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Pit Box Podcast #36 - Aston Martin Factory Driver David Pittard !
On this episode of The Pit Box Podcast we were joined by Aston Martin factory driver, Nürburgring 24hr winner, & overall good guy David Pittard! Sit back & relax as David takes us through the story of his career from the start of his career in go karts to now as a factory driver. He has hung his hat at the Nürburgring & chronicles not only how the idea to go there but tells us a funny taxi story & ultimately about his triumph last year at the 24hr race. If you ever wondered what its like climbing the ladder to the top of the sports car food chain in a somewhat untraditional way, take a listen to this podcast.
Timestamps
3:41 David’s journey until now
14:35 any regrets on not racing Single seaters ?
18:00 the challenges of moving up through the ranks
22:18 deciding to commit to mastering the Nurburgring
31:00 how many laps did it take to get comfortable at the Nurburgring ?
35:16 Nurburgring taxi laps
40:40 funny taxi story
45:55 street car vs race car around the ring
51:15 building a relationship with Aston Martin
59:23 reaching out to frikadelli racing
1:01:40 winning n24
1:04:44 what it’s like driving 3 different gt3 cars in the same year
1:06:50 vantage & m6
1:07:45 911 gt3r
1:08:27 296 gt3
1:10:20 more on the 911
1:14:15 being associated with a team vs being a factory driver
1:20:15 driving the Valkyrie
1:25:00 YouTube return ?
1:26:30 working with izone
We appreciate the support as always & make sure to stay tuned for more in the future
Follow us on IG
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David: david_pittard
Steven: igotsole21
Gartrell: supreme_trell
Mary: tfti_fk8
Seb: sbstn.s
Chris: carisma_
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By Steven WilliamsonOn this episode of The Pit Box Podcast we were joined by Aston Martin factory driver, Nürburgring 24hr winner, & overall good guy David Pittard! Sit back & relax as David takes us through the story of his career from the start of his career in go karts to now as a factory driver. He has hung his hat at the Nürburgring & chronicles not only how the idea to go there but tells us a funny taxi story & ultimately about his triumph last year at the 24hr race. If you ever wondered what its like climbing the ladder to the top of the sports car food chain in a somewhat untraditional way, take a listen to this podcast.
Timestamps
3:41 David’s journey until now
14:35 any regrets on not racing Single seaters ?
18:00 the challenges of moving up through the ranks
22:18 deciding to commit to mastering the Nurburgring
31:00 how many laps did it take to get comfortable at the Nurburgring ?
35:16 Nurburgring taxi laps
40:40 funny taxi story
45:55 street car vs race car around the ring
51:15 building a relationship with Aston Martin
59:23 reaching out to frikadelli racing
1:01:40 winning n24
1:04:44 what it’s like driving 3 different gt3 cars in the same year
1:06:50 vantage & m6
1:07:45 911 gt3r
1:08:27 296 gt3
1:10:20 more on the 911
1:14:15 being associated with a team vs being a factory driver
1:20:15 driving the Valkyrie
1:25:00 YouTube return ?
1:26:30 working with izone
We appreciate the support as always & make sure to stay tuned for more in the future
Follow us on IG
podcast: pitboxpod
David: david_pittard
Steven: igotsole21
Gartrell: supreme_trell
Mary: tfti_fk8
Seb: sbstn.s
Chris: carisma_