. Brooklands Museum :: Easter Classic Gathering 2025Support the showWe'd love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media. www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcastwww.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcastwww.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscarIf you'd like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee' which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom. Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

When Eric Fernihough lost control of his motorcycle at over 170mph, he was the last British rider to have been the ‘world's fastest' on two wheels. An orphan, an adopted son, a public schoolboy, a Cambridge graduate, an engineer, a noted tuner, a European motorcycle champion, a multiple Brooklands race winner, ‘Ferni' was a motorcycling household name in the nineteen thirties. On a new road in far-away Hungary, he rode to his death on 23 April 1938. His life story, which this book tells, spanned more than thirty year's of furious competition for the world's absolute motorcycle speed record before World War 2. First in 1900 was a Frenchman on an American motorcycle. French motorcycles took the lead in 1902 until an American boardtrack rider rode his best ever at England's Brooklands Motor Course in 1911. An English rider and machine promptly took the title back before the Americans recovered it. With the world at war, in 1916 an Australian was the fastest on a remote dirt road near Adelaide. After a short period of American supremacy on the sands of America's Daytona Beach, Brooklands was the setting for more world's record efforts before the long, straight roads of France became the new battleground. British riders and motorcycles were unbeatable until German technical ingenuity, and a BMW rider Ernst Henne, became dominant during the lean years of the Great Depression. Eric Fernihough set out to challenge this German hegemony. With supercharged big-twin JAP engines in Brough Superior motorcycles, he drove to the south of Budapest and set the absolute world's motorcycle speed record there at 169.79mph in April 1937. Gilera-mounted Piero Taruffi just squeezed past him before Henne took the title again at 173.68mph. Back in Hungary, Fernihough was aiming for over 175mph when he crashed and was killed. Drawing on Fernihough's personal papers and photographs at Brooklands Museum, the Mutschler collection in Germany, Henne's private albums at the BMW archives and many other sources, this book has hundreds of never-before-published photographs and drawings. It is the first detailed history of the world's absolute motorcycle speed record and the first biography of a great motorcycle rider. Most of the images are reproduced from 'Speed Monarch: the short life of Eric Fernihough and the world's motorcycle speed record' by Terry Wright which is published by Loose Fillings Publishing and can be ordered online at www.loosefillings.com or leading motoring booksellers. Credit to Katy Coubrough for the excellent image production as seen in the book.

Graham Laycock talks to Christine Ricketts CEO of Brooklands Tehcnical College in Weybridge with an update on the building development at the college and what it will bring for students and the local population.

Doug Nye is one of the world's foremost motorsport journalists and authors. In 2023 he celebrated his 60th year as a racing journalist, having joined Motor Racing magazine in 1963. He went on to work for Motoring News and Motor Sport before going freelance. He remains a regular contributor to many racing and classic car publications in the UK and worldwide. He is the multiple award-winning author of more than 70 books covering motor sporting history. His books include works on Lotus, Cooper, BRM, Ferrari and McLaren, and biographies of pre-war British ace Dick Seaman, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jack Brabham, Phil Hill and Jim Clark. Doug is consultant historian to Goodwood Motorsport, and is one of the co-founders of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival Meeting. In much demand throughout the world for his unrivalled motorsport knowledge, we look welcome Doug to Brooklands for a most insightful and entertaining evening.

Graham Laycock talks to Rob Offord, Mason Taylor and Joshua Childerstone-Briggs from Brooklands College with news of a charity walk raising funds for the Royal British Legion.

From bamboo biplanes to supersonic airliners and the pioneer designers who created them A History of Aviation at Brooklands in 100 Objects. The author Nigel Spooner writes; The book is a history of aviation at Brooklands in 100 objects that are arranged into seven episodes, each of which covers a particular era of that history. Choosing what to include and what to leave out has been a difficult task – there can be no such thing as a perfect list! The objects include aircraft, engines, places and many other elements that played a role in the transformation of Brooklands from a marshy water meadow to one of Europe's largest aircraft factories. The intent with each one is not to indulge in too many technical details but rather to explore the stories and people behind them. I have also included relatively brief biographies on each of the six featured designers that are intended to show their personal contributions to the Brooklands history.

