February’s audio podcast (part 2) with Brian Redman
February 19th, 2010 |
Ed Foster |
48 Comments
Welcome to part deux of the Motor Sport Hall of Fame audio podcast.
As I’m sure you’ll agree Brian is one of our best guests yet as the tales of his racing career are quite simply, jaw-dropping. We’re back next month on March 8 so do make sure you ask us a question by clicking here.
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Filed under: Audio podcasts, Formula 1, Historic Racing, Personalities, Sportscars
Tags: Brian Redman, Mario Andretti
Ed returned from a stint in Milan, working on the Italian version of Autocar, and joined the team in August 2007. After two years of countless scooter accidents and a constant battle against coffee addiction it was a relief for him to start writing in his mother tongue. As well as managing the website, Ed writes various features and is a regular contributor to CNN, Channel 4, Sky News, the BBC and a number of radio stations. He was also awarded the MSA/Renault Young Motoring Journalist of the Year in January 2009. 
Martin Lyons:
February 19th, 2010 10:07pm
The last time I heard Brian’s dulcet tones was on July 4th 1971 at Mallory Park. This was Brian’s first race since the Targa Florio accident and the scars were still red and raw on his face. This was my first race meeting as a 15 year old “gofer” for the Malaya Garage F5000 team. I had managed to mislay one of the locking tools for the side compartments on the transporter and was looking on the grass around to find it. ” Are you looking for something”? came the question and then after I had explained my situation he helped with a search for the offending item. Later at the post race party I met Mike Hailwood who had won the both heats of the round that day. That’s another story….!
Mario Carneiro Neto:
February 20th, 2010 1:51am
Now this was an amazing podcast, yet again. Brian Redman is a great great storyteller, and thanks a lot for having him around and mainly for talking about the old sports car racing that many times never get talked about in this podcast. Amazing!
Let’s have more of these great guests!! Thanks a lot, really!
Mario
joe brown:
February 20th, 2010 4:06am
Thanks a lot:
FOR WHAT ?
Come on guy’s get a F1 STAR
Kenny:
February 20th, 2010 5:07am
Interesting, informative, and entertaining as always, but things need to move along bit…a lot of “dead air” on this podcast.
Mario Carneiro Neto:
February 20th, 2010 7:28am
Joe Brown:
Motorsport mag does not limit itself to F1. Redman was one of the greatest drivers of all time, driving some of the best and most iconic cars ever made. I for one thought his half of the podcast was more interesting than Andretti’s.
So that’s what I was thanking them for.
Masta Kink:
February 20th, 2010 10:09am
…wonderful entertainment, a big thank you to Motor Sport….as well as being a frightening corner to drive, the Masta Kink was always the most spine-tingling corner to watch from …a flat-out kink between the houses and a minimum of Armco, in the middle of the countryside….no wonder Brian’s reminiscences appeal to those of us of a certain age…
Ken Wright:
February 20th, 2010 1:18pm
I watched part of some of the 24hr races in the early 70’s at the Masta Kink. This section and the sweeps before Les Combes were truly awe inspiring to watch let alone attempt to drive flat out. Radillon was just another corner before the circuit was cut. Hans-Peter Joisten would take the kink without a hint of a confidence lift.
Andy Muggeridge:
February 20th, 2010 2:14pm
Tremendous stuff ! Even more entertaining than Mario, Brian Redman is a terrific raconteur. His book should be a fantastic read especially as it is being written in collaberation with Michael Keyser who wrote the wonderful The Speed Merchants and A French Kiss with Death.
If you get the chance it would be great to get Brian’s team mates Quick Vic Elford and Dickie Attwood in for more stories from the great sportscar era of the late 60s and early 70s.
Kevin Woeller:
February 20th, 2010 2:23pm
I agree with Mario C! There is a world of fantastic motorsport outside of F-1! Wonderful podcasts ,do not change a thing!
R Tanveer:
February 20th, 2010 3:54pm
Ha ha!
Looks like Mr Roebuck has a rival in the Immitations/Accents department!
Enjoyable!
joe brown:
February 20th, 2010 10:19pm
Goodnight Milwaukee.
I’m off to bed.
