by Ross Bentley | Jan 21, 2026 | Driving Directions
And now for something completely different. Here’s an update about the It’s Not the Car podcast that Sam Smith, Jeff Braun, and I goof around on, record, and put out in the world for driving geeks to listen to. Sam recently posted an update on the show’s Patreon...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 18, 2026 | Driving Directions
It’s taken a while. A few decades, to be exact. It almost kinda happened in 1987 through 1990, but not really, fully like my dream. Still, it was pretty darn good. The problem was I wasn’t ready for it.In 1987, my friend Andrew Field and I started a high-performance...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 21, 2025 | Driving Directions
Since it’s the season of giving, I hope you’ll give me the opportunity to reminisce. There’s something about Christmas that can’t help but take me back to being a kid, and that’s been going through my head over the past few days.Maybe my memories will take you back,...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 14, 2025 | Driving Directions
Last weekend I competed in a ChampCar endurance race at VIR, driving a well-prepped Miata in an 8-hour race on Saturday, and then a 4-hour on Sunday. (It was supposed to be a 7-hour, but the weather had a different idea, with fog delaying the start by three hours)....
by Ross Bentley | Nov 23, 2025 | Driving Directions
“I brake too early, then too late, causing either understeer or oversteer. How do I find the ideal? Gimme the silver bullet!” I’ve heard this many times, and again recently from a great driver. And I get it, why can’t there be some simple “Do this and everything will...
