The Circuit Jerks Podcast

This week we talk about one of the coolest women in the history of racing. Helle Nice. The daughter of a postmaster in a small town, she raced Bugatti's, hung out with princes, and lived her life to the fullest. A dancer turned professional racing driver, very few can hold a candle to "Hellish" Nice.

Sorry about the audio quality this week, Lucas did not select the right input and it wasn't caught until the editing was started.
We're finally back from the holiday break! This week we talk about one of the legends of early racing. Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari.

This week is a short holiday episode where we talk about our F1 2020 time trial competition and what we have in the works for the new year!

Join The Circuit Jerks, and our very first guest as we talk about the disaster that became one of the most infamous races in Formula 1 history. The 2005 US Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motorspeedway.

This week we talk about the insanity of sim rallying, potato based trophies, and a tale of triumph and tragedy: the biggest name of the Bentley Boys (probably) Tim Birkin.



Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Birkin

https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/tim-birkin

http://8w.forix.com/birkin.html

https://www.bentleymotors.com/en/world-of-bentley/the-bentley-story/history-and-heritage/heritage-cars/the-blower-bentley.html

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-2004/64/birkins-ghost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk4N0O81diU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oazVae_8ck

This week we talk about one of our favorite memories from our youth (and when we were invincible), how Elijah tore the exhaust off of a VW Corrado, and we get to see Lucas's brain quit working in real time. Oh and there is some Bentley Boy's mentioned in there somewhere.

This week we talk about mental health, the joys of sleeping on an air mattress, and "the Queen of the Steering Wheel" herself, Eliska Junkova. She beat some of the era's biggest names, she was the first woman to win a grand prix, was one of the early pioneers of women in motorsports and was a superstar in her home country. She was a true innovator who's impacts are still felt today.


Sources:

https://english.radio.cz/eliska-junkova-czech-racing-queen-jazz-age-8560008

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C5%A1ka_Junkov%C3%A1#cite_note-:4-3

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=cs&u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25C4%258Cen%25C4%259Bk_Junek&prev=search&pto=aue

We're back! After a week off we are back to continue our series on the Bentley Boys. This week we talk about Sammy Davis, mental health, and edit our script while recording.

Sources:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_(racing_driver)

https://web.archive.org/web/20100213193202/http://www.500race.org/Men/Sammy%20Davis.htm

https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/sammy-davis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans

https://alvisarchive.com/alvis-people/sammy-davis/

http://www.f1grandprixdriversclub.com/member/sammy-davis/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1999/50/second-opinions

This week we talk about our cats, getting our phones blown up, and the first installment in our Bentley Boys series: Woolf Barnato. The only driver with a perfect record, and the man who single highhandedly saved Bentley.


https://fragmentsof-history.com/2018/02/06/the-killing-of-bro-barney-barnato/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolf_Barnato

https://therake.com/stories/icons/the-leader-of-the-pack-woolf-barnato/

https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/woolf-barnato

https://www.rolls-royceandbentley.co.uk/woolf-barnato.html

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/4/triple-le-mans-24-winner-woolf-barnato-was-the-tom-kristensen-of-the-1930s/


https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/classic-life/woolf-babe-barnato-gentleman-driver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans

This week, we tackle our biggest name yet. Dan Gurney: A titan, an innovator, and a true legend. The man who changed aerodynamics forever, and introduced a tradition to motorsports that is seen from karting up to Formula 1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gurney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_American_Racers#Formula_1
http://allamericanracers.com/dan-gurney-biography-page-2/
https://www.scca.com/pages/dan-gurney
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/0709sr-dan-gurney/
https://f1.fandom.com/wiki/Dan_Gurney
https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/Hall-of-Fame-Members/Bio.aspx?q=Dan%20Gurney
https://petrolicious.com/articles/getting-personal-with-dan-gurneys-eagle-weslake-mk1-at-goodwood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney_flap
https://jalopnik.com/all-the-innovative-ways-dan-gurney-shaped-racing-as-we-1822099608