← It's Not the Car7 jul · 47 min
What it Feels Like to Quit Le Mans
<p>INTC’s Jeff Braun had to do it. Just a few weeks ago, only a few hours into that epic race, with a car still fast and healthy.</p><p>The 24 Hours of Le Mans. A GT3 Corvette. Months of fighting just to make the grid. Maybe you’d make the same decision—pull into the garage, start packing for home. Maybe you’d double down, scarf a bucket of croissants, have the guys strap in and send it. We’re all different.</p><p>INTC co-host Jeff Braun has spent decades in pro road racing. He’s won Daytona, Sebring, and championships. He came back from this year’s Le Mans looking forward, as he always does. </p><p>So we talked about that, and about what happened in France. And how you learn to keep your head up when all your plans go up in smoke.</p><p>This show changes format weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES.”</p><p>This episode was produced by Sam Smith. </p><p>Thanks, as always, to our friends at BFGoodrich for supporting the show!</p><p>***</p><p><strong>FREE 115-page BFGoodrich High-Performance Driving Guide written by Ross Bentley:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/auto/learn/performance-driving-guide">https://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/auto/learn/performance-driving-guide</a></p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p><strong>Who We Are + Spicy Merch:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.itsnotthecar.com/">www.ItsNotTheCar.com</a></p><p>**</p><p><strong>Support It’s Not the Car:</strong></p><p>Contribute on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/notthecar">www.patreon.com/notthecar</a></p><p>**</p><p><strong>Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think!</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:INTCPod@gmail.com">INTCPod@gmail.com</a></p><p>**</p><p><strong>Check out Sam's book!</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Smithology-Thoughts-Travels-Semi-Plausible-Writings/dp/B0D2Q3P93Z/">Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023</a></p><p>**</p><p><strong>Where to find us:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/intcpod">https://www.instagram.com/intcpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/">https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/">https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/">https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/</a></p><p><a href="https://rossbentley.substack.com/">https://rossbentley.substack.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://speedsecrets.com/">https://speedsecrets.com/</a></p><p>**</p><p><strong>ABOUT THE SHOW:</strong></p><p>It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts.</p><p>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 <em>Road & Track</em> magazine.</p><p>We don’t love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.</p><p>New episodes every other Tuesday.</p>
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