by Ross Bentley | Feb 22, 2026 | Driving Directions
You might know that I began consulting with Garmin back in 2018 to develop a new type of tool for drivers, to make it easier to improve one’s performance. The Garmin Catalyst was the result, which launched to the public in late 2020, and since then, has become a...
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)....
