The most recent providing from the Dinner with Racers duo of Sean Heckman and Ryan Eversley was launched in the present day, that includes visits to Argentina and Cuba to inform a four-part story about five-time F1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio kidnapping in 1958.
“The story of the Cuban Grand Prix and Fangio’s kidnapping is one we’re very comfortable to current,” Eversley stated. “I’d solely heard about it when the opportunity of the undertaking got here up, and it appeared to suit DwR completely. We met some wonderful folks alongside the best way and we’re excited to share the number of characters, tales, and places concerned.”
For filmmaker Heckman, whose earlier tasks vary from the lifetime of 1989 NASCAR Cup champion Alan Kulwicki to Pacific Coast Motorsport’s try and qualify for the 2008 Indianapolis 500, the necessity to discover and inform tales that fall outdoors mainstream matters continues with “Kidnapping Fangio” in partnership with DwR’s longtime sponsors.
Interview topics vary from Juan Manuel Fangio II to the kidnapper and getaway driver.
“On the time we determined to do that undertaking, it had solely been a footnote on Fangio’s illustrious profession and we felt this was one thing we might actually delve into,” he stated. “The story itself is filled with nuance and idiosyncrasy, and after we formulated how greatest to inform it we got here up with an idea that we hope our followers will like. Due to supporters like Continental Tire we’re lucky to have plenty of license in how we inform these tales, and we needed to actually strive an strategy that was completely different from anything on the market.”
The four-parter will drop one new episode per week and may be discovered on MotorTrend’s YouTube channel.
Friday, July 26 (Cuban Independence Day): Kidnapping Fangio, Pt. I: A Historical past
Friday, August 2: Kidnapping Fangio, Pt. II: The Taking
Friday, August 9: Kidnapping Fangio, Pt. III: The Hideout
Friday, August 16: Kidnapping Fangio, Pt. IV: Aftermath
