Ross Bentley

Episode 400 with ROSS BENTLEY

GHIT 0400: Celebrate Episode 400 with ROSS BENTLEY

Our streak continues with celebrating every fifty episodes with Ross Bentley returning to the podcast. During this episode, we have our traditional questions related to improving as drivers, but since it is near the end of the season, we wanted to go over some goals for the upcoming season. Ross not only assist us in coming up with a goal or two, but he provides a great process for you to come up for your own goals. In addition to goals, we also go into:

2) How best to race in transitioning conditions

3) Skid pad practice and drills

4) HPDE drills for beginners, intermediate, and advanced drivers

5) What to do when things go badly, or very badly

6) Tips on how to self-diagnose your driving and find things to improve

PS Sorry Bill’s microphone was apparently not connected so he sounds like he is inside a tunnel. Ross more than makes up for it.

If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.

Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate that very much. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT” for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/

PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

Links to some of the videos discussed are:

Colton Herta and the world’s fastest hands: https://tinyurl.com/HertaFastHands

Jennifer’s Accident: https://tinyurl.com/JenAtTheRoval

Vicki’s first stint on track/a display of what not to do: https://tinyurl.com/VickiWhatNotToDo

GHIT 0400: Celebrate Episode 400 with ROSS BENTLEY

Ross Bentley Returns for Episode 350

GHIT 0350: Ross Bentley Returns to Help Us Celebrate Episode 350

Ross Bentley has raced in Indy cars, literally written THE book on auto racing, his Ultimate Speed Secrets and associated books. Ross is the preeminent racing coach for both professional and amateur racing drivers around the world. On every celebration episode since number 100, Ross has agreed to come on to celebrate the “In Training” aspect of our team and podcast. For this episode 350, we had Vicki, Jennifer, Tim, Reese, and Bill asking the questions. Ross not only answered but helped each of us towards an even better and more personal understanding of each. As always, we cannot wait to see Ross again and talk all things driving and racing.

As always, if you have any questions for Ross, please send them in to our email. [email protected] and we will cover them with Ross as long as he still hasn’t blocked our email address, lol.

If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are amid installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT” for a 10% discount during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/

PS2 Please do not forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, do not forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order from https://apextrackcoach.com/

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Jeremy, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

Highlights for this episode include:

1) We start off with a simple one, how to improve when your current limit is self-imposed by your natural tendency towards self-preservation and what can be helpful in pushing through this ever so common barrier.

2) When should an instructor move from an instructing role to a coaching role with a student or client.

3) What to look at when looking at your data and video as your driving skill improves. (and overthinking it like Reese).

4) Advice to break through a plateau.

5) What to look at when reviewing your in-car video at a track.

6) The difference between being Smooth vs being Fast and Smooth

7) Using anticipation vs reaction as well as the subtle differences between having an expectation versus anticipation.

8) Some ideas on how to help a student who is lacking confidence or has had a recent bad experience on track.

9) Vicki is still working on getting an understanding of what the friction circle is and several ways for what to look for and how to interpret it best.

As always, we had some great discussion with Ross on related areas and some unrelated areas.

To follow Ross:

Website: https://speedsecrets.com/

Instagram: @RossBentley

Ross’s “Ask Ross” is at: https://speedsecrets.com/ask-ross/

Ross’s Podcast is a: https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecrets-podcast/ and on virtually all podcast apps

Sim racers: www.SimRacerAcademy.com

GHIT 0350: Ross Bentley Returns to Help Us Celebrate Episode 350

Episode 300 – Ross Bentley Returns

to Celebrate Episode 300

GHIT 300: Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Episode 300

Ross Bentley returns to celebrate our episode 300 with us. Ross is a world renowned racing coach and has competed at the highest levels of racing, including Indy cars and nearly every endurance racing event of note. During this episode, we try to cover a variety of racing related questions and topics, as well as reporting back to Ross how impactful the coaching he provided to Vicki and Jennifer last time he was on. As always, Ross is one of our (can’t wait and) can’t miss episodes.

If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that would be greatly appreciated. Even better, a podcast review, would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would greatly appreciate it.

