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A show for your entertainment -recorded conversations with car people that I know. The General Motors exec that built the plant in Russia, Derek Bell (LeMans and Suntrust (Rolex) 24), an Emmy Award winning NASCAR/ Michelin TV man who did the Audrain Concour d'Elegance car culture feature film, a supercar restorer, Ferrari VP, Lotus and Bentley execs, Rolls-Royce USA General Manager (and St Michaels Concour founder, past automotive salespeople, car museum curator, dealers, interesting/famous ...
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9WERKS Radio : The Porsche and Car Podcast

Andy Brookes, Lee Sibley, Max Newman

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‘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 them. The show is brought to you by 9werks.co.uk, the innovative online platform for Porsche enthusiasts. Hosted by Porsche Journalist Lee Sibley @9werks_lee, 911 owner and engineer Andy Brookes @993andy and obsessive Porsche enthusiast & magazine junkie Max Newman @maxripcor, with special input from friends and experts aroun ...
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Send us a Text Message. Detailing experts Garage Therapy join us this week to offer some tips for making your Porsche look its best this summer. Featuring a few simple steps that will take your car preparation to the next level. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest…
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Send us a Text Message. Max, Lee and Andy catch up on their respective Porsche ownership experiences – as there’s been lots going on with the 9WR fleet! Lee’s bonded with his 40th anniversary in Ireland, Andy’s had trouble with his SC, while Max has been driving a 718 Spyder. We also announce the chance to win tickets to the Goodwood Festival of Sp…
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Send us a Text Message. Andy and Lee are joined by Paul and Nigel, two collectors who have enjoyed separate infatuations with the 911 Turbo story through each generation. Paul’s father, David, also dials in to reminiscence on what it was like to buy a 930, new, in the 1970s! This half-century celebration looks at the numbers and tech behind the ico…
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Send us a Text Message. The second annual 9WERKS trip to the fjords of Geiranger, Norway offered DNHC members the opportunity to try some new Porsche experiences - old and new - including two air-cooled gems, a 1973 911T and a 1994 993 Carrera. The cars made a big impression on water-pumper owners Nick M, Sunil G, Jeevan P and Nick J so we've invit…
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Send us a Text Message. The boys dissect the 992.2 generation, which welcome hybrid technology to a road-going 911 for the first time. Featuring a comprehensive look at the T-Hybrid powertrain, plus everything you need to know on the new GTS and fully ICE’d Carrera. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you …
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Send us a Text Message. It’s time to delve into the 9WERKS Marketplace! We look at possible future cars… as chosen by each other! How well do we know each other’s Porsche tastes? Will Andy ever buy a water pumper? Which car will replace Lee’s Little Irish? And can Max be tempted back to 911 ownership? Plus there’s pre-launch chat on the upcoming 99…
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Send us a Text Message. The summer event season is in full swing, and we’ve been busy! First we visited Shorade’s new Bristol premises for an exclusive first public look at the new accident repair facility. Then, we jetted off to Norway with members of the Driven Not Hidden Collective to try some of the world’s best roads in hired classic Porsches.…
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Send us a Text Message. Prepare yourself for an amazing tale of triumph over adversity! The boys are joined by Paolo Iacometti, owner of a Porsche 993 which, amazingly, spent five years lying fully submerged in an Italian river. Paolo describes in detail the sights, smells, and sweat which went into this ultimate story of revival to get this classi…
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Send us a Text Message. From Speedster to Spyder, Cabriolet to Targa – not forgetting the Boxster – it’s your complete deep-dive into open-top Porsche sports cars from the 1950s to the present day. With buying tips and market insight from the experts at Harbour Cars and Paragon Porsche, plus our friends at Heritage Parts Centre give us the lowdown …
