Don't Lift Off Podcast

17/11/2025

If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out! Lovely to sit down with Ian to talk about his life

15/11/2025

What an interesting fella! Here's a podcast with a guy that done everything...raced Formula Ford, Formula 3, Formula 5000...F1...Indycars...flew Crop Dusting Bi-planes...been a Private pilot for Lear Jet and Gulf Stream...flew Sea Planes out of Alaska...and become a champion in Motorbike and Sidecars!

He's got some stories...and has a few wins..and a few shunts along the way!

Hope you enjoy the conversation with Ian Ashley...and please Like, Subscribe and Share with your mates if you do!

https://youtu.be/PdXUFoIs6nk?si=8duXgAAcjk52jZoJ

22/10/2025

I've just done a podcast with Former Andy Rouse Racing Ford Mondeo and TWR Volvo BTCC Super Tourer race winner Kelvin Burt.

Kelvin made quite a few appearances in the BTCC, winning his class on his debut in a Prodrive BMW M3 and last of all in a Gary Ayles run Alfa Romeo.

In the longer podcast (link at the end) we also talk about his rise through motorsport without any family money to become David Coulthard's main title rival in Formula Ford, win the British F3 title, become a Jordan Grand Prix F1 test driver (and also drive a Williams, Tyrrell and Arrows), his successes (and crashes!) in the BTCC and his driving in Japan, ASCAR and with Ferrari in British GT and FIA GT. There's some decent funny stories in there!

Hope you enjoy! Please Like, Subscribe and Share if you do!

Thanks,

Anthony

Former TWR Volvo and Andy Rouse Racing Ford driver Kelvin Burt talking about his stints in the British Touring Car Championship in the 1990’s.Kelvin won his ...

20/10/2025

Multiple racing champion Kelvin Burt discusses his first tests with Formula One teams Williams and Tyrrell that lead to becoming Jordan Grand Prix's official test driver, when he regularly outpaced their race driver Eddie Irvine...leading to some gamesmanship from the Northern Irishman! https://youtu.be/eLDYRdRsTG4

Former British Racing Driver Kelvin Burt tells the story of how he began with just the budget for a £100 scholarship at the Jim Russell Racing School and bec...

20/10/2025

Don't Lift Off #31 - Kelvin Burt
Kelvin Burt is a British Racing Driver with nearly 40 years of motor racing success. From the late 1980’s as David Coulthard’s title rival in Formula Ford 1600, Kelvin rose through the ranks to become a Formula Vauxhall Lotus Champion, British Formula 3 Champion, Porsche Supercup race winner, Formula 1 test driver for Jordan Grand Prix, British Touring Car Championship race winner with Ford, Volvo and Alfa Romeo, Japanese Touring Car and Super GT race winner, Macau Grand Prix Winner, British GT Champion, multiple ASCAR race winner and FIA GT podium finisher with Ferrari onto become a racing team owner.

Today he continues his career in motorsport as a race winning coach in International GT’s and Single Seaters.

Kelvin Burt is a British Racing Driver with nearly 40 years of motor racing success. From the late 1980’s as David Coulthard’s title rival in Formula Ford 16...

20/10/2025

Incoming tonight…

10/10/2025

Here's a short clip from the recent podcast I did with Steve Markham.

Former Oval Grass Track Racer, Stock Car Racer, Hot Rod and Rally Driving Champion Rally Driving Champion Steve Markham tells the story of how he met The World's Strongest Man Geoff Capes - a local man from Spalding who's gym he used to train down. Geoff was double World's Strongest Man, double Shotput Commonwealth Champion and still holds the British record that he set it in 1980.

Former Oval Grass Track Racer, Stock Car Racer, Hot Rod and Rally Driving Champion Rally Driving Champion Steve Markham tells the story of how he met The Wor...

10/10/2025

This week I had Steve Markham visit! Steve is proper salt of the earth from the grass routes of motorsport - literally - a former Oval Grass Track Racer, Stock Car Racer, Hot Rod Champion, Short Oval Start Marshall, Rally Driving Champion, Rally Co-Driver and Instructor. We worked together at Silverstone for a good number of years. He is also a lifelong HGV driver, logistics organiser and trainer.

WARNING: He is a straight speaking fella - this is not a podcast if you’re easily triggered!

Steve Markham is a former Oval Grass Track Racer, Stock Car Racer, Hot Rod Champion, Start Marshall, Rally Driving Champion, Rally Co-Driver and Instructor a...

02/10/2025

...also available on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, etc)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/69z4qu8dGTwBbtaboCeAR1?si=essJbBrsQHW0_YwoxaiBLw

02/10/2025

02/10/2025

My old racing buddy Chris Hartley has sat down for a chat! Chris and I have known each other for over 30 years and in that time he's risen from fellow karting competitor to commentator at BTCC, DTM, F3 and for the last few years at the British Grand Prix!

We talked about all thing's podcasting, 90's karting, media training and the rise of Max Verstappen. Hope you enjoy the conversation, and if you do, don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE with your mates!

Chris Hartley is a British Motorsport Commentator and former Go Kart Racer. He has over 30 years of experience from competing in Club and National Karting Ch...

05/09/2025

....oh, and don't forget, the podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and all other major podcast platforms!

https://open.spotify.com/show/0gJCmU54lsPhr9IHb8tbf0?si=59636d2b8adb49fe

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c9c81b3f-2295-42d4-98e0-d7fe9685043e/don't-lift-off

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-lift-off/id1790871033

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