Get a Job as a Race Engineer! — w/ Charlie Ping
About this episode
In this episode, Charlie Ping shares insights from his 20-year career as a race engineer and offers advice for those aspiring to work in professional motorsport.
You asked for it! This is the first episode of a new series where we unpack just what it takes to get a job in pro racing. Charlie Ping is a pro engineer. Over the last 20 years, his career has spanned IndyCar, sports cars, and the Australian Supercars Championship. He helped develop Acura's LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes, and he developed and led the manufacturer track-testing program for Chevrolet's IndyCar aero kits. These days, Charlie works alongside INTC co-host Jeff Braun at Toronto’s 13 Motorsports, where he helps run a Corvette Z06 GT3.R in IMSA’s GTD class. We brought Charlie on the show to pull apart his career—and to share the lessons he’s gathered along the way. The ones that might help someone—maybe you!—chase the dream of working full-time in professional motorsport. This show changes format weekly, because squirrel. This week’s format is called “HOW I GOT HERE.” This episode was produced by Sam Smith. ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: www.ItsNotTheCar.com ** Support It’s Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon www.patreon.com/notthecar ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! …
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