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Kai Goddard is the Director of Business Development and Marketing and the Lead Professional Driver at Inde Motorsports Ranch in Willcox, Arizona. He has 21 years of experience racing sports cars, as an accomplished endurance racer with many automotive marques. He has raced short track stock cars and open wheel Formula Cars. Kai has been driving professionally since 2002 with all auto manufacturers, launch events, press reveals, live stunt shows and car commercials. He was an instructor with Skip Barber and AMG Driving Academy. His father, Geoff Goddard, was a former 2-time World Superstox champion and former factory BMW touring car driver. Inde Motorsports Ranch is also a proud sponsor of Concours In The Hills that takes place this weekend in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
SHOW SPONSORS
Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“Great love and great success always come at great risk.” – Geoff Goddard
LIFE CHALLENGE
Learning early in his career that aligning himself with the right people was very important to getting on the right course in life, business, and motorsports.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Realizing how important having the right people around you is. Kai mentions a past Cars Yeah guest and fellow racer Andy Pilgrim in his talk.
FIRST SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
A Formula V Race Car
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Never give up.
GREAT RESOURCES
FAVORITE BOOK
Chuck Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Never turn in too early. Take your time. Be analytical about things and be patient. When you are in a little later you can get on the throttle earlier.
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