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In the August episode of The Engel & Völkers Shop Talk podcast, we dive into the exciting developments at The Villages at Brooklands, an upcoming boutique community offering 70+ condos and townhomes nestled on 10 acres in Hutto, a rapidly growing suburb of Austin. Tune in to explore what makes this new neighborhood stand out, with insights on its design, amenities, and the appeal of living in a community that blends small-town charm with modern conveniences. 

The man accused of murdering 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith last summer now faces life in prison after entering a guilty plea in the horrifying case. WWJ's Tracy McCaskill and Tony Ortiz bring us the update, plus another Rochester Hills splash pad shooting victim is out of the hospital and more on this afternoon's top local news.  Photo credit Ingham County Sheriff's Office and Lansing Police Department

Our speaker is author and journalist Rachel Harris-Gardiner. Her award winning book, Speed Queens, on which her talk is based, is a history of women in motorsport, from the first known motorised race for women in 1897 to the modern era, and covering both circuit racing and rallying. Some of the best-known female competitors such as Brooklands' own Kay Petre and Gwenda Stewart, rally stars Rosemary Smith, Pat Moss and Michele Mouton and the only female Formula 1 points scorer Lella Lombardi are covered, but Speed Queens is not just concerned with big names and historic “firsts”. For every woman to be the first to do something on wheels, there were usually several others striving for success.

Hello and Welcome to The Passenger Seat Podcast, a podcast designed to fill your passenger seat with a chat about classic cars, all recorded from my 1968 Morris Minor, Peggy.In today's episode, we start up Season 7 of the podcast with the details of an adventure I went on between seasons with the WDSC. Peggy's restoration is still on going so I took on this adventure in the MMOC Club Van!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepassengerseatpodcast/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/PassengerSeatP Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThePassengerSeatPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the 500th Simulator Special!  Well here we are! We finally made it. All the crew have been fully type-rated and signed off, paperwork has been checked, we've done our walk-around. Weight and balance checks are complete, all the waypoints are in the FMC, performance calcs verified, the ground run-ups have been done. We're pushing back and getting ourselves ready to line up on runway FIVE ZERO ZERO! Finally, here we are ready for take-off, on our great PTUK milestone.    It feels like this has been quite a while coming, and it's a big milestone for us to reach. Our podcast began way back on the 6th of November 2013 and since then the team has changed and grown, and we've been lucky enough become part of a wonderful aviation podcasting community, with friends all across the globe. We've done some amazing things, with highlights such as Wings over Pittsburgh in 2017, the Dubai Airshow in 2019 and not forgetting our 400th get-together at Brooklands. We've met some real aviation celebrities, and taken part in some wonderful events.    Our amazing support from you, our fabulous listeners, has allowed us to grown and continue, so it is with great pleasure that I present to you the PTUK team, and welcome you all onboard tonight for our terrific episode 500!  You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Brooklands celebrates 50 years since our Concorde delta Golf's first flight.

Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 560! Take a break from Watches and Wonders for this hour as we chat about the new Fears Boutique, Brooklands announces a partnership... The post Scottish Watches Podcast #560 : The W and W Palate Cleanser Episode appeared first on Scottish Watches.

Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 532! In todays show we catch up with Simon who has taken his experience in aerospace and aviation plus a healthy interest in... The post Scottish Watches Podcast #532 : World Speed Records, Concorde and Creating Watches With The Brooklands Watch Company appeared first on Scottish Watches.

This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior consider plans for the New Year at Brooklands, talk sustainable race fuels, and ponder the value of long-known advert slogans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barry Richards talks to Christine Ricketts from Brooklands College and John Richards from Cala Homes with news of the redevelopment plans for Brooklands College, Weybridge.

Guests:  Andrew Lewis and Allan Winn Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Andrew Lewis and Allan Winn at the Brooklands Museum, at Weybridge, Surrey, in England. Brooklands was the home of British motor racing, and also the home of Vickers Weybridge, a [...]

this episode covers most of the austrian drama that happened last weekend with penalties and positions, a short deep dive into the history of silverstone, you finally hear a little bit about my favorite team and driver and a special surprise segment at the end! https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.5-winners-and-5-losers-from-the-austrian-grand-prix-who-was-superb-in.5rIRJ5su46cA7YRFFbDJe7.html F1 track limits: Carlos Sainz says 'it's time to act' after Austrian GP penalty ... https://www.silverstone.co.uk/about/our-history https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/united-kingdom/silverstone.html Silverstone corner names: How Maggotts, Brooklands, Lewis ... https://www.skysports.com/amp/f1/news/12479/12914155/mclaren-to-run-special-chrome-livery-at-british-gp-as-part-of-60th-anniversary-celebrations https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.first-look-apxgp-car-from-upcoming-apple-original-film.20apWw4aDG65X63SL1RpRa.html https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/brad-pitt-filming-f1-movie-at-the-british-grand-prix-latest-on-silverstone-shoot/