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to a new series of 9WERKS Radio! This week the chaps discuss the subject of the golden age of the sports car: is it now, or in the past or future? We also catch up on the latest Porsche news and events from the last few weeks while we have been off air, including the 2024 9WERKS Wales tour. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.rad…
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Send us a Text Message. Fully embracing the ‘here for a good time, not a long time’ mantra, the boys discuss a range of automotive aspirations they genuinely hope to one day fulfil. ‘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…
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Send us a Text Message. We detail our recent experiences driving a 718 Cayman T, 991 Carrera T and base 992 Carrera: are these base models of the current 911/718 lineup where the most fun can be had? Elsewhere, Lee's been exploring Ireland in his 996, plus there’s highlights from our ‘Fried Eggs & Friends’ at Shine-On Detailing in Wigan. ‘9WERKS Ra…
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Send us a Text Message. Enjoy Mike Wilds’ story of 59 years racing everything from his first race car which he towed with his mother's Morris 1000, to Group C cars at Le Mans, via a stint in F1 in the mid 70's. RPM Technik kindly invited us to host the evening with an audience made up of members of RPM's track-focused community, the RUSH group, as …
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Send us a Text Message. On the eve of the opening of the third Caffeine & Machine site the boys visit ‘The Hut’ to soak up the vibe. In a fascinating discussion with founder Phil McGovern they learn about his early life, influences, and a career which inspired the creation of Caffeine & Machine, and shifted the dial of UK car culture. www.caffeinea…
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Send us a Text Message. Our milestone 100th episode of 9WERKS Radio sees legendary former Porsche works driver Brian Redman join us to talk through his remarkable career in racing. British-born Redman, now living in Florida, is one of the most decorated drivers of his era, but his successes at race tracks around the world were pockmarked by acciden…
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Send us a Text Message. Luke Gilbertson, the face behind the influential Instagram page ‘Make Green Great Again’, joins us to talk about owning a Porsche 356 and his outstanding car history in ‘First, Worst, Best, & Next’. We discuss with him the significance of Instagram for car enthusiasts, how cool it is to work at DK Engineering, the forthcomin…
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Send us a Text Message. Andy, Lee and Max visit Harbour Cars to chat with MD Rob Langley and Head of Sales Chris Thwaites. The chat, taking place inside the showroom, focuses on how Porsche sports cars – and the buying patterns of enthusiasts – have changed over the 24 years Harbour Cars has been in business. You can find Harbour Cars at www.harbou…
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Send us a Text Message. Its fantasy garage time as the boys select their dream air- and water-cooled 911s, plus a mid-engined Porsche and a wildcard, from the current 9WERKS Marketplace stock list. Elsewhere, Max and Lee have been tinkering with their cars, with useful info on shift cables, remaps and geo tweaks… plus find out why you need to decla…
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Send us a Text Message. The boys are joined by James Bullen, serial 992 owner, to discuss the highs, lows and legacy of the eighth-generation 911 before its replacement arrives in the form of the 992.2. Featuring production numbers, notable technical innovations and our favourite models of the era. Elsewhere, our latest quarterly prize winner for o…
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Send us a Text Message. It’s a 914 special as Andy, Max and Lee dive into the history, specs and values story of the first mid-engined German sports car! There’s also a chat with Ben Mellors of Fifteen Eleven, who gives us the inside story on his company’s awesome new restomod, bringing the 914 story back into the modern-day limelight. Fifteen Elev…
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Send us a Text Message. We deep dive into Manthey Racing, beginning with a lengthy chat with Michael Grassl, Manager of Sales at Manthey in Germany. We also talk to Ricky Nash from RPM Technik who uses the Manthey Racing geo rig on a daily basis, and Bailey from Porsche Centre Bournemouth who is newly trained to install Manthey products from the ma…
