by Ross Bentley | May 3, 2026 | Driving Directions
Have you ever tried improving your trail braking, or worked at rotating your car more entering a corner—and felt like you were doing it better—only to find out that your lap times have actually gotten slower?If so, you’re not alone.The list of drivers who have told me...
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 | 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 | 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...
