September 4, 2019
It was a messy weekend for many at the Portland Grand Prix, including Meyer Shank Racing's Jack Harvey, who was clobbered into submission and out of contention early in the event, who makes his return to The Week In IndyCar podcast, and he's followed by new Indy Lights race winner Toby Sowery from the HMD/Pelfrey team.
- Jack Harvey (starts at 11m32s)
- Toby Sowery (1h05m48s)
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![MP 640: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, August 28, with Braun, Bleekemolen, Cassidy, Molina, and Goodwin]()
August 28, 2019
It's the 28th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and we open with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun on the life and practices of a fly-in engineer and how it compares to being a full-time employee of a racing team.
Braun's followed by IMSA VIR GTD race winner Jeroen Bleekemolen who also participated in his first short-oval race on Saturday night, and he's followed by a trio captured at the Suzuka 10 Hours--Nick Cassidy on working between sports cars and open-wheel championships in Japan, Miguel Molina on becoming a full FIA WEC factory driver for Ferrari, and Chris Goodwin on returning to Suzuka for the first time in 22 years, this time with Aston Martin, rather than McLaren.
Interviews:
- Jeff Braun (starts at 4m24s)
- Jeroen Bleekemolen (30m30s)
- Nick Cassidy (49m27s)
- Miguel Molina (1h00m42s)
- Chris Goodwin (1h06m14s)
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August 28, 2019
It was another strong run for Conor Daly at Gateway with the Carlin Racing team, who makes his return to The Week In IndyCar podcast, and he's followed by new USF4 and F3 Americas champion Dakota Dickerson, who is looking to rejoin the Road To Indy.
- Conor Daly (starts at 13m35s)
- Dakota Dickerson (1h03m58s)
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August 28, 2019
Following a wild IndyCar race at Gateway race, listeners sent in another wave of questions and comments to The Week In IndyCar podcast that warranted an episode of its own.
From the race itself won by Takuma Sato to 2020 schedule rumors to the silly season, dozens of topics are covered in a marathon Q&A session.
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August 26, 2019
SRO founder and leader Stephane Ratel sits with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin during the Intercontinental Suzuka 10 Hours of race held in Japan to discuss the present and future of his GT2, GT3, and GT4 formulas, the global and North American Blancpain sports car series, and more in a wide-raging interview.
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![MP 636: 1999 BMW V12 LMR In-Car Audio, Monterey 2019]()
August 24, 2019
Credit BMW factory driver and American racing legend Bill Auberlen for this in-car audio feature. Having captured a visor camera run with the Californian in the amazing 1999 BMW V12 LMR prototype where our audio recorder was strapped into the cockpit, Auberlen made a key suggestion after the session: “This car is so quiet inside the cockpit that you can barely hear the engine; why don’t you try putting the recorder at the back somewhere on the diffuser between the pipes?”
And with that idea firmly planted, a second run—this time during the 40-minute race that closed the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion—was scheduled. Affixed atop the diffuser between the rear wing mounts, placed dead center between the glorious 6.0-liter BMW V12’s four exhaust pipes, the audio returned by Auberlen is stunning.
Adding to the fun, the winning model from the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans was unhappy with the set of tires it had to use, which made for plenty of wheelspin and oversteer as Auberlen attempted to control the V12 LMR in low-downforce trim.
Altogether, the sounds of an all-time great piloting an incredible car that requires fast hands around WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca serve as a fine way to punctuate a wonderful weekend in Monterey.
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August 21, 2019
Coming off a strong fourth-place finish at Pocono, Dale Coyne Racing driver Santino Ferrucci is back for the latest episode of The Week In IndyCar podcast to answer great listener Q&A, and he's followed by Road To Indy driver Kory Enders who competes in the Indy Pro 2000 series.
- Santino Ferrucci (starts at 3m10s)
- Kory Enders (51m21s)
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August 21, 2019
Following the Pocono race, listeners sent in more than 170 questions and comments to The Week In IndyCar podcast, which warranted an episode of its own.
Opening on the crash involving Takuma Sato, Alexander Rossi, and Ryan Hunter-Reay, some new information and a number of opinions from drivers and engineers are shared before moving onto the silly season, hybridization, the Arrow McLaren SP team, and plenty of other topics in a marathon Q&A session.
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August 14, 2019
Dale Coyne Racing engineer Craig Hampson is back for the latest episode of The Week In IndyCar podcast to answer great listener Q&A, and he's followed by Road To Indy driver Robert Megennis, a race winner with Andretti Autosport in his rookie Indy Lights campaign.
We close, as usual, with show host and IndyCar reporter Marshall Pruett handling a marathon volume of questions, with silly season items, Arrow McLaren SP, hybridization concerns from GM, and many other topics leading the conversation.
- Craig Hampson (starts at 11m18s)
- Robert Megennis (1h16m42s)
- MP Q&A (1h31m40s)
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August 12, 2019
It's the 27th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and we open with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun on driver feedback and what an engineer needs to receive from the cockpit to make the right adjustments.
Braun's followed by IMSA's Jack Hawkworth, who traded his AIM with Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 GT Daytona entry for a Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Xfinity Toyota entry last weekend at Mid-Ohio, and we close with Pfaff Motorsports manager Steve Bortolotti, who shares insights on the Canadian team's two-race winning streak with Porsche's 911 GT3 R in GTD.
Interviews:
- Jeff Braun (starts at 2m45s)
- Jack Hawksworth (30m50s)
- Steve Bortolotti (52m20s)
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August 9, 2019
IndyCar reporter Marshall Pruett fields as many questions as possible in approximately 45 minutes on the newly-formed Arrow McLaren SP team, its use of Chevrolet engines, the ramifications for its current drivers James Hinchcliffe and Marcus Ericsson, who might drive for the team, where the partnership with Meyer Shank Racing might be headed, and more listener-based items presented in a rapid-fire episode.
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August 8, 2019
Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull makes his return to The Week In IndyCar to answer great listener Q&A, and he's followed by Road To Indy driver Jacob Abel, who is learning quickly in the Indy Pro 2000 series.
We close, as usual, with show host and IndyCar reporter Marshall Pruett fielding all manner of questions, with silly season items and the recent announcement of IndyCar's plans for hybridization leading the conversation.
- Mike Hull (13m18s)
- Jacob Abel (53m38s)
- MP Q&A (1h14m28s)
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August 7, 2019
It's the 26th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and we open with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun on the technical challenges of Road America and the use of K&C Rigs.
Braun's followed racing legend Willy T. Ribbs, who won the Vintage Race Of Champions event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a Corvette, and we close with Scotland's Ryan Dalziel, who walks us through the toughest season of his career in IMSA's GT Daytona class driving for the Starworks Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3 effort.
Interviews:
- Jeff Braun (starts at 3m05s)
- Willy T. Ribbs (23m10s)
- Ryan Dalziel (38m20s)
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