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It's Not the CarThe Strange World of the Amateur “Pro” DriverLanding a job as a pro race driver takes talent, hard work, and a truckload of money.Or sometimes just money. And some people do it for giggles, as a hobby. (You know, like knitting! Just with more Senna inspo quotes.)This show changes formats weekly, because squirrel. We call this ep's format “MY LIFE WITH.” It’s where an INTC host tells the story of how they came to understand a complex racing topic over their working life. In this case, that means Jeff, his career as a champion race engineer, and the uniqu...2025-05-061h 10It's Not the CarHow Would You Fix IndyCar?It’s another “No Dumb Questions!” You email to ask, we sit down to answer. There are no dumb questions in racing … but there might be some dumb answers.In this episode, we take questions from only one listener.Spoiler: That listener is Sam!This was supposed to be a fun little exercise where Sam asked Ross and Jeff random racing questions. Then Sam got a “rager” (his word) case of Covid and was barely able to talk. So he asked Ross and Jeff to read his questions aloud and spent most of the ep quiet...2025-04-291h 00It's Not the CarWhen It All Goes WrongDo you remember your worst day in racing?Of course you do. How could you forget?Jeff, Sam, and Ross: three hosts, three hugely different people, three lifetimes in and around motorsport. And in this episode, the stories of three very different bad days at the track—in parenting (Jeff), in desperation (Sam), and in the realization that a dream is gone and not coming back (Ross).Racing is like any other part of life: It’s not about what happens when things go right. It’s about who you are when things go wro...2025-04-221h 19It's Not the CarInstant Expert: Getting Used to a New CarRace tracks. The road. Fast cars. Slow ones. What do they have in common? Simple: If you're willing to use your noggin-brain, you can figure them out. Maybe.How do you get used to a new car at speed? What does it want, what does it need? What do *you* need? Can you turn the whole process into a repeatable, trustworthy routine? Of course you can! The question is… how?This show changes format weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “INSTANT EXPERT.” RELATED TRIVIA: Jeff , Ross, and Sam were...2025-04-151h 08
2 Guys, A Girl, and F1Interview | Ross Bentley | Driving Coach | Epi #106 | Mastering the Mind: Art of RacecraftListen in on a conversation Dick and Sabrina had with Ross Bentley. During Winter Break, Dick and Sabrina had the opportunity to speak with Ross Bentley, a highly respected driving coach, who works with drivers across all disciplines and skill levels worldwide, both in-person and remotely. His clients range from beginners to champions in IndyCar, NASCAR, IMSA, rally, and more. His coaching approach extends beyond technical instruction to include mental preparation, confidence-building, and holistic driver development.As you’ll hear, Ross pro...2025-04-0945 minIt's Not the CarHow Do You Know You’re Good Enough?Why do we push ourselves? What makes you put yourself out there and try?Why is that trying so easy for some and so hard for others?How much does belief matter with all this? How much is it relevant to driving around in circles, or human performance, or doing the best you can with anything, especially given the limited resources each of us has on tap, as a person? Why do those resources rarely feel like enough—even when they so clearly are?This show changes format weekly, because squirrel. We...2025-04-081h 13It's Not the CarJeff Tells a Story: My Favorite Cars to EngineerWhat does a championship-winning IMSA engineer and team director want from a race car? What does he *need* from it? Should those qualities match up? How much race could a race car race if a race car could race cars?So many questions. We definitely answer the first two. Maybe also the last one. (Maybe.)A good race engineer blends the art of the possible with the science of the probable. INTC co-host Jeff Braun has been perfecting that blend professionally for more than four decades. Along the way, he’s won Daytona, Sebring, and a...2025-04-011h 17It's Not the CarJeff and Ross Didn’t Win Sebring!They had a shot at winning, you know? You always have a shot! Even though sometimes you don’t. This is what happens when… well, when you try very hard and it doesn’t happen.Jeff was on the wall with Toronto’s AWA Racing, helping that spunky little team’s Corvettes go faster. (Fresh off their Daytona win!) Ross was focused on LMP2 and his driver there and coaching his heart out. Everybody had heart on the table. And then…Well, you’ll have to listen! This show changes format weekly, because...2025-03-251h 03It's Not the CarHow Do You Become a Pro Driver?The first answer? Money, of course. The second answer? Also money.The third answer, in case you’re wondering: also also money! But we don’t care about those answers! We care about how, if you work hard and maybe get lucky… you might not *need* the money. (Much.)Ross is a former IndyCar ’shoe and a pro driver coach who has trained thousands of racers. Jeff is a pro engineer who’s helped countless teams chase wins, and he raised an IMSA-champion son, Colin Braun. Ross and Jeff know things. They share things!This sho...2025-03-181h 08
Life After Public ServiceFrom Detective to Outdoor Adventurer - The Roar of RAW - Ross WorthingtonIn this episode, Donna interviews Ross Worthington, the owner of RAW Adventures, a family-run outdoor adventure business based in North Wales. Ross shares his journey from growing up in a semi-rural area in the southeast of England, where he was influenced by his family's legacy in the police force, to becoming a police officer himself. He discusses his experiences in the police, including the challenges and traumas he faced, and how these shaped his perspective on life and opportunities. Ross also highlights the fulfilling work he does with charities and schools through RAW Adventures, emphasising the importance of connecting...2025-03-141h 23It's Not the CarMythbusting: The Brakes Just Failed!“A mythbusting episode,” Ross suggested. “Great idea!” Sam and Jeff said.Then we blinked, and we had gone off-topic again, taped an entire show about 19th-century American cultural hegemony. What a corker! More specifically, we had taped a show about the life and times of a long-dead American statesman who also happened to be a strong supporter of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, a.k.a. Prohibition.Naw—that’s an exaggeration. We wouldn’t do that to you. This episode is about *20th-century* political hegemony. (Everything els...2025-03-111h 08It's Not the CarOff-Topic Show — You Asked For It!You guys have emailed to ask what we talk about off-air: "Have you ever considered an off-topic show?"Hey, why not?Sam cracked a beer on an empty stomach. Jeff poured a large coffee. Ross continued his streak of amusingly clean and healthy living. With no plan, we ended up yapping on—among other things—racing, Lotuses, how Sam’s grandpa got out of mowing the lawn forever, and that time Jeff’s son Colin whacked straight into a flying bat while lapping a kart in their yard in the middle of the night.This f...2025-03-041h 03It's Not the CarJeff Just Won Daytona!We’re back! And one of our hosts just won the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona!His name is Jeff Braun, he’s the competition director for the IMSA Corvettes of Toronto’s AWA Racing, and he’s won Daytona twice before. We’re dang proud of him. We asked him to break down this year's win—moment by moment, all the ups and all the downs.AWA’s win at Daytona this year marks the first 24-hour win anywhere for the Corvette GT3 car. It’s also the first time in decades that a privateer Corvette has won the race...2025-02-251h 39It's Not the CarTwo-Wheel Science 101 — w/Nick IenatschHow is speed on a bike different from speed in a car? Is chasing the limit different if you’re more likely to get hurt? And just why did your crazy old Uncle Eddie yardsale that ratty Ducati across a field, anyway?
