220: Racer Billy Johnson, Pros vs. Amateurs, Becoming A Better Driver

Everyday Driver Car Debate

Everyday Driver

Leisure, Hobbies, Automotive

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Podcasting with guest Billy Johnson, pro driver competing in the WEC for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing. He's also a test driver for Multimatic and Ford Performance, and helped develop the LeMans-winning Ford GT race car, as well as the street car. He also helps the guys debate choices for Matt L., who wants to become a better driver, and answers racing questions from listeners. Thanks to you for listening and watching! Rate & review the podcast, and write to us at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or www.everydaydriver.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Life might hand you budgets, schedules, family, and responsibility, but driving shouldn't be just another chore.
0:08.0	We're here to help you find a car you love.
0:10.0	Something to fit your budget and your needs, but is fun to drive and makes you look back.
0:15.0	I'm Todd.
0:16.0	I'm Paul and this is the everyday driver car to be.
0:20.0	Guys welcome back to the podcast. We are so excited to have a guest who is a pro driver.
0:26.0	I think this is our first pro driver. It is our first pro driver guest. Billy Johnson is here with us. Billy
0:30.6	thank you for joining us. Yeah, thank you man.
0:32.5	Hi, great to be here. Well, Billy is a pro driver. He's in the World Endurance
0:36.4	championship for the Ford Chip Ganassi racing team and check out his
0:40.3	website, Billy Johnson Racing.com. I've been actually digging more into this as a matter of fact
0:45.1	and looking at your winds and your driving career and I'm just astonished man
0:49.5	this is fantastic.
0:51.6	Yeah, we're way out of our depth here with Billy.
0:55.0	Well, Todd has this story that I think you need to tell as to...
0:59.0	Tell how this all came about, how we're here talking with you now.
1:02.8	Yes, because let's be honest, Billy is far cooler than we are.
1:05.8	And I was, you guys have heard me tell the story you've actually seen the video of when
1:10.1	we got hired not to drive the new Ford GT, but just to shoot the new Ford GT for the guys at
1:15.3	KBB when they came out to Utah and they needed shooters.
1:17.5	So Chance and I were out there and we were shooting.
1:20.1	Actually Edgar was in as well.
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