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Gareth Jones On Speed
THE podcast for petrol-heads, by Gareth Jones (of ITV1's Speed Sunday & How2, and A1GP pit lane reporter), his car-mad uber-geek mate Zog, Alex Goy (Creative Director at DriveTribe). On Speed covers everything on 4 wheels, from Alfa Romeo to Zonda; Ferrari to Williams; Alpine to McLaren; Ford to Porsche; Alfa to Mercedes; VW to Jaguar; classic cars; concept cars; road cars; race cars. There's every kind of motorsport Formula One, WRC, Le Mans, F2, IndyCar, and drivers, from Damon Hill and…
Episodes
- Gareth Jones On Speed
Gareth Jones On Speed #391 for 04 Jun 2020
#391 Everything Must Change. How F1 returns to racing next month. Phil McNamara Editor-In-Chief of Car on how his magazine and the car industry is coping with…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #390 for 21 May 2020
#390 May You Live In Interesting Times. F1 authority Mark Gallagher joins us to discuss the latest driver mp4es in F1, and the sport’s future. Plus, the Flavio…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #389 for 07 May 2020
#389 Let It Be? Or the long and winding road back to normal? Should F1 really be planning right now a return to racing? What we’ve been doing for entertainment…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #388 for 23 Apr 2020
#388 Sad Deaths and Happy Lives. We mourn the death of cars sales, the passing of Bristol Cars and celebrate the life of Sir Stirling Moss. Sniff Petrol on NHS…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #387 for 09 Apr 2020
#387 Ted Kravitz. The Sky F1 pit-lane reporter explains how the coronavirus pandemic has postponed races, forced teams to furlough staff and a caused a crisis…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #386 for 26 Mar 2020
#386 Lockdown. The team meet, virtually, to discuss how the coronavirus has paused real motorsport but encouraged virtual racing and how the motor industry is…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #385 for 12 Mar 2020
#385 Alex Goy. Gareth chats to the well–known car journalist about his love of hand-built British sports cars and the trips he’s made in them. Plus: car…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #384 for 27 Feb 2020
#384 DAS, LMDh and Holden. We explore Mercedes’ dual axis steering system. Is the hypercar endurance class dead before it starts? We bid farewell to…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #383 for 13 Feb 2020
#383 F1, Decarbonisation and The Coronavirus. We discuss Racing Point’s plan to re-brand as Aston Martin in 2021, the effect of Covid-19 on cars and motorsport…
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Video Podcast 056: Lotus Evora GT410 Sport By Damien Sung.
Video#56 A short film for Gareth Jones On Speed directed by Damien Sung that explains just exactly how Gareth feels about the Lotus Evora GT 410 Sport.
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Gareth Jones On Speed #382 for 16 Jan 2020
#382 Lotus at Hethel. Gareth visits the HQ of the renowned British sports car maker to explore the history of the marque with the son of its founder, drive the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #381 for 02 Jan 2020
#381 The Lotus Evora GT410 Sport. Gareth takes Hethel’s finest car yet to north Wales. During the drive he explores Lotus’s heritage, trademark lightness…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #380 for 19 Dec 2019
#380 Games And Virtual Gifts. We celebrate the holiday season by playing “Who Wants To Win A Car Worth A Million Quid?” and giving each other gifts. Seasonal…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #379 for 05 Dec 2019
#379 Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Gareth drives the Nero Edizione version of the Italian SUV. It’s tall, practical and good looking, but is it really a yes Italian…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #378 for 21 Nov 2019
#378 Lewis' 6th, Le Mans '66, Bloodhound 600mph, We celebrate Lewis achievement. review the Ford vs Ferrari mp4ie and talk with Andy Green driver of Bloodhound…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #377 for 07 Nov 2019
#377 The Kia Stinger. Gareth enjoys a romantic weekend in Worcestershire in the Kia Stinger 3.3 T-GDi GTS, the most prestigious car from the Korean…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #376 for 24 Oct 2019
#376 The New Defender And Our 3 Favourite Race Cars. The Land Rover icon returns but is it the right car? Gareth Richard, Sarah and Zog each choose the three…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #375 for 10 Oct 2019
#375 F1 News and America. Gareth’s back from America and is keen to talk about what’s being going on in Formula One and to share his experiences of driving in…
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Video Podcast 055: American & International Cars at The Petersen Automotive Museum.
