Who's Had The Best First Car at The Goodwood Members Meeting? | (Sounds of Goodwood MM83)

About this episode

The episode features interviews with various racing personalities at the Goodwood Members Meeting discussing their first cars and experiences.

This week on The Driven Podcast, we're at the 83rd Goodwood Members Meeting to speak to a collection of racing car drivers and motorcycle riders, plus a few media personalities, to ask our icebreaker questions, including "What was your first car?" "What was the first posh/special car you purchased?", and "What's the car you regret selling the most?" As well as the icebreaker questions, we'll also find out what brings each guest to Goodwood and what makes the event so special. This week's guests (in order of appearance): Touring Car Racing Legends - Steve Soper and John Cleland Sports car racing brothers - Marino and Dario Franchitti Car design and rendering guru - Khyzyl Saleem Broadcaster - Ant Anstead Carol Shelby Foundation Co-Founder Aaron Shelby Racing driver and Aston Martin development driver - Darren Turner Racer and commentator - Alex Brundle HTCC Champion - Matthew Ellis Presenter and Goodwood host - Grace Webb TV Personality and Racing Driver - Tiff Needel Journalist and Broadcaster - Chris Harris Motorcycle Adventurer and actor - Charey Boorman Motorcycle Racer - Maria Costello MBE Journalist and Broadcaster - Jonny Smith…

People in this episode

Guests: Steve Soper, John Cleland, Marino Franchitti, Dario Franchitti, Khyzyl Saleem, Ant Anstead, Aaron Shelby, Darren Turner, Alex Brundle, Matthew Ellis, Grace Webb, Tiff Needel, Chris Harris, Charey Boorman, Maria Costello MBE, Jonny Smith

Topics covered

• first cars
• Goodwood Members Meeting
• racing
• automotive interviews
• car regrets

Keywords

• first car
• Goodwood
• racing drivers
• automotive podcast
• car regrets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Driven Podcast

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