The Driven Podcast

• Alex Goy goes to Dakar featuring Mitch Guthrie Jr

  This week’s episode of The Driven Podcast takes you far from the warm confines of a studio and puts you… in a warm desert to hear the sounds of the Dakar Rally. You’ve likely heard of the Dakar, but you actually heard it? As well as being there to hear the cars thunder by, we get inside the Ford team to learn about the top tier T1 Raptor.Alex Goy ventured out into the sands to see what’s what in all things Dakar. From discovering the perfect way to tackle the rally (it’s a bit gross but WOULD work), hearing what a T1 truck sounds like at full pelt, to sitting down with the Ford M-Sport team to learn how to peel a Rally Raid truck apart, and what it’s like to drive, it’s quite the adventure. Guests this week include Driver Mitch Guthrie Jnr, off-road programme manager - Mike Norton, Chief Engineer Jon Sprackling and team principle Mathew Wilson.You’ll hear tales of derring do, some rather fine motor vehicle noises, and learn first hand what it’s like to tackle the toughest race on earth. Think you know Dakar? You will after this…_______________________________________________The Driven Podcast brings you motoring-focused discussions, observations from the automotive world, and interviews in which we explore our guests' careers, exploits, and anything else worth discussing.We will also keep you up to speed with the latest automotive news stories and insights into the cars and motorcycles we're reviewing at Driven. Find yet more content on our website, YouTube channel and social feeds, which are readily available to explore via the links below.The Driven Podcast is a Paramex Digital Production hosted by Motoring journalist, producer, and presenter John Marcar, Legendary Photographer and Classic Car restorer Amy Heynes, Professional Racing and Precision Driver Miles Lacey, Journalist and presenter Alex Goy and Journalist and broadcaster Charlotte Vowden PLUS the occasional special guest host.Website: driven.siteYouTube: @driven.videosInstagram: @driven.siteSeries Executive Producer - John MarcarAudio Producer & Title Music - Tom KentTo find out more about Driven and The Driven Podcast, please visit driven.site and find us on social media by the same name: @driven.siteTo contact the show, email us via [email protected]© 2024-2025. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured within this podcast or associated media are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alex Brundle - The Iconic Commentary Voice & The Face of Brundle Motorsport

  This week, on The Driven Podcast, we're joined by the wonderful Alex Brundle. Alex is a much loved and very familiar voice to the world of motorsport thanks to his profession as a commentator for single-seater and endurance racing.When not in the commentary box, Alex is likely to be found behind the wheel as a professional racing driver. His racing career has seen him on the Le Mans 24-hour podium twice, along with multiple World Endurance Championship race victories and the 2016 European Le Mans Series Championship to his name. In 2024 alone, Alex was driving everything from brand new endurance racing cars at the Nurburgring 24 hours to classic racing cars at the Goodwood Members Meeting and Revival meeting.In this casual chat with John Marcar and Charlotte Vowden, Alex shares the ins and outs of his career and reveals how (legal!) mushrooms keep him focused for certain jobs!_______________________________________________The Driven Podcast brings you motoring-focused discussions, observations from the automotive world, and interviews in which we explore our guests' careers, exploits, and anything else worth discussing.We will also keep you up to speed with the latest automotive news stories and insights into the cars and motorcycles we're reviewing at Driven. Find yet more content on our website, YouTube channel and social feeds, which are readily available to explore via the links below.The Driven Podcast is a Paramex Digital Production hosted by Motoring journalist, producer, and presenter John Marcar, Legendary Photographer and Classic Car restorer Amy Heynes, Professional Racing and Precision Driver Miles Lacey, Journalist and presenter Alex Goy and Journalist and broadcaster Charlotte Vowden PLUS the occasional special guest host.Website: driven.siteYouTube: @driven.videosInstagram: @driven.siteSeries Executive Producer - John MarcarAudio Producer & Title Music - Tom KentTo find out more about Driven and The Driven Podcast, please visit driven.site and find us on social media by the same name: @driven.siteTo contact the show, email us via [email protected]© 2024-2025. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured within this podcast or associated media are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Guy Pigounakis and David Allison of MG Motor UK

