About this episode
Alex talks to mechanic, engineer, former race team crew chief, podcaster, and racing documentarian extraordinaire, Marshall Pruett. They cover a wide range of topics including an app recommendation; how writing relates to photography and filmmaking; being "part of a packing list": growing up in a Bay Area British car repair shop: street parking a race car: world-building via the Indy 500 radio broadcast; being a teenage jerk while Mario Andretti is trying to do his job; teaching an Indycar to play the national anthem; the stopping point in a race crew career; a stint at the worst biotech firm in Berkeley; Impostor Syndrome: Reporter Edition; favorite motorsports writers, photographers, and podcasts; emergency sponsorships; 1,620 episodes his podcast; and an ode to the racing and overall car community. You can find Marshall in many places including on his website , as host of the Marshall Pruett Podcast , on Racer.com , in Road & Track , or at ESPN.com . Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!