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 | Aug 24, 2025 | Driving Directions
Two of the most common questions that I’ve been asked through the years are:Those may not be the exact words that drivers use, but they’re close. They’re at the core of what so many drivers are challenged by. And there’s almost always a touch of frustration in their...
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 | Jul 13, 2025 | Driving Directions
Just over a week ago, we—Sam Smith, Jeff Braun and I—released an episode of the It’s Not The Car podcast with an in-depth and opinionated recap of when a good ol’ boy named Cale went to Le Mans. It was really a treat to record, mostly because it was fun to go back in...