{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Ep. 325 – RE-HEATED: Chris Pook","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ep-325-re-heated-chris-pook","audioUrl":"https://media.blubrry.com/dinnerwithracers/s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/listen.dinnerwithracers.com/Ep325REHEATEDChrisPook.mp3","description":"The latest of our RE-HEATED series, where we re-issue episodes that might share something with racing stories in the news… Episode 222 featuring Chris Pook. With the Long Beach Grand Prix happening this weekend, we figured it was a good episode to re-visit. A known figure for a number of motorsport ventures, including running CART for some time, Chris’s wild idea to hold a street race in the California port city of Long Beach in 1974 was the start of tradition that continued today. Hailing from the UK and working as a long-time Long Beach resident, Chris’s path to creating the event was anything but smooth, with the detailed story in this podcast. This is of course a complimentary episode to our “Dinner with Racers” video series on MotorTrend’s YouTube and MotorTrend+ streaming, where you can see the story unfold in a two-part special. Lunch was served at 555 East Steakhouse in Long Beach, CA, with the song “I Got Me” by Jane & The Boy taking us out. Thanks again to Continental Tire and Acura for making it all happen."},"annotations":[{"startTime":30.0,"endTime":36.6,"type":"company","title":"Continental Tire","url":"/glossary/continental-tire","quote":"And now for Dinner with Racers, presented by Continental Tire with your hosts, Ryan\nEversley and Shawn Heckman.","canonicalId":"company:continental-tire","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Continental Tire is a major global tire manufacturer and a common sponsor in motorsports. 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