The Marshall Pruett Podcast

MP 604: The Week In IndyCar, June 27, with Alexander Rossi and Augie Pabst III

Andretti Autosport's Alexander Rossi makes his first visit to The Week In IndyCar podcast after an almighty drive to victory at Road America, and he's followed by Road To Indy team owner Augie Pabst III, whose USF2000 driver Hunter McElrea also won in Wisconsin on the REV Group Grand Prix under card.
IndyCar reporter and show host Marshall Pruett closes the show with answers to plenty of listener questions sent in via social media.
Alexander Rossi (starts at 8m26s)
Augie Pabst III (1h08m16s)
MP Q&A (1h30m23s)
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MP 603: The Week In Sports Cars, June 25, with Graham Goodwin

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and show host Marshall Pruett, driven by listener Q&A, following the Nurburgring 24, heading into IMSA's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, and circling the recent news on Hypercar from the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Discussion Topics:
N24 (starts at 1m22s)
IMSA (15m30s)
WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (39m50s)
Fun (1h00m11s)
This episode's hashtag: #PASSIONOFTHECHRISTophe
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MP 602: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, June 24

It's the 20th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and we open with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun with an engineering preview of IMSA's upcoming 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, and close with insights on Computational Fluid Dynamics, the software tool that replicates aerodynamic wind tunnel testing.
Braun's followed by an assortment of world champions, pro-am drivers, and program managers captured at the Nurburgring 24 by Graham Goodwin.
Interviews:
Jeff Braun (starts at 3m19s)
Jorg Bergmeister, on winning the WEC GTE-Am title, post pace dramas at Le Mans. and his own driving future. (27m07s)
Kevin Estre, on the Le Mans GTE-Pro battle and dramas en route to clinching the GTE-Pro world title. (34m47s)
Josh Burdon, on the process leading up to his rookie N24 with the KCMG Nissan GTR squad. (43m01s)
Michael Lyons, on racing a Lamborghini, and why he'd rather race at the N24 than the historic Group Cs and F1 cars he often pedals. (49m36s)
Stefan Wendl, head of Mercedes AMG Customer sport, on the launch of the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT3. (57m25s)
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MP 601: The Week In IndyCar, June 20, with Robin Miller

The original co-host of The Week In IndyCar podcast is back as Robin Miller joins Marshall Pruett to answer listener questions submitted via social media and review some of the major themes that have emerged during the first half of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season.
Potential driver movement, hot seats, schedule changes for 2020, and more topical items are also discussed.
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MP 600: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, June 19, with Jeff Braun and Ben Keating

It's the 19th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and we open with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun on the topic of simulation and how the two primary versions of the technology aid in both chassis setup and component development.
We close with team owner Ben Keating, who spoke with us approximately 24 hours after learning his victory in the GTE-Am class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans had been vacated. Honest and raw, Keating's take on the infractions experienced with his Ford GT, the penalties assessed by the ACO, and how he plans to move forward, speak to the Texan's character.
Interviews:
Jeff Braun (starts at 3m43s)
Ben Keating (31m11s)
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MP 599: The Week In Sports Cars, June 18, with Graham Goodwin

It's time for the post-Le Mans edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and show host Marshall Pruett who have plenty of topics to discuss, driven by listener Q&A, on disqualifications, dreadful television, weird technical glitches, penalties, confirmation of 2020's Hypercar formula, and all manner of intrigue following a drama-filled 24 hours in France.
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MP 598: The Week In Sports Cars, June 14, with Graham Goodwin, Stephen Kilbey, and Jim Roller

It's the latest edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey, plus TV presenter Jim Roller, as the trio switch formats and take a stroll down pit lane at the 24 Hours of Le Mans discussing the cars and offering their insights on the race ahead. The standard listener-driven Q&A format will return next week.
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MP 597: Catching Up With Livery Designer and Spotter Guide Creator Andy Blackmore

Renowned race car livery designer and creator of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Spotter Guide Andy Blackmore returns to the Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss the three cars carrying his work and artistry this week in France, and fields listener questions on his creative process, how the LM24 guide is assembled, and a variety of other design items.
Images Referenced In The Episode
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MP 596: The Day At Le Mans, June 14

It's the sixth installment of The Day At Le Mans, a new companion series for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey on the ground grabbing short interviews with some of the key players in the race.
Interviews on the new 2020 Hypercar regulations:
Gerard Neveu, WEC CEO
Rob Leupen, Toyota Gazoo team principal
Hugues de Chaunac, ORECA leader
John Doonan, Mazda Motorsports director
Ernest Knoors, MTEK founder
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MP 595: Aston Martin Announces Valkyrie Le Mans Program

Aston Martin will build and race a new Valkyrie Hypercar to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship starting in 2020, and moments after the announcement, DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin spoke with CEO Andy Palmer, Aston Martin Racing boss Dave King, and brand designer Marek Reichman about the project.
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MP 594: The Day At Le Mans, June 13

