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It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people, motorsport, choices, and how we all work under pressure. In other words, we tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts. Along with Sam Smith, an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine, and Jeff Braun, a championship-winning race engineer, we dig into events, cars, and why humans do what we do.

Past episodes of my Speed Secrets Podcast, as well as the No Dumb Questions (co-hosted with Jeff Braun) are also available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.

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Full list of Speed Secrets Podcasts

No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 25
January 11, 2024
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 24
December 7, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 23
November 2, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 22
October 5, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 21
August 31, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 20
August 3, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 19
July 20, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 18
June 1, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 17
May 4, 2023
No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 16
April 20, 2023
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 15
March 2, 2023
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 14
February 9, 2023
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 13
January 5, 2023
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 12
December 1, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 11
November 3, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 10
October 7, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 9
September 1, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 8
August 4, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 7
July 7, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 6
June 9, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 5
May 5, 2022
No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 4
April 7, 2022
No Dumb Questions With Jeff Braun: Episode 3
March 3, 2022
No Dumb Questions With Jeff Braun: Episode 2
February 3, 2022
No Dumb Questions With Jeff Braun: Episode 1
January 6, 2022
192 – Sim Racer Academy & Teamwork
November 18, 2021
Podcast 191 – Ross Bentley: Driving with the End in Mind
April 29, 2021
190 – Brian Ghidinelli: Making a Racing Comeback
April 22, 2021
189 – Tom Long: The Fastest Driving Style
April 16, 2021
188 – Mark Martin: How to Win an Endurance Race Series Championship
April 8, 2021
187 – Andy Pilgrim: How to Have a Long Driving Career
April 1, 2021
186 – Dr. David Ferguson: the Science of Motorsport Human Performance
March 25, 2021
185 – Johannes van Overbeek: the Lessons We Learn From Racing
March 18, 2021
184 – Ask Ross Edition #3: A Q&A Session with Ross & Guest Host Bill Fischer
March 11, 2021
183 – Jim Kearney: How to win more often & using a driver coach
March 4, 2021
182 – Jay St. Claire, Colin Pascik & Aaron Brooks – Ranger Road & Vets Racing
February 25, 2021
181 – Brian Bohlander: How to Land a Racing Sponsor
February 18, 2021
180 – Ask Ross Edition #2: A Q&A Session with Ross & Guest Host Bill Fischer
February 11, 2021
179 – James Colborn: The Exhilaration of Open Wheel Racing
February 4, 2021
178 – Loni Unser: Learning Racing at the Dinner Table
January 28, 2021
177 – Don Kitch: Do-Overs & Do-Agains 2021
January 21, 2021
176 – Ask Ross Edition #1: A Q&A Session with Ross Bentley & Guest Host Bill Fischer
January 14, 2021
175 – Matt Romanowski: Dive Into Data
January 7, 2021
174 – Michele Graaff: A Late (Driving) Bloomer
December 31, 2020
173 – Bryce Kliewer: the intersection of racing and business
December 24, 2020
172 – Mark Boudreau: Motorsport Prospects & the Business of Motorsport
December 17, 2020
171 – Eric Kaul: Better Call Kaul
December 10, 2020
170 – Stefan Rzadzinski: the Race of Champions
December 3, 2020
169 – Tom Roberts: Get in the Flow
November 26, 2020
168 – Davin Sturdivant: Karting and Sim Racing
November 19, 2020
167 – Ross Bentley: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in Motorsport
November 12, 2020
166 – Craig Watkins: Birth of Flying Lizards and Engineering Your Car’s Handling
November 5, 2020
165 – Clay Millican: a Mind Boggling 335MPH in 3.7 seconds
October 29, 2020
164 – James Hinchcliffe: the Mayor of Hinchtown on All Things Racing
October 22, 2020
163 – Michael Zimicki: Cranky Old Men Ranting About Driving Myths, Part 2
October 15, 2020
162 – Michael Zimicki: Cranky Old Men Ranting About Driving Myths, Part 1
October 8, 2020
161 – Peter Krause: How to Drive Fast, Consistently
October 1, 2020
160 – Adam Spence Explains How the Garmin Catalyst Can Make You a Faster Driver
September 24, 2020
159 – Dr. Jerry Lynch: Thinking Body, Dancing Mind
September 17, 2020
158: Cathy McCause Fuss: Running a Race Series
September 10, 2020
157 – Samir Abid: Break Into Driving Data & Nike’s Breaking2 and Ineo 1:59 Projects
September 3, 2020
156 – Jonatan Jorge: Having an Open Mind to Always Learning More
August 27, 2020
155 – Rob Krider: Racing Insights From a California Highway Patrol officer
August 20, 2020
154 – John Santiago: Learn How to Learn
August 13, 2020
153 – Jeff Braun: Race Strategy & Coffee
August 6, 2020
152 – Danny van Dongen: Hankook Motorsports and tires, tires, tires
July 30, 2020
151 – Chris Andrews: The Best Car Setup and Driving Styles
July 23, 2020
150 – Adam Jabaay: Gridlife and the Best of the Slip Angle Podcast
July 9, 2020
149 – David Williams: How Sim Driving Can Help You
July 9, 2020
148 – Rob Wilson: Coaching F1 Drivers, the Perfect Way to Turn, and Confidence!