Video#55 Petersen Automotive Museum. Gareth and Summer tour a stunning display of cars from the USA and around the world at the Los Angeles museum and marvel…
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Video Podcast 054: Cars From Sci-Fi Movies And TV.
Video#54 Cars From Sci-Fi Movies And TV. Gareth enjoys a full-length tour of what is described as the world’s greatest display of cars from sci-fi mp4ies and…
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Video Podcast 053: Petersen Automotive Museum Trail
Video#53 Petersen Automotive Museum. Gareth trails forward to the next episode of On Speed from a museum in Los Angeles with a stunning collection of cars from…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #374 for 08 Aug 2019
#374 The 2019 On Speed Summer Music Compilation. Retro FM: the station that just loves the 80s. Hosted by stars of both F1 and TV of the 1980s. We pick the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #373 for 25 Jul 2019
#373 The British GP and New F1 2021. Richard goes to Silverstone. We discuss the proposed F1 regulations. Sniff Petrol on British GP parking and Rich Energy…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #372 for 11 Jul 2019
#372 W Series, N24 And The Midlands. We consider the new women-only race series. We ask Zog to choose between Le Mans and the Nurburgring 24 Hours. We discuss…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #371 for 27 Jun 2019
#371 The Lexus LC 500h and F1 Sponsors. Formula One cars are covered in sponsor names, but who are they? we take a few uneducated guesses. Plus Gareth spends a…
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Video Podcast 052: Lexus LC 500h
Video#52 Lexus LC 500h. Gareth trails forward to the next audio episode of On Speed featuring some impressive hybrid technology.
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Gareth Jones On Speed #370 for 13 Jun 2019
#370 The Energy In F1. We discuss the controversial penalty that Vettel was given at the Canadian Grand Prix. We taste F1 energy drinks and look forward to the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #369 for 30 May 2019
#369 LEJOGEV Gareth and Zog take the challenge of driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats in an electric vehicle. Will the public recharging network, our…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #368 for 16 May 2019
#368 Alpine in the Welsh Alps. An old name returns and so Gareth returns to his homeland to test the A110 on fine Cambrian roads as he recounts the whole…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #367 for 02 May 2019
#367 New Car Brands. We explore the myriad new car marques emerging which may or may not be coming to the UK and ask will they succeed? Richard takes us for a…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #366 for 18 Apr 2019
#366 F1, IndyCar and Formula E. We celebrate the 1,000th something, but is IndyCar better entertainment than F1? We’ve a radical suggestion for electric…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #365 for 04 Apr 2019
#365 Car Advertising. The changing way cars are advertised in print, on TV and on-line. We discuss the Range Rover Sport PHEV and the Tesla Model Y. Sniff…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #364 for 21 Mar 2019
#364 F1’s Back! We discuss the Netflix documentary “Drive To Survive”, the changes to F1 and how they affected the Melbourne Grand Prix. Sniff Petrol on the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #363 for 07 Mar 2019
#363 Geneva and F1. We preview the exotic and outrageous cars starring at the Geneva International Motor Show this week and look ahead to the runners and…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #362 for 28 Feb 2019
#362 The London Classic Car Show Pt2. Zog joins Gareth to explore the cars at ExCel. Martin De Little tells us of the innovations that launched Citroën into…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #361 for 21 Feb 2019
#361 The London Classic Car Show Pt1. Gareth loses himself in the classics cars at London’s ExCel including a special display of cars with aero engines such as…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #360 for 07 Feb 2019
#360 The Motor Industry. We take a 360 degree view of car manufacturing. Does it matter where your car built? Is the industry in good shape for the future?…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #359 for 24 Jan 2019
#359 Crash! In the wake of Prince Philip’s crash we discuss the crashes we’ve experienced. Gareth talks to Slade drummer Don Powell about the cars he’s owned…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #358 for 10 Jan 2019
#358 Space Cars. Chinese lunar rover Yutu 2 explores the far side of the Moon. NASA’s Doug Ellison on the Mars rovers. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Ford…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #357 for 27 Dec 2018