It's the fifth installment of The Day At Le Mans, a new companion series for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey on the ground grabbing short interviews with some of the key players in the race.
Interviews:
Peter Dumbreck on the 20th anniversary of his scary flight into the wilderness with Mercedes 
Rick Mayer on engineering the race with Risi Competizione
Cyrille Taesch Wallen on the growth of the Asian Le Mans Series
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MP 593: The Day At Le Mans, June 12

It's the fourth installment of The Day At Le Mans, a new companion series for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey on the ground grabbing short interviews with some of the key players in the race.
Interviews:
Paul Dalla Lana 
Ross Gunn
Brian Gush
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MP 592: Ford GT Le Mans Farewell with Mark Rushbrook, Joey Hand, and Mike Hull

Ford will say farewell to its four-year factory efforts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the GT model, and in honor of the program’s swansong at the legendary endurance event, Ford Performance boss Mark Rushbrook, who helped bring the project to light, Joey Hand, a self-described Ford ‘GT O.G.’ who joined Ford Chip Ganassi Racing a year before the new supercar was unveiled, and CGR managing director Mike Hull, who has overseen the effort from the beginning, come together to share inside stories and personal reflections on the Blue Oval’s modern quest to conquer Le Mans.
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MP 591: Corvette Racing's Le Mans Tales with Doug Fehan

On the 20th anniversary of Corvette Racing's immensely successful participation at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, program manager Doug Fehan returns to the Marshall Pruett Podcast to share stories on the team's inception, first trips to France, the selection process associated with some of its greatest drivers, the unmistakable sound of of the naturally-aspirated Corvette V8 engine, and how the team and 24 Hour event have influenced each other since the yellow supercars competed for the first time in 2000.
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MP 590: The Day At Le Mans, June 11

It's the third installment of The Day At Le Mans, a new companion series for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey on the ground grabbing short interviews with some of the key players in the race.
Interviews:
Tom Onslow Cole & Valentin Pierberg 
Tristan Gommendy 
Jules Gounon 
Anders Fjordbach 
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MP 589: The Week In IndyCar, June 11, with Josef Newgarden and James Hinchcliffe

It’s a fun episode of The Week In IndyCar following the Texas event won by our opening guest, Team Penske's Josef Newgarden, and closes with the Mayor of Hinchtown, James Hinchcliffe.
Both offer their thoughts on the controversial Montreal Formula 1 penalty that ensnared Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton; Newgarden offers insights on the strategy and handling characteristics that led to his most recent victory, tells the story behind his role in the bizarre bondage-themed 'Milk Veins' 2014 Indy 500 video, and does his best to reveal the origin story of The Chalice of Excellence. Newgarden also, at the request of a listener, talks smack about championship rival Alexander Rossi.
Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' Hinchcliffe lays the groundwork for the NBA Finals bet between himself and The Week In IndyCar host Marshall Pruett, explores the rotten luck he's experienced this year, compares the stresses of Indy 500 Bump Day 2018 and 2019, and bids farewell by revealing his biggest on-track pet peeve.
The show closes with Pruett answering listener questions submitted via social media.
Segments:
Josef Newgarden (starts at 14m00s)
James Hinchcliffe (1h11m44s)
MP Q&A (1h51m50s)
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MP 588: The Day At Le Mans, June 10

It's the second installment of The Day At Le Mans, a new companion series for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey on the ground grabbing short interviews with some of the key players in the race.
Interviews:
Bill Riley
Stoffel Vandoorne
Pipo Derani
Olivier Beretta
Stephane Sarrazin
DragonSpeed’s Drivers
Larry Holt
Arjun Maini
Jorg Bergmeister
Nicki Thiim
Tracy Krohn
Jeroen Bleekemolen
James Calado
Job van Uitert
Christian Reid
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MP 587: The Day At Le Mans, June 9

It's the first episode of The Day At Le Mans, a new companion series for the 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin and Stephen Kilbey on the ground grabbing short interviews with some of the key players in this year's race.
Interviews:
Kazuki Nakajima
Oliver Gavin
David Cheng and Sam Hignett
Giedo van der Garde and Fritz van Eerd
Gimmi Bruni
Ricky Taylor
Neel Jani
Laurens Vanthoor
Thomas Laurent
Will Stevens
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MP 586: The Sounds of World Challenge GT at Mid-Ohio 2016

Take a short trip back to 2016 with an ambient audio feature of the Pirelli World Challenge GT series race at Mid-Ohio with McLarens, Nissans, Acuras, Audis, Cadillacs, Porsches, and more amazing GT3 machinery went wild around the beloved road course.
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MP 585: Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 In-Car Audio, Monterey 2015

Ride with 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 class winner Jeroen Bleekemolen in the Team Penske Porsche RS Spyder that dominated its rivals during the American Le Mans Series' golden era from 2007-2008 as the Dutchman wheels the 3.4-liter V8-powered prototype, owned by WeatherTech founder David MacNeil, around Laguna Seca during the 2015 edition of Rennsport Reunion.
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