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Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-bonus-144929992
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NDQ is our listener Q&A series! Have questions about performance driving, race engineering, setup, or anything else? Hit us up: [email protected]
There are no dumb questions in racing… but there might be some dumb answers.
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ANSWERED THIS MONTH:
//2:30 – How do pro drivers in long endurance races get by without sleeping?
// 19:50 – How should you think about the beginning of braking as entry speeds change?
// 35:30 – How do you stop overthinking behind the wheel?
// 38:20 – How can you improve your driving without data or video?
// 41:00 – How can you improve if you don’t know what to work on first?
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Who We Are + Spicy Merch:
www.ItsNotTheCar.com
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Support It’s Not the Car:
Contribute on Patreon www.patreon.com/notthecar
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Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think!
[email protected]
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Check out Sam's book!
Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023
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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/
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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.
New episodes every Tuesday.
By Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun4.9
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Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-bonus-144929992
**
NDQ is our listener Q&A series! Have questions about performance driving, race engineering, setup, or anything else? Hit us up: [email protected]
There are no dumb questions in racing… but there might be some dumb answers.
**
ANSWERED THIS MONTH:
//2:30 – How do pro drivers in long endurance races get by without sleeping?
// 19:50 – How should you think about the beginning of braking as entry speeds change?
// 35:30 – How do you stop overthinking behind the wheel?
// 38:20 – How can you improve your driving without data or video?
// 41:00 – How can you improve if you don’t know what to work on first?
**
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!
[email protected]
**
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/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 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.
New episodes every Tuesday.

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