Complex questions. Except Uncle Eddie. Dude owns a Chevelle and loves Foreigner a little too much, you know? Probably got hot blooded one night, wanted to know what love is. Maybe it felt like the first time? Tires were cold as ice, though, too many head games! But I digress.
Nick Ienatsch is th...2024-12-241h 27It's Not the CarDrifting is Harder Than You Think — w/Vaughn Gittin, Jr.Fifteen years ago, a guy from Maryland took a camcorder and a bone-stock Ford Mustang GT to Japan and filmed a series of YouTube videos on drifting and local car culture. Back home in the States, a handful of people—including INTC producer Mike Perlman, then 15 years old—watched those videos and asked, What the hell is going on here?
By that point, Vaughn Gittin, Jr. was already an accomplished professional drifter, an off-road racer, and a self-proclaimed “professional fun-haver.” Fast forward a decade and a half, and Gittin’s hands-on approach has helped drifting be taken seriously in America—and he’s d...2024-12-171h 14
Garage Heroes In TrainingGHiT 0650: Sam Smith AND Ross Bentley Help Us Celebrate #650GHiT 0650: Sam Smith AND Ross Bentley Help Us Celebrate #650 Ross Bentley joins us again to celebrate episode #650. In addition, Sam Smith joins Ross this time. Sam, Ross and (hopefully) future podcast guest Jeff Braun host the amazingly popular podcast called "Its Not The Car" and we were honored to have them both on our podcast. We start off with Ross revealing the two secrets that only pro racing drivers know that make them so fast. We have tons of fun with Sam and Ross for the rest of the episode. One of our best. A link to...2024-12-161h 55It's Not the CarFlowing Into the Zone — w/Dr. Sue JacksonHave you ever been in the zone, or in flow, behind the wheel? Want to get back there again and again?
This podcast is all about what’s driving the car, and in this episode, we dig deep into the minds of high-performing drivers. We talk with Dr. Sue Jackson, a psychologist who has specialized in sport and exercise psychology. She co-wrote the book "Flow in Sports" with the “father" of flow research, Mihaly "Mike" Csikszentmihalyi.
In her latest book, "Experiencing Flow," Sue looks into how we can all spend more time experiencing peak performance, whet...2024-12-101h 10It's Not the CarWhen NASCAR Broke America — (1979 Daytona 500 Fistfight)This episode has everything: Punches. Pepsi. Snow! Plus, a guy named Cale crashes a 190-mph race car in sneakers and kicks somebody on national TV.
Naturally, save the snow, this all happens in Florida.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our monthly deep dive into an epic moment from racing history. In this case, that means the 1979 Daytona 500 and the childish, joyous three-driver fistfight that changed NASCAR forever.
RELATED TRIVIA: To hell with trivia this week—we’re just gonna use this space to rattle off every badass old NAS...2024-12-031h 13It's Not the CarJeff Tells a Story: Meeting 1967 Formula 1Strap in, kids—it’s time for another story from Jeff’s past, and this one’s a doozy.In 1967, future pro racer and INTC host Jeff Braun won a contest to visit the United States F1 Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Jeff was nine years old. The trip blew his mind.Guaranteed in this ep: Our very own J.B. as a wee man! Quality hangs with Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham! Sam explaining why Sixties F1 was bonkers-deadly but great! Jeff swimming at the Glen Motor Inn with Gurney and Jim Clark and G...2024-11-261h 03It's Not the CarInside Car and Driver's "Lightning Lap" — w/Tony QuirogaTony Quiroga is the editor-in-chief of Car and Driver. For the last 18 years, his magazine has rented Virginia International Raceway once a year. And each time, they’ve spent three days—normal people, not pro drivers—flogging the best new fast cars, lapping nonstop and chasing time.
Sound like a dream day? A pile of stress? Tony is an old friend of INTC, and he says C/D’s annual “Lightning Lap” test is… both!
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. Are we doing a run of guest episodes this fall because it sounded like fun? We a...2024-11-191h 08It's Not the CarThe One Where Jeff Explains Race StrategyOnce, humans set foot on the moon. Some steely eyed engineer types did some math and took some gambles, and then some steely eyed pilot types sat on a big firework and flew off.
Huge achievement, neat space candle. And that plan—the *strategy*—made it possible.
Related: A host of this show is a pro race engineer. Jeff Braun has won the 12 Hours of Sebring eight times and the 24 Hours of Daytona twice. His résumé includes a whopping ten IMSA / Grand-Am championships.
Race strategy makes Jeff’s job go ’round. So we had him...2024-11-121h 06It's Not the CarWhoop, There It Is — (Mazda Le Mans Win, 1991)In this episo… ah, screw it. Cut to the chase: Do you know what a Mazda R26B rotary sounds like?
Four rotors of fury! The littlest beer keg that could! The 700-horse shrieker from the first Japanese car to win Le Mans!
BEEOWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!
Except… louder. Nastier. You hear that noise even once, it makes a bee-line for the whoopy-monkey core of the human brain and lives there forever.
So we got ourselves here yep a story about that.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our...2024-11-051h 28It's Not the CarWhy We Love Laguna SecaCorner by corner, inch by inch, one of the greatest tracks in the world. We’ve got thousands of laps there. Walk the track with us!
What makes Laguna Seca so great? Is the answer . . . California? The mountains? Memories of Mario, getting loose in Turn 9, that cotton-candy morning fog, or how the rear axle just snap-crackle-pops into the Corkscrew on trailed brake?
Yes! And so much else, right?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this ep's format “Walking the Track.” In this installment, Sam and Ross destitch their love for a dee...2024-10-291h 23It's Not the CarYou Can Be Fast in Anything — w/Colin BraunJeff and Ross co-host this show. Jeff is a race engineer. Ross is a performance coach who’s worked with thousands of drivers—Indy winners, Le Mans winners, even the late Ken Block.
Thirty years ago, one kid stood out from the rest; he would become one of the most decorated drivers in American history. Oddly enough, that kid was Jeff's son.
Colin Braun is now 36. His resume holds three IMSA championships, four Daytona 24 wins, a Le Mans win, and a NASCAR rookie-of-the-year title. He’s raced in IndyCar, World Challenge, and Global Rallycross; he’s driven L...2024-10-221h 15It's Not the CarHow NASCAR Teams Cheat — w/Chris AndrewsChris Andrews was once a NASCAR Cup Series engineer and crew chief. He’s worked hand-in-hand with drivers like Robby Gordon, Bill Elliott, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Kasey Kahne. His resume holds names like Roush Fenway, Evernham Motorsports, and Richard Childress Racing.
