Steve Perez is a self made British drinks entrepreneur from Chesterfield, UK. From helping at his Dad’s pub as a teenager, and working for local brewery Tetley’s, he launched Global Brands, building it into a £90 Million pounds (GBP) business with brands such as Kick Energy Drinks, VK Vodka Mixes, Amigos Tequila Beer, Franklin & Sons Tonics and the original Hooch alcopop, all sold across the UK and sixty-plus countries.Steve also owns the boutique Casa Hotel in Chesterfield together with Peak Edge Hotel and Red Lion Restaurant and pub, which his Father original owned. He is four-time National and Historic Rally Champion with a fabulous collection of cars including; Marcus Grohölm’s 2007 WRC Rally winning Ford Focus, a Hannu Mikkola / Arne Hertz / Michelle Mouton 1985 Audi Sport Quattro A2, various Porsche 911’s, a Ferrari 12Cilindri and his beloved Lancia Stratos rally and road cars.Steve can be found at:https://www.youtube.com/@SteveJGPerezhttps://www.instagram.com/stevenjgperez/https:x.com/StevenJGPerezSteve Perez Rally Team:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063469511226Seb Perezhttps://www.facebook.com/sebperez66Don't Lift Off Podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/dontliftoff/https://www.youtube.com/@dontliftoffhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dontliftoffhttps://dontliftoff.comThe full podcast is also available on all main podcast platforms (Apple, Amazon, Spotify, etc). https://linktr.ee/dontliftoff #DontLiftOff #Podcast #StevePerez #StevePerezRallyTeam #KickEnergyRallyTeam #BTRDA #BritishHistoricRallyChampionship #cars #car #Ferrari #12Cilindri #LanciaStratos #lancia #stratos #audiquattro #Porsche911Rally #FordFocusWRC #WRC #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #GlobalBrands #VKDrinks #VKVodkaKick #AmigosTequilaBeer #KickEnergy #Hooch #farming #jeremyclarkson #Rallying #RACRally #Rally #MikeWilds Chapters00:00:00 - Coming up...00:01:33 - Intro00:03:56 - A tour of the estate...and the rally stage!00:10:22 - The Toys...00:11:10 - 2007 WRC Focus - Marcus Grönholm00:12:12 - 1985 Audi Sport Quattro A2 - Hannu Mikkola / Arne Hertz / Michelle Mouton00:15:59 - Lancia Stratos story00:18:26 - Seb Perez' Ginetta Junior00:19:05 - 1974 911 Carrera RS00:21:02 - Ford Escort Mk200:23:34 - Porsche GT3 Touring00:24:07 - Ferrari 12Cilindri00:26:10 - Stratos heaven...00:26:51 - The Farm00:28:47 - Dansport00:29:48 - The RAC (Roger Albert Clark) Rally00:36:33 - Highland Cows and the garden00:37:36 - Mike Wilds: A Formula One Driver...and a Helicopter Instructor!00:39:45 - Racing vs Rallying00:43:17 - The Red Lion Pub & Restaurant...NO LABOUR MP'S!00:44:59 - Getting into selling drinks00:47:21 - The idea behind VK00:49:00 - Starting in rally co-driving00:52:55 - The art of co-driver timing00:56:48 - Chris Wood & Pro-Drivers00:58:42 - The story about the Rally Of The Inca's, Peru01:11:21 - Issues with Historic Rallying & 4WD's01:16:06 - Challenges with the Stratos01:17:33 - The fire01:24:02 - POLITICS - UK Government hospitality rates01:27:34 - Business people and politics - Trump's revolution?01:30:21 - Inefficiencies of government vs business leaders01:34:49 - Why do business people not get more involved?01:39:15 - Family run businesses and inheritance tax

Will Redford is a 20 year old racing driver & instructor from Warrington, England. He is a mechanic turned Sim Racer, Junior Saloon Car Championship podium finisher, Milltek Sport Civic Cup race winner and in 2025 he became a Racing Prodigy P3 Champion in North America, racing a Radical SR1 Sports Prototype. Created and run by Terry Radbourne, Bourne High Performance Powertrains (Bourne HPP) are an engine builder that boasts a unique combination of Formula 1, Le Mans and other WEC engine building experience, both in the workshop and trackside at major events around the world.In this podcast, Terry and Will sit down with host and racer Anthony Dunn and talk about of how they met and started working together, which led to them competing in and winning the 2025 Caribbean Clash of Champions in Guyana, racing with Team AJM in a Porsche GT3 Cup Car…all in a quite remarkable story!If you enjoy this podcast and want to see or find out more, please consider following us at:InstagramDon’t Lift Off Podcast - @dontliftoffhttps://www.instagram.com/dontliftoffWill Redford - @wcredfordhttps://www.instagram.com/wcredfordBourne HPP - @bourne_hpphttps://www.instagram.com/bourne_hppTikTokDon’t Lift Off Podcast - @dontliftoffhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dontliftoffBourne HPP - @bourne_hpphttps://www.tiktok.com/@bournehppWith special thanks to Cam Frankcom for the excellent