#357 Richard Parry-Jones. Gareth sits down for a long chat with one of his heroes, a Welshman who was head of development for the Ford Motor Company for many…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #356 for 13 Dec 2018
#356 Festive Special. Car-based gifts with Virtual Secret Santa, a party game of Mr and Mr and Mr. The On Speed Doctor Who Christmas Special, can The Doctor…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #355 for 29 Nov 2018
#355 Pininfarina. Gareth takes a trip to Turin to visit the headquarters of one of the greatest names in car design and meets the people behind Automobili…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #354 for 15 Nov 2018
#354 The Brazilian GP, Formula E and The Hyperloop. “The Ocon Incident”. Could electric racing be just about to overtake F1? Would you get into one of Elon…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #353 for 01 Nov 2018
#353 Lewis’s 5th Championship, Ian Callum and W Series. Sarah Leach joins us to discuss Lewis Hamilton’s achievement and women in motorsport. We talk to…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #352 for 25 Oct 2018
#352 Wales Rally GB in A VW Camper Pt2. Gareth records the car at Myherin then is joined by Steve and Carol Summers to watch the cars blast around The Great…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #351 for 18 Oct 2018
#351 Wales Rally GB in A VW Camper Pt1. Gareth takes a Volkswagen California Ocean camper van into mid-Wales to the high moors and forests of the Myherin stage…
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Video Podcast 051: Wales Rally GB
Video#51 Wales Rally GB. A little video teaser for 2 audio episodes of Gareth Jones On Speed coming soon.
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Gareth Jones On Speed #350 for 11 Oct 2018
#350 SUV EVs and Richard’s next car. A quick quiz to mark our 350th episode. Is the crossover SUV the perfect platform for electric cars? And what car has…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #349 for 27 Sep 2018
#349 F1 Addiction and Driver Movements. The state of the championship. Is Hamilton unstoppable? Are Ferrari cheating? Is Vettel stumped? Have McLaren and…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #348 for 13 Sep 2018
#348 Hyundai Kona Rally. Gareth and Zog compete against 6 other teams in a road rally challenge in Hyundai’s latest EV. Driving hundreds of miles through the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #347 for 30 Aug 2018
#347 Volvo XC40 R-Design+ Gareth spends a week in Volvo’s newest model, taking it on a Magical History Tour of north and mid Wales with his big brother John…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #346 for 09 Aug 2018
#346 Sponsors and Advertising. We hand over this year’s summer music compilation to our rich portfolio of sponsors and advertisers. Featuring our best songs…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #345 for 26 Jul 2018
#345 Hockenheim, Goodwood and ULEZ. How did Lewis achieve a miracle at the German GP? What was the best thing at The Festival of Speed? and what will London’s…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #344 for 12 Jul 2018
#344 Cum On Feel No Noize. Gareth takes a quiet Lexus IS300H F Sport to a loud Slade gig in Snowdonia, chats to people on the M1 and old pal rock star Mike…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #343 for 05 Jul 2018
#343 Le Mans: The Post-Race Comedown. We wrap up our coverage of this year’s Le Mans 24 hours with a chat back at our camp site about the cars we drove and the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #342 for 28 Jun 2018
#342 Le Mans: The Night and The End. The On Speed team meets with listeners for a drink and a car chat in the Carlsberg tent. We catch the sound of the cars on…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #341 for 25 Jun 2018
#341 Le Mans: The First Eight Hours. We take our position in the grandstands at the Circuit De La Sarthe for the pomp and circumstance leading up to the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #340 for 21 Jun 2018
#340 Three Cars To Le Mans. We drive a Caterham 7 420R, a Ford Mustang Shadow Edition and a Ford Ranger Wildtrack to the Circuit de la Sarthe. We hear cars…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #339 for 07 Jun 2018
#339 Alex Goy joins us to discuss what’s wrong with Monaco, two cars he’s been driving, the Porsche 919’s attempt on the Nurburgring lap record and if the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #338 for 24 May 2018
#338 Autonomy, Zog’s Battery and Richard and Gareth’s cars. Is the future really driverless? Why has Zog built a battery? The cars Gareth and Richard have been…