What you have probably guessed already: Chris has some *excellent* stories.
Is this another of our “How the Pros Cheat” shows? You bet! And now with guest!
Related Trivia: After more than a decade at the top of NASCAR, Andrews switched to sports cars—he’s currently lead engineer for Vasser Sulli...2024-10-151h 10It's Not the CarAll Hail Dan and Uncle Bobby — (Gurney Flap, 1971)“You jerk,” they’ll shout, “that show title isn’t relatable! Only the die-hards will understand! For pete’s sake, man, think of the traffic analytics!”
Who cares? I am Sam and I write these ep descriptions, and that title makes me happy. If you don’t like it, hey, you probably aren’t the kind of person to listen to a show about a “flap,” anyway.
And: This is a show about a flap! It’s also about two of the greatest American racers to have ever lived. The moment where two men of experience and wisdom gr...2024-10-081h 07It's Not the CarThe Why of a Racing CoachHow do you know when to let go of something you love? What if you know it’s time but still think about that something every minute of every day?
If you’re INTC co-host Ross Bentley, you back up but you don’t give up—and you lean into what you’re good at.
Ross was once a pro driver in IndyCar and IMSA. He is now a pro driver *coach*. And while he’s too modest to admit it, he’s one of the best in the world at what he does. He has coached Indy...2024-10-011h 07It's Not the CarHow to Drive It: Porsche 911OUR NEW WEBSITE IS WORSE THAN YOU HOPED: www.itsnotthecar.com/
Once, long ago, a German engineer looked at a VW Beetle and thought, “Ahh, my little streitzel, we should tango with the hot-rod physics of love!”
The Porsche 911 is divisive. People love ’em. People hate ’em. People fire ’em backward into ditches and Armco and spit excuses for how it wasn’t their fault—widowmaker car, Wreck-cellence Was Expected, blah blah blah. (“Too much understeer! Too much oversteer! Chappell Roan! ANYTHING BUT ME!”)
Is it the [fault of the] car? It is not!
This show’s format r...2024-09-241h 19It's Not the CarSex, Shocks, and Rock ’n’ RollAVERT YOUR EYES FROM OUR NEW MERCH STORE: www.itsnotthecar.com/
***Don’t ever go there! It will rot your brain! (These annoying store mentions will stop soon, we promise.)***
Once, in college, Sam studied under a dignified old journalism professor.
“The thing about putting the word ‘sex’ in a headline,” this prof said, “is that it’s the easy way out. Like an exclamation point or a question mark—those are language cheats, to avoid thinking of something smarter. You can always do better.”
But enough of that! What did that prof know, anyway? Sam...2024-09-171h 06It's Not the CarTo Pilot a Mercedes — (Le Mans CLR Crashes, 1999)WE HAVE A MERCH STORE NOW: https://www.itsnotthecar.com/
You asked, we delivered! . . . is exactly what we will tell the authorities.
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BRIEF SALES PITCH: Sam built a website. That site holds both useful info about INTC and driving-adjacent merchandise. Sam wrote every word there and designed all of our merch.
Is he a seasoned design professional, you ask? No.
Our advice: Visit ItsNotTheCar.com not to support this podshow or engage in the unparalleled joy of commerce, but to marvel at the garage...2024-09-102h 05It's Not the CarHow to Watch F1 . . . and Learn Its SecretsFormula 1 can be so boring. The King Mother-Humper of dull TV, with so much unknown: Why is Danny Ric slow now? Are those cars battling, or does it just look that way? How many different hairstyles can Lando Norris possibly have, and why does every single one make him look like a dapper little cutie patootie?
Here’s the catch: Every broadcast holds answers. And when you know how to find them, F1 gets *way* better.
INTC co-host Ross Bentley is a professional driver coach. He gets paid to watch racing, and he sees things in...2024-09-031h 10It's Not the CarPaul Newman in a Race CarWhat happens when famous actors go fast? Not just Cool Hand Luke. Also Tom Cruise, Patrick Dempsey, and many others, including that guy I can’t remember from that one show. (You know—that dude with the hair and the face?)
Spoiler: There is crashing! But that’s not the point.
Ross has coached Hollywood celebrities. Jeff once worked with Paul Newman himself. Plus, we dip into the weird and wonderful story of the 1977–2016 Long Beach Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. Which was basically Formula 1, except the part of Max Verstappen was played by Carlton from “The Fresh...2024-08-271h 05It's Not the CarHow Pro Racers Cheat – Part Two!Cheats II: Electric Boogaloo! Back by popular demand, like before but more! Firsthand accounts from an INTC host who works in the paddock!
Our first installment of “How Pro Racers Cheat” was back in May. We didn’t intend for this to become a series, but you loved it and asked for more. We could have said no, but that would be lame, and then we wouldn’t get to hear Jeff Braun talk about race cars with mercury pumps. (Yes.)
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Jeff Shares a Secret.”2024-08-2059 minIt's Not the CarThe One Where a Cobra Eats Europe — (Daytona Coupe, 1965)In the summer of 1965, a V-8-powered love song from California dethroned Ferrari, shut up the haters, and won America its first FIA manufacturer’s road-racing championship.
Naturally, almost no one here noticed.
The Californian car was a gutsy experiment from a 28-year-old ex-GM designer named Pete Brock. Their story holds bootstraps, napkin math, and one badass stab at 180-mph immortality.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our monthly deep dive into an epic moment from racing history. In this case, the short, brilliant comp life of the 1964–1965 Shelby...2024-08-131h 54It's Not the CarWhat Does a Race Engineer Do, Really?When INTC’s tape day rolled around, Sam was sick. He landed a nasty bout of food poisoning and went wreck-it ralphing. So we postponed our planned show, and then Ross and Jeff hit the mic to improvise.
Their topic? The driver-engineer relationship!
Questions answered in this ep: Why do you need an engineer, anyway? What makes that relationship crucial in pro racing? Should you be embarrassed if you can’t feel a change someone made on your car? What should you do if you’re the only person on your team—both driver *and* engineer...2024-07-301h 05It's Not the CarThe Worst Race Car I’ve Ever MetOnce, Jeff and Robby Unser tried to qualify a car for the Indianapolis 500. Jeff was the engineer. Unser was the driver.
The car stunk to high heaven.
Unser was scared.
This is that story.
Here now, one man’s experience with the epically uncompetitive Riley & Scott Mk. VII Indy Racing League Indy car. Has Jeff Braun—esteemed INTC host, legendary bus driver, and championship-winning race engineer—met a worse race car? He says no.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Jeff Tells a Story.”2024-07-231h 00It's Not the CarTo Be Dumb in RacingGossip time! Why did Ross steal that Ferrari from Chip Ganassi? Just who dropped that tire on Jeff's toe at Daytona and became his sworn enemy for life? Which aging F1 driver did Sam give a wedgie to in the pits at Lime Rock? Listen and find out!