videography. Cam can be found on Instagram@camfrankcomhttps://www.instagram.com/cfrankcom#Motorsport #Podcast #DontLiftOff #Guyana #BourneHPP #BourneHighPerformancePowertrains #WillRedfordRacing #WR42 #WillRedford #Winning #CaribbeanClashOfChampions #TeamAJM #BourneHPP #WillRedford #GT3Cup #GMRSC #Motorsport #SouthDakotaCircuit #CaribbeanClashOfChampions #Porsche #GT3 #racing #lifestories #British #Motorsport #Winner #SimDriving #Professional #SimRacer #Honda #K20 #CivicCup #Engine #Tuning #Dyno #LeMans #WEC #Mercedes #F1 #AER #Radical #SR1 #NorthAmerica #Champion #EngineBuilder #Tuner #JuniorSaloonCarChampionship #SimToRacer #KatherineLegge #USA #FastDriving #Driver #OilRich #Economy #RacingProdigy #SouthDakotaCircuit Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Don't Lift Off Podcast06:25 Guyana's Discovery and Motorsport Scene10:05 Behind the Scenes at Bourne HPP16:01 Engineering Innovations and Challenges24:18 Will's Journey from Sim Racing to Real Racing44:54 The Radical Racing Experience and Scholarship Program50:38 Tyre Management and Race Strategy53:03 The Shootout55:33 Team Dynamics and Learning from Mentors57:36 Taking Opportunities in Racing01:00:01 The Power of E-Commerce in Motorsport01:02:16 Setting Up for Success in Guyana01:03:11 Guyana's Rapid Development and Motorsport Growth01:06:30 The Caribbean Clash of Champions01:16:24 Race Day Challenges and Innovations01:28:22 Mental Resilience in Racing01:42:02 Future Aspirations in Guyana

Ian Ashley is a former British Motor Racing Driver, Pilot and Motorcycle and Sidecar Champion. He has also been an instructor in all three disciplines.In a hugely varied life and career, Ian went from dominant novice at the Jim Russell Racing School to a fast, but uncut diamond in Formula Ford and Formula Three (against future champions such as Britain's James Hunt), to pace setter in Formula 5000 and then giant killing performances in underfunded and uncompetitive British Formula One teams including Token, BRM, Williams and Hesketh. After a huge crash that ended his F1 career, he then diverted to become a pilot, flying crop dusting bi-planes, Lear and Gulf Stream private Jets and Sea Planes from Alaska!He briefly returned to cars, racing Indy Lights and Indy Cars in the USA and also raced motorbikes and turned his hand to three wheels in Motorcycle and Sidecars. He had a brief foray into the BTCC, TVR Tuscan and Lotus Elise racing in the UK and later in his life returned to historic racing cars and finally winning multiple championships in historic Sidecars.In his rich life, he has created had a few stories and had a few crashes along the way...#f1 #f3 #formulaford #formula5000 #hesketh #jameshunt #williams #brm #btcc #indycar #tvr #lotus #racing #british #motorsport #stories #crashes #crash 00:00:00 - Coming up...00:01:59 - Intro00:06:35 - Holding on to a sidecar...00:10:29 - My Dad was a test pilot for Concorde00:18:07 - A start at Jim Russell00:23:00 - Into Formula Ford and Formula 300:27:35 - Racing with Fittipaldi brothers Emerson and Wilson in Brazil00:31:54 - Becoming a star in Formula 500000:38:52 - Formula One with BRM00:40:15 - James Hunt00:42:19 - Giving no quarter00:44:36 - Learning the art of slipstreaming00:48:34 - F1 debut at...the Nurburgring!00:53:29 - Racing with Williams00:55:19 - Racing with a plaster cast leg...00:58:25 - A mistake moving to BRM01:00:08 - A drive with Hesketh01:06:35 - A brave shit01:12:24 - Becoming a Lear Jet pilot01:20:15 - Flying Jackie Stewart01:25:56 - Learning to drive or fly - the principle of starting with one axis01:31:14 - Looking like Ian Anderson from Fairport Convention01:33:10 - The accidental arrest!01:35:28 - Flying sea planes from Alaska01:37:22 - Indycars & Indy Lights01:40:55 - Motorbike and sidecars!01:49:37 - "Shunt" and "Crashley"!01:50:36 - Back to historic racing cars...01:52:15 - An unusual link01:56:00 - Motorcycle and Sidecar Champion01:56:59 - Can you remember...?Note: Due to technical issues with the audio that almost caused a cancellation and re-record, AI was used to help clarify voices. You may notice a slightly digital sounding voice in places, but I wanted to make sure the production happened and voices could be heard well. Hope that's understandable. If you enjoy this episode and would like to see more please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thank you, AnthonyIf you are interested in learning more about Ian's career, here are some good articles:https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/ian-ashley-f5000/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-2012/113/more-than-a-tocken-effort/http://www.forix.com/8w/ashley.html