Ross Bentley
Ross Bentley (born November 4, 1956) is a performance coach, racing driver, author and speaker. His performance coaching spans executive / business coaching to sports (athletes and teams in a variety of sports, with a speciality in motorsports).
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 Bentley with DirtFish Rally School in July 2011 | |||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||
| Born | November 4, 1956 Vancouver, British Columbia | ||||||
| Rolex Sports Car Series | |||||||
| Years active | 2000–2005, 2008–2010 | ||||||
| Teams | Prototype Technology Group, Doran Racing, TRV Motorsport, Miracle Motorsports, Park Place Racing, Team Seattle, Essex Racing, The Racers Group, Farnbacher Loles Racing, Bullet Racing | ||||||
| Starts | 20 | ||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||
| Poles | 2 | ||||||
| Best finish | 7th in 2003 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 1999, 2002 1998–1999 | American Le Mans Series United States Road Racing Championship | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1998 | United States Road Racing Championship GT3 | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 25 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1990–1995 | ||||||
| Team(s) | Spirit of Vancouver, Dale Coyne Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 30th (1992) | ||||||
| First race | 1990 Molson Indy Vancouver (Vancouver) | ||||||
| Last race | 1994 Slick 50 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bentley grew up in a racing household (father was a race mechanic, brother a mechanic and driver). He became one of only seven Canadian drivers to race in the CART Indy Car series in the 1990s; he continued his professional career in endurance racing. Bentley won the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship in the GT3 class and the 2003 24 Hours of Daytona in the SRPII Class.
Bentley currently owns a consulting business, Bentley Performance Systems, which focuses on improving the performance of individuals, teams and organizations through coaching, workshops and the development of custom-designed programs.
In 1998, Bentley published the first in a series of racing technique and strategy books called Speed Secrets. To date he has nine books published under the Speed Secrets banner, including Inner Speed Secrets with Ronn Langford and The Complete Driver with Bruce Cleland. He also co-wrote with Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving.
In 2017, Bentley released a new title, "Performance Pilot", (written with professional aviator, Phil Wilkes) detailing aviation-specific procedures, techniques and strategies to help pilots improve their flying performance.
Bentley currently lives with his wife and daughter in Issaquah, Washington, USA.
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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| 1990 | Spirit of Vancouver | PHX |
LBH |
INDY |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
MEA |
TOR |
MCH |
DEN |
VAN 18 |
MDO |
ROA |
NAZ |
LAG |
40th | 0 | |
| 1991 | Dale Coyne Racing | SRF |
LBH |
PHX |
INDY |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
MEA |
TOR |
MCH |
DEN |
VAN 13 |
MDO |
ROA |
NAZ |
LAG |
34th | 0 |
| 1992 | Dale Coyne Racing | SRF 11 |
PHX |
LBH |
INDY |
DET 20 |
POR 17 |
MIL |
NHA |
TOR 14 |
MCH 23 |
CLE 18 |
ROA DNQ |
VAN 14 |
MDO |
NAZ |
LAG |
30th | 2 | |
| 1993 | Dale Coyne Racing | SRF 17 |
PHX 12 |
LBH 15 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL 14 |
DET DNQ |
POR 15 |
CLE 16 |
TOR 25 |
MCH 16 |
NHA |
ROA 17 |
VAN 17 |
MDO DNQ |
NAZ 22 |
LAG DNQ |
32nd | 1 | |
| 1994 | Payton Coyne Racing | SRF | PHX |
LBH |
INDY DNQ |
MIL DNQ |
DET DNQ |
POR 22 |
CLE 29 |
TOR 19 |
MCH 19 |
MDO DNQ |
NHA 22 |
VAN DNQ |
ROA DNS |
NAZ DNQ |
LAG DNQ |
46th | 0 | |
| 1995 | Payton Coyne Racing | MIA |
SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
NAZ |
INDY |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
ROA |
TOR |
CLE |
MCH |
MDO |
NHA |
VAN DNQ |
LAG |
NC | - |
Bibliography
- Performance Pilot: Skills, techniques, and strategies to maximize your flying performance, Ross Bentley and Phil Wilkes (2017)
- The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving, Ross Bentley (2017)
- Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Racer's Bible, Ross Bentley (2011)
- Speed Secrets 7: Winning Autocross Techniques, Ross Bentley (2009)
- Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver, Ross Bentley (2007)
- Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver, Ross Bentley and Bruce Cleland (2006)
- Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver, Ross Bentley (2005)
- Speed Secrets 3: More Professional Driving Techniques, Ross Bentley (2003)
- Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving, Bob Bondurant and Ross Bentley (2002)
- Speed Secrets 2: Inner Speed Secrets: Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance, Ross Bentley and Ronn Langford (2000)
- Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques, Ross Bentley (1998)
See also
External links
- Ross Bentley driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Bentley's business website, Bentley Performance Systems: http://www.Performance-Rules.com
- Speed Secrets Weekly (Magazine) website: http://speedsecretsweekly.com/
- DriverCoach website: http://www.drivercoach.net
- Speed Secrets website: http://www.speedsecrets.com
- Performance Pilot website: http://www.performancepilot.net
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