Andrew Lynch:
February 21st, 2010 6:03am
Brian Redman’s candor made the podcast the BEST ever! I loved those stories of the 917s, especially describing going through Masta Kink in a 917 – fantastic. Also I really loved the chuckles of awe from you guys, it made the podcast very real. Virtually everything Brian said was fabulous. Bring him back for an encore performance.
Postscript: Masta Kink came alive for me – 40 years ago I remember Amon saying he took the Masta Kink flat on the last lap of the 1970 Belgium GP.
Chris Hall:
February 21st, 2010 10:26pm
Excellent podcast and very pleased that my questions got asked !! 45 minutes was sufficient only to scratch the surface of Brians career and I am really looking forward to his book.
For the future it would be nice to have someone who was part of the F3 circus that travelled Europe in the 60’s racing at places like Brno, Schleiz etc ( I wonder how good Jurg Dublers english is ? )
Mario Carneiro Neto:
February 21st, 2010 11:13pm
It’s a pity that there are so few videos of racing at Spa. Seeing some of those cars blast past the Masta Kink would be great. Thankfully there’s a youtube video of the JW Gulf team that shows Seppi and Pedro Rodriguez panel to panel going up Eau Rouge.. Extremely awesome!
Chris Hall:
February 21st, 2010 11:25pm
Mario,
I’m sure that I read somewhere that BelgianTV ( RDF ?) used to cover the Spa 24 hours saloon races live during the 70’s so somewhere hopefully there may be footage of races on the real Francorchamps circuit.
Chris
Tony Geran:
February 21st, 2010 11:29pm
Excellent podcast guys, one of the funniest and most entertaining podcasts I’ve heard. Listening to Brian’s description of the problems with the 917 is a reminder that motor racing has come a long way since those days. I particularly enjoyed his description of his first sighting of the 908/3. I can imagine the looks on the Porsche people’s faces when he gave them his verdict on it.
robert chessari:
February 22nd, 2010 6:26am
I have just discovered these excellent podcasts which I downloaded onto my phone,each day on my summer holidays in Lorne Victoria I would sit on the beach while watching my kids play and I would listen to each show.This is a fantastic show and such a wealth of information and great stories.Thankyou and I look forward to your next show
iain:
February 22nd, 2010 11:47am
I think the last two podcasts have been brilliant. Its great to have ’stars’ on occaisionally but not every month, I still want to hear the team discussing up to date issues aswell.
As for other comments about having contemporary F1 drivers on the cast, why on earth would we want that? None of them have got anything to say apart from what their team manager or sponsors want them to, so I cant for the life of me see how you would want to listen to unopinionated drivel for 30 minutes. Ex F1 drivers only please, they’re the only ones who are going to tell it like it is (might I suggest David Coulthard, Alan Jones and of course Gerhard Berger?) and of course it isnt only F1 drivers, it was great listening to Brian Redman telling us that the old sportscars where 10secs faster round Spa than the F1 machinery, I can remember those beasts and I would wager you had to be a better driver to get one of them round spa sharpish than your average F1 driver of the day.
Keep up the good work
Dave Cubbedge:
February 22nd, 2010 1:28pm
Brilliant stuff once again. I can see a time in the future where you guys will have two podcasts per month, one for the up-to-date news and one with a guest for us lovers of racing history. this was just great, like having you all in my living room for a chat.
Very interesting to hear more about the way Porsche went racing and between that great ‘Lunch With Frank Gardner’ article a while back and this podcast with Mr. Redman I have a much more developed picture of how it went down. I was a kid back then and I naiively thought Porsche was so good that they just showed up and won as they pleased, but the 917 in particular sounds like a real handful until the teams that used it got it right.
Thanks Motor Sport, and also to Mario Andretti and Brian Redman for their time.
David Morgan-Kirby:
February 22nd, 2010 7:32pm
Joe Brown,
You are obviously a F1 fan, but I’m not sure that you are motor racing fan. I would really suggest that you open your eyes and mind to discover the rich history of this sport we all love. If you are able to, you will find that F1 is maybe 25% of it. The F1 ’stars’ of today with one or two exceptions are a pretty dull bunch compared to the Andrettis, Redmans, Jones and Gurneys of this world.
Casey:
February 22nd, 2010 10:23pm
Words of thanks pale—-what a person and stories. And I second the comments above re this sort of genre way over stuff of the ‘modern’ era.
