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It's Not the Car
It's Not the Car
It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people, speed, and how we all work under pressure.
Short version: We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts.
Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver and an internationally renowned performance coach. 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 unpack the emotion at the heart of the machine.
We don’t love motorsport for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the bag of meat at the wheel.
New episodes on Tuesdays!
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Ratings & Reviews
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4.8 stars from 69 ratings
Great pod with excellent hosts
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“The depth of knowledge the three hosts have is unparalleled. I could listen to these guys talk race cars all day.”
Hooptie Hoarder via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/17/24
Tendency to be the Sam Show
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“I love the show, what a fun evolution from speed secrets! Sam, while you’re an incredible complement to Jeff and Ross you have a tendency to make it the Sam show. Give your words room to breath (slow down) and please let others talk before going down a diatribe of adjectives. The constant...”Read full review »
Devin11001100 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/07/24
Great new car podcast
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“Even though the title says otherwise, this is a great new car podcast. Every week a different story about cars or driving, and about aspects most of us have not thought about or experienced. I’m always excited for the new episode, and after it’s done it leaves me thinking about new perspectives,...”Read full review »
rgodby via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/14/24
Recent Episodes
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This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode’s format is called "How I Got Here."...
Published 04/23/24
Published 04/23/24
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Published 04/16/24
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