The secret racing driver: Hollywood stars who raced, and rally drivers on track #256

The Intercooler

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel

Cars, The Intercooler, Car, Motorsport, Supercar, Leisure, Automotive, Intercooler, Driving

4.8 • 868 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the world-famous Hollywood stars who raced cars for fun, such as Paul Newman and Gene Hackman, who died recently. They also talk about the F1 stars you had no idea competed in the BTCC and at Le Mans, like Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell, plus the rally drivers who traded special stages and pacenotes for the race track.

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0:39.2	Hello everybody.
0:41.2	Welcome back to the Intercooler podcast.
0:45.7	This is episode 256 with Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel.
0:49.8	And we're talking about, I'm calling this one the secret racing driver.
0:50.3	Uh-huh.
0:52.9	Which doesn't quite cover it, but I think it'll do. We're talking about the celebrities who you didn't know were racing drivers,
0:58.7	but also racing drivers who you do know popping up in places where you wouldn't expect them.
1:03.5	Exactly.
1:04.5	Yeah?
1:04.9	Yes.
1:06.1	Now this was actually...
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