Podcast Episodes

Free Bonus: One Lap of America with Ross and BFG!

Free Bonus Episode! What's it like to spend a whole week and thousands of miles with someone you barely know? Ever tried that while barely sleeping, while lapping nearly a dozen race tracks at speed,…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The One Where Hitler Loses — (German GP, 1935)

Season 2 Episode 12

This episode holds... Death! Glory! Men in great hats! But also Enzo Ferrari, Ferdinand Porsche, 160-mph race cars, and an entire regiment of the Nazi army. 

Oh, and: One of history's greatest drivers…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Strange World of the Amateur “Pro” Driver

Season 2 Episode 11

Landing a job as a pro race driver takes talent, hard work, and a truckload of money.

Or sometimes just money. And some people do it for giggles, as a hobby. (You know, like knitting! Just with more S…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Would You Fix IndyCar?

Season 2 Episode 10

It’s another “No Dumb Questions!” You email to ask, we sit down to answer. There are no dumb questions in racing … but there might be some dumb answers.

In this episode, we take questions from only on…

Published on 5 months ago

When It All Goes Wrong

Season 2 Episode 9

Do you remember your worst day in racing?

Of course you do. How could you forget?

Jeff, Sam, and Ross: three hosts, three hugely different people, three lifetimes in and around motorsport. And in this …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Instant Expert: Getting Used to a New Car

Season 2 Episode 8

Race tracks. The road. Fast cars. Slow ones. What do they have in common? Simple: If you're willing to use your noggin-brain, you can figure them out. 

Maybe.

How do you get used to a new car at speed?…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

How Do You Know You’re Good Enough?

Why do we push ourselves? What makes you put yourself out there and try?

Why is that trying so easy for some and so hard for others?

How much does belief matter with all this? How much is it relevant t…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jeff Tells a Story:  My Favorite Cars to Engineer

Season 2 Episode 6

What does a championship-winning IMSA engineer and team director want from a race car? What does he *need* from it? Should those qualities match up? How much race could a race car race if a race car …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jeff and Ross Didn’t Win Sebring!

Season 2 Episode 5

They had a shot at winning, you know? You always have a shot! Even though sometimes you don’t. This is what happens when… well, when you try very hard and it doesn’t happen.

Jeff was on the wall with …

Published on 6 months ago

How Do You Become a Pro Driver?

Season 2 Episode 4

The first answer? Money, of course. The second answer? Also money.

The third answer, in case you’re wondering: also also money! But we don’t care about those answers! We care about how, if you work ha…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago