In this part 2 Late Brake Show episode Jonny Smith continues his chat with clashing BTCC legends Jason Plato and Matt Neal, who openly chat about their three decades of paint swapping in the British Touring Car Championship. Sat on the crap brown chairs inside the stunning Williams Racing Heritage Centre, the pair (have collectively spent over 50 years racing in BTCC) discuss their states of mind, the state of their notorious rivalry and whose cars they envied most.

How did Plato and Neal's bitter BTCC rivalry begin? If you have already watched the one-to-one videos of Neal and Plato (where they talk about how their careers kicked off, where their trophies live and the road cars they regret selling) then this is where The Late Brake Show battered brown chairs come out for the pair of BTCC aces to talk to Jonny together.

Even if you don't follow the British Touring Car Championship closely, there is no denying the high octane closeness and unpredictability of this series.

Jason Plato is a two time BTCC champion and has raced in British Touring Cars for over 20 years. Since his debut in 1997 driving a Williams Laguna next to Alain Menu, he has driven over 500 BTCC races. He drove in the famous Super Touring era and has raced Chevrolets (championship winner 2010), Vauxhalls, Renaults, Seats, MGs and VWs.

Matt Neal is a three time BTCC champion and is celebrating his 30th year in British Touring Cars. Since his debut in 1991 driving an E30 M3 BMW Matt has driven over 700 BTCC races. He drove in the famous Super Touring era and was the first independent team to win a race (1999 behind the wheel of a Nissan Primera) and be gifted £250,000 for the accolade.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:52 The class of the '90s
1:49 Best season ever?
3:27 £10m per car in Super Touring
3:48 Quali engines only did 40 miles!
4:26 Matt would drive for free
4:55 Huge Williams contract
5:50 Not just driving - the hustle
6:07 Rivalry for over 10 years
6:42 How did the feud start?
7:17 F***ing Honda Integra!
8:30 'We are both mischievous'
9:07 'It got a bit out of hand'
10:05 'Frog marched to the Stewards'
10:58 Points on licence
12:13 'I'd be lying if I said I didn't rev things up on purpose'
12:47 The big fight
13:58 Big fines on track...and toilet
15:52 Race nerves
16:25 Fighting for the wins on TV
16:55 'We aren't rock apes'
17:25 Revenge hits
19:10 Plato's revenge
20:10 'Professional foul'
21:38 'It's the nature of the beast'
21:50 Whose cars do you like?
22:11 Matt's worst mistake
23:28 What other job would you do?
23:54 Matt Rugby England u19s
24:30 Plato: 'on the spectrum'
25:22 Neal: 'Convinced he's schizophrenic'
25:40 Plato: 'It would have lost me my marriage'
26:03 Mental health: 'Cloud of stress'
26:24 Depression the day after winning...
26:49 Winning £250k was deflating
27:17 Crap prize giving
27:45 Plato's rude book signing
28:45 Plato's book....
29:17 Time to retire?
29:52 Outro and subscribe

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