July 2, 2020
147 – James Chartres: Gaining Confidence and Gaining Speed
June 25, 2020
146 – Tom O’Gorman: Autocross, Simulators, and Those Iconic Blue Sunglasses
June 18, 2020
145 – Scot Elkins: Motorsport Safety Foundation, IMSA, and ALMS
June 11, 2020
144 – Dane Cameron: Driving Styles and What Makes Drivers Fast
June 4, 2020
143 – Andrew Rains: How to Get the Most out of Your Data System
May 28, 2020
142 – Colin Braun: The Balance Between Conscious and Subconscious Driving
May 21, 2020
141 – Dave Peters: Being a HPDE Junkie
September 12, 2019
140 – Travis Okulski: The Future of Road & Track
September 5, 2019
139 – Jim Kearney: How to Win Races
August 29, 2019
138 – Ryan Yard: Motorsport Motivation
August 22, 2019
137 – CJ Wilson: Pro Baseball Player to Race Driver
August 15, 2019
136 – Ryan Staub: Managing Risk on the Track
August 8, 2019
135 – Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain
August 1, 2019
134 – Preston Lerner: Learning From the Best, Ford GT & Driver Ratings
July 25, 2019
133 – Dr. Barry Seiller & Ryan Warkins: How to Improve Your Driving Vision
July 18, 2019
132 – Brian Bonner: What’s New in Motorsport Sponsorship
July 11, 2019
131 – Steve Olsen: NuCalm Yourself to Faster Driving
July 4, 2019
130 – Peter Krause: What Have You Learned Lately?
June 27, 2019
129 – Davide Tarsitano & Bryce Moore: Dallara Simulator – Amazing Experience!
June 20, 2019
128 – Andy Hollis: One Lap of America & More
June 13, 2019
127 – Kostas Sidiras & Serxio Veiga: One Lap Heroes & the Nurburgring
June 6, 2019
126 – Lawrence Loshak: How to Win at Racing
May 30, 2019
125 – James Colborn: Making Your Driving Comeback
May 23, 2019
124 – Kevin Boehm: How to Win the SCCA Runoffs
May 16, 2019
123 – Jim Mero: Corvette Handling Engineer & Test Driver
May 9, 2019
122 – Bill Thomas: Ferraris, Lotuses, GT40s, Performance Garage & More
May 2, 2019
121 – Steve Spano: Using the Voices in Your Head to Drive Faster
April 25, 2019
120 – Ingrid Steffensen: Fast Girl… Well, Fast Driver, Instructor & Writer
April 18, 2019
119 – Johannes van Overbeek: How to Win Endurance Races
April 11, 2019
118 – Trevor Ashline: Head & Neck Restraint Devices – What You Need to Know
April 4, 2019
117 – Richard Kelley: Waiting – A Photojournalist’s View of F1 in the 70s & 80s
March 28, 2019
116 – Spencer Pumpelly: How to Brake, Pass & Not Use Fluff
March 21, 2019
115 – Peter Puffer: The Psychology of HPDE Instructing
March 14, 2019
114 – Wallace Bradley: How to Know When to Stop Performance Driving
March 7, 2019
113 – Dave Weckl: The Rhythm of Driving (& Drumming)
February 28, 2019
112 – Dr. Shannon Irvine: Psychology, Neuroscience & Performance Driving
February 21, 2019
111 – Adam Jabaay: Slip Angle, Gridlife & How to Grow Driving Events
February 14, 2019
110 – Don Kitch: The Art of Racing in the Rain
February 7, 2019
109 – Greg Woodrow: Why Aussie V8 Supercar Drivers are So Good
January 31, 2019
108 – Chuck Tucker: Life of the HPDE Instructor
January 24, 2019
107 – Andy Pilgrim: Dale Sr, Winning & Teaching Parents to Be Better Role Models
January 17, 2019
106 – Randy Beikmann: The Ideal Cornering Line
January 10, 2019
105 – Trey Shannon: Get Physically Fit to Drive Faster
January 3, 2019
104 – Phil Lombardi: Two Coaches Talking
December 20, 2018
103 – Eric Meyer: Developing Better Performance Drivers
December 6, 2018
102 – Mark Sternberg: F1, Karting, Karma, ADHD & Relieving Oneself!
