It's Not the Car How 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 show changes format weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “ROSS & JEFF STEAL THE SHOW.”
RELATED TRIVIA: Sam had to sit this one out. We could tell you why, but it’s more fun if you guess. Email your totally untrue answers to INTCpod@gmail.com—our favorite answer will get a free INTC shirt and a shout-out on the show!
This episode was produced by Mike Perlman.
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts.
Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver, a bestselling author, and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning writer and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine.
We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.
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