It's the British Grand Prix this weekend and the team takes a look at the history of the great event. Starting with pre-war races at Brooklands and Donington through Aintree, Brands Hatch and of course Silverstone. Jim Roller, Paul Jurd and Joe Bradley are the panellists on ‘Corridors of Power' this month and each of them puts forward their own nomination for ‘The Most Memorable British Grand Prix'. Host Paul Tarsey has to pick a winner.

Thanks for joining me for this weeks episode of One For The Road. This week i am joined by Dan O'Reilly. Daniel is one of the UK's Largest Influencers, a comedian, actor, musician, viral video star and social influencer. Daniel grew up on a council estate in Weybridge and did performing arts at Brooklands college, before moving out and living on his own from the age of 15. Daniel then worked on the cruise ships for many, many years, travelling the world as a compere, host and comedian. Daniel went on to live in Clapham for a while and saw his career begin to flourish. With a portfolio of businesses Daniel enjoys a busy lifestyle mixed with business and pleasure. Daniel is a father to two beautiful girls and enjoys spending quality time with them and his wife Shelley. After being diagnosed with severe ADHD and beginning his sobriety again, Daniel also set up a page on Facebook and Instagram called 'Men And Their Emotions' (M.A.T.E) an accessible, open and supportive group for MEN to post their feelings, thoughts and current life issues. Upon seeing the responses from men around the world to some of the posts on the group he was blown away and continues to be touched by the kindness and support offered by strangers. This all led to Daniel wanting to start up his own podcast and invite guests to join him in opening up about past experiences and talk about all things mental health, family & sobriety. The podcast, Menace 2 Sobriety has not only helped the 32,500 members in the M.A.T.E Facebook group, but has also received incredible feedback from viewers across all platforms.  With 2022 being a busy year, Daniel sold out his O2 stand-up show and released his British movie 'The Last Heist', which became the number one Amazon Crime Movie and is currently in the remits for a release on Netflix. @dappersinstagram (Instagram)@dapperlaughs (Twitter)Daniel O'Reilly (Facebook)@dapperlaughs (Tiktok)@menacetosobrietyuk (Podcast Instagram)https://www.youtube.com/@menacetosobrietypodcast (Podcast Youtube)@hyprr_films (Film Instagram)If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice for Suzanne.www.instagram.com/janeyhollidaycoachingwww.facebook.com/janeyhollidaycoaching https://www.linkedin.com/in/janey-holliday-1445b821/www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/ www.instagram.com/grownuphustle/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graham Laycock talk to Mary Hammond from Community Life Magazines for Runnymede, Weybridge and Brooklands with news of what's in the May edition. 

It was the 13th of May 1912, a Monday, when a Flanders F3 Monoplane took off from Brooklands in Surrey, a county of England.  The pilot was the aviation pioneer Edward Victor Beauchamp Fisher and his passenger the American millionaire Victor Mason.  Fisher had an Aviator's Certificate, the 77th to be issued, had learned to fly at Brooklands and was a flying instructor there.  He had also worked with both A V Roe (the founder of Avro) and Howard Flanders, whose monoplane he was flying at the time.  The two men had made two or three circuits of the airfield at about 100ft, the 60 hp Green engine operating well when, in a left turn, the aircraft fell to the ground killing both the aviator and his passenger before catching alight and burning.  In the early days of aviation such accidents were fairly common but what sets this one apart is that it was the first in history to become the subject of an accident investigation by an official civilian body… the Public Safety and Accidents Investigation Committee of the Royal Aero Club.   Brooklands airfield and motor racing circuit circa 1907   The Flanders F3/4   The Wright crash   Lt Frank Lahm   The 1920 Air Navigation Act   The 1926 formation of the NTSB   NTSB Investigators   The Challenger disaster     Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Daimler Chrysler AG, Bain News Service, National Museum of Health and Medicine, the USAF, UK Gov, NTSB and the Kennedy Space Centre.