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, look under shows. Then click on this podcast. Here you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS

If you are looking to stream or save your integrated telemetry/racing data with you video, Candelaria Racing Products Sentinel System may be the perfect solution for you. We are in the midst of installing the system in two of our cars. If this sounds like something that may help you and your team, please use our discount code “GHIT” for a 10% discount code to all of our listeners during the checkout process.

PS2

Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

Highlights for this episode include:

1) We start off with a few listener submitted questions. We always welcome your questions. The best way to send them in is on our email at [email protected] or via our social media on Instagram @GarageHeroesInTraining.

2) From Mario: We are all getting older, and I wonder how age has crept up on him. Ask him to rate his speed currently vs how fast he was at his peak. Is he getting slower with age? What is he doing smarter now, that results in a better lap time, and that he’d wished he’d learned earlier? Are there things he was doing at a young age that he can’t do as well now?

3) Ian asked: about his Lotus Elan and why he likes it so much.

4) From Chris: What were the few of the biggest changes that you have had since writing your first speed secrets? Was anything “wrong”?

5) Adam asked for some drills to break a plateau (same lap times no matter what I try)? What should I look to do to get my times lower?

6) From Reed: Breaking mental barriers to carry more speed

7) A shy adult road racer: What order is best to read your books? As they were released or something else?

8) Listener to be “Elon”: Have you or your drivers driven an EV race car? Thoughts?

9) We review our driving and our coaching report back and how Ross has helped each of us from his prior episodes. Things such as: What were the biggest impacts felt (primarily by Jennifer and Vicki) on track and also in their daily driving.

10) Braking and timing of braking and down shifting within a turn, especially when threshold braking. Ross provides some tips and strategies to help with this.

11) We then move to a few Dominating with Dawson questions that we don’t feel that we have addressed well enough so we take this opportunity to gain some additional perspective from Ross and Ben.

To follow Ross:

Website: https://speedsecrets.com/

Instagram: @RossBentley

Ross’s “Ask Ross” is at: https://speedsecrets.com/ask-ross/

Ross’s Podcast is a: https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecrets-podcast/ and on virtually all podcast apps

Sim racers: www.SimRacerAcademy.com

GHIT 300: Ross Bentley Returns to Celebrate Episode 300

Our Annual Season Review and 2022 Goals

This Episode Kicks Off Our 5th Podcast Season

Our win at PittRace — **We Won Our First Race Ever**

GHIT 0278: Our Annual Season Review and Goals Episode Starts our 5th Podcast Season

We take a look back at how our team and drivers 2021 racing season went and compare it to our planned goals. We did have quite a year and accomplished quite a bit. How did we do versus how we wanted? As always, you will have to listen to find out. And as always, the episode ends with each of us giving our 2022 goals for ourselves and our team. We would love to know if you have any 2022 goals that you can share and wish you have the best year ever, both on and off the track.

Bill with Ross Bentley — We FINALLY Met Ross Bentley

If you would like to help grow our sport and this podcast:

You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS Please don’t forget

that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

The Wilson sisters — Three Wilson Sisters Raced This Year

Highlights for this episode are:

1) Alan now organizes, preps, and runs his own car, the MooStang. We learn how this went for his first season and what we are still working on.

2) Looking back at where we were going into this season versus where we are now, there has been a ton of progress.

3) While the goals we all had were great, some of the discussion helps us to better define both the progress we made, as well as refining the path forward from here.

4) We did a great job of getting a bunch of new people to the track and several drivers to the track that raced with other teams. That is the primary reason we started this podcast and is fantastic!

5) Guess who says “I’m not just here for the Slurpees, lol”. Not a big surprise for you long time home gamers.

6) We all are looking forward to trying as many different tracks and racing series as we can this year and maybe for the first time working with a coach at the track.

7) We managed to make a Max Headroom reference within the episode. You never know where we may wander.

8) Vicki and Alan cannot seem to remember when they each earned their black flags this year. We also had a few black flags from several of our friends that drive with us this year. Notably, none of our all ladies team earned a flag a the Thompson event.

9) Every year we go over what issues our cars had at the track and what we did (or are going to do) to resolve the issue long term.

10) We have determined a key indicator that implies that a specific spare part is required for our race cars.

