Don't Lift Off

Danny Watts is a former multiple Championship Winning British Racing Driver. In an illustrious career, he has won in everything from karting to single seater Formula cars, to Le Mans Prototypes, including winning the Le...

Steve Perez is a self made British drinks entrepreneur from Chesterfield, UK. From helping at his Dad’s pub as a teenager, and working for local brewery Tetley’s, he launched Global Brands, building it into a £90...

Will Redford is a 20 year old racing driver & instructor from Warrington, England. He is a mechanic turned Sim Racer, Junior Saloon Car Championship podium finisher, Milltek Sport Civic Cup race winner and in 2025 he...

Ian Ashley is a former British Motor Racing Driver, Pilot and Motorcycle and Sidecar Champion. He has also been an instructor in all three disciplines.In a hugely varied life and career, Ian went from dominant novice at...

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...

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 and lifelong HGV Truck Driver, Logistics Organiser and...

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 Championships in the 1990’s to becoming a commentator firstly in...

George Proudford-Nalder is a young Australian driver racing in the British Ginetta Junior Championship. Having raced in karting since he was 9 years old, in his rookie season in car racing with McKenna Driver...

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 into National and European Single Seaters, Formula 4, Formula 3...

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 current) Father of Don't Lift Off podcast host Anthony...

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 CRX, Metro Turbo, Renault 5 Turbo and in the British Touring...

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 (against compatriot and former next door neighbour Mika...

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 illustrious international career, that also including racing for...

Mark Werrell is a British Motorsport commentator with 25 years experience at racing circuits and on television for many National and International series. In addition to commentary he also provides voice over...

Clive Baker is a former international racing driver and BRDC Member. From 1962 he competed in a huge array of sportscar races including being a ‘Works’ Austin-Healey driver with their 3000 and Sprite and as a Chevron...