The James Hinchcliffe Story, Never Ever Give Up!
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James Hinchcliffe is a former Canadian Indy Car driver with six Indy Car wins and a pole position at the Indy 500. We discuss his start in go-kart racing, his move to shifter karts, the formula BMW series, Star Mazda series, formula Atlantic and Ultimately Indy Car driving for teams including Andretti Autosport. The podcast outlines the immense cost associated with racing and the struggle to find sponsorship and the never give up attitude it takes to become a professional racecar driver. Hinchliffe goes over his horrific crash in 2015 at Indy, and the dangers of racing Indy Cars on ovals, including the death of his friend Dan Wheldon. We discuss his recent starts in the Mazda MX-5 series, and his move to PFAFF motorsports for the Daytona 24, along with his career as a broadcaster for Indy Car and Formula One.
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