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...
by Ross Bentley | Jun 15, 2025 | Driving Directions
We humans are weird. Every one of us. There are no exceptions.Part of being weird is that we like certainty. Our brains don’t like to be empty (except, perhaps, in the case of a meditating Buddhist monk), so we fill them up with thoughts, ideas, and worries, even if...