  This week, on The Driven Podcast, we meet two influential people at one of the most prolific British car brands, MG and record the first-ever official podcast interview with the MG brand.Guy Pigounakis is the commercial director of MG UK, and he has an incredible story of how he first joined the brand as a rebellious teenager by knocking on the factory doors at Longbridge in the 1970s - a bold move which undoubtedly led to him sitting in the top seat today. David Allison is head of Product and Planning for MG and stems from a 25-year career in the automotive sector where he's selling everything from cars to vans before transitioning into the driving force of product planning for multiple OEMs. David is now responsible for signing off on all new MGs that are selling globally. In this unique and exclusive podcast, recorded in the London HQ of MG Motor UK, John Marcar and Charlotte Vowden sit with Guy and David to work through their individual careers' with many highs, and some challenges too and learn more about MG in the new age under its new Chinese ownership._______________________________________________The Driven Podcast brings you motoring-focused discussions, observations from the automotive world, and interviews in which we explore our guests' careers, exploits, and anything else worth discussing.We will also keep you up to speed with the latest automotive news stories and insights into the cars and motorcycles we're reviewing at Driven. Find yet more content on our website, YouTube channel and social feeds, which are readily available to explore via the links below.The Driven Podcast is a Paramex Digital Production hosted by Motoring journalist, producer, and presenter John Marcar, Legendary Photographer and Classic Car restorer Amy Heynes, Professional Racing and Precision Driver Miles Lacey, Journalist and presenter Alex Goy and Journalist and broadcaster Charlotte Vowden PLUS the occasional special guest host.Website: driven.siteYouTube: @driven.videosInstagram: @driven.siteSeries Executive Producer - John MarcarAudio Producer & Title Music - Tom KentTo find out more about Driven and The Driven Podcast, please visit driven.site and find us on social media by the same name: @driven.siteTo contact the show, email us via [email protected]© 2024-2025. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured within this podcast or associated media are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Jake Hill - The 2024 BTCC Champion (...and his Dad - Simon Hill)

  This week's episode of The Driven Podcast will likely sit in our podcast hall of fame and favourites for quite some time. Jake Hill had British Touring Car fans on the edge of their seats throughout the 2024 season right up to the season's final round at Brands Hatch, where he clinched the championship title for the first time.John Marcar and Miles Lacey sat with Jake at his home in Kent to hear the story of his journey to that iconic championship win, but there was also a crucial 4th voice on the recording. The fourth voice on this week's episode is Simon Hill (Jake's Dad). Simon, a professional racing driver turned commentator, is an integral factor in Jake's motorsport career and success, with some frankly inspired stories and anecdotes from his own career and the early stages of Jake's.Expect amazing stories, hilarious memories, and frankly touching conversations between Jake and Simon - as a result; please be warned that this episode contains strong language and adult humour._______________________________________________The Driven Podcast brings you motoring-focused discussions, observations from the automotive world, and interviews in which we explore our guests' careers, exploits, and anything else worth discussing.We will also keep you up to speed with the latest automotive news stories and insights into the cars and motorcycles we're reviewing at Driven. Find yet more content on our website, YouTube channel and social feeds, which are readily available to explore via the links below.The Driven Podcast is a Paramex Digital Production hosted by Motoring journalist, producer, and presenter John Marcar, Legendary Photographer and Classic Car restorer Amy Heynes, Professional Racing and Precision Driver Miles Lacey, Journalist and presenter Alex Goy and Journalist and broadcaster Charlotte Vowden PLUS the occasional special guest host.Website: driven.siteYouTube: @driven.videosInstagram: @driven.siteSeries Executive Producer - John MarcarAudio Producer & Title Music - Tom KentTo find out more about Driven and The Driven Podcast, please visit driven.site and find us on social media by the same name: @driven.siteTo contact the show, email us via [email protected]© 2024. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured within this podcast or associated media are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 2024 Wrapped, "Old Bad" Emissions and Is jaGuar still a sore subject??

  2024 has been a busy year for 'team Driven', and for the first time this year (and ever), all the podcast hosts are in the same room at the same time!On this week's episode of The Driven Podcast, John Marcar, Amy Heynes, Charlotte Vowden, Miles Lacey, and Alex Goy are all together to discuss the top news stories of the year according to driven.site and share their personal automotive highlights of the past 12 months.Expect spontaneous (sometimes nonsensical*) chatter about synthetic fuels, the (apparent) demise of EV demand, the end of Clarkson, Hammond and May and, of course, the big internet storm in the shape of a jaGuar logo.*forgive us, it's Christmas.This episode is brought to you in conjunction with AKG by Harman and the AKG PODCASTER ESSENTIALS kit. To see the kit, please visit: https://uk.harmanaudio.com/AKG+Podcaster+Essentials.html _______________________________________________The Driven Podcast brings you motoring-focused discussions, observations from the automotive world, and interviews in which we explore our guests' careers, exploits, and anything else worth discussing.We will also keep you up to speed with the latest automotive news stories and insights into the cars and motorcycles we're reviewing at Driven. Find yet more content on our website, YouTube channel and social feeds, which are readily available to explore via the links below.The Driven Podcast is a Paramex Digital Production hosted by Motoring journalist, producer, and presenter John Marcar, Legendary Photographer and Classic Car restorer Amy Heynes, Professional Racing and Precision Driver Miles Lacey, Journalist and presenter Alex Goy and Journalist and broadcaster Charlotte Vowden PLUS the occasional special guest host.Website: driven.siteYouTube: @driven.videosInstagram: @driven.siteSeries Executive Producer - John MarcarAudio Producer & Title Music - Tom KentTo find out more about Driven and The Driven Podcast, please visit driven.site and find us on social media by the same name: @driven.siteTo contact the show, email us via [email protected]© 2024. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured within this podcast or associated media are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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