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It's Not the Car Podcast

@notthecarTracked since May 2026

Observed Aug 1, 2026 · staleModeled revenue

Racing stories, but we leave out the boring parts..

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Paid members
209
−0.9% · 30 days
Total audience
301
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$2.1K

$1K–$3.1K modeled range

Starting price
$5/mo
5 membership tiers
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$5/moDucktailYou're a rebel. You like speed and unconventional ideas and occasionally enter the room backward.What you get:Bonus Episodes + ContentTech breakdowns, "off-topic" sessions, trackside notes, and more!10-percent discount on all It's Not the Car merch at ItsNotTheCar.comOur immense gratitude
$10/moPrototypeYou like real downforce and smart risk. You live by the words "brake release." You named your dog (or cat, or child) after someone who wore a helmet for a living.What you get:Bonus Episodes + ContentTech breakdowns, "off-topic" sessions, trackside notes, and more!10-percent discount on all It's Not the Car merch at ItsNotTheCar.comThe Ross Bentley Speed Secrets webinar "Seven Ways to Improve Your Performance Driving"—a $29 value!What's a webinar?An internet video seminar, often for a live audience. Ross does a few each year. They usually sell out but are archived for later purchase.What am I getting here?Unlimited lifetime access to one hour of prerecorded video instruction with one of the world's great performance coaches.What comes next?Apex dancing like no one's watching. The road rising up to meet you. You'll live, laugh, and love getting better.Click here to learn more about Speed Secrets—the performance-driving techniques and books that changed an industry.Click here to learn more about Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets webinars.
$20/moOpen-WheelWings and slicks forever. You only live once, right?What you get:Bonus Episodes + ContentTech breakdowns, "off-topic" sessions, trackside notes, and more!The Ross Bentley Speed Secrets webinar "Seven Ways to Improve Your Performance Driving"—a $29 value!The Ross Bentley Speed Secrets webinar "Drive Faster"A $79 value!10-percent discount on It's Not the Car merch at ItsNotTheCar.comJoin our live Q&A!An invite to the live video-chat Q&A that Ross, Jeff, and Sam hold once every three months. Sixty minutes long—ask us anything!What's a webinar?See "Prototype."This one is different?"Drive Faster" is custom-built for intermediate and advanced drivers, from track-day folks to club and pro racers.How long is it?Recorded over two evenings, "Drive Faster" gives you nearly 3.5 hours of video, plus downloadable slides and illustrations.I am very fast already!This will help you get better!
$15,000/moThe Full SendTHIS IS A ONE-TIME CHARGE, NOT MONTHLY.Read on for what you get.The Ferrari 250 GT SWB of the late 1950s and early 1960s was arguably the last great dual-purpose road and competition car. It was gorgeous and small and won almost everything. Just 167 were made, each with a 3.0-liter Colombo V-12 and an exhaust that sounds like a Catholic God yelling.A 250 SWB is not a modern device. It is a statement of belief. It is a living, snarling embodiment of the idea that speed is only as important as what you do with it.And that's the whole point of this tier. Of this show, really.Let's be clear: We don't actually expect anyone to pick this option. That button is really just there because it gave Sam an excuse to include a line drawing of an SWB, a car he has loved since childhood. (Among other things, Smith is a hell of a romantic.)That said, if you decide to support us in this fashion, we'll go all out. You'll get everything from the four lower tiers plus:Jeff, Ross, and Sam will meet you at a North American race track of your choice—and treat you to one day and evening of their time, custom-built for you.What Does That Mean?You tell us!You know what we do for a living:Ross is one of the world's most influential and successful performance coaches. He wrote the Speed Secrets books. He's also a former IndyCar driver who has won championships and the 24 Hours of Daytona and driven BMW M3s for the factory team. His students have won everything from regional SCCA races to the 24 Hours of
Growth signals — It's Not the Car Podcast
−0.9%

209 paid members · past 30 days

Membership
213211209
May 202615 weeks trackedNow
It's Not the Car Podcast209 members · $2.1K/mo

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Where It's Not the Car Podcast ranks

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#47 of 9 cohort creators measured
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It's Not the Car Podcast's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
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Article Latest post$5 tier & upDecember Bonus Episode — What the Heck is Homologation?

December's bonus episode is here, just a little bit late!

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