About this episode

The episode discusses the excitement around the new Renault Twingo, tyre usage in racing, and memories of one-make racing.

In episode 45 of the evo podcast, we discuss why we're so excited about the new Renault Twingo, how John Barker went through 32 sets of tyres in a day and why Dickie bailed on Aston Martin. We also recount our fondest memories of one-make racing, which cars would be best for it and more.

People in this episode

Hosts: evo, John Barker

Topics covered

• one-make racing
• Renault Twingo
• Aston Martin
• tyre usage
• Nürburgring record

Keywords

• Renault Twingo
• one-make racing
• Aston Martin
• tyres
• Nürburgring record

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aston Martin

Products: Renault Twingo

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