Episode 7: The Burt Reynolds Celebration

Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 9 a.m.

b"In this episode of the Automotive Podcast we talk about Burt Reynolds' performances in car movies, featuring Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run. We also look at the results of the International Motor Film Awards and get gooey over WRC cars of old. \\n\\nBut first, Chris and Marty discuss the winners of the International Motor Film Awards, discuss the new Rapid Response documentary and Marty breaks the Fast & Furious silence with the Fast & Furious \\u2018Million Dollar Showcar\\u2019 - Tavarish\\u2019s Fast 8 Murci rebuild project.\\n\\nFor this episode, Marty discusses Smokey and the Bandit while Chris revists an iconic film of his youth, The Cannonball Run.\\n\\nIn this week's online highlights, Marty\\u2019s been watching Henry Catchpole driving Colin McRae\\u2019s Impreza WRC car and has been making flat four turbo noises ever since, and Chris has found interesting footage of an E39 M5's front suspension being driven round a simulated Nurburgring. Can you guess the corners?\\n\\nIf you want to tell us if we\\u2019re right, wrong or to share something we should be looking at, get in touch via the following channels:\\n\\nTwitter: @AutomoviePod \\n\\nFacebook: AutomoviePodcast\\n\\nEmail: comments@automoviepodcast.com"