(Warning: This episode may not actually contain the above information.)
This episode's working title was "The Dumbest Things We've Seen in Racing." When we sat down at the mic, it got way more interesting—a discussion about high-pressure environments, room for error, and how "dumb" doesn't always me...2024-07-161h 05
Garage Heroes In TrainingGHiT 0600: Ross Bentley Celebrating 600 EpisodesGHiT 0600: Ross Bentley Celebrating 600 Episodes Since we first started our podcast, we were hoping to show everyone that they could go racing and to help everyone to get better. One of the best guests for our podcast we could ever hope for was Ross Bentley. Being the kind person that he is, he agreed to come on and help us celebrate our 100th episode and continues to come on to celebrate every 50 episodes with us. Ross is a very accomplished race driver and has competed in the top levels of racing, including the Indy 500 and the Indy seri...2024-07-101h 49It's Not the CarInstant Expert: How Do Tires Work?Well, Timmy, when a rubber molecule and a piece of earth love each other very much, they do a special hug, see, and . . . uh . . . hysteresis . . . wait, no, it’s heat cycles . . . er . . . glass point?
Short answer: Magic! Tires are magic!
Warning: We get lightly tech-nerdy here.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This format is called “Instant Expert.” Know squat about the topic? Pull up a chair, we’ll get you up to speed. Expert already? Grab a chair anyway, it’s chill, we got stories.
Related Trivia: We taped this a...2024-07-091h 17It's Not the CarThe Last Great F1 Fairy Tale — (Brawn GP, 2009)Once, an English retiree made Ferrari and Red Bull mad. He looked like an accountant and wore dad sweaters. The team he ran was a down-on-its-luck collection of castoffs and pirates; in their very first season, they risked everything and landed the impossible.
Sound like a sports movie? Conveniently, the whole thing was basically a cross between “Major League,” the Paul Newman hockey classic “Slap Shot,” and that scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” where all the faces melt.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our monthly deep dive into an epic mo...2024-07-031h 27It's Not the CarWhen Sam Drove Alonso’s F1 CarIf someone offered you a chance to drive one of the fastest race cars on earth, would you do it?
The catch: If you screw up, your boss will shut down your office and fire you and everyone you work with.
Also, you have the entire Indianapolis Motor Speedway to yourself and McLaren-Mercedes people are watching and judging and SERIOUSLY JUST RELAX ALREADY.
Once, Sam belted into a 2007 McLaren MP4-22 Formula 1 car. With the tiny deafening V-8 and the anti-stall and the goofy hand clutch. The car blew his mind, but quietly. H...2024-06-251h 22It's Not the CarListener Q&A: Does Driving Style Matter in F1?It’s another “No Dumb Questions!” You email us to ask, we sit down to answer. There are no dumb questions, but there might be some dumb answers.
Today’s focus is . . . Formula 1 drivers! What makes one better than another?
Mistakes, for one thing. No room for error in the big leagues. Unless you’re Lance Stroll, in which case, well . . . his pops owns the team, so . . .
UGH, DAD, I TOLD YOU, I CLEANED MY ROOM ALREADY BUT THEN DANNY RIC CAME IN AND MESSED IT UP IT’S ALL HIS FAULT.
This show’...2024-06-1853 minIt's Not the CarInstant Expert: What is Oversteer?Everything you always wanted to know about a sliding car but were too cool / afraid / busy paying for a chunk of Armco to ask.
Okay, maybe not *everything*.
Popular questions not addressed herein: Why is a slide? Who I win track day? Is them car better have more dinner-roll stiffness?
Have you ever really *looked* at your hands?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode’s format is called “Instant Expert.” Know squat about the topic? Pull up a chair, we’ll bring you up to speed. Expert already? P...2024-06-111h 11It's Not the CarBelief, Death, and the Fastest Man Alive — (Parry-Thomas & Babs, 1927)Once, a long time ago, a brave man went to a beach and tried to drive faster than anyone ever had. He did not survive.
This is his story.
Perhaps you saw the date in this episode’s title and thought, “The 1920s? Prehistoric! Swipe left, bruh, yuck!” Which is definitely a take.
Some people think the past is a dull place. Nothing to do with who we are or where we’re going.
Those people are—if you’ll pardon my French—stupid.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because...2024-06-041h 07It's Not the CarBONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — “Indoor Storage”Free bonus episode! To celebrate the release of Sam’s new book, “Smithology,” we’ve released one audio excerpt, read by him, every Monday for a month. This is the fourth and final installment.
The book’s full title is “Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writings, 2003–2023.” It’s an anthology of Sam’s writing for car magazines over the last 20 years.
Today’s story originally ran as a column in Road & Track magazine in 2016. It’s called “Indoor Storage.”
“Smithology” is available on Amazon in print and as a Kindle e-book. (There’s a link further down in this epis...2024-06-0307 minIt's Not the CarRACE RECAP: Monaco G.P. + Indy 500Is this a free bonus episode where Ross and Jeff break down and analyze the 2024 Indy 500 and 2024 Monaco Grand Prix? Indeed!
Sam is on this episode, but he mostly just listens, because he didn't watch either race this year. Boo hiss, that guy, what a chump, right?
Wait, doesn’t Sam write these episode descriptions?
Isn’t he just talking to himself right now?
Also: Why are there so many free bonus episodes lately?
Also also: Is this the closest INTC has ever come to resembling a traditional friends-yap-without-direction podc...2024-05-3050 minIt's Not the CarHow Pro Racers CheatSecrets dished! Stories told! Firsthand accounts from an INTC host who works in the paddock! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll ponder the nature of human morality!
This episode’s title implies a question. For the long answer, press play. The short answer is, “very effectively.”
Sometimes.
Mostly.
(Insert push-to-Penske IndyCar joke here.)
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Jeff Shares a Secret.”
This episode is just Jeff and Sam. Ross couldn’t make it—he was busy [redacted] a [redacted] while [re...2024-05-281h 05It's Not the CarBONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — "Dajiban!"Free bonus episode! To celebrate the release of Sam’s new book, “Smithology,” we’re releasing one audio excerpt from it, read by him, every Monday for a month. This is the third installment.
The book’s full title is “Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writings, 2003–2023.” It’s an anthology of Sam’s writing for car magazines over the last 20 years.
Today’s story originally ran in Road & Track magazine in 2018. It’s called, “Dajiban!”