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Send us a Text Message. Fresh off the back of 9WERKS TV’s exclusive test drive of the 997 GT3 RS-engined 964 with Le Mans-grade software, Dr Philip Hoffmann joins Andy and Lee to dive into the details behind this game-changing restomod. Philip is the proprietor of REEN, the Munich-based company responsible for the cutting-edge tech which has the po…
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Send us a Text Message. 9WERKS Radio returns with a live recording at Heritage Parts Centre in front of the Driven Not Hidden Collective! As part of the DNHC’s January return to Heritage for its annual ‘9WERKS at the Warehouse’ curtain raising event, Lee, Andy and Max are joined by Andy Gregory from Heritage Parts Centre, as a guest panellist. The …
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Send us a Text Message. Andy, Max and Lee are joined by Toby Dyer and Nick Modha, the first and second members respectively of the Driven Not Hidden Collective, to look back on our Porsche highlights of the mammoth year that was 2023. What were our best drives, trips, cars and memories to take away from a year where we celebrated so many anniversar…
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Send us a Text Message. What’s going on in the Porsche Marketplace currently? What trends have we witnessed this year? And what’s in store going into 2024? All these questions and much more are answered by a panel of industry experts in RPM Technik’s @rpmtechnik Greig Daily, Lakeside Classics’ @lakesideclassicsuk Henry Thomas, and Jonathan from Jon…
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Send us a Text Message. Dave the Trimmer joins us to enlighten us on the world of interior trimming, including the answer to the most important question, what has he found tucked away when retrimming a car? Elsewhere, there’s a mass update on Porsches we’ve driven lately, including the 993 Carrera RS, 992 Dakar, and X51-powered 996… You can find Da…
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Send us a Text Message. The boys are joined by car detailing experts Maz & Rodger from Garage Therapy to answer your questions on all aspects of car detailing. Topics covered include ceramic coating, PPF, keeping glass clean, and dispelling common detailing myths. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you cl…
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Send us a Text Message. The team introduce a new regular feature to the show: what’s your first, worst, best and next car? There’s only one rule… your first cannot be your worst! We plan to use these questions to break the ice with our future guests. Elsewhere, could there be a change of cars for Max? ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated …
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Send us a Text Message. We flew Tony Hatter all the way from Stuttgart to celebrate 30 years of the 993. 30 993’s escorted Tony from Heathrow to lunch near Goodwood and then on to our friends at Porsche Bournemouth for Q&A evening with a 100 strong audience. We filled the showroom with the Driven not Hidden 993’s. Listen to hear about the day and f…
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Send us a Text Message. Porsche Club GB chairman, Nick Taylor, joins Andy and Lee to discuss the triumphs and challenges of running the UK’s largest Porsche Club. How do you steer an organisation of over 23,000 members, with a staff made up of mostly volunteers, while trying to appeal to enthusiasts from every age, sex and background? Nick, a membe…
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Send us a Text Message. Lee and members of the DNHC are back from their road trip to the Porsche Museum, which did not pass without incident! Find out all the gossip – including which car broke down, twice – as those on the trip share their best and funniest moments. Lee also reveals what it was like to drive the iconic Millionth Porsche 911 ever m…
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Send us a Text Message. Andy and Max are joined by Pawel Kalinowski from CarBone to tell us the story of how the company started with Pawel designing some stickers he needed for a restoration of his 911 SC. The company is now 30 people strong, supplying everything from those original stickers to full restorations of aircooled 911s. You can find Car…
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Send us a Text Message. Andy, Lee & Max reflect on their accumulative 10 weeks in the States recently to dissect the pros & cons of US v UK Porsche car culture. Featuring lengthy chats with Gunther Werks (@guntherwerks), Shark Werks (@sharkwerks) plus Makellos Classics (@makellosclassics) Max’s gem of the week is a 993 from RPM Technik Max recommen…
