Walking on Air(cooled)

Ian Callum is infamous for designing Jaguars, but did you know he has a deep rooted love for Porsche and air-cooled Volkswagens? We also talk to Henry and Danny from Lakeside classics during the 9WERKS event at their premises, and the guys from GT Mania give us an update on the upcoming GT3 celebration drive around Europe. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest sports cars and the culture and history behind th...

9 Sep 20242h 7min

Jeff Zwart joins Andy & Max to discuss his life with Porsche. Highlights include his view on recent restomods, his racing history at Pikes Peak, biking across Europe to the 1972 Olympics and, of course, Jeff’s involvement with the car show for the instagram era, Luftgekühlt. 9WERKS is road tripping to Luft Copenhagen from Wednesday, if you are a last minute Charlie and would like to join us email hello@9werks.co.uk ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, t...

2 Sep 20241h 52min

9WERKS Radio in association with Heritage Parts returns for a new series as we catch up on all the new restomods that were uncovered during Car Week, including the Tuthill GT ONE, RUF Rodeo, Gunther Werks GWR, Kalmar 9X9 and 993 Speedster from Porsche’s Sonderwunsch division. Get up to 10% off your basket at heritagepartscentre.com using the code ‘9WERKS10’ ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest sports cars a...

26 Aug 20241h 25min

Michael Mauer has been chief of design at Porsche for 20 years. To mark the occasion, 9WERKS joined Mauer in Stuttgart for a lengthy conversation covering his life and career which has culminated in holding one of the most influential positions in the global automotive game. Enjoy this extended version of our chat with Mr Mauer, as a special episode before our new series starts next week. Don't forget Hero, Works and Privateer drivers of the DNHC can watch the video version via Patreon. ‘9...

19 Aug 202442min

Andy & Lee are joined by Tom Atherton, owner at Porsche specialist workshop, Weissach UK. Tom explains how he swapped a suit for spanners, ditching a well-paying desk job to work with the cars he’d always dreamed about. Today, Weissach UK are a rapidly expanding Porsche specialist business serving enthusiasts all over the north of England. Check them out at www.weissachuk.com ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the ...

29 Jul 20241h 15min

Ben & Cheryl Dimson had a huge impact at Porsche for over a decade, with Ben helping to design the 964 and 959, while Cheryl redesigned the Porsche crest and penned the iconic ‘Carrera’, ‘turbo’ and ‘targa’ scripts! This fascinating interview takes us inside Porsche in the 1980s, with talk about meeting the Porsche family, cultivating design homogeny, and fast runs on the autobahn. Thanks to Ben & Cheryl for their time – a visual version of this interview is available via 9WERKS...

22 Jul 20241h 4min

Nikita from @Oilstainlab joins us to talk about the sensation that hit the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the outrageous HALF11. We also speak to Rob Boughton of Thakeham homes about how the company is employing automotive production techniques to build quality houses. Thank you to Thakeham homes for inviting us to record this episode on their fabulous family enclosure at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and for sponsoring this podcast episode. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your d...

15 Jul 202443min

9WERKS has driven the new Porsche 911 GTS T-Hybrid, so what’s it like? Lee answers questions on the new 992.2 from Andy, plus Greig at RPM Technik. Recorded live at Flat Six, the 9WERKS team take you on a tour of the event, speaking with various guests including performance driving coach Rob Colbourn, who takes questions from the DNHC on how to improve your driving technique. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s f...

9 Jul 20241h 32min