There is a race track in Japan. A vehicle goes two-wheels-up over a curb. Taylor Swift makes an appearance. The rest...2024-05-2722 minIt's Not the Car337 MPH in 3.7 Seconds — (GUEST: Top Fuel Driver Clay Millican)“You’re gonna get fired anyway, so you might as well start racing!"
Clay Millican was a forklift operator. He quit that job to chase a dream in drag racing, and now he's an NHRA Top Fuel legend. He's also our very first guest on It’s Not the Car!
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Guest Teaches Us a Thing"—in this case, what it feels like to have 11,000 hp under your right foot. If you like it, don’t worry—there are plenty more to come whether you like it or no...2024-05-211h 13It's Not the CarBONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — “Mears and My Feet”Another free bonus episode! Why? Sam has a new book out! To celebrate, we’re releasing four excerpts, each read aloud by him, every Monday for a month. This is the second installment.
Sam’s book is called, “Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writings, 2003–2023.” It’s an anthology of his writing for car magazines over the last 20 years. Like the man himself, it’s thoughtful, funny, and deeply human.
Today’s story originally ran as a column at Hagerty, the classic-car insurance and media company, in 2021. It’s called “Mears and My Feet.” It’s about racing, pain, an...2024-05-2011 minIt's Not the CarThe Awful Joy of Bad Racing Movies — (Driven, 2001)“Driving a race car,” Sylvester Stallone once said, “is terrifying.”
Aw, Sly, buddy—that just makes me sad, you know? A big ol’ dollop of Guy Fieri bummer sauce. You’re missing out! It’s only terrifying if you’re doing it wrong!
Speaking of: What if you made a horrendously expensive movie about IndyCar while knowing almost nothing about the sport? What if, a quarter-century later, that film was widely held up as one of the worst in history?
Here now, the story of Stallone’s 2001 cinematic assterpiece, “Driven.” Little-known trivia! Joyous dissections of inaccurac...2024-05-1459 minIt's Not the CarBONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — “Wall Drug”Free bonus episode! Why? Sam has a new book out! To celebrate, we’re releasing four excerpts read aloud by him—one each Monday for the next four weeks.
Sam’s book is called “Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writings, 2003–2023.” It’s an anthology of his writing for car magazines over the last 20 years. Like the man himself, it's thoughtful, funny, and deeply human.
Today’s story first ran as a column in Road & Track magazine in 2015. It’s called “Wall Drug”—it’s about visiting Indianapolis during qualifying for the Indy 500.
“Smithology” is...2024-05-1308 minIt's Not the CarHow Roger and Mario Broke the Indy 500 — (Penske “Beast” V-8, 1994)To borrow a line from this episode, “this is a great story because it’s got Paul Tracy melting his feet off and a bunch of stuff blowing up and Mario Andretti sits on his porch giving the stink eye at one point.”
(The Mario in the headline is a different Mario. Headline Mario was Swiss.)
(Digression: Headline Mario sounds like the *worst* Nintendo game. “Hey, Timmy! Come by my house after school! We can play Headline Mario and eat Cheez-Its!”)
(Timmy: “Uh . . . I have to . . . wash my hair?”)
(What would that game even...2024-05-0759 minIt's Not the CarDo Car Magazines Have Secrets?They do! But first: SAM HAS A NEW BOOK OUT. It’s called “Smithology”—available now on Amazon in print and as a Kindle e-book. Check it out, if you have a sec?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Sam Tells a Story.” And in this case, that story is another dive into all the stuff you wanted to know about car magazines but never had a chance to ask.
Jeff and Ross have questions on the topic. Sam hates talking about himself and is convinced that these questions are simply dat...2024-04-301h 10It's Not the CarThe Dan Gurney Fan-Service EpisodeThe catch: We’re the fans. (Bet you didn’t see that coming.)
“If you have the chance to make something beautiful,” Dan Gurney once said, “and you don’t, well, what does that say about you?”
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode’s format is called "How I Got Here." It’s a free-form dive into the people, places, moments, and machines that made us care about racing when we were young.
In this case, that means the one and only Daniel Sexton Gurney—the legendary American driver and team owner who cha...2024-04-231h 02It's Not the CarThe Ferrari Story You Didn’t Know You NeededOnce, in the 1990s, a fancy Italian carmaker hadn’t gone sports-car racing in 20 years. Maybe they were too busy figuring out new ways to make a 348 catch fire or something. Then some influential folks made a few particularly expressive hand gestures and the Italians agreed to do it—but just this once, and then you gotta vaffanculo, alright? The shrieking red funkbullet that resulted won much and made a noise to eat your brain.
Hold onto your butts: Today, we tell the story of the Ferrari 333 SP, the last purpose-built racing Ferrari before the Le Mans Hype...2024-04-161h 15It's Not the CarHow to Be a Rookie at the Indy 500Step one: Know you might die trying.
In 1993, at the tender age of 36, a host of this show tried to qualify for one of the greatest races on earth. He didn’t make it in, but he did lap a 900-hp car at more than 220 mph, suffer third-degree burns on his face, and meet a hospital.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was your month of May?
(No, really: That’s what we asked Ross to talk about—the Indy 500 rookie experience. The flames that nearly killed him were just part of the story...2024-04-091h 17It's Not the CarFor Love of the Game — (Villeneuve 1979 US GP Wet Quali)“He was the craziest devil I ever came across in Formula 1.” —Niki Lauda
Gilles Villeneuve got his start racing snowmobiles, crashing on sheet ice at 100 mph. Enzo Ferrari loved him; Ronnie Peterson said he was a menace. And in upstate New York in the fall of 1979, in blinding rain, an entire F1 paddock stopped what it was doing to watch him do what no one else could.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our monthly deep dive into an epic moment from racing history—in this case, Villeneuve’s absolutely epic qualify...2024-04-021h 11It's Not the CarThe World’s Most Charming Race TrackWhat makes a special place special? Wonderful people? Beautiful scenery? How you keep going back for more in the face of terrible odds? Some tracks are more than just tracks, and Wisconsin's Elkhart Lake—Road America—is far more than meets the eye.
This show’s format rotates every episode, because squirrel. We call this format "Sam Rambles About a Thing."
Related Trivia: Ross has opinions about track limits. You might get to hear them, you might not. Jeff recalls a time when his uncle Boom Boom was in a police chase. Sam, despite terrible weathe...2024-03-261h 16It's Not the CarHow Do Wind Tunnels Work?Answer: The blowy thing goes WHOOSH and the invisible gas that keeps us all alive goes WHEEE and the racey thing stays put. And later, if you have done the math right, you maybe drive around in circles better than everyone!
Alternate, more grown-up answer: physics and stuff.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This week's approach is called “Jeff Teaches Sam a Thing.” Jeff knows a lot about a subject—in this case, how race teams use indoor wind to develop aerodynamic downforce—and Sam asks questions.
