It's Not the Car

Corner 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 deeply American, deeply Californian, and deeply wonderful track. You will learn where the apexes are, if you don’t already know. But that’s the least interesting part. ***YOUR RELATED TRIVIA STARTS NOW*** Ross has strolled Laguna’s pavement countless times while teaching people to go fast there. Sam once got yelled at by track security for daring to walk a lap at sunset, on a club-race weekend, after everyone had gone home. (Not allowed, they said. Which is ridiculous, but also, in that case, why were the gates open? Boo hiss.) This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: ⁠⁠www.ItsNotTheCar.com⁠⁠ ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's new book! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** 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 journalist 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. New episodes every Tuesday.

Jeff 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 Le Mans prototypes and GTP cars, Porsches and Ferraris and Ford GTs.  The most successful drivers do one thing better than the rest. So we got Colin on the horn and asked about that—and about what it takes to go fast in everything. This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. Are we doing a run of guest episodes this fall because it sounded like fun? We are!  Related Trivia: Colin recently signed to drive one of Meyer Shank Racing’s factory-backed Acura GTP prototypes for 2025. This is neat. We like this. This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: ⁠www.ItsNotTheCar.com⁠ Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's new book! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠⁠ ** 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 journalist 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. New episodes every Tuesday.

Chris 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 Sullivan’s championship-winning IMSA GTD Lexus coupes.  Related Trivia Part Two, Badass Two-Lane Camry Edition: This episode’s guest once made a NASCAR Cup-spec Toyota Camry street-legal and drove it around suburban North Carolina. Because he is a steely-eyed missile man. Or a hero. (Or—wait, no!—both. Definitely both.) This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: www.ItsNotTheCar.com Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's new book! ⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠ ** 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 journalist 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. New episodes every Tuesday.

“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 grew frustrated. And how they stumbled onto an invention that changed aerodynamics forever. 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 time when Dan Gurney and Bobby Unser used an Indy car to discover something that would later be used to help helicopters fly. Related Trivia: Ross can fly a helicopter. Sam once rode in a Robinson R22. Jeff is a private pilot and about 1000 times cooler than Sam and Ross combined, so he probably taught his sons to autorotate in the womb or something. (I don’t know, I’ve never asked, but you do the math, the guy is basically our Fonzie, right?) This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: www.ItsNotTheCar.com Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's new book! ⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠ ** 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 journalist 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. New episodes every Tuesday.

Ross Bentley, a former professional driver turned renowned racing coach, shares insights from his unique journey in motorsport. He discusses the pivotal transition from racing to coaching, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and understanding individual driver needs. Ross reflects on personal growth and self-awareness, both in racing and relationships. He also shares heartfelt anecdotes about mentorship and driver development, all laced with humor and life lessons, demonstrating the rich tapestry of experiences within the racing community.

OUR 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 rotates weekly, because squirrel. This ep’s format is called “How to Drive It.” Please do not hit play while you are in the middle of crashing a Porsche and expect it to help. Related Trivia: Ross and Jeff have raced 911s professionally. Sam has tested countless 911 variants for places like Road & Track and 000—from 2.0-liter Daytona winners to a 934, a 935, and most of the road models since 1964. Also, “streitzel” is both a Hans Stuck nickname and a kind of German pastry, and if those facts bring you joy, you are indeed nerdy enough for this show. This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** 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 and a world-renowned performance coach and author. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. Together, we explore the emotion at the heart of the machine. We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the bag of meat at the wheel. New episodes every Tuesday.

AVERT 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 is very tired right now! Does he find shocks sexy? Who doesn’t? Have you ever considered how many damper-adjacent words are lightly titillating? Let’s share a few! “Digressive!” “Frequency!” And even—gasp!—“knee!” (Cue the fainting grandmothers.) This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this ep's format “My Life With.” It has nothing to do with sex and is instead a chance for an INTC host to tell the story of how they came to understand a complex racing topic over their working life. In this case, that host is JEFF, our very own champion race engineer and IMSA-team competition director. The subject is DAMPERS! Related Trivia: This ep description is light on substance because Sam is very tired—he’s worked too many late nights at his day job over the last few weeks. Unrelated Trivia: In spare moments, to relax, Sam stares at the website for this podcast. There have been no ill effects to date. Probably. This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think: ⁠⁠⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** 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 and a world-renowned performance coach and author. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. Together, we explore the emotion at the heart of the machine. We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the bag of meat at the wheel. New episodes every Tuesday.

WE HAVE A MERCH STORE NOW: ⁠https://www.itsnotthecar.com/⁠ You asked, we delivered! . . . is exactly what we will tell the authorities. *** 10% OFF ALL ORDERS FOR THE FIRST WEEK *** 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-couture trainwreck therein. Or . . .  to read a lengthy excerpt from the lyrics of the 1957 Broadway musical “The Music Man.” (Perhaps you think that last line is a joke. I assure you it is not.) 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 time in 1999 when three Mercedes-Benz Le Mans prototypes left the ground at nearly 200 mph and hurtled dozens of feet into the air. (Our “normal” episode descriptions will return next week.)  Related Trivia: ⁠ItsNotTheCar.com⁠ also contains trivia. Did you know that Ross has coached fighter pilots? Or that Jeff has won the 12 Hours of Sebring eight times? Sam is writing these words and will share his own trivia here in a sec even though he absolutely loathes talking about himsel—OH LORD WHAT IS THAT LOOK OVER THERE oh whew nevermind it was nothing but hey gosh gee darn now wouldn’t you know it, we’re out of space! This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's book! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠⁠ ** 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 and a world-renowned performance coach and author. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. Together, we explore the emotion at the heart of the machine. We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the bag of meat at the wheel. New episodes every Tuesday.

Formula 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 F1 that you don’t. Here now, he shares his methods! This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Instant Expert.” Related Trivia: Jeff had commitments at tape time, so this one is just Ross and Sam. For the record, Sam needs a haircut. Sam’s wife says he should stop telling the barber to “cut it like Lando,” and that he looks nothing like that kid no matter what they tell him at the local Curl Up and Dye, but she is wrong, you see, even if Sam is middle-aged and balding and his body is basically just a sad quilt of farmer’s tan and coffee stains, and well, er, LOOK, TINY WHITE LIES ARE ALL THAT GET SOME OF US THROUGH THE NIGHT, OKAY? PLEASE JUST LET ME HAVE THIS This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's new book! ⁠⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠⁠ ** 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 and an internationally renowned performance coach and author. Jeff Braun is a championship-winning race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. Together, we explore the emotion at the heart of the machine. We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the bag of meat at the wheel. New episodes every Tuesday.

What 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 Prince of Bel Air.” This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “Ross Teaches Sam a Thing.” Related Trivia: Jeff and Sam were at the VIR IMSA race last weekend, working and slapping INTC stickers on children and livestock. So many people found us in the paddock to share how much they enjoy this show! Thank you—we really enjoyed meeting all of you! (Except you, Tom from South Dakota. You know what you did.) This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon ⁠www.patreon.com/notthecar⁠ ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! ⁠⁠INTCPod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ** Check out Sam's new book! ⁠⁠Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023⁠⁠ ** Where to find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/intcpod⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod⁠ ⁠https://rossbentley.substack.com/⁠ ⁠https://speedsecrets.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach⁠ ** 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 and an internationally renowned performance coach and author. Jeff Braun is a championship-winning race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. Together, we explore the emotion at the heart of the machine. We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the bag of meat at the wheel. New episodes every Tuesday.