In this Renngineering Heritage episode, I pick up a conversation I initially had with PJ Gibbons after seeing his stunning war horse of a 356a, at a small car meet. PJ had picked a parking spot in front of some skips. When everyone else was focused on putting their car pride of place outside the front of Podium Place in Newbury, PJ knew the aesthetic would suit his car perfectly. That, to me... sums up PJ. Humble and relaxed. Minimum effort, but maximum style. I can feel the cringe emerging from...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 34
🧇 Mick is back! We managed to grab a proper chunk of time to sit and record a whole waffle! Thankfully Mick also came armed to the gills with ideas for content to talk about. I never sell myself as a Formula 1 expert but it was fun to reflect on Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari. What that means, and whether he's going to eclipse Michael Schumacher and pick up his 8th Championship win. We also talk about the new hypercar from Red Bull and Mick managed to take me from muted interest to fascinated...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 33
I'm back with another Your Porsche Stories episode this week. This time I grab some time with the ever so sociable Dan from Dan's Timeless Classics. We cover his history with engine conversions, the VW scene but really start to deep dive 996 aero kitted cars. The first water-cooled 911's and why they're so special. Dan isn't afraid of a punchy engine swap and what you'll hear about will probably surprise you! He recalls a very sweet story about how he came to own the car I was stood in front of ...
Feb 08, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 32
WHAT AN EPIC! Michael Lenzi. What a legend. I pride myself on being able to bring a story to life. At least I try... Michael, this weeks Your Porsche Stories guest really can sell a story arc! Michael reached out late last year and after some back and forth we managed to sit down. Now, what I hadn't told Michael is that with the time zone difference, and me figuring it'll be 20-25 minutes as standard for a YPS episode, I held off having some food. Well an hour and a half later, with my stomach g...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This week I'm back with a new Your Porsche Stories episode with an older guy, still loving life and loving the Porsche brand. I met the chap, whose name I never managed to get, and the passion he had then and still has really came over. I also take a bit of time to update on some exciting news at Porsche in the Park where I'll be doing a LIVE Tech Talk with Hartech, that if you have tickets, you can come and watch it all happen. If you have questions you want me to ask, send those over and I'll ...
Jan 25, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week I'm back with a new Your Porsche Stories episode with Ross and his 1972 911T that is anything but stock. Ross emailed in to Renngineering info@renngineering.com late last year and after a little shifting around to accommodate the time difference, we managed to catch up. What's beautiful about these sessions is that they're all very different. The experiences in building a car. Whether it's a group project or something of a solo effort. Whether it's all out nut and bolt or like my good ...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 29
As Renn Builds kicks off again on the YouTube channel, there's an opportunity to pick back up on another Your Porsche Stories episode. This time with good friend of Renngineering, Andre, of Legends Drivers Club fame. I also am able to start talking about the 2024 show season and my appearance and a LIVE Tech Talk episode in the morning and a Heritage episode in the afternoon. I say it in the podcast episode but this is uncharted territory. From here on in it's a case of excitedly trying stuff ou...
Jan 11, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In this roundup of the year, I talk about how much the latest YouTube video figures have blown my mind. Doubling subscriber figures in 24 hours is humbling! It isn't without its awkwardness though. Being so transparent about mental heath in a public setting obviously brings its own anxiety. Clearly I'm not about to become Andrew Tate's best mate (nor would I want to) but I'm committed to being a normal, open and honest person. If that means doing an Eminem and getting in there before anyone else...
Jan 02, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Welcome to a pre-Christmas Waffle episode! This weeks YouTube video was on a short episode on me building up my little VW Up! to be a little (very slow) road racer using a few choice Porsche parts! That video wasn't going to work on podcast platforms with its Timelapse's so I asked Mick who's appeared on the podcast a few times, and Nathan who kindly joined to talk about his motorsport career, all the way through to Formula 1. We headed down to the local pub for a properly overdue Waffle. If you...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In this episode, I catch up with Lydia from RPM Technik. Lydia and I got to know each other in the early days of Renngineering, and after sharing my dream, invited me to spend time with her for the day. One of the things we share a passion for is customer relationships. How to build them, how to maintain them and how they can help grow your business. Not only that but more often than not, those business relationships translate in to friendships. RPM Technik are class leading with this. Many of t...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this Your Porsche Stories episode, after a couple of years of drooling over this fashion grey 356a, I manage to convince the owner, Alex Nash to shoot an episode so we can learn about this magnificent car. Not one to be outdone, this isn't a car that's treated like priceless art, which you'll learn as you watch the video. The episode was shot earlier in the year, during the first ever Renngineering Cars & Coffee event at Winchester Coffee Roasters. If you're a YouTube person, a video epis...
