Takona Tlks.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.