Takona Tlks. – Details, episodes & analysis

Takona Tlks with Hamilton James - A car youtuber, presenter and in his words, failed car dealer. A long, authentic, and at times deep episode looking quite thoroughly at both cars and mental health.

For more from Hamilton check out his youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpuEELfejiUJrlMlZlDbFw

For more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Automotive youtuber Freddie Hernandez aka Tavarish. One of Americas and possibly the worlds biggest automotive youtube content creators. Freddie has built his name around the phrase "I am the warranty" and his journey has taken him from fixing his cars on a driveway to buying flood damaged Mclaren P1's to build into something unique.

We sat down for a good old chat about his journey, some of the harder things to manage in being so well known, along with the usual life, the universe and everything.

See freddies Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/tavarish

As always more from Takona can be found here: www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Arun and Gareth ATD Vehicle Appearance Specialists, thats right, two guests!

We met at Great Northern Classics for a good chat about detailing, life, the universe and everything, meandering from cars to conspiracy theories and everything in between. An episode that really shows the chemistry these two have, as well as showcasing how relative strangers can sit and chat over their shared passion for the automotive.

Thank you to the Great Northern Classic team for letting us use their boardroom to record, you can see more of what they're up to at: https://www.greatnorthernclassics.co.uk/

Arun and Gareth can be found at: https://www.atd-vas.co.uk/

And of course, all things Takona are at www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Alastair Moffatt, stunt driver, autotest champion, rally driver, and holder of 9 world records!

We had a good ol chat about how he got into doing what he does, some of the ups and downs of setting world records in cars, and how motorsports and cars have been at the core of his family.

A big thank you to Motorsport UK for hosting us in their HQ to record.

To see more of Alastair head to https://www.alastairmoffatt.com/

For more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Miles Hardy, Sales director at HPC Classics in Eastbourne, and someone who's been a friend for a couple of years now. Miles has an incredibly deep knowledge on a broad range of cars, but his real passion is for all things TVR.

A true testament to how cars bring people together from all over, Miles and I had chatted here and there on facebook for a couple of years before ever actually meeting in person and when we did it was like we'd been best mates our entire lives.

See more from HPC Classics at https://www.hpcclassics.co.uk/

And all thinks Takona at www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Efrem Brynin, the CEO and co-founder of the Strongmen charity. Strongmen aim to support men following bereavement and was started following Efrems own journey through the process of bereavement following the loss of his son.

This episode is one that really delves into the mens mental health topic, possibly in more depth than any other episode, and as such we talk about some quite heavy topics. If anything we talk about hits home and you're needing some support along with the Takona page of mental health resources - https://www.takona.co.uk/pages/mental-health-and-support - you can also speak with Strongmen for Bereavement focused help - https://www.strongmen.org.uk/ which is also the go to for all the pieces we've talked about in the episode.

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If you've been to practically any major car event in the last few years you may have seen Rob, and possibly even had coffee from him.

Rob and I have become good friends over the last few years, thanks to his outgoing and vibrant personality, and his ability to make a stellar cup of coffee.

The boxed drinks coffee trucks have grown from a simple horse box trailer into a fleet of classic and vintage coffee trucks, a 2CV van, and a Land Rover Defender 90 Pickup. Instantly recognisable, and built from a passion for not only interesting vehicles, but fantastic style and humour around the liveries they wear.

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Takona Tlks with Joel McNally brand manager for Kestrel Beer and the co founder of the Flying Kestrel project, taking a 1935 Riley Kestrel and breaking land speed records with it. We go through the project from inception to it's latest attempt at hitting 200mph.

Learn more about the Flying Kestrel at : https://theflyingkestrel.com/ and about Kestrel Beer at https://www.kestrelbeer.com/

Learn more about Takona at www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Alex Robbins, freelance car journalist for the likes of the Telegraph, CarGurus, Kazoo, Drivetribe and What Car?. This November Alex will be walking from Mission Motorsport HQ in Oxfordshire all the way to Anglesey Race Circuit for the Race of Remembrance. We sat to chat about what he's been up to in preparation for the big walk, how it's been hugely influential for both his physical and mental wellbeing, and his time working as a journalist.

If you'd like to support Alex's walk you can do so through his just giving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/alexwalks and to see some of his automotive work you can head here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/alex-robbins/

For all things Takona head to www.takona.co.uk

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Takona Tlks with Dominic Taylor-Lane A regular face around much of the classic car community, and a man working to make a difference for the future of engineering skills. Dominic is the founder of the Association of Heritage Engineering, working to create a network of skilled craftspeople with a goal of passing on knowledge and helping future generations to maintain the engineering industry. Dominic is also one of the directors at the Classic Collective in Bicester, providing specialist service, set-up, upgrades, and maintenance for the classic car world, and bringing together a wide mix of people and skillsets to make classic car ownership more attainable and enjoyable.

You can find out more about AOHE here. More about Classic Collective here. and more about Takona here.

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