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 | Oct 12, 2025 | Driving Directions
Many years ago, smack in the middle of a seminar I was doing talking about handling, setup tuning, and vehicle dynamics, I thought I needed to lighten up the mood in the room. As I started to explain something that I’d learned in a Physics class in school, I said,...
by Ross Bentley | Sep 14, 2025 | Driving Directions
Here’s a dumb question: Have you ever known that you could improve something in your driving, but weren’t really able to identify it?I say that’s a dumb question because I’ve never met a driver who hasn’t had a moment (or many!) like this.That leads to the big...
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 | Aug 10, 2025 | Driving Directions
The apex was visible as I headed into Turn 5 and clipped past it, then everything went blank. The glare on the windscreen, a mix of pitted glass, fluids from other cars, and the nighttime lights from the Daytona International Speedway grandstands made going to full...
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...