Hay personas que no se complican la vida: ¿Qué quieren más potencia? Pues metes un motor de avión en un coche y asunto concluido. Y así han nacido coches con cerca de 50.000 cm3, casi 1.000 CV, de 16 cilindros, con turbinas y hasta con cohetes… Algunos de carreras, otros para ir por la calle, pero todos, sin excepción, impresionantes. 1. Fiat Mefistofele (1921) Ernest Eldridge desarrolló un automóvil que, gracias a un motor de 240 CV procedente de un avión, era capaz de alcanzar 150 Km/h… en 1921. Pero a Eldridge le parecía poco y consiguió un propulsor Fiat de aviación de seis cilindros, 21.706 cm3 y 350 CV a 1.800 rpm. 2. BMW Brutus (1925) El nombre le viene al pelo. Porque alguien tuvo la brillante idea de “dejar caer” un motor V12 de 47 litros de cilindrada procedente de un avión en un chasis de coche. y “voilà”, nació el Brutus, con 750 CV a 1.700 rpm y un consumo, más o menos, de un litro por kilómetro…. ¿Crisis? ¿Quién dijo crisis? 3. Opel RAK II (1928) ¿Motores de avión? Eso es poco…. ¡cohetes! RAK viene de la palabra Raketten, que significa cohete en alemán y eran modelos que iban sobre raíles y con los que se querían batir diversos récords de velocidad, algo muy apreciado entonces en Alemania. Y fue Fritz von Opel, el nieto del fundador de la marca el que se presentó en el circuito de Avus, en Berlín con el Rak 2. 4. Napier-Railton (1933) Comparado con el Brutus el motor Napier de 12 cilindros en W, 23,9 litros y 580 CV a 2.600 rpm puede parecer poca cosa. Pero permitió a este coche conseguir 47 récords de velocidad entre 1933 y 1935. Uno de ellos aún vigente, en el circuito de Brooklands, en Surrey -Reino Unido-, porque este trazado dejó de usarse en los años previos a la II Guerra Mundial. Y, además, era un coche bonito. 5. Mónaco Trossi T34 (1935) El artífice de este Monstruo fue Carlo Felice Trossi que se le ocurrió meter un motor 2T de aviación con 16 cilindros y 250 CV al frente de un monoplaza… y para completar la originalidad, con tracción delantera. El coche es curioso, precioso y absolutamente ineficaz. 6. Fiat Turbina (1954) Este coche es el primero de la lista pensado para producirse en serie. Y es que Fiat empezó a investigar en 1948 aunque el Fiat Turbina no fue presentado hasta 1954. 7. Renault Étoile Filante (1956) “Estrella fugaz” … hasta el nombre de este coche me gusta. Y es que tengo debilidad por este “platillo volante” con cuatro ruedas. El jefe de Renault, Pierre Lefaucheux encargó desarrollar un prototipo con aerodinámica carroceríade fibra, una estructura tubular y una turbina de 270 CV. 8. GM Firebird III (1956) Segundo intento de esta lista de hacer un coche de producción con motor de avión, concretamente con turbina. Y no escatimaron esfuerzos: La carrocería era de titanio, contaba con cuatro frenos de disco por primera vez en un coche americano, el habitáculo era una mampara de plexiglás y, por supuesto, quemaba queroseno… 9. Chrysler Turbine Car (1962) Este sí que fue un intento serio de producir en serie un coche con motor de avión. El Chrysler Turbine Car fue construido entre 1962 y 1964. La carrocería era un diseño del carrocero italiano Ghia y la turbina rendía 130 CV. 10. Rover BRM (1963) Una marca que me encanta BRM o Brittish Racing Motors, tenía ideas originales. Pensaban que las turbinas, eran termodinámicamente mucho más eficientes que los motores de combustión. Y se les ocurrió hacer un modelo con motor de avión, una turbina, para correr las 24 horas de Le Mans en los años 1963 y 1964. 11. La Bestia (1966) Sus credenciales: Mide 5,7 metros de largo, tiene un motor V12 de avión de 750 CV y nada menos que 27.000 centímetros cúbicos. No está mal, ¿verdad? Paul Jameson instaló un motor Rolls-Royce de 27 litros de cubicaje en un chasis que había hecho poco menos que en casa. Consiguió que John Dodd, especialista en transmisiones automáticas, le construyese una caja de cambios… y así nació “La Bestia”. 12. Lotus 56B 4WD (1971) Con motor de avión a turbina y tracción total. Y es que si ha habido alguien con capacidad de innovar y arriesgar en la F1 ese ha sido Colin Chapman. En 1967 diseño el Lotus 56 un precioso monoplaza en forma de cuña, motor de turbina y tracción total para las 500 Millas de Indianápolis. A pesar de cierta fragilidad, el resultado fue esperanzador pero lo prohibieron. 12+1. Toyota GTV (1987) El ejemplo más moderno es el Toyota GTV presentado en el Salón del automóvil de Tokio de 1987, un modelo que fue un banco de pruebas basado en el Supra, pero con turbina de gas. Contaba con dos turbinas, cada una con 150 CV a 53.000 rpm y simplemente fue eso, un banco de pruebas… Conclusión. ¡Me encantan estos coches! Y sé que me faltan unos cuantos, sobre todo de competición como el STP Paxton y caza récords como el Bleu Flame.… a lo mejor hay que hacer segunda parte.