Warning: We get lightly te...2024-03-191h 10It's Not the CarListener Q&A: Can the Data Lie?It’s another “No Dumb Questions!” You email us to ask, we sit down to answer. There are no dumb questions, but there might be some dumb answers.
Today’s focus is . . . going faster with data and friends!
Many race teams use data feeds to help their drivers improve. (Examples: brake pressure; speed over time; the four-dimensional thermocouple plot that lets Toto Wolff know just how far down to unbutton his shirt.) Can those data systems lie? Can friends at the track help you get faster? And what does any of this have to do with Sam...2024-03-1256 minIt's Not the CarCan You Have Too Much Power? — (Donohue 1970s Porsche Can-Am)“It will never have enough . . . until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear.”
A man named Mark said that. Mark engineered and drove race cars. In the early 1970s, he was handed a barely drivable, 700-hp Porsche. Because Mark had a brain the size of a planet, he made the car a blisteringly fast, 1500-horse dollbaby. It was so good, in fact, that it killed a prestigious international racing series deader than hell. What happened in between is utterly bonkers.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This e...2024-03-051h 15It's Not the CarWhat You and Max Verstappen Have in CommonThere are so many answers to this: A favorite color. Human legs. An enjoyment of oxygen. But chiefly—this is the fun part—you can coach yourself to be better.
Great, you say: How?
We’re glad you asked! Ross is a professional performance coach—he helps race drivers get faster. And many of them, pro and amateur alike, have asked how they can improve when he’s not around. So we give you a primer!
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Ross Teaches Sam a Thing.”
Warning: T...2024-02-271h 03It's Not the CarWhen Car Magazines Test Race CarsAnd other things! Step right up to hear about work life at one of the world’s strangest day jobs!
Do we share secrets on this episode? Do some of them involve Sam giggling at the wheel of a NASCAR Cup car at Road America, or Ross curb-jumping minivans at Thunderhill with Black Sabbath blasting from the speakers? Will this episode’s description be all questions, or will it actually have something to say?
I don’t know—what do you think?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this ep’s frame...2024-02-201h 31
Garage Heroes In TrainingGHiT 0550: Celebration with Ross Bentley Helping Our Team Drivers Improve - Santa StyleGHiT 0550: Celebration with Ross Bentley Helping Our Team Drivers Improve - Santa Style Ross Bentley returns to help celebrate our 550th episode. Ross indulges us in helping refine Vicki’s racing improvement plan for the upcoming season and then helps each of our drivers refine their driver goals and plans for 2024. Since each of our drivers is at a different point in their driving/racing journey, these can be examples of what everyone can take into account to self-assess and then develop your individual improvement plan. It all starts with the weirdest Christmas gift ever for Vicki. ...2024-02-191h 49It's Not the CarListener Q&A: Rain Driving and YouIt’s the return of “No Dumb Questions!” You email us to ask, we sit down to answer. There are no dumb questions, but there might be some dumb answers.
Today’s focus is . . . rain driving!
How do you adjust your mindset to be quick in the wet? What does Jeff do in the rain that many race engineers don’t? What does any of this have to do with the time Sam rode down a rally stage at speed with Ken Block?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. For this episode, we’r...2024-02-131h 04It's Not the CarTen Hours, 1000 Miles, and 170 MPH — (Moss 1955 Mille Win)Sixty-nine years ago, two Englishmen entered an open-road race known for killing people. Ten hours later, they had seen nearly 1000 miles of Italy, left fourth-gear jumps four wheels up, and spent heaps of time at 170 mph. All in a car with no safety belts, no roof, and an engine borrowed from Formula 1.
And they won.
What does that look like through a modern lens besides . . . absolutely bonkers?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our monthly deep dive into an epic moment from racing’s past—in this case, the 19...2024-02-061h 01It's Not the CarWhen is a Driving Sim Worth Millions?What do Formula 1, NASCAR, IMSA, and countless moms of teenagers have in common? Answer: They all know *exactly* what’s going on in that dark room but have decided to stay out of it.
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This week's approach is called “Jeff Teaches Sam a Thing.” Jeff knows a lot about a subject—in this case, the insanely expensive “driver in the loop” racing simulators used by pro teams—and Sam asks questions.
Warning: We get lightly tech-nerdy here.
Related Trivia: As an engineer, Jeff has won two Daytona 24s...2024-01-301h 00It's Not the CarAt the Wheel in a McLaren F1 GTRIn the early 1990s, McLaren built the last great analog supercar. It wasn't supposed to be a race car, but they took it to Le Mans and won anyway. Why do we care?
Sam and Ross have each driven a McLaren F1 on track. The same one, in fact—a factory-backed GTR that finished eighth at Le Mans in 1996. They loved it, but who wouldn't? Why does a machine like that make such a dent on people?
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this week's approach "It *is* the Car." Which is t...2024-01-231h 05It's Not the CarUnpacking the 24 Hours of Le MansLike Lionel Richie, the French do it all night long—on public roads, at more than 200 mph, every June.
Why is the 24 Hours of Le Mans one of the greatest things on earth? The reasons are endless. And we’ve raced in it! (Well, Ross and Jeff have.)
This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. Last week was our monthly centerpiece, where we dive into an epic moment from racing's past. This episode's format is called "Sam Rambles About a Thing." (Caveat: That he loves.)
Jeff is busy getting a pair of GT3 Co...2024-01-161h 02
It's Not the CarThe Indy 500 is Harder Than You Think — (Rossi 2016 Win)Drama, science, and 200-mph dogfights: The world’s most famous race is so much more than three hours of left turns.
Sam, Ross, and Jeff use the story of Alexander Rossi’s landmark 2016 Indy 500 win—he coasted over the line with an empty tank—to highlight everything that makes the 500 great.
Related Trivia: Jeff has engineered cars at Indy. Ross nearly died there in 1993. Sam once stood inches from Turn 1 in qualifying and drank a Coke while losing his mind.
This episode of It's Not the Car is our once-a-month deep dive into an epic...2024-01-101h 19
Guests & Interviews Archives - Garage Heroes (In Training)Ross Bentley Takes Over Episode 500
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GHiT 0500: Ross Bentley Takes Over Episode 500
Ross Bentley takes over our podcast to commemorate our 500th episode. If you miss the classic Speed Secrets episodes, this is pretty close. The only downside is that we are the guests, lol. Please join us to celebrate Episode 500.
If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing:
You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
Also, if you could give our podcast a (5...2023-09-2100 min
The Speed Secrets Podcast | High Performance & Race Driving with Ross Bentley | Tips & conversations to help you drive betterNo dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 21Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Ross discusses proper head position during cornering, and Jeff dives into the differences in car setup between racing versus qualifying.
