{"id":4779,"date":"2017-03-09T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T11:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2017-03-10T03:43:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T11:43:13","slug":"012-matt-covert-is-smooth-fast-what-we-learn-from-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/012-matt-covert-is-smooth-fast-what-we-learn-from-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"012 \u2013 Matt Covert: Is Smooth Fast &#038; What We Learn From Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5055\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4779-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?powerpress_pinw=4779-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/speed-secrets-podcast\/id1192075386?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fspeedsecrets.com%2F%3Fp%3D4779\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9ea86275-9f66-45ea-98d0-b1815b249b07\/speed-secrets-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Matt Covert<\/strong> and I talk about autocrossing, road racing, the steps in between; whether smooth is fast or not; and especially what he\u2019s learned from others \u2013 from what they\u2019ve done well, and their mistakes. In fact, it\u2019s the mistakes that we\u2019ve all made that we learn the most from \u2013 so let\u2019s learn from some of the people Matt has talked to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4797 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Matt-Covert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Matt-Covert.png 300w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Matt-Covert-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Matt-Covert-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Matt-Covert-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>I met Matt just a few months ago, and have been super-impressed with his Racers HQ podcast and magazine \u2013 and the help he\u2019s providing to many drivers. In addition, he\u2019s done stunt driving, and is an avid autocrosser.<\/p>\n<p>As Matt mentioned during the show, he interviewed me for his magazine, Racers HQ, and you can get access to the article for free by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racershq.com\/ross\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.racershq.com\/ross<\/a>.\u00a0In it, I share a \u201cTop Ten of Tips.\u201d And be sure to listen to Matt\u2019s podcast and check out the other information he shares by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racershq.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.racershq.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5056\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4779-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?powerpress_pinw=4779-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/speedsecrets\/Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Speed_Secrets_012_2-20-17.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/speed-secrets-podcast\/id1192075386?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fspeedsecrets.com%2F%3Fp%3D4779\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9ea86275-9f66-45ea-98d0-b1815b249b07\/speed-secrets-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Matt Covert and I talk about autocrossing, road racing, the steps in between; whether smooth is fast or not; and especially what he\u2019s learned from others \u2013 from what they\u2019ve done well, and their mistakes. In fact, it\u2019s the mistakes that we\u2019ve all made that we learn the most from \u2013 so let\u2019s learn from some of the people Matt has talked to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speed-secrets-podcast"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4779"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4799,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779\/revisions\/4799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}