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Close the gates! It's selfie frames and our last on Trusteegate this week. Nic Nic was at Bradford parkrun having a 'p' and Danny was getting his wriggle on at Brooklands parkrun.

Barry Richards talks to Mary Hammond from Community Life Magazines covering Runneymede, Weybridge and Brooklands.

3 settembre 1922: con la disputa di una gara per vetturette, viene ufficialmente inaugurato l'Autodromo Nazionale Monza, terzo circuito permanente al mondo dopo Brooklands e Indianapolis. È l'inizio di un'avventura eroica, destinata a trasformare quella pista nel tempio mondiale della velocità e in uno dei luoghi di culto della Formula 1. Una storia densa di personaggi e imprese leggendarie, gare indimenticabili e feroci rivalità, trionfi e drammi, che Giorgio, Pino e Stefano rievocano in questo appuntamento speciale del podcast, in occasione del centenario

A leading music promoter says a proposal to increase the capacity at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth could put it among New Zealand's premier concert venues. He wants the council to go one step further - and fill in the iconic lake in front of the Bowl stage. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Ben Constanduros looks ahead to WRC in Portugal, Richard Craill looks back at the Bathurst 12h and John Hindhaugh celebrates a special anniversary at Brooklands.

This week host Hassan welcomes an incredible carp angler with over 50 years experience, former British Carp Record holder,  former World Carp Fishing Champion and a man who has caught both a 60lb+ mirror and common in the UK, it's none other than Lee “Jacko” Jackson.Starting back in the 1970s through to the late 1980's Lee talks through his time fishing his local Kent waters including Darenth, Brooklands and Horton Kirby to name a few. On such places he rub shoulders with angling legends, founding fathers such as Peter Springate, Kevin Maddocks, Martin Locke and Paul Forward. Lee goes on to talk about how he discovered the game changing hair rig and how carp fishing was both very secretive but also very social at the same time.Moving on a Lee talks about a captures which trust him into the lime light when his managed to land a 40lb unkown fish from the Colne Valley. This capture along with his quest for Favershams “She” which would be the first big carp he would choose to target lead him to find himself on the historic Conningbrooke in search of the biggest carp in the country at the time, the mighty “Two Tone”Lee talks about how his time progressed on Conningbrook and how the rock hard fishing made him almost give up when at his lowest moment the bite he'd been working so hard for finally came. He talks about a technical/tactical edge using bread which also led to the capture of his Brtish Record 60lb+ mirror in the shape of Two Tone.Lee talks about his big carp match fishing including why he has been so incredibly successful and consistent. He talks about his BCAC win in 2001 and his subsequent wins on the St Lawrence river with Ian Chilcott in the World Carp Championship 2011 and his most recent World Carp Classic win on the mighty Madine with Tim Paisley in 2017.Lee talks about his involvement over the years in carp fishing media. From writing articles and his book to working on Sky Sports Tight Lines show and his legendary Tel & Jacko Go Carp Fishing videos fishing with the legend that is Terry Hearn. He goes onto talk about his 30+ years working at The Tackle Box in Dartford and how this came to an end for him.In a final section lee talks about his recent fishing including the capture of a 60lb+ common and subsequent very recent repeat capture of the fish on his Kent venue. He also talks about his opinions on the modern carp fishing scene and the cost of big carp fishing to him personally in the form of his alcoholism which he has manages to very inspirationally over come being sober for 9 years now.When you talk about anglers who will be forever remembered in carp fishing history Lee is very much up there on that list. His lifetime dedication to carp fishing has seen him influence a huge amount of angler, catch incredible fish, win huge international competitions and still to this very day his passion and drive for it all hasn't remotely subsided. The man is an inspirational force.

