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What place has you itching to come back and drive? The Tail of the Dragon, the Alps? Let us know! \n \n\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\n \n \n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":160.0,"endTime":178.7,"type":"term","title":"summer gas","url":"/glossary/summer-gas","quote":"Partially partially the refineries in this area in California are switching over to summer gas and that is a thing. 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People like it because it shows cool cars and exciting driving."}},{"startTime":1805.84,"endTime":1807.0,"type":"concept","title":"JDM","url":"/glossary/jdm","quote":"It's about the jdm brands and the passionate so cal jdm owners its culture over style and performance","canonicalId":"concept:jdm","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"JDM stands for Japanese Domestic Market, referring to cars and parts made specifically for the Japanese market, often prized by enthusiasts worldwide for their unique features and performance.","simplifiedExplanation":"JDM means cars and parts that are made for Japan. Many car fans like these because they can be special or different from cars in other countries."}},{"startTime":1833.4,"endTime":1837.0,"type":"concept","title":"car culture","url":"/glossary/car-culture","quote":"I'd love to see some photos from that. 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