Katherine Legge is joined by Gail Truess, a championship-winning rally driver who became the first woman to win a national SCCA Pro Rally Championship and later transitioned into pace car, ride, and safety roles around INDYCAR. She recalls discovering rallying in college through a Mazda tire test, learning largely by feel without rally schools or pace notes, and advancing quickly with a pro team and navigator. Also, she explains dispatch protocols, multi-car incident priorities, staying calm amid chaos, and safety evolution.

Katherine Legge is joined by Gail Truess, a championship-winning rally driver who became the first woman to win a national SCCA Pro Rally Championship and later transitioned into pace car, ride, and safety roles around INDYCAR. She&nbsp;recalls&nbsp;discovering rallying in college through a Mazda tire test, learning largely by feel without rally schools or pace notes, and advancing quickly with a pro team and navigator. Also, she&nbsp;explains dispatch protocols, multi-car incident priorities, staying calm amid chaos, and safety evolution.

Join motorsport pioneer Katherine Legge as she gears up to make history this season, competing in some of the world’s toughest racing events in a quest to have one of the most memorable careers in racing. She’s bringing you inside stories with legends of sports, new faces from the next generation of auto racing, and conversations with the people who’ve supported her throughout her career as a pro athlete. She’s driven just about anything with four wheels, so she’ll be getting into everything from karting to NASCAR, and IndyCar to F1.

Join motorsport pioneer Katherine Legge as she gears up to make history this season, competing in some of the world&rsquo;s toughest racing events in a quest to have one of the most memorable careers in racing. She&rsquo;s bringing you inside stories with legends of sports, new faces from the next generation of auto racing, and conversations with the people who&rsquo;ve supported her throughout her career as a pro athlete. She&rsquo;s driven just about anything with four wheels, so she&rsquo;ll be getting into everything from karting to NASCAR, and IndyCar to F1.

Throttle Therapy with Katherine Legge

The Front Lines of Motorsport Safety with Gail Truess 

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Katherine Legge and producer Grace do a follow-up Q&A! Katherine shares the car she’d love to drive and describes her ideal track. She confesses she barely remembers races, doesn’t use pre-race music, and tells a paddock story where an offended gentleman driver swore at her after she passed him on an out lap.

Katherine Legge and producer Grace do a follow-up Q&amp;A! Katherine shares the car she&rsquo;d love to drive and describes her ideal track. She confesses she barely remembers races, doesn&rsquo;t use pre-race music, and tells a paddock story where an offended gentleman driver swore at her after she passed him on an out lap.

Ask Katherine Anything Pt. 3 

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Katherine Legge is joined by producer Grace for another round of audience questions! She shares which cars took the longest for her to feel comfortable in, what separates the drivers who last from those that don’t, and the race she would erase from her memory and redo, if she could.

Katherine Legge is joined by producer Grace for another round of audience questions! She shares which cars took the longest for her to feel comfortable in, what separates the drivers who last from those that don&rsquo;t, and the race she would erase from her memory and redo, if she could.

Ask Katherine Anything Pt. 2 

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Katherine Legge speaks with IndyCar team leader Andy O’Gara about what it takes to build and sustain a racing program, drawing on their recent experience at A.J. Foyt Racing and his years with Sarah Fisher. Andy traces his start growing up at the Indy 500 through his father’s career, becoming a mechanic at 18 and rising to crew chief, then helping launch Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. They discuss misconceptions about team success, the importance of people and culture over pure budget, engineering and attention to detail, sponsor loyalty through honesty, and balancing racing with family.

Katherine Legge speaks with IndyCar team leader Andy O&rsquo;Gara about what it takes to build and sustain a racing program, drawing on their recent experience at A.J. Foyt Racing and his years with Sarah Fisher. Andy traces his start growing up at the Indy 500 through his father&rsquo;s career, becoming a mechanic at 18 and rising to crew chief, then helping launch Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. They discuss misconceptions about team success, the importance of people and culture over pure budget, engineering and attention to detail, sponsor loyalty through honesty, and balancing racing with family.

Building a Dream Team with Andy O’Gara

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The Front Lines of Motorsport Safety with Gail Truess

Throttle Therapy with Katherine Legge

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