Sliding Hoopties with a NASCAR Legend – (Live in Grattan, MI - 6/13/26)
About this episode
The episode features live storytelling and audience interaction from a PCA event at Grattan Raceway.
LIVE from a Porsche Club of America weekend at Grattan Raceway on June 13, 2026! * Want the INTC gang to come to *your* event and tape a show? Drop a line – INTCPod@gmail.com ! * Two weeks ago, Ross and Sam went to a PCA track weekend to coach, tell stories on a podcast, and hang out. This is the stories bit — Saturday night, live from the paddock, a series of definitely plausible tales from our hosts' long careers in motorsport and car journalism. PLUS: Audience questions, tangents, and Sam has candy (for some reason)! * Questions Answered in This Episode: How did Ross—one of the world’s top performance coaches and a sports-car champion, learn to drive and coach? — Which car did Sam get into as a journalist where he thought, “This is gonna kill me”? — Why were Ross and NASCAR legend Bill Elliott in the same car at the same time, sideways and backward, collapsing in laughter? — And more! * This show changes format every episode, because squirrel. This format is a new one—we call it “LIVE FROM THE WESTERN-MICHIGAN BUDOKAN." This episode was produced by Sam Smith. *** Special thanks to the PCA's Rally Sport Chapter for the invite and the hospitality, and for eating all those…
People in this episode
Hosts: Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun
Sponsors
BFGoodrich
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Porsche Club of America
Places: Grattan, MI
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