{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"GHiT 0755:  Jeremy Hall Has Been Very Busy","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ghit-0755-jeremy-hall-has-been-very-busy","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/garageheroesintraining/GHiT_0756__Jeremy_Hall_Has__a_Lot_Going_On.mp3?dest-id=849386","description":"GHiT 0755:&nbsp; Jeremy Hall Has Been Very Busy With the recent weather starting to show signs of spring, we catch up with Santa Jeremy and see what his plans are for the season, what he's been working on all winter, and what bad ideas we can come up with for the racing season.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Did we miss something?&nbsp; Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com&nbsp; &nbsp;A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/755SantaJeremy &nbsp;We hope you enjoy this episode! &nbsp;If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing: You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much.&nbsp; Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it. &nbsp;Best regards, Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers &nbsp; Money saving tips: 1)&nbsp; Enter the code GHiT 25 for $50 off the Fire Links hardware system with a 1 year membership included and/or a an extra three months if you subscribe now at https://firelaps.com/&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Enter code \"GHIT\" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry. 3)&nbsp; Enter the code \"ghitlikesapex!\" when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. 4)&nbsp; Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons:&nbsp; https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/ 5)&nbsp; Want to show you support to help keep our podcast going?&nbsp; Join our Patreon at: &nbsp;patreon.com/GarageHeroesinTraining&nbsp;"},"annotations":[{"startTime":325.8,"endTime":332.3,"type":"term","title":"lefty-loosey, righty-tighty","url":"/glossary/lefty-loosey-righty-tighty","quote":"One, this lefty-loosey, righty-tighty thing is very confusing to me.","canonicalId":"term:lefty-loosey-righty-tighty","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Lefty-loosey, righty-tighty” is a common rule of thumb for tightening and loosening threaded fasteners. 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