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Speed Secrets PodcastNo dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 21Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Ross discusses proper head position during cornering, and Jeff dives into the differences in car setup between racing versus qualifying. Jeff is one of the very best race car engineers in the world. He’s engineered cars at every level, and every type: NASCAR, karts, club racing cars, Indy, GT and Prototypes, and even Top Fuel dragsters. But what sets Jeff...2023-08-3140 min
The RacingWire Podcast NetworkDriven to Compete | Meet Ross BentleyOn episode 76 of Drive to Compete Carey met with Ross Bentley - World renowned driver, coach, and creator of all things "Speed Secrets". If you're into racing, you've heard of Ross Bentley. I was so excited to have Ross on my show. I wanted to learn more about him so that's what we covered in this first interview. He's done so much in racing and has helped so many other drivers. Here are a number of ways you can reach Ross.
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DriverCoach on Facebook2023-08-1550 minThe Speed Secrets Podcast | High Performance & Race Driving with Ross Bentley | Tips & conversations to help you drive betterNo dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 20Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Ross answers how a driver can clear his/her mind of finding the same person repeatedly and running his/her own race, and Jeff answers what speed “aero” downforce starts happening.
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Speed Secrets PodcastNo dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 20Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Ross answers how a driver can clear his/her mind of finding the same person repeatedly and running his/her own race, and Jeff answers what speed “aero” downforce starts happening. Jeff is one of the very best race car engineers in the world. He’s engineered cars at every level, and every type: NASCAR, karts, club racin...2023-08-0344 min
Late to Grid - Grassroots RacingRoss Bentley From Speed SecretsSend us a textHow cool is it that I have Ross Bentley on the Late To Grid podcast to talk about his motorsports background? Very cool I think!Ross is a driver coach for high-performance and race drivers. He loves to help drivers of all levels and types with not just the physical aspect of performance driving, but also the mental game. Ross's coaching services include; in-person 1-on-1 and group coaching, as well as seminars and workshops; also online webinars, training videos, and through writing books and articles.Like many of my gues...2023-05-0157 min
ninetyoneoctaneRoss Bentley | #255 - Winning On First Shot, Coaching Philosophy, and Some Juicy Speed Secrets!This podcast features legendary high-performance driving coach, Ross Bentley! In this episode, we dive deep into the world of championship-winning driving and coaching philosophy.
Ross shares his insights and expertise on what it takes to achieve success at the highest level of motorsport. From his experience coaching some of the top drivers in the world to his own personal racing accomplishments, Ross provides valuable tips and strategies for anyone looking to improve their driving skills and take their performance to the next level.
We also discuss Ross's coaching philosophy and how he approaches working with drivers of all skill levels...2023-05-011h 27The Speed Secrets Podcast | High Performance & Race Driving with Ross Bentley | Tips & conversations to help you drive betterNo dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 16Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers.
On this episode, Jeff and I discuss what single quantifiable thing relating to a race car are we still unable to reliably measure that would be most useful for finding performance and eye placement when tracking a car. This week’s episode also features a bonus question… tune in to hear what question Ross has for Jeff!
The post No dumb questions with Jeff Braun...2023-04-2038 min
Speed Secrets PodcastNo dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 16Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss what single quantifiable thing relating to a race car are we still unable to reliably measure that would be most useful for finding performance and eye placement when tracking a car. This week’s episode also features a bonus question… tune in to hear what question Ross has for Jeff! Jeff is one of the very best ra...2023-04-2038 minGarage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 0400: Celebrate Episode 400 with ROSS BENTLEYGHIT 0400: Celebrate Episode 400 with ROSS BENTLEY Our streak continues with celebrating every fifty episodes with Ross Bentley returning to the podcast. During this episode, we have our traditional questions related to improving as drivers, but since it is near the end of the season, we wanted to go over some goals for the upcoming season. Ross not only assist us in coming up with a goal or two, but he provides a great process for you to come up for your own goals. In addition to goals, we also go into: 2) How best to race in tr...2022-11-281h 48Garage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 0350: Ross Bentley Returns to Help Us Celebrate Episode 350GHIT 0350: Ross Bentley Returns to Help Us Celebrate Episode 350 Ross Bentley has raced in Indy cars, literally written THE book on auto racing, his Ultimate Speed Secrets and associated books, and is the preeminent racing coach for both professional and amateur racing drivers around the world. On every celebration episode since number 100, Ross has agreed to come on to celebrate the “In Training” aspect of our tea and podcast. For this episode, we had Vicki, Jennifer, Tim, Reese, and Bill asking the questions and Ross not only answering but helping each of us towards an even better and mor...2022-07-031h 33Garage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 300 Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Episode 300GHIT 300: Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Episode 300 Ross Bentley returns to celebrate our 300th episode with us. Ross is a world renowned racing coach and has competed at the highest levels of racing, including Indy cars and nearly every endurance racing event of note. During this episode, we try to cover a variety of racing related questions and topics, as well as reporting back to Ross how impactful the coaching he provided to Vicki and Jennifer last time he was on. As always, Ross is one of our (can't wait and) can't miss episodes. A link...2022-02-282h 10Garage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 0250: Ross Bentley Coaches Our TeamDid you ever wonder what a driving coach does for their driver? We were always curious. Ross Bentley was kind enough to show us the start of the process. Ross Bentley was kind enough to continue our tradition of having him on as a guest to help us celebrate every 50 episode anniversary. And as long as he keeps saying yes, we will keep asking him, lol. For this episode, Ross was kind enough to offer to help coach Vicki and Jennifer. While the exact recommendations may vary between the two ladies, the process that Ross follows could be app...2021-10-251h 49
Your Data Driven PodcastEp31. Ross Bentley On Developing Your Performance State Of MindFor this show Samir Abid is delighted to welcome back Ross Bentley. One of my earliest guests from way back in episode 3, Ross is a former top level Indycar driver who now works as one of the worlds foremost driver coaches through his speed secrets brand. The topic for this show is about understanding and developing a performance state of mind for your track driving. As ever with Ross Bentley the show is packed full of practical, actionable tips and tricks you can try to help you drive faster. So as ever, grab a pen, grab a coffee, sit...2021-07-0946 minGarage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 0200: Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Our 200th EpisodeRoss Bentley was kind enough to return for a third time that turned out to be his fourth appearance thanks to the mysteries of podcast recording and his recent episode on the One Lap of America event. Jennifer, Ben, and Bill were able to go through a ton of great questions that were sent in by several of our listeners, as well as a few we had hoped to cover with Ross. As most of you know, Ross has literally written the book, actually a series, on high performance driving and racing and continues to work with drivers and or...2021-05-192h 42
