{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Motorsport has a HUGE Problem! Can It Be Saved? JR Hildebrand and Scotto Have Some Ideas! ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/motorsport-has-a-huge-problem-can-it-be-saved-jr-hildebrand-and-scotto-have-some-ideas","audioUrl":"https://2.gum.fm/op3.dev/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/eb09ad8f/47c0ba56.mp3","description":"\n        This week VERY VEHICULAR welcomes JR Hildebrand: Race Driver and Veteran of THAT Indy 500 Crash back in 2011. Scotto and JR get philosophical as they break down the maybes and what-ifs they’ve each encountered through the many forks in life’s road. Mainly though, they’re here to figure out the answer to motorsports’ entertainment problem. Drawing from his deep well of experience behind the wheel, JR’s manifesto for setting racing ‘off’ rather than on the straight and narrow is compelling. Scotto, as ever, brings both a viewer’s and a director’s eye to bear on the problem at hand, because at the end of the day, don’t we all deserve to be entertained? Enjoy!@JRHildebrand@BrianScotto @321ActionActionPartners:Vyper IndustrialFCP EuroHeatwave VisualWera ToolsProducer: Nick Rutter @nickrutterartsMusic: SlikSound Patreon: https://patreon.com/u37266647https://bio.site/321actionactionpodcasts@321actionaction.com00:00 - Welcome & Introduction00:54 - Sponsors: Vyper Industrial, Heat Wave & Wera Tools03:19 - Meeting JR Pre Internet04:20 - That Crash at Indy and What Ifs15:27 - JR’s Road to Racing and a Career in Indy27:05 - Rufus: A Way to Fix Motorsport?39:19 - Flow State: Did Senna Really See Himself From Above?42:11 - Hitting the Speed Ceiling. Is Speed Even the Right Thing to Chase?46:30 - Nostalgia for Group B, Rose-tinted Glasses?48:02 - Sponsor: FCP Euro56:05 - So If Not Speed, What Becomes the North Star?59:31 - Cut Downforce Add Power01:03:01 - Rally Style And the Loeb of it all01:14:22 - Storytelling in Racing01:22:56 - Meetings With NASCAR01:25:54 - How TV Shaped Racing01:27:39 - Mickey Thompson Tangent01:33:47 - Can The Existing Series Evolve? Or Do We Need To Burn It Down?01:40:09 - Check Out The Patreon01:48:03 - Rufus - The Vision02:09:55 - Downforce Sucks. Get Rid Of It02:11:04 - Blackbird66 and the Mark 102:25:19 - Looking For A Proof As A Beacon02:29:28 - One Off Events at Iconic Tracks02:34:21 - Thoughts On Rob Dahm’s Laguna Seca Track Record Ambition\n      "},"annotations":[{"startTime":27.9,"endTime":44.5,"type":"concept","title":"motorsports","url":"/glossary/motorsports","quote":"And today we focus on how to save motorsports. 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Taking them off means less grip but changes how the car drives."}},{"startTime":13527.4,"endTime":13547.7,"type":"brand","title":"Ford Cosworth","url":"/glossary/ford-cosworth","quote":"Like there's probably room to turn those things up, but they were, that was like a competition era in, I mean, that was Ford Cosworth versus Honda versus Toyota versus Mercedes-Benz. Like, it's not like they were pulling punches, you know, at that time.","canonicalId":"brand:ford-cosworth","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Ford Cosworth is a renowned collaboration between Ford and Cosworth, famous for producing high-performance racing engines used in various motorsports including Formula 1 and IndyCar. Their engines are known for advanced engineering and competitive power output.","simplifiedExplanation":"Ford Cosworth is a company that made very powerful engines for race cars. These engines helped cars go really fast in races."}},{"startTime":13527.4,"endTime":13547.7,"type":"brand","title":"Honda","url":"/glossary/honda","quote":"Like there's probably room to turn those things up, but they were, that was like a competition era in, I mean, that was Ford Cosworth versus Honda versus Toyota versus Mercedes-Benz. Like, it's not like they were pulling punches, you know, at that time.","canonicalId":"brand:honda","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Honda is a major Japanese automotive manufacturer known for producing reliable and high-performance engines, especially in motorsports. Honda engines have been competitive in various racing series including Formula 1 and IndyCar.","simplifiedExplanation":"Honda is a big car and engine maker from Japan. They make engines that help race cars go fast."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"321 Action Action","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/motorsport-has-a-huge-problem-can-it-be-saved-jr-hildebrand-and-scotto-have-some-ideas/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}