Katherine Legge welcomes engineer and team manager-turned-motorsports journalist and podcast host for RACER, Marshall Pruett to trace his racing roots – from his mechanic father to retiring from IndyCar work just to be sucked back in through coaching and engineering before starting his media career. They dig into the tricky dynamics of reporting on friends and break down why “identical” IndyCars still vary so much.

Katherine Legge welcomes engineer and team manager-turned-motorsports journalist and podcast host for RACER, Marshall Pruett to trace his racing roots &ndash; from his mechanic father to retiring from IndyCar work just to be sucked back in through coaching and engineering before starting his media career. They dig into the tricky dynamics of reporting on friends and break down why &ldquo;identical&rdquo; IndyCars still vary so much.

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.

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The Mechanics of Racing and the Evolution of Motorsport Media with Marshall Pruett

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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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