Don't Lift Off Podcast

11/08/2025

Looking for a shorter clip for YouTube to post after the Mike Wilds conversation, I noticed - to my shame - the final edit showed a blank screen rather than than the Ensign Formula One car that Mike raced (I had added it post-conversation but clearly did something wrong!).

Anyways, no point in resubmitting the edit - apologies Mike (and to Mo Nunn’s legacy) - here’s some photos of the first F1 car he raced…

27/07/2025

That’s over 500 subscribers now…thanks to everyone for the support! Better start a merch store now then…

24/07/2025

...and we're back! With a true British Motorsport Hero Mr Mike Wilds!

What a great conversation and super lovely fella, very privileged to call him a friend! Enjoy, Dunny x

Mike Wilds is a true British Motor Racing hero with over 60 years of racing experience from humble beginnings in 'club' Single Seater racing, then through in...

21/06/2025

Here’s a slightly off the wall one…my Dad! Well he was my sponsor in kart racing and then initially in car racing. Here’s to the Lads and Dads, Lasses and Mum’s in Motorsport🍻

Barry Dunn is a former Clothing and Motor Trade Salesman, Sales Manager, Car Dealership owner and House Restorer. He is also a former sponsor and (still curr...

12/06/2025

YES! Managed to get hold of him! Watch this space…

11/06/2025

Couple of good little stories with the legendary racer Paul Taft

Legendary British Racing Champion and instructor Paul Taft tells the story of racing against British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) race winner (NOT champio...

08/06/2025

My great friend and podcast guest #25 Paul “Tafty” Taft shared with me his recently restored BSA Goldstar! Where it all started on 2 wheels as a Works supported rider for BSA before he went onto win many more races on 4 wheels!

06/06/2025

British motorsport has some great characters, and there’s none more vibrant than this one!

He’s won in just about everything he’s raced in and instructed and coached many future racing stars pretty much ever since, imparting his huge wealth of knowledge and experience to the next generation.

There’s also no better story teller!

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the clarinet playing, bee keeping, motorbike riding, allotment keeping, classic music loving…

Mr Paul “TAFTY” Taft…



NOTE: The link has been changed now because of a sound issue on the original upload. Amended version here:

Paul Taft is a former multi-championship winning Racing Driver and Scramble bike rider. Since the 1950’s as a ‘works’ supported BSA rider to winning in Honda...

29/05/2025

What an opportunity…and he grabbed it with both hands 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🏎️ 🏁🏆

Finnish racing driver Mika Salo tells the story of how he substituted Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher after the German broke his leg at Silvers...

26/05/2025

Well this was a privilege…and fun! A chat with former Formula One podium finisher and double Le Mans winner Mika Salo and his son Max.

This guy raced in F1 with Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, B.A.R. and most famously brilliantly substituting for the injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari in 1999, leading the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim before dutifully handing the win to Eddie Irvine and also finishing on the podium at Monza.

He’s been lightning fast in everything he’s driven! It’s also great to see Max following in his footsteps and embarking on his own career in GT’s in Japan.

Hope you enjoy it!

To follow Mika: https://www.instagram.com/stories/mikasaloofficial/

To follow Max: https://www.instagram.com/maxsalo_official/



https://youtu.be/iimxB7E2QtM?si=sLyl-1LhjZEV8V0_&utm_source=ZTQxO

Mika Salo is Finnish racing driver with a prolific international career beginning in Finland in the 1970’s in Karting through to Formula Ford, Formula 3 (aga...

18/05/2025

What an honour to do a podcast with a living British motorsport legend! Richard Attwood (and team mate Hans Hermann) is the first winner of the Le Mans 24 hour with Porsche in a 917 in 1970. He also finished 2nd at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix for BRM and at the age of 85 is still flat out!

What a great conversation!

#917 #1970

Richard Attwood is a winner of the 1970 Le Mans 24 hour race with Porsche and a Formula One Grand Prix Podium finisher at Monaco in 1968 with BRM.In an illus...

11/05/2025

Congratulations to guest #18 Charles Rainford in winning today’s final BTCC race at Brands Hatch! 🏆 🏁

Question is…did we see the Cha-Cha on the podium?

2025 British Touring Car Championship driver Charles Rainford talks with Anthony Dunn about the unusual story of how he started racing. Charles is competing ...