Dec 07, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode, I sit down with Mikey Wastie, Managing Director of Autofarm. If you weren't aware already, Autofarm are located on the same site as Frank Cassidy in Bicester, at Boxengasse. A huge thanks to both Jon and Mikey for shuffling people out of the way and being the most accommodating team so far for a Renngineering shoot. In the episode we look back at Autofarm's brand, the values they hold dear to them and how the company's founder taught Mikey everything he knows; and some things he...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 23
There's a gap between homebrew builds, small bespoke pro builders, the bigger outfits with full teams and one tracked minded race teams. In this episode I talk to both Mike Champion from Mike Champion Engineering who mixes it up between the bespoke pro builds and race cars with someone of a similar mindset but a bigger outfit, Richard Tuthill. Richard Tuthill is a rally driver. He's a car builder. Mate of Chris Harris's and produces some of the worlds best modified Porsche cars. There's a health...
Nov 25, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 22
What. A. Week... At this point, I've really no idea what "going viral" means and it would definitely be a stretch to say the channel went viral, but it definitely jumped to a level I never expected. At the point of recording this episode it hit about 4000 but at the time of writing this, just a few days later, it's about 5600 views. I talk a bit about the Magnus Walker STR2 that made its way across the pond a few years ago and is now going up for sale here in Blighty! Fingers crossed it stays ar...
Nov 14, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Last week, on YouTube, I fumbled my words and was in utter disbelief over purchasing my first Porsche 911! What I didn't say at the time though, is that the love affair was short-lived. Let's just say "it's complicated" and needs a proper explanation. So that's what this episode is all about. Oh and by the way, it gets better. This series was shot all the way through last year so you're getting the FULL story. If you’re a podcast kind of person, a slightly different episode is on all good podcas...
Nov 05, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week it's a bumper content drop with the 2nd Renn Builds episode going live at 6pm GMT on the 29th October. Alongside that, and because on collecting my first Porsche 911, I was barely able to form words (head over to YouTube to laugh) I figured I'd release a Your Porsche Stories episode. This weeks episode is with someone I managed to have bumped in to at nearly every P-car event I've been to. Whether that's by chance, or we have the same taste in events, who knows. What I do know is that ...
Oct 29, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Episode 18 | Renn Builds | 3 years with a Porsche Cayman 981 I’m back! It’s been a few weeks and they have been hectic with shoots, so getting editing time has been tough (enough with the excuses I know). But, this week is the first Renn Builds episode which features either any personal project car of mine, and the RENN550. This episode is the origins story of how my 981 Cayman left the stable, came back and began to be modified. We pick up with it leaving and a three year look back on the Porsc...
Oct 23, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Episode 17 | Your Porsche Story | The Zombieland Cayenne In this episode I have a random encounter with the owner of a Zombieland/apocolypse Gen 1 Cayenne, complete with roof test, lift kit and A/T tyres. Driving through France in July on my epic solo road trip (content coming as a Christmas Special) I barely saw any P-Cars. Then pulling in to Reims Gueux circuit, I see this crazy Cayenne and had to chat to the guy. Turns out he was a properly nice bloke with an eclectic and large collection of ...
Sep 19, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Episode 16 | Your Porsche Story | Home Built by Jeff In this episode I sit down and talk to Jeff of Home Built by Jeff fame. Jeff's channel has grown dramatically over the last few years and whilst he is incredibly humble, it's down to his energetic style and raw enthusiasm for trying something; anything! I'm a big fan of Jeff's which immediately comes across as I lose any sense of process and get straight in to the Porsche talk. On reflection that mimics Jeff's style. Do it and rework it later ...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Episode 15! Heritage - Frank Cassidy It's fair to say that Frank Cassidy is well known in the U.K. Porsche scene. Whether it's from the outstanding annual event at Boxengasse HQ, Megaphonics, or from his own personal collection of P-Cars, whatever he does, it's carried out with the precision of a heart surgeon. Prior to my Niners Unplugged episode (available on the Boxengasse Niners Unplugged YouTube channel, I reached out to Frank to come to Bicester and meet with him. If you're new to Renngine...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Waffle 14! Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023.Arriving on Thursday seemed like a sensible thing to do after three years of being there on the main days and this year was a stroke of luck after the downpour of Friday and cancellation of Saturday. For many this will be one to forget, very sadly. That stroke of luck however, led to some really interesting conversations. Nic joins me again on this one and you'll hear our take on lots of the P-Car elements of the show before I get in to conversations wi...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Waffle 13! The second of the two episodes for Flat 6 at Goodwood. Barry... What can you say about him? He's a lovely guy and I really enjoy his company. It's very funny hearing him talk about cars he's never seen and has no Porsche community connection to. Everything is taken on face value with impressions. Maybe there's something in that? It's not all roasting cars though. We do get in to some of the real hits for both of us, including an absolutely stunning 1973 911 RS with some serious proven...
