Episode Description
We’re back! INTC’s third season starts… now!
Are we celebrating by going full nerd with this one? Does Alex Palou wear Labubu pajamas? Did Sam have a dream last week where Ross and Jeff heckled him from the audience like Statler and Waldorf from The Muppets?
(The answers, respectively: yes; definitely yes; and dear lord, it was deeply weird but also oddly delightful, yes.)
You asked for it: This is an episode about books! Racing books, to be specific—the ones that changed our lives. And naturally, Sam decided to turn it into a fun little game show, because he’s broken like that.
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IN THIS EP: The racing book that tops them all — Jimmy Clark scars a young Ross — Mark Donohue scars a young Sam — The zen phrases Ross keeps under his pillow at night — The Lady Badass McSuitcase — and more!
This show changes format weekly, because squirrel. This week’s format is an experiment—we call it “THOSE PEOPLE DON’T READ.”
This episode was produced by Sam Smith.
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BOOKS IN THIS EP:
“By Brooks Too Broad For Leaping” by Denise McCluggage:
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“Jim Clark at the Wheel” by Jim Clark:
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“Stand On It” by Bill Neely and Bob Ottum:
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?ds=20&kn=stand%20on%20it&ref_=ds_ac_d_11&sts=t
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“Thinking Body, Dancing Mind” by Chungliang Al Huang:
https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Body-Dancing-Mind-Extraordinary/dp/0553373781/
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“The Unfair Advantage” by Mark Donohue:
https://www.amazon.com/Unfair-Advantage-Mark-Donohue/dp/0837600693/
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“How to Build a Car” by Adrian Newey:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Build-Car-Autobiography-Greatest/dp/000819680X
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts.
Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver, a bestselling author, and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning writer and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine.
We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.
New episodes every Tuesday.