Spanners, cameras and a very full contact list.

I started on the tools. I qualified as a motor mechanic in 1998, then swapped the spanners for cameras and spent the next 15 years producing, shooting and editing motorsport television.

In 2010 I started HoonTV to bring car culture to life on YouTube, and that's where Hoon Coffee, Hoon Gear and 3 Footed Monster grew from.

After more than 25 years around workshops, race paddocks and TV crews, I've built up a pretty deep contact list. Media, events, motorsport, products, brands: if you're stuck on something in the car world, chances are I've done it, or I know the person who has.