Jul 17, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Waffle 12! Finally, Flat 6 rolled around again. The wonderful Porsche event held a Goodwood race circuit, in West Sussex, not Hampshire as I incorrectly said! :D Another busy day with loads of amazing show cars, mixed with enthusiast builds, topped off with a track day. It's a hard one to beat. This is part 1 of 2 on Flat 6. This episode catches up with old friends and new and part 2 is all about my lovely neighbour and good friend Barry. More on that next time... Guests this week are: Andre fro...
Jul 09, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Waffle 11! We're closing in on this years Flat 6 show at Goodwood circuit and it felt like time to unearth the waffle from our previous visit. There are a few Flat 6 tickets left so don't miss out. It's really a great show. A surprise guest is Henry AKA Moonmiles, and he regales us with his almost VMAX attempt on a rainy autobahn. We also talk about Gustavo, Andy Brookes' recently departed 993.If you'd like to follow Mick, he's @GT4_Winchester and Henry is @moonmilesGT3 If you'd like to support ...
Jul 01, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 11
We're back! OK, it has been a little while and this episode explains why. But, there's a renewed energy and focus. I share the reasons for the break and some of the plans for the future. It's also Episode 1 of Your Porsche Stories and I talk to Nic about his fully loaded Boxster S 718. f you'd like to follow Nic, you can do that over on his instagram @nicforbesgeorge If you'd like to support the podcast, you can by heading to patreon.com/renngineering and choosing to support one of the four tier...
Jun 24, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this Waffle episode, Paul considers whether the Volkswagen Beetle chassis is the right direction and whether it's just too flawed for the RENN550, 550 Spyder Evocation build on the main Renngineering YouTube channel. Also in the episode is a great case of stumbling on a beauty of a story with Alex Nash's 356A and a 550 Spyder mid restoration. There's a bit of what's coming up event wise, and getting a buzz over the Boxengasse shoot!
Feb 26, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In the second part of this three part series, we catch back up with Nathan now he's moved from Radical to Alpine F1. We're incredibly lucky to have someone on the "inside" giving an insight in to what it takes, what the life is like and his golden hot tip for what to do... You absolutely don't want to miss this one. f you'd like to follow Nathan, you can do that over on his instagram @nathanjones19961911 If you'd like to support the podcast, you can by heading to patreon.com/renngineering and ch...
Feb 11, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this full length waffle episode, I join Mick in his 2020 Porsche 718 GT4. The first time I've ever been in a 718 GT4, and we chew the fat as we head up to Northampton, home of the world famous Silverstone circuit. We talk about everything from saving orangoutangs to the future of battery tech and what we think will win, EV's or synthetic fuels. We also reminisce over our first proper car as Mick's son, Connor, who's soon to join the channel himself, picks up his 2018 VW Golf GTi Mk7.5 (it's a...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7
In this weeks waffle I pick up the conversation where we left off and talk more about how Chris Harris could have actually been really savvy and it might cost next to nothing to swap his GT3 for a GT4RS. I also give my thoughts on Sam Fane from Seen Through Glass's GT3 collection. I also share my thoughts on Matt Farah's "Strawberry Shortcake" Boxster Spyder. Finally I wrap up on the 992.2 spy shots floating about.
Jan 29, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode I say "slide over to my DMs" far too often, give you all an update on my personal car, my 981 Cayman. I also talk about Chris Harris of Top Gear, EVO magazine, his YouTube channel Chris Harris on Cars. You know who Chris Harris is... What does it mean when someone in his position gets a no from a Porsche dealer? What does it mean when typically he hangs on to cars for the long haul and packed it off to Collecting Cars pretty quickly? I'd say slide over to my DM's and let me know ...
Jan 20, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