11) Tips we learned on testing and replacing wheel studs for our cars.

12) Vicki is bored winning???

13) Our traditional Good, Bad, and the Ugly for the 2021 season.

GHIT 0278: Our Annual Season Review and 2022 Goals Episode Starts our 5th Podcast Season

shifting points — **Training for Our First All Ladies Racing Team (That Kicked Butt!)**

The Buillac Trunk — **We Painted Amanda’s Awesome Buillac Trunk**

Racing with Chris Fix — **We Raced With Chris Fix and His Team**

Mia learning to drive — **Mia Started Learning to Drive**

Strong theming game — **Out Theming was on point**

Ross Bentley Coaches Our Team

GHIT 0250: Ross Bentley Coaches Our Team

Ross Celebrates Episode #250 and Coaches US!!!!!!!!!!

Did you ever wonder what a driving coach does for their driver? We were always curious. Ross Bentley was kind enough to show us the start of the process.

Ross Bentley was kind enough to continue our tradition of having him on as a guest to help us celebrate every 50 episode anniversary. And as long as he keeps saying yes, we will keep asking him, lol. For this episode, Ross was kind enough to offer to help coach Vicki and Jennifer. While the exact recommendations may vary between the two ladies, the process that Ross follows could be applied to your own racing/driving and the suggestions Ross makes may be able to help you specifically as well. One thing that we learned during this episode was that we really want to work with Ross as a coach even more now after seeing what he is able to do in this short period of time. We cannot remember a time where Jennifer and Vicki were more excited to get back to the track and try out Ross’s suggestions. As always, when we have Ross Bentley on, this is a good one and we are adding it to our can’t miss episode collection. The way that Ross coaches is so easy to apply, it is amazing.

If you would like to help grow the sport of high performance racing and our podcast,

you can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, and YouTube etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating or even better, a podcast review, we would greatly appreciate it and it would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving.

For instance, leaving an Apple Podcast rating is very easy. If you go to your podcast library, under shows and click on the podcast you can leave a (5?) star rating and enter your review.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

PS Please don’t forget that if you are looking to add an Apex Pro to your driving telemetry system, don’t forget to use our discount code for all Apex Pro systems you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. Just enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order. They are a great system and truly invaluable in safely increasing your speed on track and/or autocross etc. The recently released second generation systems and app increases the capability of the system greatly.

Best regards,

Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

Highlights from this episode include:

1) Ross starts off with what tracks do we like and why. We end up talking a good bit of this episode about Mid Ohio, especially in the wet.

2) What are the first three questions that Ross asks nearly every student he works with?

3) Ross comes up with some great practice techniques that Jennifer and Vicki (and you) can do while driving to break some bad habits and train preferred habits away from the track to improve your on track performance.

4) We learn the importance of even minor improvements and how then can multiply over a lap or a stint and create some very large improvements in the lap time results.

5) Looking for alternatives to braking later or harder?

6) Ross also works with Vicki on several ways to help her (and you) stop over slowing for a turn

7) We also go over goals and ways of handling pressure and using pressure to improve.

8) How being too polite on a track can actually become unsafe

9) Ross also works with what the biggest ahh hah moments were for Jennifer and Vicki this year.

10) We love drills to try, especially at an HPDE or an open track day. Ross gave us some new ones to try. And we will at our next event. We will report back after or NJMP event in early November.

11) After the last podcast with Ross, we missed one of the listener questions related to breaking down a turn backwards. Sorry for the delay.

To find even more of Ross Bentley’s wisdom and information, several of our favorites are available at:

1) The Speed Secrets website: https://speedsecrets.com/

2) His Podcast: Speed Secrets is available at all the podcast platforms that we know https://speedsecrets.com/speedsecrets-podcast/

3) His Virtual Track Walks: https://speedsecrets.com/virtual-track-walks/

4) The weekly newsletter can be subscribed to at:

Speed Secrets Weekly

5) Free Track Maps: https://speedsecrets.com/trackmaps/

6) Free Driving tips: https://speedsecrets.com/driving-tips-2/

7) Free or nearly free eBooks: https://speedsecrets.com/ebooks/

GHIT 0250: Ross Bentley Coaches Our Team