Speed Secrets PodcastRoss Bentley: Driving with the End in MindThis week is an important podcast episode with a special announcement. I’m taking a break from the podcast for “a while” to work on some new exciting things… :). How long is “a while?” I don’t know. But I will record a few random episodes here and there when I get an opportunity to record a conversation with someone super interesting, or I’m at a fun event. My Speed Secret: Drive with the end in mind. I’ll still share free information and new content through Ask Ross posts on SpeedSecrets.com, eBooks, and on YouTube (Sp...2021-04-2918 min
Speed Secrets PodcastAsk Ross Edition #3: A Q&A Session with Ross & Guest Host Bill FischerIt’s time for another special edition of the Speed Secrets Podcast! In a new format, Bill Fischer (of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast) hosts this episode, turning the tables on Ross, who answers Bill’s questions. Specifically, in this episode, Bill asks Ross about how to best drive the Keyhole at Mid-Ohio, Turns 5-7 at Road Atlanta, Turns 2 & 9 at Laguna Seca, and Turn 7 at Portland International. Check out Bill Fischer and Ross Bentley belowhttps://garageheroesintraining.com https://speedsecrets.com2021-03-1154 min
Speed Secrets PodcastAsk Ross Edition #2: A Q&A Session with Ross & Guest Host Bill FischerBill Fischer (of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast) hosts this episode, turning the tables on me and asking all your burning questions. In this episode the topic of racing jargon is talked about, specifically “talking tires,” “geometric line,” apex angle,” “both feet in,” and “car rotation.” Check out Bill Fischer belowhttps://garageheroesintraining.comhttps://speedsecrets.com2021-02-1148 min
Speed Secrets PodcastDon Kitch: Do-Overs & Do-Agains 2021On this week’s episode of Speed Secrets Podcast, Don Kitch, old friend and founder/owner/chief instructor of ProFormance Racing School, shares what he would do differently if he could do it all over again. We also discuss fear, micromanaging, knowing when to call it quits, the downside of instructing, and the pros and cons of keeping your club racing equipment when going pro racing. Don’s Speed Secret: Do it differently. Look for different ways, because there’s always more. Don Kitch has raced at the amateur/club level, as well as professionally in IMS...2021-01-2151 min
Speed Secrets PodcastAsk Ross Edition #1: A Q&A Session with Ross Bentley & Guest Host Bill FischerThis week we have a special episode of Speed Secrets Podcast: Ask Ross Edition! Guest host Bill Fischer (of the Garage Heroes In Training podcast) turns the tables on me and asks me all the questions you’ve ever wanted to know. Specifically, in this episode, we discuss the topic of coaching – what is a driver coach, what makes a successful driver coach, and more! Check out Ross Bentley and Bill Fischer below: https://garageheroesintraining.com https://speedsecrets.com2021-01-1451 minGarage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 0150: Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Our 150th EpisodeRoss Bentley, world class racing coach and author, was kind enough to join us to help celebrate our 150th episode! Since Ross has literally written THE book on racing and high performance driving, we always look forward to talking with him any chance we get. Our team has improved in the almost year since Ross came on episode 100, but have our questions? You will have to be the judge of that. As always, Ross is able to answer everything we are curious about and even provide some insight into the area that we had not even thought of to this...2020-11-302h 35
Speed Secrets PodcastRoss Bentley: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in MotorsportIn this week’s episode of Speed Secret Podcast, I go solo discuss a lifetime in motorsport and the most valuable things I learned along the way. I dive into the story of how I got involved in this wonderful sport, the relationship between driving experience and when you should begin modifying and tuning your car, focusing on performance rather than results, why adaptability is more important than being fast, how you can improve your ability to sense the limits of your car and tires, and the advanced techniques the best drivers use! Follow Speed Secrets on so...2020-11-1257 min
The Empathy EdgeIan Bentley: Conscious Consumerism Meets Conscious Brands for the WinIn this episode, Maria and Ian discuss:Building a business out of empathy that is sustainable and serves the community. The growing trend of conscious consumerism and making it a priority in your business.Parker Clay’s mission and how it is helping to attract the right customer and keep them loyal. Key Takeaways:There is no business without people - they make your business. As consumers, we should champion the brands that are really working hard to celebrate the value of people and make a beautiful product, because both can exist together.The more t...2020-10-2745 min
Speed Secrets PodcastJonatan Jorge: Having an Open Mind to Always Learning MoreOn this week’s Speed Secret Podcast, Jonatan Jorge joins me to discuss what’s made him so successful as a coach, when a coach needs their own coach, and looking outside motorsport (at other sports) to learn how to be a better coach and driver. We also get into the misconception of looking way ahead and through the corner, the value of checkpoints, different references for different drivers, and visual pattern matching. As a bonus, Ross shares his “vision process.” Jonatan’s speed secret: Know yourself. Jonatan’s second speed secret: Expect nothing, accept everything. Jonata...2020-08-2750 min
Chattin' With DJ WILL WChattin' With DJ WILL W Feat. Ross Bentley - Episode 12 (DIFFERENT ACCENTS & MORE)In this episode we have a special guest!! Ross Bentley! We talk about the acting industry, how many accents he can do and much more!
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This is the brand new podcast series called "Chattin' With DJ WILL W". In this podcast series we will be talking about the latest music, mental health, DJ'ing and much more.
I hope you enjoy the first episode!
Follow on my socials to keep up to...2020-08-191h 06Garage Heroes In TrainingGHIT 0100: Ross Bentley - The Ultimate "In Training" GuestRoss Bentley was kind enough to come on as our guest and help celebrate our 100th episode. Ross is known throughout the racing world as a great driver, author, and coach about high performance driving and racing, where his racing experience at the highest levels is augmented by his passion for learning and sharing to help raise the knowledge base as a whole for the good of our sport. This discussion was aimed at learning more about Ross and his history, but when you have a chance to ask him a question about racing, you take advantage. We are hopi...2020-03-301h 59
Your Data Driven PodcastEp3. Tips For Racing Faster - with Ross BentleyLegendary Indy racecar driver, author and driver coach Ross Bentley joins us for a fascinating, fast paced show, packed full of useful, actionable tips you can use to improve your own racecar driving.
Episode Notes
Ever wondered what value a driver coach could offer to you?
Join us to find out as legendary driver coach, and former professional IndyCar racecar driver, Ross Bentley talks about all things driver coaching and driver improvement.
This show is packed full of his invaluable tips, recommendations and key takeaways, born from years of coaching racing...2020-03-2654 min
Ten Tenths Podcast#54 - Ross Bentley from Speed SecretsHumbled and honored, the guys from Ten Tenths Podcast have the opportunity to interview Ross Bentley from Speed Secrets. They discuss how to approach wheel-to-wheel racing for the first time, some of the cars Ross has driven during his career as both a professional racing driver and instructor, and how he started the Speed Secrets book series!Find Ross Bentley and Speed Secrets at www.speedsecrets.comDon't foret to check out our official store and show notes at www.tententhspodcast.com2017-02-051h 17