November 29, 2018
101 – Matthew Walker: Sleep Your Way to Driving Faster
November 22, 2018
100 – Ross Bentley: Hey, I’m The Guest on Episode #100!
November 15, 2018
099 – Bret Holmes: Driving With 3 Pedals
November 8, 2018
098 – John Shoffner: Fast at Any Age
November 1, 2018
097 – Matt Romanowski: Note-taking & Data – A Driver’s Best Friends
October 25, 2018
096 – Tom Long: Breaking Through – Getting Past Plateaus
October 19, 2018
095 – Russ Rosenberg: Racing Under the Illusion of Grandeur
October 11, 2018
094 – Colin Braun: How to Drive Fast Corners Fast (Travels with Colin)
October 4, 2018
093 – Christian Maloof: Driving Momentum Cars
September 27, 2018
092 – Peter Krause: Race & Performance Driver Etiquette
September 20, 2018
091 – Andrew Rains: Psychology of Data Squiggly Lines
September 13, 2018
090 – Paul Tracy: Telling It Like It Is
September 6, 2018
089 – Tom Roberts & Ron Simons: Debriefing the Nurburgring & Spa
August 30, 2018
088 – Billy Johnson: How to Win More Races
August 23, 2018
087 – Chuck Davies: Head Restraints for HPDE & Racing
August 16, 2018
086 – Kevin Madsen: How to Be a Better Performance Driver
August 9, 2018
085 – Matt Farah: Smoking Tires & Heel and Toe
August 2, 2018
084 – Toni Calderon: Career Advice For All Drivers
July 26, 2018
083 – Mike Smith, Josh Herbert & Chris Graham: HPDE to Time Trials to Spec Miata
July 19, 2018
082 – Loren Elmer: Stay Alive – Secrets of a Race Driver
July 12, 2018
081 – Steve Welk: Racer Entrepreneurs & Coaching
July 5, 2018
080 – Brian Makse: Rolexes, Coaching & Comparing Race Cars
June 28, 2018
079 – Colin & Melissa Braun, Sean Rayhall: The Glamorous Life of Race Drivers
June 21, 2018
078 – Mark Lutes, Scott Refert, Ron Gale: Driving Simulators
June 14, 2018
077 – Jordan Taylor: The Best Driving Style
June 7, 2018
076 – Danna Van Noy: Driver’s Guide to Managing Spouses!
May 31, 2018
075 – Jack Baruth: Opinions from the Road & Track Writer
May 24, 2018
074 – Chris Wehrheim: Using Karting to Improve Your Car Driving
May 17, 2018
073 – Cameron Norsworthy: Getting Into Flow
May 10, 2018
072 – Jamie Stiehr: “Good” Racing – Supporting Charities Through Motorsport
May 3, 2018
071 – Marshall Pruett: A Unique Perspective of What The Best Are Made Of
April 26, 2018
070 – Dave Pratte: Learning From Our Mistakes
April 19, 2018
069 – Scott Mann: Choosing Instructing Over Driving
April 12, 2018
068 – Jeff Braun: What Makes The Best, The Best
April 5, 2018
067 – Ed Potkanowicz: How Heat & Hydration Impacts Your Driving
March 29, 2018
066 – Colin Braun: Learning Tracks & The Secrets to His Speed
March 22, 2018
065 – Lyn St. James: Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Shares her Secrets
March 15, 2018
064 – Gama Aguilar-Gamez: Listen to a Coaching Session
March 8, 2018
063 – Heyward Wagner: Where the Heck is the SCCA Going?
March 1, 2018
062 – Elivan Goulart: SCDA & His Secrets to Speed
February 22, 2018
061 – Ann Morey: Getting in The Zone
February 15, 2018
060 – Steve Stepanian: What the Best Performance Drivers Do
February 8, 2018
059 – Dale Sievwright: Making Noise About Electric Cars
February 1, 2018
058 – Erin Vogel: Sensory Visualization, Club DE & Racing
January 25, 2018
057 – David Vodden: The Secrets of Thunderhill!
