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Karl Davis

Karl Davis

Founder and managing director of Coachworks Consulting, a UK motor retail consultancy, and regular Motor Trade Radio podcast guest.

Sep 2, 2026

16:10
We were talking off air just before and we were talking about how early in the season probably many thought Silverstream probably wouldn't make it into the top four but you have changed those expectations from people what changed during this season to get to where the team is now?
16:29
Yeah, as we were talking, you know, pretty fresh to first 15 group.
16:33
We had quite a clear out last year and the year before we had quite some year 13s and had a good clear out.
16:39
So we had a new fresh group in around 16, 17, new to first 15.
16:45
So we were pretty clear about right from the start that, you know, we would have to plan well.
16:52
and work well together as a group to get into the rhythm of first 15.
16:58
And if you remember back to the game against that Barker College in Sydney, I think we were down by 36 points within 15 minutes and the shockwave hit the boys.

14 MINS LATER

30:58
Uh, how do you divide the responsibilities and what makes both of you a great partnership to work on the sidelines?
11:34
What did you make of this,
11:36
Carl? I was impressed by the figures that you've stated.
11:43
I think it sort of likened itself to the situation where energy raised by about 300% at the start of the Ukraine conflict and immediately businesses went out wholesale putting solar panels on top of their buildings.
12:00
And I think that's what we're seeing now with the oil price.
12:03
People are thinking, right, we've got to do something about this.
12:07
And I think manufacturers could still do more to actually highlight how cheap it is pence per mile with electric, particularly if you can home charge and particularly if you've got a dual tariff where you get cheaper electricity in the evening.
12:24
So I think it's a number of things.

16 MINS LATER

28:49
What did you make of this one?

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