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Send us a Text Message. Lee, Andy & Max are in California, fresh from a weekend celebrating Rennsport Reunion 7 at Laguna Seca raceway. The gents dissect the weekend, reviewing the cars they’ve seen, and the people they’ve met… including news on the new GT3 R Rennsport’s first drive. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car po…
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Send us a Text Message. What’s it like spinning the spanners on Porsche’s finest sports cars? Wrightune’s Chris Wright and Philip Raby’s Ollie Barclay dial in to explain their careers and experiences working on the maintenance & repair of Porsche sports cars, before discussing their best & worst cars to work on, how tech has changed the industry, a…
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Send us a Text Message. Andy, Lee and Max present a bumper episode in honour of the Porsche 911’s 60th birthday. Devour every detail of the 911’s evolution, decade by decade, with this in-depth study of the cars, colours, people and places which have contributed to the 911’s iconic status. ‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and …
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A FORMER GENERAL MOTORS SENIOR EXECUTIVE WHO RAN OPERATIONS IN BRASIL, POLAND AND GERMANY. LATER SCOUTED LOCATION, NEGOTIATED WITH RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, UNIONS AND CUSTOMS TO FINALLY MANAGE THE BUILD OFBTHE RUSSIAN GM PLANT. WARREN BROWNE IS CEO AND FOUNDER OF RFQ INSIGHTS AND R.P. BROWNE CONSULTING. WARREN WALKED THE NAIAS FLOOR DURING PRESS DAYS AN…
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Send us a Text Message. You’ll have heard of KAMM and its brilliant, 750kg 912C restomod (having hopefully seen the videos on 9WERKS TV), but what do you know about the company behind it? Founder Miki Kazmer shares his story with Lee and Andy, from his upbringing in Budapest, to his career in the film industry, and how his experiences in the UK and…
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I love Tony Shea- and I love this story not only because it's extremely interesting and entertaining but it is just the beginning prior to his hitting bottom as an addict and as a result getting sober and turning his life over to God make sure to listen or watch the next piece. Man possibly high and probably naked charged with dui and leaving the s…
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0:00 Man possibly high and probably naked, charged with DUI and leaving scene of crash involving property damage. 2:08 "A heroic dose" 5:07 Cops 7:00 blockade 7:22 ran over a couple of the stop signs 8:47 they asked me to get out of the car over the loudspeaker. 9:12 I've got no clothes 9:48 Ferrari was completely totaled. 9:48 peeking while I was …
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2:26 Patrick Swayze versus Chris Farley 5:33 worked with Steve Banerjee 7:15 Nick Denoia 8:59 Irene Banerjee 14:55 Dorothy Stratten got killed 15:26 The calender 17:40 bankruptcy 18:28 tip and kiss 20:14 travelled with wife 24:56 more on Irene Banerjee 25:52 What's watermelon cantaloupe? 26:00 99% gay…
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Send us a Text Message. Max, Andy and Lee return for a brand new series! Much has happened in the off-season, with plenty of Porsches driven, events attended, and neighbours kept awake through the night thanks to the magnificence of 996 battery shenanigans…! The boys then discuss their dream Porsche drives: which have lived up to the hype, which ha…
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Send us a Text Message. This special episode was recorded at the 30th birthday party of Paragon Porsche, where 9WERKS Radio presenters were joined by customers from the DNHC to interview Mark, Jamie and Jason on the many changes the business and car industry at large has witnessed in that time. You can find Paragon at www.paragongb.com and @paragon…
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"...we had several locations. The Ferrari store was acquired by an existing dealer in '82. And then we moved across the state open the Jaguar Porsche Land Rover store in Naples..." 5:04 Million dollar Lemon Law on an F40 10:40 Ferrari to Molly Maid! 12:11 Selling or servicing exotics or helping you with your home, Steve loves the interaction with c…
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Send us a Text Message. Andy and Lee visit Porsche Centre Bournemouth, where Dealer Principle Jonathan Sullivan gives his honest answers to questions from members of the Driven Not Hidden Collective. This compelling interview covers hot topics including GT car allocation, how it feels when a car is flipped, plus the expansion of Porsche Classic and…
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