January 18, 2018
056 – Andrew Rains: Real Time Data & Peripheral Vision
January 11, 2018
055 – Danny Kok: Ice Driving & Making a Racing Comeback
January 4, 2018
054 – Scot Elkins: MSF Instructor Certification & Formula E
December 28, 2017
053 – Peter Carroll: 14 Ways to Improve Your Performance Driving
December 21, 2017
052 – Andrew Comrie-Picard: Sensing & Driving Traction in Rally & Other Forms of Motorsport
December 14, 2017
051 – Brian Bonner: Finding a Racing Sponsor
December 7, 2017
050 – 11 Drivers Talk Favorite Corners, Most Valuable Lessons Learned & Attracting Newbies Into Our Sport
November 30, 2017
049 – Tom Martin: The Winding Road of Motorsport Business
November 23, 2017
048 – Ryan Dalziel: How the Pros Do It & Race Car Coaches
November 16, 2017
047 – Ashton Harrison: Women in Motorsport & Learning to Drive Faster
November 9, 2017
046 – Kevin Fandozzi: How to Treat a Tire!
November 2, 2017
045 – Michael Silver: Learn to Drive Fast in Less Than a Year
October 26, 2017
044 – David & Dylan Murry: Learning to Drive Fast
October 19, 2017
043 – Brian Ghidinelli: Learning New Tracks, Left-Foot-Braking & State of the Sport
October 12, 2017
042 – Ryan Kristoff: Engineer’s View of Electronic Driver Aids
October 5, 2017
041 – Phil Wilkes: Performance Pilot on Track & in Air
September 28, 2017
040 – Simon Kirkby: Life at Lime Rock
September 21, 2017
039 – Sam Smith: Road & Track Writer & Car Guy
September 14, 2017
038 – Steve Smith: Endurance Racing for a Cause
September 7, 2017
037 – Michael O’Neal: Passion for Driving, Porsche & Solopreneur-ing
August 31, 2017
036 – Kenton Koch: Developing Car Control Skills
August 24, 2017
035 – Michael Zimicki: What You Can Learn From a Great Coach
August 17, 2017
034 – TJ Fischer: The View from a Young Pro Racer
August 10, 2017
033 – John Drysdale: 4 Seconds – Lessons from a First Season of Racing
August 3, 2017
032 – Robert Pool: How to Practice to Drive Faster
July 27, 2017
031 – Ryan Staub: Managing Risk & Having Fun
July 20, 2017
030 – Allen Berg: Racing Senna, F1 & Coaching Drivers
July 13, 2017
029 – Terry Earwood: The Voice of Experience
July 6, 2017
028 – Vivek Goel: What The Best Performance Drivers Do
June 29, 2017
027 – Brandon Sneed: How to Get Your Head in the Game of Driving
June 22, 2017
026 – Ron Simons: How to Drive the Nurburgring
June 15, 2017
025 – James Houghton: Lessons from Time Attack
June 8, 2017
024 – Glenn McGee: Advice from a Pro Sim Racer & Race Driver
June 1, 2017
023 – Jesse Love: Up & Coming Superstar
May 25, 2017
022 – Dennis Macchio: A Driver’s Mentor
May 18, 2017
021 – Ian Korf: How to Suck Less at Racing
May 11, 2017
020 – Tyler Clary: Driving Lessons from an Olympic Gold Medalist
May 4, 2017
019 – Michael Roban: What it Takes to Succeed at Racing – or Anything
April 27, 2017
018 – Simon Hayes: Getting Fit to Drive
April 20, 2017
017 – The Ten-Tenths Podcast Guys: 3 Tips to Make You a Faster Driver
April 13, 2017
016 – James McMahon & Davin Sturdivant: Checking the Pulse of Karting
April 6, 2017
015 – Jeff McKague: How to Use Your Vision on Track
March 30, 2017
014 – Ryan Selsor: Using Sim Racing to Drive Faster on Track
March 23, 2017
013 – Dr. Mike O’Neill: Flow, Focus & Driving Fast
March 16, 2017
012 – Matt Covert: Is Smooth Fast & What We Learn From Mistakes
March 9, 2017
011 – Adam Jabaay on Club Racing on No Budget & Gridlife
March 2, 2017
010 – James Colborn: From HPDE Driver to Pro Racing & Data Guru
February 23, 2017
009 – James Chartres: Preparing for a Fun & Successful Event
February 16, 2017
008 – David Ray: How to Get the Most Out of a HPDE & Track Day Event
February 9, 2017
007 – Colin Braun: Driving Tips from a Pro Racer
February 2, 2017
006 – Tom Long: Climbing the Pro Driver Ladder & Driving an Aero Car
January 26, 2017
005 – Peter Krause on How to Learn a New Track
January 19, 2017
004 – Joey Todd: Low Budget Racing & HPDE
January 12, 2017
003 – Kevin York & The Driver’s Mind
January 5, 2017
002 – Jeff Braun: The Engineer’s Perspective of Drivers
January 2, 2017
001: Frank Greif & The 3 Things The Best Drivers Do
December 30, 2016