There now follow some promotional messages for upcoming times when I will be at the front of a room on a stage. Don't worry, I'm not doing a one-man version of Pirates of Penzance. That's for next year. Here we go...
Richard Porter
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Astronaut, stunt man, liar. Also one half of Smith and Sniff.
Wrote this five years ago. Thought of it today, and of all those people who keep their jobs for now because their Universal Studios stunt show con trick didn't go wrong. www.evo.co.uk/opinion/2041...
'The key to autonomous driving is obvious to anyone with half a brain' | Evo
Porter's a fly on the wall in a critical moment within the biggest automotive R&D's quest for autonomous driving success
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In case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, I've completed my trilogy of tracks sampling the C.R.E.A.M. podcast. Except the third part isn't one song, it's an EP. Two original tracks, two remixes incl. a banging '90s version of Tractors At Night. Listen here... ado88.bandcamp.com/album/meal-d...
Meal Deal EP, by ADO 88
4 track album
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It's not all Jag news this week. The Renault E-Space concept is interesting. Right down to the reverse rake headlights, just like the original. But the first Espace had those for a reason...
Meant to say earlier, the Jag reinvention doesn't start and end with the Type 01 or hinge entirely on that car's success. They've openly said it won't be biggest selling model because there are others on the way...
Happy New Jaguar Opinions Day! Personally, I think it looks terrific but who cares what I think? What's more interesting is how this car ended up like this and how long it's been in the making.
The Meal Deal EP (feat. C.R.E.A.M.) is now on all the usual streaming platforms. Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/mea... Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6Rj3p7... Search ADO 88 to find it elsewhere
Meal Deal - EP by ADO 88 on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 4 Songs
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If you've heard this week's C.R.E.A.M. podcast you'll know I've just sent them a new song which samples their show. It's called Hitting up the Discos. But I got carried away and made an EP featuring another new track and two remixes. Listen here. ado88.bandcamp.com/album/meal-d...
Meal Deal EP, by ADO 88
4 track album
ado88.bandcamp.com
Didn't make it to the Goodwood Revival this weekend but assume it was pretty much like this. sniffpetrol.com/2014/09/15/r...
Relatively little violence at Revival | Sniff Petrol
Police and organisers have hailed this weekend’s Goodwood Revival ‘the best yet’ with arrests down markedly on last year’s event, especially for violent crime and murder. A spokesman for Sussex police...
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Last year Jonny extracted an MG Metro Turbo from a garage in the Midlands in what became one of The Late Brake Show's most popular barn find vids. As you might know, I bought that car and sent it away to be brought back to good health. Now, at last, it's ready to go... youtu.be/x-WvIWJd-hs?...
2 Million Views Later… the Barn Find 80s MG Metro Turbo 1st drive in 34 yrs
YouTube video by The Late Brake Show
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Still trying to work out what to get as our next family car. Saw a Volvo EX60 ad the other night. What about one of those? my wife said. Nah, their software is terrible I replied. But then I read the reviews and apparently in this one it doesn't make you howl with despair...
Every time I hear Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter I think it’s such a terrific pop song I can’t be pedantic about the fact she keeps making up verbs.
It's Monday, there's a new Smith and Sniff podcast on the loose. This week, we actually talk about cars for a bit. And also squirrels. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
The cheap JDM classic that no one talks about
Podcast Episode · Smith and Sniff · 14 September · 1hr 5min
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Last year I did an 'Evening with...' thing at the British Motor Museum with TV's Paul Cowland. No one got injured so he's persuaded me to do another one, this time at Great Northern Classics. Details here. www.greatnorthernclassics.co.uk/event/an-aud...
Glaciers collapse, disasters ensue. And then we’re expected to ignore all that because we can make fun AI images and google can badly summarise Wikipedia. Seriously. AI - Fuck off.
A couple of weeks ago we did a live show in California with Matt and Zack from The Smoking Tire. You can now watch what happened here. I'm not sure why I look so mardy in the thumbnail. youtu.be/TFG3X94QAZk?...
TST LIVE w/ Smith and Sniff - TST Podcast #1446
YouTube video by TheSmokingTirePodcast
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I probably should have mentioned earlier that it's Bandcamp Friday, a day when the platform doesn't take any fees from the people hosting music on it. If you're feeling generous, some stuff from my ADO 88 project is up there. And, worse yet, the album is coming soon. ado88.bandcamp.com
ADO 88
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After a short break while we were in the US, our Friday morning Smith and Sniff second show, On The Other Side Of Things, is back. New episode here. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Q&A 116 - Racing Nigel Havers
Podcast Episode · Smith and Sniff · 4 September · 36min
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Smashing time at the Grand Tour premiere last night. Hadn't seen the first episode before and let me tell you, it's absolutely fantastic. The new boys done good. Forgot to take any photos so here's a selfie taken by a former colleague who happened to be there.
This week we’re heavily into all sorts of cars, basically in Monterey. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...
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In case you missed it earlier, you can now watch a film of what we got up to on our Smith and Sniff trip to Monterey Car Week. And here it is. Like, subscribe, comment, all of the things. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...
Monterey Car Week 2026: Everything You Didn't See | Smith and Sniff x Bentley Motors
YouTube video by Bentley Motors
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Our Smith and Sniff video from Monterey Car Week is out now. Bentley asked us to make a Goodwood style walkaround of whatever was going on. Turned out to involve a lot of walking, a lot of linen and a parrot. youtu.be/aQUJL2tK-IQ?...
Monterey Car Week 2026: Everything You Didn't See | Smith and Sniff x Bentley Motors
YouTube video by Bentley Motors
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Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as…
While driving down California, Jonny and I were talking about the kind of song that would feature on the Dawson's Creek soundtrack. So naturally I spent some of the plane journey home making an acid house track out of Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover. No, I don't know why either.
One of my highlights from Monterey Car Week; shouting West Country things from the balcony at a fancy event in order to attract the attention of Bristol’s Chris Harris.