A thought: Could be a win-win to reference this podcast in Brian’s book. So many of us never ‘hear’ such stories, only read about them. Maybe warrants a sequel or three? Tip of the iceberg in 45 min…..
Dan Gurney and Jim Hall in future I hope.
Tim Burton:
February 23rd, 2010 12:25am
Both the February podcasts were excellent. More of this would be very welcome. I agree completely with previous comments about current F1 drivers – we already know what they would say and imagine an hour of that – a five minute post race press conference seems to last an eternity – and that’s with three of them at it! I think we can leave it to the team to get the right people in. Thanks everyone.
Ian Garden:
February 23rd, 2010 3:33pm
Superb stuff – many thanks Mr Redman. Really looking forward to reading “More throttle – less brake”.
Many thanks team, please keep the podcasts coming.
Robert Mills:
February 23rd, 2010 11:09pm
What a great double act listening to Messrs Andretti and Redman. Really enjoyed the double podcast – the story about Arturo Merzario left me laughing for ages!!! Keep up the great work.
joe brown:
February 23rd, 2010 11:41pm
Apologies to the Podcast team,listened to it again.
First class.
Never judge a book by it’s cover.
So sorry.
Bruce Allan:
February 24th, 2010 3:52am
I can’t wait for More Throttle, Less Brake to be published….and for Brian Redman to READ it to us…move over Peter Ustinov!
david mcerlain:
February 24th, 2010 12:15pm
these podcasts are providing us with new journalism at its best. many thanks from someone who lived and still dreams that generation of motor sport. it took Mario a little while to get into the famous one-liners but they were there eventually.
however the real bonus was Brain Redman’s contribution. when he eventually publishes the book, he should definitely offer an audio version with himself as reader. this could well solve his comment about not having earned enough from racing….he has a new career in the offing.
R Tanveer:
February 24th, 2010 1:31pm
How about a Podcast a couple of days following each Grand Prix during the F1 season?
Once a month isn’t enough!!!
A.S.Gilbert:
February 24th, 2010 4:02pm
Quite a treat. Really enjoyed both parts equally.
Redman was a very gifted driver and so versatile although he was too “square pegged” for F1’s histrionics.
His book will be a great read and addition to the lore.
Mario is a consummate human archive for that era. His recall accurate, and recounting diplomatic, hope he’s writing the whole thing down.
Mr. Andretti is very defensive about Michael’s unhappy ‘93 as a proud father, rightfully. Michael’s last run at Monza, was sensational. He spent less time covering the race distance on the road than Senna that day. Look it up.
The Austrian’s in proximity did him no good all year, Gerhard and Karl.
Championship speed yes, after a year of slagging from the press….indulgence and temperment….?
To those who beg for current F1 guests, picture the following scenario.
You have a transatlantic flight and in the seat next to you for 6-8 hours will be a motor sport icon.
Do you really think any of todays pilots could hold a conversational candle to Moss, Stewart, Andretti, Gurney or Redman?
It would all be sponsor plugging, political correctness of migraine inducing level or silences punctuated by the tap-tapping on their Blackberry.
Maybe, just maybe Rosberg, Webber or Jenson excepted.
Diane R Case:
February 24th, 2010 7:08pm
I love listening to Mr Redman’s stories. I have had the good opportunity to listen to him at conventions & race meets as well as in conversation! He is a true gentleman, & a racing treasure.
Tony Geran:
February 24th, 2010 10:14pm
If memory serves, Michael fininshed third at Monza behind the Williams and Senna went out early after clobbering Brundle under brakes for the Ascari chicane
A.S.Gilbert:
February 25th, 2010 3:34am
Mea culpa, Mr. Geran is correct.
My recall playing tricks.
Andretti pitted for a new nose/front wing assembly and fairly ripped along there after.
Senna’s retirement comes back, now mentioned. He had the odd rate of closure incident at Monza, this one blurred in my memory.
peter walker:
February 26th, 2010 3:37am
I had the pleasure of talking to Mr Redman at Road Atlanta the Mittys, what a nice guy. He does a lot of vintage racing here in the USA and does a great job of keeping the flag flying, from one expat thanks.
What a great podcast, have him back for more and please no contemporary F1 drivers only those who have retired.
