Free Reads

Back to Library >
ti icon

Free Reads

An evening with Jason Plato, in association with Renault

8 months ago

Writer:

Dan Prosser | Ti co-founder

Date:

22 August 2025

ti icon

Library

Driving on ice

The reigning World Rally Champion is taking a break. What’s going on? Henry Catchpole ponders the wisdom of taking time off when you’ve barely got started

The V8 engine – Part one

What is it about this particular configuration of engine that seems so hard-wired into our hearts? As ever, David Twohig is the man who knows

We’re delighted to share news of our next live podcast recording, which will take place at London’s Battersea Power Station on the evening of 18 September 2025. Our guest for the night will be two-time British Touring Car Champion and long-serving Fifth Gear presenter Jason Plato.

With only 50 tickets available, this will be an intimate evening in the company of the BTCC race win record-holder. You will find the link to tickets, which cost £50, below. The ticket price includes drinks and canapés, a Q&A with Jason and more.

ti icon

Library

Spin it to win it

Why (almost) everything you thought you knew about driving fast is a lie. Gez Medinger takes the red pill and discovers how deep the rabbit hole goes

Our Cars: Volkswagen Golf R Mk7.5

Steve Sutcliffe had no intention of modifying his Golf R, right up to the moment he did. And, as usual for Steve, he did not hold back

Plato burst onto the BTCC scene with Renault in 1997

We are hosting the event in partnership with Renault, with whom Jason burst onto the touring car scene as a works driver in 1997. In many ways he owes his professional career to Renault, for without the Renault Sport Spider series, which he dominated in 1996, he never would have landed a factory drive with Renault in the BTCC for 1997.

He raced for Renault for three seasons, before racing for a further 20 for numerous other manufacturers and privateer teams. During that long career, Jason won a record 97 BTCC races.

Buy your tickets here

ti icon

Subscribe

Join The Intercooler's thriving community today and get access to:

Award-winning magazine

Award-winning magazine

Ad-free on website and app

Subscriber-only podcasts

Subscriber-only podcasts

Listen without ads

Audio articles

Audio articles

Listen on the go

Full Library access

Full Library access

1500+ stories, 2m+ words

Subscribe

The evening will include an opportunity to get up close and personal with the new Renault 5 Turbo 3E, the astonishing 550bhp electric super hatch. Doors open at 6pm with drinks and canapés served until the start of the podcast recording at 7pm, with a Q&A with Jason to follow. The evening will come to a close at 9pm.

Given the strictly limited number of tickets and the draw of our star guest, we advise moving swiftly to secure your tickets…

ti icon

Subscribe

Join The Intercooler's thriving community today and get access to:

Award-winning magazine

Award-winning magazine

Ad-free on website and app

Subscriber-only podcasts

Subscriber-only podcasts

Listen without ads

Audio articles

Audio articles

Listen on the go

Full Library access

Full Library access

1500+ stories, 2m+ words

Subscribe