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Shelby Cobras, Kimi Räikkönen, and Suspension Cork-Sniffing
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- It's Not the Car
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- Nov 4, 2025
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- 3454
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Summary
How did Ross and a young Kimi Räikkönen end up sharing a fancy London apartment? After 20 years of testing fast cars for a living, which one still makes Sam misty? What really went wrong with Ross’s IndyCar career? Answers to these questions—and more!—in this episode. Probably! Yes! Every so often, INTC does a listener Q+A show. We call that format “NO DUMB QUESTIONS.” This isn’t that. This is Ross and Sam running a weird almost-gameshow and answering uncomfy questions from each other under pressure. *** IN THIS EP: Ross and Kimi — A brake line bursting open in 70-mph L.A. traffic — Ross’s favorite street cars (and why) — How balance is the only thing that matters — a 289 Shelby Cobra — The time Ross watched a Concorde take off from the cockpit of a 747 on final approach — and more! This show’s format rotates weekly, because squirrel. We call this format “SOME DUMB QUESTIONS.” 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! [email protected] ** Check out Sam's book! Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023 ** Where to find us: https://www.instagram.com/intcpod https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/ https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/ https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/ https://rossbentley.substack.com/ https://speedsecrets.com/ ** ABOUT THE SHOW: It’s Not the Ca…