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Check out this story from VinWiki on the Ganassi racing \"secret\" tunnel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJR8Ke6Tw6A\nThe Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle!\nNot an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans\nLeave us a review on Apple Podcasts! \nLeave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873!\nWe're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review!\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":40.4,"endTime":46.8,"type":"term","title":"snow tires","url":"/glossary/snow-tires","quote":"\"There was so much snow, snow tires required. I mean, if you're in off, playing in the snow...\"","canonicalId":"term:snow-tires","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Snow tires are specialized tires designed to provide better traction, handling, and braking performance in snowy and icy conditions. 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