Dave Cubbedge:
February 26th, 2010 2:27pm
Years ago I attended a vintage car event at Mid-Ohio. There was a Can-Am event and amongst all these huge Chevy-powered cars was a lone Chevron carving them up. It was Redman at the wheel and I believe he won that day in the little 2-liter car. One of the big McLarens would pass on the straight, but Brian would get it back every lap in the twisty bits that followed. Great stuff indeed!
rob widdows:
February 26th, 2010 4:44pm
Thanks everybody for all your (mainly) positive comments on the last two podcasts.
Great tales, great memories. Those were the days!
Our next podacst will be recorded on March 8 with Damon Hill. Hope you enjoy it.
Following all the testing I’m still thinking Vettel will win the championship. But those McLarens look mighty fast, as does the Ferrari.
We will soon know more!
RW
Mike Smith:
February 27th, 2010 3:54pm
Great stuff, keep it coming.
John Williams:
February 28th, 2010 12:49am
Gents,
Thank you so much for the monthly Podcasts! You are the absolute best, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing from Mario and Brian and of course hearing from you month to month. Is there any chance that you would consider having two podcasts per month going forward, one dedicated to current events and one to legends of motorsport like Mario, Brian, etc? Fans around the world would be in your debt. If I may make a suggestion, you may also want to talk to Apple about airing your podcasts perhaps for a small fee on iTunes and generate additional revenues for the magazine. Thank you again and kind regards,
John Williams
Dana Point, CA
Doug Weall:
February 28th, 2010 10:03pm
Gentlemen, may I just say in my humble opinion the magazine, the pod casts etc you have got the whole show where it belongs AT THE TOP.
In my youth I bought the magazine for the colour photo’s of my hero’s racing all over the world.
I now subscribe because all the colour is there without the pictures. Brilliant, please keep the best magazine etc AT THE TOP.
P.S. get the mechanics to talk about their drivers surely some winners there.
ian spencer:
March 1st, 2010 3:10pm
Wonderful stuff,and so many memories came flooding back.
The Redmans were family friends living in Burnley Lancashire and Nigel Roebuck and i were in the class of Russell Harty at Giggleswick school when Brian Redman was just starting to make a name for himself in motorsport.His exploits in an a sooped up Morris Countryman made him a local legend whilst still in his teens!
The book will stir up even more fond memories.Thanks for this.
Nigel:
March 2nd, 2010 5:16pm
Great podcast, better than marios actually and that’s from someone who’s never even heard of Redman!
i wonder if in 30 years todays stars will have such stories to tell or whether the sport is just fundamentally more sanitised today?
John Page:
March 3rd, 2010 4:40pm
Be fair that is magic——————-can you ask him back for more please?
Garry Manning:
March 3rd, 2010 11:07pm
just finished listening to Brian Redman, most enjoyable keep up the good work
declan magee:
March 7th, 2010 5:30pm
Motorsport magazine pod casts didnt take long to get into top gear what with the Brian Redman interview.
I have listened to it twice and kept it on my ipod for a future listen. I have also been playing clips to friends.
Keep up the good work and push Brian into finishing the book.
More throttle less brake is and excellent title.
Phil Moss:
March 8th, 2010 8:14pm
Brian Redman is the reason I have been a motor racing fanatic for about 45 years – since the Red Rose E type days where as a young boy I watched from the Oulton pits courtesy of my late father. For me Brian is quite simply one of the best of the best and listening to him here has reinforced that, and, my, how lucky I am to have such a hero! Bri Red = top man!
jimbo:
March 11th, 2010 9:46pm
absolutely enthralling
although in awe of his driving record I was so pleased to discover such a fine personality
will treasure this for life
Paul Cherrington:
March 27th, 2010 12:11am
Priceless. Simply priceless. Words fail me. Cannot thank you enough, Monsieur Redman and all at “Motor Sport”.
Thank you.
Paul Cherrington:
March 27th, 2010 12:13am
next up – David Hobbs, and Mo Nunn …. any chance??
Peter Rimmer:
April 9th, 2010 8:08pm
I remember Brian from the early 60s when we were competing in local sprints and hill climbs with our Mini Coopers.
I was at Oultan Park when Brian first drove the Red Rose E Type and broke the lap record. I asked him what it was like to drive this superb machine, his reply was “its just like driving the mini but the trees come at you a lot quicker”. A real character and a real racer ! Good Luck with the book Brian