Smith and Sniff

Q&A 105 - Plato banger racing

Smith and Sniff

Show Notes

In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle cars for going banger racing with Jason Plato in 2029, car name mispronunciations, a dilemma with a Freelander 1, and Britain’s best service station. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live shows go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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