A proposal to pump up crowd capacity at a popular New Plymouth concert venue is hitting a sour note with some. The Bowl of Brooklands currently has a capacity of 15,000, but the council has floated the idea of increasing it to 25,000 to attract bigger international acts. And potentially covering its iconic lake. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Join, Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme. In this week's show we take a look at the aviation news from the Ukraine, British Airways has a meltdown & its not of old aircraft & we look at crufts 2022 but in an aviation way .    In the military we look at the situation in Ukraine, pay respect to Colonel “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko, and we get confirmation that the world's heaviest airplane has indeed been destroyed. It was so good to see so many people at the 400th show representing listeners and the podcast community, it was truly incredible and we take a moment or two to reminisce on a stunning weekend. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL Ukraine / Russia conflict stories https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2022/03/united-airlines-to-continue-to-fly-over.html https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-suspends-parts-maintenance-russian-airlines-its-aviation-sector-isolated-2022-03-02/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-jal-ana-cancel-all-flights-europe-thursday-2022-03-03/ https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2022/03/russian-air-space-closure-means.html https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2022/03/russian-aviation-industry-isolated-as.html https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2022/03/alaskas-anchorage-prepares-for-extra.html https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/irish-aircraft-leasing-firms-to-sever-agreements-with-russian-airlines-1.4817878 Jet2 becomes first airline to scrap face masks on flights https://thepointsguy.com/news/jet2-airline-scrap-face-masks-on-flights-covid/ British Airways is quizzed by regulator over biggest IT meltdown in years that saw it cancel hundreds of flights at last minute leaving furious holidaymakers stranded abroad https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10563815/British-Airways-grilled-Civil-Aviation-Authority-fiasco-leaves-Heathrow-passengers-stranded.html Tradewind Aviation Orders 20 PC-12 NGX Turboprops https://www.flyingmag.com/tradewind-aviation-orders-20-pc-12-ngx-turboprops/ Drunk pilot removed from cockpit of JetBlue flight to Florida https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/03/jetblue-pilot-drunk-flight-alcohol-florida Crufts 2022 Birmingham Airport rules for dog owners travelling to NEC show https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/crufts-2022-birmingham-airport-rules-23250347 SOUTHEND AIRPORT: WIZZ AIR DITCHES PLANS TO SET UP ESSEX BASE AS RYANAIR RULES OUT IMMINENT RETURN https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/southend-airport-wizz-air-ryanair-b2026920.html Canada's low-cost carrier WestJet to buy rival Sunwing Airlines https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/canadas-low-cost-carrier-westjet-buy-rival-sunwing-airlines-2022-03-02/ NetJets Agrees To Buy and Operate 150 Lilium eVTOLs https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-03-03/netjets-agrees-buy-and-operate-150-lilium-evtols https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2022-03-03/netjets-agrees-buy-and-operate-lilium-jet-evtol-private-owners Norwegian Adds 10 New Boeing 737 MAX 8s https://simpleflying.com/norwegian-10-737-max-lease/ MILITARY Ukraine Conflict https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-happened-russias-air-force-us-officials-experts-stumped-2022-03-01/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/28/which-countries-are-sending-military-aid-to-ukraine https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-03-01/poland-nato-russia-invasion-ukraine-5185737.html Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko shot down https://theaviationgeekclub.com/colonel-oleksandr-grey-wolf-oksanchenko-the-ukrainian-air-force-su-27-flanker-display-pilot-between-2013-2018-killed-in-an-air-battle-on-friday-night/ The An-225 Mriya, World's Heaviest Aircraft, Has Been Destroyed https://theaviationist.com/2022/02/27/the-only-an-225-mriya-destroyed/ The Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 That Landed In Romania Flown Back To Ukraine https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/01/ukrainian-su-27-returns-to-ukraine/ Romanian Rescue Helicopter Crashes During Search For Missing MiG-21 Fighter Jet https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44542/romanian-rescue-helicopter-crashes-during-search-for-missing-mig-21-fighter-jet