The Catch Tank
Two friends talking cars, racing and a whole bunch of shit in between.
Episodes
7 episodes since 2023
EPISODE007: A broken toilet, barbed wire fences and other anecdotes of domestic doom, the Renault Clio growing up, swan songs with the Lotus Emira, more nightmares in Gqeberha and a one man hut in Dalmas
We take you through the emotionally exposing experience of having a toilet replaced through a man named Jako (with a k) while Tom has the interior decorators smashing his walls down, Berlin styles. After we’ve both purged enough trauma we event...
September 20, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:24:19
EPISODE006: The unhinged sex culture of bowls clubs, mercy visits for classic cars, entering a 24 hour race in a lemon and an economical Isuzu on a horrible trip to the Eastern Cape (They all are)...
In episode 006, we forget the timer on this one and shit talk longer than usual. One hour and 30 minutes of pure, unadulterated shit-talking. We reflect on life lately, including a drive in an original Mk1 GTI, the moral code surrounding mercy ...
September 10, 2023
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1:36:48
EPISODE005: Tom says goodbye to a special car, we argue why Toyota should be racing the Vitz and why BMW should send us the new M2. Lastly, we pay homage to the time Robocop shot that dude in the dick.
After a break in service, we touch on the emotional roller coaster ride that is owning special cars and saying goodbye to them before jumping on the press car of the week in the garage being the Toyota Vitz and why this should be made into a ra...
August 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:08:44
EPISODE004: 80s nudie mags, distasteful mods & a crop dusted Isuzu D-Max, Baby
In Episode 004 we jump into the hot topic of car mods but not as hot as the sultry nudie pics we have in the Speed shop aka the single garage in town. Regular guest, Times live Journalist Tom Falkiner, reflects on his time he met Magnus W...
July 14, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:07:18
EPISODE003: Romanian espionage, feeding Roger McCleerly tentacles and luxury SUVs with shitty AIRBNBs
We pay homage to our new Romanian listeners after Dacia decide to make their Dakar announcement at some pretty strange timing following last week's episode. There's an equally odd press release by Sebastien Loeb and Tom reflects on his first la...
July 05, 2023
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1:05:01
EPISODE002: The politics of racing, an ‘intens’ Renault Duster experience and why building a submersible out of carbon fibre is a bad idea
It's episode two, and we're getting deep into things. "The politics of racing"…a topic that we shed light on beyond the fanfare of "Drive to survive". Anchor guest and TimesLIVE Motoring autho...
June 29, 2023
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1:01:22
EPISODE001: A stairway to heaven, Toyota's GR86 and the art of scooping melting cheese back onto a pizza with a classic Mini key
Welcome to 'The Catch Tank', a podcast where friends meet to talk cars, life and everything in between. I'm your anchor host, freelance motoring scribe, Brent v.d Schyff. *Insert assertive drumroll* Introducing our first guest and minorit...
June 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:00:02