{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CarCast - Reacher star Alan Ritchson’s motorcycle altercation. Dodge’s 2026 Durango R/T 392, Nissan Z NISMO gets a manual transmission and more.","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/carcast-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-s-motorcycle-altercation-dodge-s-2026-durango-r-t-392-nissan-z-nismo-gets-a-manual-transmission-and-more","audioUrl":"https://pdrl.fm/b6740f/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/f087831d-3f1f-401d-a940-d781bc925bb0/episodes/9f43ff2e-4d8b-46d8-ad63-6cae42461fe3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=f087831d-3f1f-401d-a940-d781bc925bb0&awEpisodeId=9f43ff2e-4d8b-46d8-ad63-6cae42461fe3&feed=SBbml57i","description":"Visit BioPro+ and save $100\nFollow @motorator \nFollow Bravago Beverages Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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That makes it a natural topic in conversations about setup, tires, and real-world performance limits.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Camaro is a performance car from Chevrolet, usually built for quick acceleration and sporty driving. It’s often used as an example of a production car that can be driven hard on a track day. The discussion is usually about how it handles and what it needs to keep performing well.","imageAttribution":"Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":670.6,"endTime":741.9,"type":"term","title":"motorcycle","url":"/glossary/motorcycle","quote":"So, so the guy does this interview with TMZ and he's a little bruised up... he was like, I, I kind of came out him and I was upset that he was riding the bikes out there... And he's like, won't let and Alan immediately like moves and crashes because there's a guy standing in front of him.","canonicalId":"term:motorcycle","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle that can be harder to stop or maneuver quickly than a car, especially if something enters the rider’s path. The segment describes a near-crash scenario where a person runs in front of the motorcycle, forcing evasive action.","simplifiedExplanation":"A motorcycle is a two-wheeled bike you ride. Because it’s smaller and faster to react to, if someone suddenly steps in front of it, the rider can have to swerve or brake immediately to avoid a crash."}},{"startTime":707.3,"endTime":722.4,"type":"term","title":"body cam","url":"/glossary/body-cam","quote":"So the vest that Alan was wearing was a body cam. So he didn't say anything. 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